Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

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The men's long jump event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lynn Davies  Wales 26 ft 2+34 in (7.99 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Morbey  Bermuda 25 ft 10+34 in (7.89 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wellesley Clayton  Jamaica 25 ft 8+14 in (7.83 m)
4 Allen Crawley  Australia 25 ft 6+34 in (7.79 m)
5 Victor Brooks  Jamaica 25 ft 1+14 in (7.65 m)
6 Phil May  Australia 24 ft 7+14 in (7.50 m)
7 Dave Norris  New Zealand 24 ft 6+14 in (7.47 m)
8 Julius Sang  Kenya 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
9 Johnson Amoah  Ghana 23 ft 10+34 in (7.28 m)
10 George Ogan  Nigeria 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
11 Byron Lewis  Jamaica 22 ft 11+12 in (7.00 m)
12 Fred Alsop  England 22 ft 10+34 in (6.98 m)
13 Dave Gaskin  England 22 ft 8 in (6.91 m)
14 Randolph Benjamin  Bermuda 22 ft 4+12 in (6.82 m)
15 Alvin Young  Jamaica 22 ft 2+34 in (6.78 m)
16 Jerry Wisdom  Bahamas 21 ft 10+12 in (6.67 m)
17 Maxime Anthony  Mauritius 21 ft 8+12 in (6.62 m)
18 Silas Tita  Papua New Guinea 18 ft 6+12 in (5.65 m)

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.