Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
The host stadium for the 1978 edition was later used by the Edmonton Eskimos.
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 38 events were contested, of which athletes 23 were male and 15 female.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 7.6 m/s) |
 Don Quarrie (JAM) | 10.03 w |  Allan Wells (SCO) | 10.07 w |  Hasely Crawford (TRI) | 10.09 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 4.4 m/s) |
Allan Wells (SCO) | 20.12 w |  James Gilkes (GUY) | 20.18 w | Colin Bradford (JAM) | 20.43 w |
| 400 metres |  Rick Mitchell (AUS) | 46.34 | Joseph Coombs (TRI) | 46.54 |  Glenn Bogue (CAN) | 46.63 |
| 800 metres |  Mike Boit (KEN) | 1:46.39 | Seymour Newman (JAM) | 1:47.30 | Peter Lemashon (KEN) | 1:47.57 |
| 1500 metres |  David Moorcroft (ENG) | 3:35.48 |  Filbert Bayi (TAN) | 3:35.59 | John Robson (SCO) | 3:35.60 |
| 5000 metres | Henry Rono (KEN) | 13:23.04 | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | 13:29.92 | Brendan Foster (ENG) | 13:31.35 |
| 10,000 metres | Brendan Foster (ENG) | 28:13.65 | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | 28:19.14 | Mike McLeod (ENG) | 28:34.30 |
| Marathon | Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 2:15:40 | Jerome Drayton (CAN) | 2:16:14 | Paul Bannon (CAN) | 2:16:52 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Henry Rono (KEN) | 8:26.54 | James Munyala (KEN) | 8:32.21 | Kip Rono (KEN) | 8:34.07 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 6.2 m/s) |
 Berwyn Price (WAL) | 13.70 w | Max Binnington (AUS) | 13.73 w | Warren Parr (AUS) | 13.73 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN) | 49.48 | Garry Brown (AUS) | 50.04 | Alan Pascoe (ENG) | 50.09 |
| High jump | Claude Ferragne (CAN) | 2.20 m | Greg Joy (CAN) | 2.18 m | Dean Bauck (CAN) Brian Burgess (SCO) | 2.15 m |
| Pole vault | Bruce Simpson (CAN) | 5.10 m | Don Baird (AUS) | 5.10 m | Brian Hooper (ENG) | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Roy Mitchell (ENG) | 8.06 m (w) | Chris Commons (AUS) | 8.04 m (w) |  Suresh Babu (IND) | 7.94 m (w) |
| Triple jump | Keith Connor (ENG) | 17.21 m (w) | Ian Campbell (AUS) | 16.93 m (w) | Aston Moore (ENG) | 16.69 m |
| Shot put | Geoff Capes (ENG) | 19.77 m | Bruno Pauletto (CAN) | 19.33 m | Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) | 18.45 m |
| Discus throw | Borys Chambul (CAN) | 59.70 m |  Brad Cooper (BAH) | 57.30 m | Rob Gray (CAN) | 55.48 m |
| Hammer throw | Peter Farmer (AUS) | 71.10 m | Scott Neilson (CAN) | 69.92 m | Chris Black (SCO) | 68.14 m |
| Javelin throw | Phil Olsen (CAN) | 84.00 m |  Mike O'Rourke (NZL) | 83.18 m | Peter Yates (ENG) | 78.58 m |
| Decathlon | Daley Thompson (ENG) | 8467 pts | Peter Hadfield (AUS) | 7623 pts | Alan Drayton (ENG) | 7484 pts |
| 30 km road walk | Olly Flynn (ENG) | 2:22:04 | Willi Sawall (AUS) | 2:22:59 | Tim Erickson (AUS) | 2:26:34 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Scotland Allan Wells Drew McMaster David Jenkins Cameron Sharp | 39.24 | Trinidad and Tobago Chris Brathwaite Edwin Noel Ephraim Serrette Hasely Crawford | 39.29 | Jamaica Colin Bradford Errol Quarrie Floyd Brown Oliver Heywood | 39.33 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Kenya Daniel Kimaiyo Joel Ngetich Washington Njiri Bill Koskei | 3:03.54 | Jamaica Bertland Cameron Clive Barriffe Colin Bradford Floyd Brown Seymour Newman | 3:04.00 | Australia Chum Darvall Garry Brown John Higham Rick Mitchell | 3:04.23 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 2.9 m/s) |
Sonia Lannaman (ENG) | 11.27 w | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | 11.35 w | Denise Boyd (AUS) | 11.37 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 5.1 m/s) |
Denise Boyd (AUS) | 22.82 w | Sonia Lannaman (ENG) | 22.89 w | Colleen Beazley (AUS) | 22.93 w |
| 400 metres | Donna Hartley (ENG) | 51.69 | Verona Elder (ENG) | 52.94 | Bethanie Nail (AUS) | 53.06 |
| 800 metres | Judy Peckham (AUS) | 2:02.82 | Tekla Chemabwai (KEN) | 2:02.87 | Jane Colebrook (ENG) | 2:03.10 |
| 1500 metres | Mary Stewart (ENG) | 4:06.34 GR | Chris Benning (ENG) | 4:07.53 | Penny Werthner (CAN) | 4:08.14 |
| 3000 metres | Paula Fudge (ENG) | 9:12.95 | Heather Thomson (NZL) | 9:20.69 | Ann Ford (ENG) | 9:24.05 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 3.6 m/s) |
Lorna Boothe (ENG) | 12.98w | Shirley Strong (ENG) | 13.08w | Sharon Colyear (ENG) | 13.17w |
| High jump | Katrina Gibbs (AUS) | 1.93 m GR | Debbie Brill (CAN) | 1.90 m | Julie White (CAN) | 1.83 m |
| Long jump | Sue Reeve (ENG) | 6.59 m | Erica Hooker (AUS) | 6.58 m | June Griffith (GUY) | 6.52 m |
| Shot put | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 17.31 m | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 16.45 m | Judy Oakes (ENG) | 16.14 m |
| Discus throw | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 62.16 m | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 57.60 m | Lucette Moreau (CAN) | 56.64 m |
| Javelin throw | Tessa Sanderson (ENG) | 61.34 m | Alison Hayward (CAN) | 54.52 m | Laurie Kern (CAN) | 53.60 m |
| Pentathlon | Diane Konihowski (CAN) | 4768 pts GR | Sue Mapstone (ENG) | 4222 pts | Yvette Wray (ENG) | 4211 pts |
| 4×100 metres relay | England Beverley Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman | 43.70 | Canada Angela Bailey Margaret Howe Marjorie Bailey Patty Loverock | 44.26 | Australia Colleen Beazley Denise Boyd Lyn Jacenko Roxanne Gelle | 44.78 |
| 4×400 metres relay | England Donna Hartley Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Ruth Kennedy Verona Elder | 3:27.19 GR | Australia Bethanie Nail Denise Boyd Judy Peckham Maxine Corcoran | 3:28.65 | Canada Anne Mackie-Morelli Debbie Campbell Margaret Stride Rachelle Campbell | 3:35.83 |
Medal table
England's Dave Moorcroft won the men's 1500 metres.
Tessa Sanderson won her first major javelin title.
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 16 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Canada | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Kenya | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Guyana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 38 | 39 | 115 | |
References
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
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