The women's long jump event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 10 and 11 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sue Reeve England
|
Erica Hooker Australia
|
June Griffith Guyana
|
Results
Qualification
Held on 10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Hooker | Australia |
6.16 | q | |
| Lynette Jacenko | Australia |
6.16 | q | |
| 13 | Jennifer Swanston |  Barbados |
5.52 | |
| Charity Muhuhe |  Kenya |
DNS | ||
| Hannah Bantamoi |  Sierra Leone |
DNS |
Final
Held on 11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sue Reeve | England |
6.59 | |
 |
Erica Hooker | Australia |
6.58 | |
 |
June Griffith | Guyana |
6.52 | |
| 4 | Susan Hearnshaw | England |
6.40 | |
| 5 | Shonel Ferguson |  Bahamas |
6.24 | |
| 6 | Jeanette Yawson |  Ghana |
6.19 | |
| 7 | Ruth Howell |  Wales |
6.17 | |
| 8 | Lynette Jacenko | Australia |
6.14 | |
| 9 | Jill Ross |  Canada |
6.07 | |
| 10 | Diane Jones-Konihowski | Canada |
6.05 | |
| 11 | Noeline Hodgins |  New Zealand |
5.86 | |
| 12 | Esther Otieno | Kenya |
5.84 |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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