The women's long jump event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2][3]
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Yvette Williams |  New Zealand |
19 ft 11+1⁄2 in (6.08 m) | GR |
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Thelma Hopkins |  Northern Ireland |
19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) | |
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Jean Desforges |  England |
19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) | |
| 4 | Rosella Thorne |  Canada |
17 ft 10+1⁄4 in (5.44 m) | |
| 5 | Ann Johnson | England |
17 ft 9+1⁄2 in (5.42 m) | |
| 6 | Annabelle Murray | Canada |
17 ft 8+1⁄2 in (5.40 m) | |
| 7 | Gwen Wallace |  Australia |
17 ft 4+3⁄4 in (5.30 m) | |
| 8 | Margery Squires | Canada |
17 ft 4+3⁄4 in (5.30 m) | |
| 9 | Thelma Jones |  Bermuda |
17 ft 2+3⁄4 in (5.25 m) | |
| 10 | Edna Maskell |  Northern Rhodesia |
16 ft 7+3⁄4 in (5.07 m) | |
| 11 | Dorothy Tyler | England |
16 ft 7+1⁄4 in (5.06 m) | |
| 12 | Pearline Thornhill-Fisher | Northern Rhodesia |
16 ft 4+1⁄4 in (4.98 m) | |
| 13 | Betty Blackburn | New Zealand |
16 ft 0+1⁄2 in (4.89 m) | |
| 14 | Sainiana Sorowale |  Fiji |
15 ft 7+1⁄4 in (4.76 m) | |
| Marlene Middlemiss | Australia |
DNS | ||
| Heather Walker | Canada |
DNS | ||
| Patricia Devine |  Scotland |
DNS |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's long jump | |
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