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, 23 for men and 15 for women.
Medal summary
Men 10.03 w10.07 w 10.09 w20.12 w20.18 w20.43 w46.3446.5446.631:46.391:47.301:47.573:35.483:35.593:35.6013:23.0413:29.9213:31.3528:13.6528:19.1428:34.302:15:402:16:142:16:528:26.548:32.218:34.0713.70 w13.73 w13.73 w49.4850.0450.09Allan WellsDavid JenkinsCameron SharpDrew McMaster39.24Edwin NoelHasely CrawfordChristopher BrathwaiteEphraim Serrette39.29Errol QuarrieColin BradfordOliver HeywoodFloyd Brown39.33Washington NjiriDaniel KimaiyoBill KoskeiJoel Ngetich3:03.54Clive BarriffeBertland CameronColin BradfordFloyd BrownSeymour Newman*3:04.00John HighamChum DarvallGarry BrownRick Mitchell3:04.232:22:042:22:592:26:342.20 m2.18 m2.15 m5.10 m5.10 m5.00 m8.06 m (w)8.04 m (w)7.94 m (w)17.21 m (w)16.93 m (w)16.69 m19.77 m19.33 m18.45 m59.70 m57.30 m55.48 m71.10 m69.92 m68.14 m84.00 m83.18 m78.58 m8467 pts7623 pts7484 pts
Women 11.27 w11.35 w11.37 w22.82 w22.89 w22.93 w51.6952.9453.062:02.822:02.872:03.104:06.34 GR4:07.534:08.149:12.959:20.699:24.0512.98w13.08w13.17wBeverley GoddardKathy SmallwoodSharon ColyearSonia Lannaman43.70Angela BaileyMargaret HoweMarjorie BaileyPatty Loverock44.26Colleen BeazleyDenise BoydLyn JacenkoRoxanne Gelle44.78Ruth KennedyJoslyn HoyteVerona ElderDonna Hartley3:27.19 GRBethanie NailDenise BoydMaxine CorcoranJudy Peckham3:28.65Anne Mackie-MorelliDebbie CampbellMargaret StrideRachelle Campbell3:35.831.93 m GR1.90 m1.83 m6.59 m6.58 m6.52 m17.31 m16.45 m16.14 m62.16 m57.60 m56.64 m61.34 m54.52 m53.60 m4768 pts GR4222 pts4211 pts
Medal table
Participating nations
(5) (44) (6) (1) (6) (1) (19) (78) (2) (1) (87) (10) (16) (3) (2) (3) (9) (6) (20) (1) (45) (8) (5) (5) (28) (13) (2) (6) (4) (25) (3) (1) (1) (1) (16) (12) (5) (16) (4)
References Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21. Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.