1978 Commonwealth Games / Athletics
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton , a total of 38 athletics competitions were held between August 6 and 12, including 23 for men and 15 for women. The venue was the Commonwealth Stadium .
Men
100 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Donald Quarrie |
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10.03 |
2 | Allan Wells |
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10.07 |
3 | Hasely Crawford |
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10.09 |
4th | James Gilkes |
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10.15 |
5 | Mike McFarlane |
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10.29 |
6th | Paul Narracott |
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10.31 |
7th | Christopher Brathwaite |
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10.32 |
8th | Ernest Obeng |
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10.34 |
Final: August 7th
Wind: 7.6 m / s
200 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Allan Wells |
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20.12 |
2 | James Gilkes |
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20.18 |
3 | Colin Bradford |
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20.43 |
4th | Paul Narracott |
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20.74 |
5 | Floyd Brown |
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20.79 |
6th | Richard Hopkins |
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20.88 |
7th | Trevor Hoyte |
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20.90 |
8th | Calvin Dill |
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21.07 |
Final: August 10th
Wind: 4.4 m / s
400 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Rick Mitchell |
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46.34 |
2 | Joseph Coombs |
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46.54 |
3 | Glenn Bogue |
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46.63 |
4th | Mike Solomon |
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46.97 |
5 | Glen Cohen |
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46.99 |
6th | Richard Ashton |
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47.32 |
7th | Fred Sowerby |
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47.51 |
8th | Brian Saunders |
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48.01 |
Final: August 7th
800 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Mike Boit |
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1: 46.39 |
2 | Seymour Newman |
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1: 47.30 |
3 | Peter Lemashon |
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1: 47.57 |
4th | Chum Darvall |
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1: 47.74 |
5 | Garry Cook |
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1: 48.06 |
6th | Halidu Zineta |
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1: 48.15 |
7th | John Higham |
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1: 48.90 |
8th | Glen Grant |
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1: 49.32 |
Final: August 10th
1500 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | David Moorcroft |
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3: 35.48 |
2 | Filbert Bayi |
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3: 35.59 |
3 | John Robson |
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3: 35.60 |
4th | Frank Clement |
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3: 35.66 |
5 | Wilson Waigwa |
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3: 37.49 |
6th | Glen Grant |
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3: 38.05 |
7th | Richard Tuwei |
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3: 40.51 |
8th | Rod Dixon |
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3: 41.34 |
Final: August 12th
5000 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Henry Rono |
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13: 23.04 |
2 | Michael Musyoki |
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13: 29.92 |
3 | Brendan Foster |
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13: 31.35 |
4th | Mike McLeod |
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13: 33.20 |
5 | Suleiman Nyambui |
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13: 34.08 |
6th | Nat Muir |
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13: 34.94 |
7th | Tony Simmons |
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13: 39.81 |
8th | Rod Dixon |
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13: 43.69 |
Final: August 10th
10,000 meter run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Brendan Foster |
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28: 13.65 |
2 | Michael Musyoki |
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28: 19.14 |
3 | Mike McLeod |
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28: 34.30 |
4th | Dave Black |
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28: 37.90 |
5 | Suleiman Nyambui |
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28: 56.65 |
6th | Tony Simmons |
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29: 01.23 |
7th | Joel Cheruiyot |
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29: 20.15 |
8th | Allister Hutton |
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29: 30.68 |
6th of August
marathon
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
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1 | Gidamis Shahanga |
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2:15:40 |
2 | Jerome Drayton |
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2:16:14 |
3 | Paul Bannon |
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2:16:52 |
4th | Kevin Ryan |
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2:17:16 |
5 | Greg Hannon |
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2:17:25 |
6th | Paul Ballinger |
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2:17:46 |
7th | Richard Mabuza |
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2:19:49 |
8th | Mike Critchley |
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2:19:51 |
August 11th
30 km of walking
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
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1 | Olly Flynn |
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2:22:04 |
2 | Willi Sawall |
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2:22:59 |
3 | Tim Erickson |
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2:26:34 |
4th | Brian Adams |
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2:29:42 |
5 | Amos Seddon |
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2:29:58 |
6th | Helmut Boeck |
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2:31:21 |
7th | Graham Seatter |
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2:31:49 |
8th | Graham Young |
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2:33:15 |
8th August
110 meter hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Berwyn Price |
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13.70 |
2 | Max Binnington |
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13.73 |
3 | Warren Parr |
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13.73 |
4th | Fatwell Kimaiyo |
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13.75 |
5 | Philip Sang |
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13.97 |
6th | Phillip Mills |
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14.09 |
7th | Ross Pownall |
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14.18 |
8th | Don Wright |
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14.31 |
Final: August 7th
Wind: 6.2 m / s
400 meter hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Kimaiyo |
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49.48 |
2 | Garry Brown |
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50.04 |
3 | Alan Pascoe |
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50.09 |
4th | Peter Kipchumba |
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50.50 |
5 | William Koskei |
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50.69 |
6th | Clive Barriffe |
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51.50 |
7th | Gary Oakes |
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51.60 |
8th | Phillip Mills |
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52.01 |
Final: August 10th
3000 meter obstacle course
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Henry Rono |
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8: 26.54 |
2 | James Munyala |
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8: 32.21 |
3 | Kiprotich Rono |
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8: 34.07 |
4th | Euan Robertson |
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8: 41.32 |
5 | Howard Healey |
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8: 43.75 |
6th | Dennis Coates |
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8: 47.35 |
7th | Tony Staynings |
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8: 48.87 |
8th | Ian Gilmour |
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8: 49.68 |
August 7th
4 x 100 meter relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 |
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David Jenkins Allan Wells Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster |
39.24 |
2 |
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Edwin Noel Hasely Crawford Christopher Brathwaite Ephraim Serrette |
39.29 |
3 |
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Errol Quarrie Colin Bradford Oliver Heywood Floyd Brown |
39.33 |
4th |
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Desai Williams Marvin Nash Hugh Fraser Cole Doty |
39.60 |
5 |
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Ernest Obeng Albert Lomotey George Enchill Ohene Karikari |
39.73 |
6th |
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Brian Green Tim Bonsor Les Hoyte Trevor Hoyte |
40.05 |
7th |
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Don Wright Paul Narracott Max Binnington Richard Hopkins |
40.24 |
8th |
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Kimberley Wade Dennis Trott Calvin Dill Gregory Simons |
40.33 |
4 x 400 meter relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (min) |
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1 |
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Washington Njiri Daniel Kimaiyo William Koskei Joel Ngetich |
3: 03.54 |
2 |
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Clive Barriffe Bert Cameron Colin Bradford Floyd Brown |
3:04.00 |
3 |
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John Higham Chum Darvall Garry Brown Rick Mitchell |
3: 04.23 |
4th |
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Frank Van Doorn Dacre Bowen Brian Saunders Glenn Bogue |
3: 05.94 |
5 |
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Mike Paul Mike Solomon Ray Astor Joseph Coombs |
3: 06.72 |
6th |
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David Jenkins Peter Hoffman Paul Forbes Roger Jenkins |
3: 07.73 |
7th |
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Elroy Turner Cuthbert Jacobs Lester Flax Fred Sowerby |
3: 10.45 |
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Terry Whitehead Alan Pascoe Glen Cohen Richard Ashton |
DQ |
high jump
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Claude Ferragne |
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2.20 |
2 | Greg Joy |
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2.18 |
3 | Brian Burgess |
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2.15 |
Dean Bauck |
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2.15 | |
5 | Gordon Windeyer |
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2.15 |
6th | Mark Naylor |
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2.10 |
7th | Baljit Singh Sidhu |
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2.05 |
8th | Winston Strachan |
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2.00 |
August 10
Pole vault
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bruce Simpson |
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5.10 |
2 | Donald Baird |
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5.10 |
3 | Brian Hooper |
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5.00 |
4th | Jeffrey Gutteridge |
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5.00 |
5 | Harold Heer |
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4.80 |
6th | Glen Colivas |
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4.80 |
Allan Williams |
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NM | |
Mike Bull |
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NM |
August 11th
Long jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Roy Mitchell |
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8.06 w |
2 | Chris Commons |
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8.04 w |
3 | Suresh Babu |
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7.94 w |
4th | Dennis Trott |
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7.89 |
5 | Richard Rock |
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7.85 w |
6th | Emmanuel Mifetu |
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7.82 w |
7th | Bogger Mushanga |
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7.68 w |
8th | Ken Lorraway |
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7.57 w |
August 7th
Triple jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Keith Connor |
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17.21 w |
2 | Ian Campbell |
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16.93 w |
3 | Aston Moore |
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16.69 |
4th | Ken Lorraway |
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16.27 |
5 | Michael Nipinak |
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16.24 |
6th | Phil Wood |
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16.05 |
7th | Steve Hanna |
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15.97 |
8th | David Johnson |
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15.84 |
12. August
Shot put
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Geoff Capes |
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19.77 |
2 | Bruno Pauletto |
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19.33 |
3 | Bishop Dolegiewicz |
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18.45 |
4th | Mike Mercer |
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17.83 |
5 | Mike Winch |
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16.93 |
6th | Bob Dale |
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16.89 |
7th | Bahadur Singh Chouhan |
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16.57 |
8th | Jugraj Singh man |
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16.50 |
12. August
Discus throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Borys Chambul |
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59.70 |
2 | Bradley Cooper |
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57.30 |
3 | Robert Gray |
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55.48 |
4th | Robin Tait |
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55.22 |
5 | Wayne Martin |
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54.98 |
6th | Pete Tancred |
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54.78 |
7th | John Hillier |
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52.26 |
8th | Richard Priman |
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50.42 |
August 11th
Hammer throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Farmer |
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71.10 |
2 | Scott Neilson |
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69.92 |
3 | Chris Black |
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68.14 |
4th | Paul Dickenson |
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66.42 |
5 | Jim Whitehead |
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65.48 |
6th | Ian Chipchase |
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64.80 |
7th | Martin Girvan |
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60.86 |
8th | Gus Puopolo |
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59.74 |
6th of August
Javelin throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Phil Olsen |
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84.00 |
2 | Mike O'Rourke |
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83.18 |
3 | Peter Yates |
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78.58 |
4th | Brian Roberts |
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75.10 |
5 | David Ottley |
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74.28 |
6th | Luc Laperriere |
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73.44 |
7th | Manfred Rohkämper |
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71.74 |
8th | John Mayaka |
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70.00 |
12. August
Decathlon
space | athlete | country | Points |
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1 | Daley Thompson |
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8470 w |
2 | Peter Hadfield |
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7561 |
3 | Alan Drayton |
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7431 |
4th | Luke Watson |
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7143 |
5 | Pan Zeniou |
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7107 |
6th | Rob Town |
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7048 |
7th | Robert Sadler |
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7010 |
8th | Charles Kokoyo |
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6760 |
8th August
Women
100 meter run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sonia Lannaman |
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11.27 |
2 | Raelene Boyle |
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11.35 |
3 | Denise Boyd |
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11.37 |
4th | Hannah Afriyie |
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11.38 |
5 | Beverley Goddard |
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11.40 |
6th | Patty Loverock |
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11.40 |
7th | Leleith Hodges |
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11.47 |
8th | Wendy Clarke |
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11.48 |
Final: August 7th
Wind: 2.9 m / s
200 meter run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Denise Boyd |
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22.82 |
2 | Sonia Lannaman |
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22.89 |
3 | Colleen Beazley |
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22.93 |
4th | Beverley Goddard |
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22.95 |
5 | Kathy Smallwood |
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22.96 |
6th | Helen Golden |
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23.28 |
7th | Patty Loverock |
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23.47 |
8th | Linda McCurry |
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23.71 |
Final: August 10th
Wind: 5.1
400 meter run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Donna Hartley |
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51.69 |
2 | Verona Elder |
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52.94 |
3 | Bethanie Nail |
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53.06 |
4th | Joslyn Hoyte-Smith |
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53.22 |
5 | June Griffith |
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53.25 |
6th | Karen Williams |
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53.66 |
7th | Helen Blake |
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54.15 |
8th | Maxine Corcoran |
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54.46 |
Final: August 7th
800 meter run
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Judy Peckham |
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2: 02.82 |
2 | Tekla Chemabwai |
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2: 02.87 |
3 | Jane Colebrook |
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2: 03.10 |
4th | Liz Barnes |
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2: 03.41 |
5 | Francine Gendron |
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2: 04.02 |
6th | Evelyn McMeekin |
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2: 04.10 |
7th | Anne Mackie-Morelli |
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2: 04.16 |
8th | Charlene Rendina |
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2: 04.82 |
Final: August 10th
1500 meter run
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Mary Stewart |
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4: 06.34 |
2 | Christine Benning |
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4: 07.53 |
3 | Penny Werthner |
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4: 08.14 |
4th | Christine McMeekin |
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4: 12.43 |
5 | Hilary Hollick |
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4: 12.72 |
6th | Alison Wright |
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4: 12.93 |
7th | Francine Gendron |
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4: 16.88 |
8th | Angela Cook |
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4: 17.30 |
Final: August 12th
3000 meter run
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Paula Fudge |
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9: 12.95 |
2 | Heather Thomson |
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9: 20.69 |
3 | Ann Ford |
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9: 24.05 |
4th | Shauna Miller |
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9: 30.75 |
5 | Nancy Rooks |
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9: 34.14 |
6th | Angela Cook |
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9: 43.56 |
7th | Mwinga Mwanjala |
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9: 49.98 |
8th | J. Rose Chepyator-Thomson |
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10: 00.46 |
August 7th
The women's 3000m was part of the Commonwealth Games' program for the first time.
100 meter hurdles
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Lorna Boothe |
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12.98 |
2 | Shirley Strong |
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13.08 |
3 | Sharon Colyear |
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13.17 |
4th | Elaine Davidson |
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13.76 |
5 | Gail Wooten |
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13.77 |
6th | Sharon Lane |
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13.88 |
7th | Diane Konihowski |
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14.11 |
8th | June Caddle |
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14.13 |
Final: August 11th
Wind: 3.6 m / s
4 x 100 meter relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 |
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Beverley Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman |
43.70 |
2 |
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Marjorie Bailey Patty Loverock Margaret Howe Angela Bailey |
44.26 |
3 |
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Roxanne Gelle Denise Boyd Colleen Beazley Lyn Jacenko |
44.78 |
4th |
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Wendy Brown Penny Hunt Gail Wooten Kim Robertson |
45.06 |
5 |
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Normalee Murray Dorothy Scott Maureen Gottshalk Carmeta Drummond |
45.75 |
6th |
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Marilyn Bradley Joanne Gardner Janice Bernard Esther Hope |
45.80 |
7th |
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Elaine Davidson Margot Wells Helen Golden Karen Williams |
45.91 |
4 x 400 meter relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (min) |
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1 |
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Ruth Kennedy Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Verona Elder Donna Hartley |
3: 27.19 |
2 |
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Judy Peckham Denise Boyd Maxine Corcoran Bethanie Nail |
3: 28.65 |
3 |
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Margaret Stride Debbie Campbell Anne Mackie-Morelli Rachelle Campbell |
3: 35.83 |
4th |
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Ann Harley Evelyn McMeekin Helen Golden Karen Williams |
3: 36.52 |
5 |
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Helena Opoku Grace Bakari Georgina Aidoo Hannah Afriyie |
3: 37.12 |
6th |
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Debbie Byfield-White Maureen Gottshalk Normalee Murray Helen Blake |
3: 37.92 |
high jump
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Katrina Gibbs |
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1.93 |
2 | Debbie Brill |
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1.90 |
3 | Julie White |
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1.83 |
4th | Gillian Hitchen |
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1.80 |
5 | Barbara Simmonds |
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1.78 |
6th | Maggie Woods |
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1.78 |
7th | Val Rutter |
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1.75 |
8th | Wendy Phillips |
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1.70 |
August 11th
Long jump
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sue Reeve |
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6.59 |
2 | Erica Hooker |
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6.58 |
3 | June Griffith |
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6.52 |
4th | Susan Hearnshaw |
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6.40 |
5 | Shonel Ferguson |
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6.26 w |
6th | Jeanette Yawson |
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6.19 w |
7th | Ruth Howell |
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6.17 |
8th | Lyn Jacenko |
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6.14 |
August 11th
Shot put
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Gael Mulhall |
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17.31 |
2 | Carmen Ionesco |
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16.45 |
3 | Judy Oakes |
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16.14 |
4th | Angela Littlewood |
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15.71 |
5 | Bev Francis |
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15.66 |
6th | Venissa Head |
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15.52 |
7th | Luigina torso |
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15.09 |
8th | Meg Ritchie |
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14.99 |
8th August
Discus throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Carmen Ionesco |
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62.16 |
2 | Gael Mulhall |
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57.60 |
3 | Lucette Moreau |
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56.64 |
4th | Meg Ritchie |
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55.66 |
5 | Janet Thompson |
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53.70 |
6th | Lesley Mallin |
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50.56 |
7th | Luigina torso |
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47.10 |
8th | Venissa Head |
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45.72 |
August 7th
Javelin throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tessa Sanderson |
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61.34 |
2 | Alison Hayward |
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54.52 |
3 | Laurie Kern |
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53.60 |
4th | Eunice Nekesa |
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51.46 |
5 | Margaret Phillpott |
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50.08 |
6th | Fatima Whitbread |
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49.16 |
7th | Shara Spragg |
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49.02 |
8th | Diane Royle |
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46.02 |
August 10
Pentathlon
space | Athlete | country | Points |
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1 | Diane Konihowski |
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4768 |
2 | Sue Mapstone |
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4222 |
3 | Yvette Wray |
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4211 |
4th | Jill Ross |
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4205 |
5 | Karen Page |
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4099 |
6th | Ruth Howell |
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4022 |
7th | Barbara Beable |
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3989 |
8th | Julie White |
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3940 |
6th of August
Web links
- Results on the Commonwealth Games Federation website
- XI Commonwealth Game, Edmonton 1978 on trackfield.brinkster.net
- XI Commonwealth Games on TOPS in athletics