Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump
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The women's long jump event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sheila Hoskin England | Mary Bignal England | Bev Watson Australia |
Results[edit]
Qualification[edit]
Qualifying distance: 18 ft (5.49 m)[2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
? | Bev Watson | Australia | 18 ft 11+3⁄4 in (5.78 m) | Q[3] |
? | Beverly Weigel | New Zealand | 18 ft 11+3⁄4 in (5.78 m) | Q |
9 | Bronwen Jones | Wales | 17 ft 8+3⁄4 in (5.40 m) | |
10 | Helen Frith | Australia | 17 ft 8+1⁄2 in (5.40 m) | |
11 | Olu Onwuchekwa | Nigeria | 17 ft 8+1⁄4 in (5.39 m) | |
12 | Violet Odogwu | Nigeria | 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m) | |
13 | Florette Iyo | Nigeria | 16 ft 11 in (5.16 m) | |
14 | Sally Jones | Wales | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) | |
Maureen Rever | Canada | DNS |
Final[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sheila Hoskin | England | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) | ||
Mary Bignal | England | 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m) | ||
Bev Watson | Australia | 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m) | ||
4 | Jean Whitehead | England | 18 ft 11+3⁄4 in (5.78 m) | |
5 | Jessica Donaghy | New Zealand | 18 ft 11 in (5.77 m) | |
6 | Marian Needham | England | 18 ft 8+1⁄4 in (5.70 m) | |
7 | Thelma Hopkins | Northern Ireland | 18 ft 2+3⁄4 in (5.56 m) | |
Beverly Weigel | New Zealand | NM |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Qualification & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Australian results