Athletics at the 11th Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 6–12 August 1978 |
Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 38 |
Participation | 520 athletes from 39 nations |
Records set | 4 Games records |
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 38 events were contested, 23 for men and 15 for women.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (wind: +7.6 m/s) |
Don Quarrie ( JAM) | 10.03 w | Allan Wells ( SCO) | 10.07 w | Hasely Crawford ( TRI) | 10.09 w |
200 metres (wind: +4.4 m/s) |
Allan Wells ( SCO) | 20.12 w | James Gilkes ( GUY) | 20.18 w | Colin Bradford ( JAM) | 20.43 w |
400 metres |
Rick Mitchell ( AUS) | 46.34 | Joseph Coombs ( TRI) | 46.54 | Glenn Bogue ( CAN) | 46.63 |
800 metres |
Mike Boit ( KEN) | 1:46.39 | Seymour Newman ( JAM) | 1:47.30 | Peter Lemashon ( KEN) | 1:47.57 |
1500 metres |
David Moorcroft ( ENG) | 3:35.48 | Filbert Bayi ( TAN) | 3:35.59 | John Robson ( SCO) | 3:35.60 |
5000 metres |
Henry Rono ( KEN) | 13:23.04 | Mike Musyoki ( KEN) | 13:29.92 | Brendan Foster ( ENG) | 13:31.35 |
10,000 metres |
Brendan Foster ( ENG) | 28:13.65 | Mike Musyoki ( KEN) | 28:19.14 | Mike McLeod ( ENG) | 28:34.30 |
Marathon |
Gidamis Shahanga ( TAN) | 2:15:40 | Jerome Drayton ( CAN) | 2:16:14 | Paul Bannon ( CAN) | 2:16:52 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Henry Rono ( KEN) | 8:26.54 | James Munyala ( KEN) | 8:32.21 | Kip Rono ( KEN) | 8:34.07 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +6.2 m/s) |
Berwyn Price ( WAL) | 13.70 w | Max Binnington ( AUS) | 13.73 w | Warren Parr ( AUS) | 13.73 w |
400 metres hurdles |
Daniel Kimaiyo ( KEN) | 49.48 | Garry Brown ( AUS) | 50.04 | Alan Pascoe ( ENG) | 50.09 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Scotland Allan Wells David Jenkins Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster |
39.24 |
Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Noel Hasely Crawford Christopher Brathwaite Ephraim Serrette |
39.29 |
Jamaica Errol Quarrie Colin Bradford Oliver Heywood Floyd Brown |
39.33 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
Kenya Washington Njiri Daniel Kimaiyo Bill Koskei Joel Ngetich |
3:03.54 |
Jamaica Clive Barriffe Bertland Cameron Colin Bradford Floyd Brown Seymour Newman* |
3:04.00 |
Australia John Higham Chum Darvall Garry Brown Rick Mitchell |
3:04.23 |
30 kilometres walk |
Olly Flynn ( ENG) | 2:22:04 | Willi Sawall ( AUS) | 2:22:59 | Tim Erickson ( AUS) | 2:26:34 |
High jump |
Claude Ferragne ( CAN) | 2.20 m | Greg Joy ( CAN) | 2.18 m |
Dean Bauck (
CAN) Brian Burgess ( SCO) |
2.15 m |
Pole vault |
Bruce Simpson ( CAN) | 5.10 m | Don Baird ( AUS) | 5.10 m | Brian Hooper ( ENG) | 5.00 m |
Long jump |
Roy Mitchell ( ENG) | 8.06 m (w) | Chris Commons ( AUS) | 8.04 m (w) | Suresh Babu ( IND) | 7.94 m (w) |
Triple jump |
Keith Connor ( ENG) | 17.21 m (w) | Ian Campbell ( AUS) | 16.93 m (w) | Aston Moore ( ENG) | 16.69 m |
Shot put |
Geoff Capes ( ENG) | 19.77 m | Bruno Pauletto ( CAN) | 19.33 m | Bishop Dolegiewicz ( CAN) | 18.45 m |
Discus throw |
Borys Chambul ( CAN) | 59.70 m | Brad Cooper ( BAH) | 57.30 m | Rob Gray ( CAN) | 55.48 m |
Hammer throw |
Peter Farmer ( AUS) | 71.10 m | Scott Neilson ( CAN) | 69.92 m | Chris Black ( SCO) | 68.14 m |
Javelin throw |
Phil Olsen ( CAN) | 84.00 m | Mike O'Rourke ( NZL) | 83.18 m | Peter Yates ( ENG) | 78.58 m |
Decathlon |
Daley Thompson ( ENG) | 8467 pts | Peter Hadfield ( AUS) | 7623 pts | Alan Drayton ( ENG) | 7484 pts |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (wind: +2.9 m/s) |
Sonia Lannaman ( ENG) | 11.27 w | Raelene Boyle ( AUS) | 11.35 w | Denise Boyd ( AUS) | 11.37 w |
200 metres (wind: +5.1 m/s) |
Denise Boyd ( AUS) | 22.82 w | Sonia Lannaman ( ENG) | 22.89 w | Colleen Beazley ( AUS) | 22.93 w |
400 metres |
Donna Hartley ( ENG) | 51.69 | Verona Elder ( ENG) | 52.94 | Bethanie Nail ( AUS) | 53.06 |
800 metres |
Judy Peckham ( AUS) | 2:02.82 | Tekla Chemabwai ( KEN) | 2:02.87 | Jane Colebrook ( ENG) | 2:03.10 |
1500 metres |
Mary Stewart ( ENG) | 4:06.34 GR | Chris Benning ( ENG) | 4:07.53 | Penny Werthner ( CAN) | 4:08.14 |
3000 metres |
Paula Fudge ( ENG) | 9:12.95 | Heather Thomson ( NZL) | 9:20.69 | Ann Ford ( ENG) | 9:24.05 |
100 metres hurdles (wind: +3.6 m/s) |
Lorna Boothe ( ENG) | 12.98w | Shirley Strong ( ENG) | 13.08w | Sharon Colyear ( ENG) | 13.17w |
4 × 100 metres relay |
England Beverley Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman |
43.70 |
Canada Angela Bailey Margaret Howe Marjorie Bailey Patty Loverock |
44.26 |
Australia Colleen Beazley Denise Boyd Lyn Jacenko Roxanne Gelle |
44.78 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
England Ruth Kennedy Joslyn Hoyte Verona Elder Donna Hartley |
3:27.19 GR |
Australia Bethanie Nail Denise Boyd Maxine Corcoran Judy Peckham |
3:28.65 |
Canada Anne Mackie-Morelli Debbie Campbell Margaret Stride Rachelle Campbell |
3:35.83 |
High jump |
Katrina Gibbs ( AUS) | 1.93 m GR | Debbie Brill ( CAN) | 1.90 m | Julie White ( CAN) | 1.83 m |
Long jump |
Sue Reeve ( ENG) | 6.59 m | Erica Hooker ( AUS) | 6.58 m | June Griffith ( GUY) | 6.52 m |
Shot put |
Gael Mulhall ( AUS) | 17.31 m | Carmen Ionesco ( CAN) | 16.45 m | Judy Oakes ( ENG) | 16.14 m |
Discus throw |
Carmen Ionesco ( CAN) | 62.16 m | Gael Mulhall ( AUS) | 57.60 m | Lucette Moreau ( CAN) | 56.64 m |
Javelin throw |
Tessa Sanderson ( ENG) | 61.34 m | Alison Hayward ( CAN) | 54.52 m | Laurie Kern ( CAN) | 53.60 m |
Pentathlon |
Diane Konihowski ( CAN) | 4768 pts GR | Sue Mapstone ( ENG) | 4222 pts | Yvette Wray ( ENG) | 4211 pts |
* Host nation ( Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England (ENG) | 16 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
3 | Canada (CAN)* | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
4 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
5 | Scotland (SCO) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Wales (WAL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 115 |
Athletics at the 11th Commonwealth Games | |
---|---|
Dates | 6–12 August 1978 |
Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 38 |
Participation | 520 athletes from 39 nations |
Records set | 4 Games records |
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 38 events were contested, 23 for men and 15 for women.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (wind: +7.6 m/s) |
Don Quarrie ( JAM) | 10.03 w | Allan Wells ( SCO) | 10.07 w | Hasely Crawford ( TRI) | 10.09 w |
200 metres (wind: +4.4 m/s) |
Allan Wells ( SCO) | 20.12 w | James Gilkes ( GUY) | 20.18 w | Colin Bradford ( JAM) | 20.43 w |
400 metres |
Rick Mitchell ( AUS) | 46.34 | Joseph Coombs ( TRI) | 46.54 | Glenn Bogue ( CAN) | 46.63 |
800 metres |
Mike Boit ( KEN) | 1:46.39 | Seymour Newman ( JAM) | 1:47.30 | Peter Lemashon ( KEN) | 1:47.57 |
1500 metres |
David Moorcroft ( ENG) | 3:35.48 | Filbert Bayi ( TAN) | 3:35.59 | John Robson ( SCO) | 3:35.60 |
5000 metres |
Henry Rono ( KEN) | 13:23.04 | Mike Musyoki ( KEN) | 13:29.92 | Brendan Foster ( ENG) | 13:31.35 |
10,000 metres |
Brendan Foster ( ENG) | 28:13.65 | Mike Musyoki ( KEN) | 28:19.14 | Mike McLeod ( ENG) | 28:34.30 |
Marathon |
Gidamis Shahanga ( TAN) | 2:15:40 | Jerome Drayton ( CAN) | 2:16:14 | Paul Bannon ( CAN) | 2:16:52 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Henry Rono ( KEN) | 8:26.54 | James Munyala ( KEN) | 8:32.21 | Kip Rono ( KEN) | 8:34.07 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +6.2 m/s) |
Berwyn Price ( WAL) | 13.70 w | Max Binnington ( AUS) | 13.73 w | Warren Parr ( AUS) | 13.73 w |
400 metres hurdles |
Daniel Kimaiyo ( KEN) | 49.48 | Garry Brown ( AUS) | 50.04 | Alan Pascoe ( ENG) | 50.09 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Scotland Allan Wells David Jenkins Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster |
39.24 |
Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Noel Hasely Crawford Christopher Brathwaite Ephraim Serrette |
39.29 |
Jamaica Errol Quarrie Colin Bradford Oliver Heywood Floyd Brown |
39.33 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
Kenya Washington Njiri Daniel Kimaiyo Bill Koskei Joel Ngetich |
3:03.54 |
Jamaica Clive Barriffe Bertland Cameron Colin Bradford Floyd Brown Seymour Newman* |
3:04.00 |
Australia John Higham Chum Darvall Garry Brown Rick Mitchell |
3:04.23 |
30 kilometres walk |
Olly Flynn ( ENG) | 2:22:04 | Willi Sawall ( AUS) | 2:22:59 | Tim Erickson ( AUS) | 2:26:34 |
High jump |
Claude Ferragne ( CAN) | 2.20 m | Greg Joy ( CAN) | 2.18 m |
Dean Bauck (
CAN) Brian Burgess ( SCO) |
2.15 m |
Pole vault |
Bruce Simpson ( CAN) | 5.10 m | Don Baird ( AUS) | 5.10 m | Brian Hooper ( ENG) | 5.00 m |
Long jump |
Roy Mitchell ( ENG) | 8.06 m (w) | Chris Commons ( AUS) | 8.04 m (w) | Suresh Babu ( IND) | 7.94 m (w) |
Triple jump |
Keith Connor ( ENG) | 17.21 m (w) | Ian Campbell ( AUS) | 16.93 m (w) | Aston Moore ( ENG) | 16.69 m |
Shot put |
Geoff Capes ( ENG) | 19.77 m | Bruno Pauletto ( CAN) | 19.33 m | Bishop Dolegiewicz ( CAN) | 18.45 m |
Discus throw |
Borys Chambul ( CAN) | 59.70 m | Brad Cooper ( BAH) | 57.30 m | Rob Gray ( CAN) | 55.48 m |
Hammer throw |
Peter Farmer ( AUS) | 71.10 m | Scott Neilson ( CAN) | 69.92 m | Chris Black ( SCO) | 68.14 m |
Javelin throw |
Phil Olsen ( CAN) | 84.00 m | Mike O'Rourke ( NZL) | 83.18 m | Peter Yates ( ENG) | 78.58 m |
Decathlon |
Daley Thompson ( ENG) | 8467 pts | Peter Hadfield ( AUS) | 7623 pts | Alan Drayton ( ENG) | 7484 pts |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (wind: +2.9 m/s) |
Sonia Lannaman ( ENG) | 11.27 w | Raelene Boyle ( AUS) | 11.35 w | Denise Boyd ( AUS) | 11.37 w |
200 metres (wind: +5.1 m/s) |
Denise Boyd ( AUS) | 22.82 w | Sonia Lannaman ( ENG) | 22.89 w | Colleen Beazley ( AUS) | 22.93 w |
400 metres |
Donna Hartley ( ENG) | 51.69 | Verona Elder ( ENG) | 52.94 | Bethanie Nail ( AUS) | 53.06 |
800 metres |
Judy Peckham ( AUS) | 2:02.82 | Tekla Chemabwai ( KEN) | 2:02.87 | Jane Colebrook ( ENG) | 2:03.10 |
1500 metres |
Mary Stewart ( ENG) | 4:06.34 GR | Chris Benning ( ENG) | 4:07.53 | Penny Werthner ( CAN) | 4:08.14 |
3000 metres |
Paula Fudge ( ENG) | 9:12.95 | Heather Thomson ( NZL) | 9:20.69 | Ann Ford ( ENG) | 9:24.05 |
100 metres hurdles (wind: +3.6 m/s) |
Lorna Boothe ( ENG) | 12.98w | Shirley Strong ( ENG) | 13.08w | Sharon Colyear ( ENG) | 13.17w |
4 × 100 metres relay |
England Beverley Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman |
43.70 |
Canada Angela Bailey Margaret Howe Marjorie Bailey Patty Loverock |
44.26 |
Australia Colleen Beazley Denise Boyd Lyn Jacenko Roxanne Gelle |
44.78 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
England Ruth Kennedy Joslyn Hoyte Verona Elder Donna Hartley |
3:27.19 GR |
Australia Bethanie Nail Denise Boyd Maxine Corcoran Judy Peckham |
3:28.65 |
Canada Anne Mackie-Morelli Debbie Campbell Margaret Stride Rachelle Campbell |
3:35.83 |
High jump |
Katrina Gibbs ( AUS) | 1.93 m GR | Debbie Brill ( CAN) | 1.90 m | Julie White ( CAN) | 1.83 m |
Long jump |
Sue Reeve ( ENG) | 6.59 m | Erica Hooker ( AUS) | 6.58 m | June Griffith ( GUY) | 6.52 m |
Shot put |
Gael Mulhall ( AUS) | 17.31 m | Carmen Ionesco ( CAN) | 16.45 m | Judy Oakes ( ENG) | 16.14 m |
Discus throw |
Carmen Ionesco ( CAN) | 62.16 m | Gael Mulhall ( AUS) | 57.60 m | Lucette Moreau ( CAN) | 56.64 m |
Javelin throw |
Tessa Sanderson ( ENG) | 61.34 m | Alison Hayward ( CAN) | 54.52 m | Laurie Kern ( CAN) | 53.60 m |
Pentathlon |
Diane Konihowski ( CAN) | 4768 pts GR | Sue Mapstone ( ENG) | 4222 pts | Yvette Wray ( ENG) | 4211 pts |
* Host nation ( Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England (ENG) | 16 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
3 | Canada (CAN)* | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
4 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
5 | Scotland (SCO) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Wales (WAL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 115 |