Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

The men's long jump event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Medallists + Gold Silver BronzeLynn DaviesPhil MayAlan Lerwill

Results Qualification + Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes 1 Phil May 8.03w q 2 Alan Lerwill 7.78 q 3 Geoff Hignett 7.56 q 4 Michael Ahey 7.54 q 5 Lynn Davies 7.45 q 6 Dave Norris 7.43 q 7 George Ogan 7.41 q 8 Patrick Onyango Sumba 7.21 q 9 Hamish Robertson 7.14 q 10 Gwyn Williams 7.09 q 11 Abraham Munabi 7.07 q 12 David Walker 7.05 q 13 Granville Buckley 7.04 14 Sheikh Faye 7.02 15 Raphael Mlewa 6.93 16 Peter Ndovi 6.92 17 Obed Gardiner 6.88 18 Calvin Greenaway 6.84 19 Reynold Edwards 6.61 20 Jack Buga 6.57 21 Orlando Williams 6.53 22 Don Miller 6.50 23 Jerry Wisdom 6.41 Rick Cuttell Raymond Anthony Labh Singh Mohinder Singh Gill John Kanondo

Final + Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes Lynn Davies 8.06 Phil May 7.94 Alan Lerwill 7.94 Michael Ahey 7.78 Dave Norris 7.64 David Walker 7.51 Geoff Hignett 7.49 Hamish Robertson 7.37 George Ogan 7.15 10 Gwyn Williams 7.14 11 Patrick Onyango Sumba 7.10 12 Abraham Munabi 7.05

References

Qualification results (p11) Final results (p9) Australian results