The men's long jump event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Paul Foreman Jamaica
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Deryck Taylor Jamaica
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Muhammad Ramzan Ali Pakistan
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Results
Qualification
Qualifying distance: 23 ft (7.01 m)
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ian Tomlinson |  Australia |
23 ft 7+3⁄4 in (7.21 m) | Q[2] |
| 17 | Gabuh Piging |  North Borneo |
22 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.00 m) | |
| 18 | Jim McCann | Australia |
22 ft 9+1⁄4 in (6.94 m) | |
| 19 | Maurice Rich | Australia |
22 ft 9 in (6.93 m) | |
| 20 | Gordon Hamilton |  Northern Ireland |
22 ft 7+1⁄2 in (6.90 m) | |
| 21 | Thomas Cairns | Northern Ireland |
22 ft 0+1⁄2 in (6.72 m) | |
| 22 | Francis Tommy |  Sierra Leone |
21 ft 11+3⁄4 in (6.70 m) | |
| 23 | Ray Gazard |  Wales |
21 ft 8+1⁄2 in (6.62 m) | |
| 24 | Dennis Cakebread |  England |
21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) | |
| 25 | Hector Hogan | Australia |
21 ft 5 in (6.53 m) | |
| 26 | Learie Scipio |  Trinidad and Tobago |
21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) | |
| 27 | J. Agbo |  Ghana |
21 ft 2 in (6.45 m) | |
| 28 | Joseph Lee Gut-Hing |  Sarawak |
21 ft 0+3⁄4 in (6.42 m) | |
| 29 | Pattiyage Victor |  Ceylon |
20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) | |
| 30 | Godrey Roberts |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
19 ft 5+1⁄2 in (5.93 m) | |
| Alex Grant |  Scotland |
NM | ||
| Mohinder Singh |  India |
DNS | ||
| T. E. Patel |  Mauritius |
DNS | ||
| Lloyd Anderson | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
DNS | ||
| Joe Goddard | Trinidad and Tobago |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Paul Foreman | Jamaica |
24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m) | |
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Deryck Taylor | Jamaica |
24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m) | |
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Muhammad Ramzan Ali | Pakistan |
24 ft 0+1⁄2 in (7.33 m) | |
| 4 | Ian Tomlinson | Australia |
23 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.30 m) | |
| 5 | Roy Cruttenden | England |
23 ft 10+1⁄2 in (7.28 m) | |
| 6 | Roy Williams |  New Zealand |
23 ft 10 in (7.26 m) | |
| 7 | Jack Smyth |  Canada |
23 ft 5+3⁄4 in (7.16 m) | |
| 8 | Dave Norris | New Zealand |
23 ft 5+1⁄2 in (7.15 m) | |
| 9 | Keith Parker | England |
23 ft 3+1⁄4 in (7.09 m) | |
| 10 | Victor Odofin |  Nigeria |
23 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.08 m) | |
| 11 | Ken Wilmshurst | England |
23 ft 2+1⁄2 in (7.07 m) | |
| 12 | Ram Mehar | India |
23 ft 1 in (7.04 m) | |
| 13 | Lawrence Ogwang |  Uganda |
22 ft 10+3⁄4 in (6.98 m) | |
| 14 | Karim Olowu | Nigeria |
22 ft 10+1⁄2 in (6.97 m) | |
| 15 | Desmond Luke | Sierra Leone |
22 ft 10+1⁄4 in (6.97 m) | |
| 16 | John Woolley | Wales |
21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Australian results
- ^ "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump | |
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