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