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) |
![]() | 10.03 w | ![]() | 10.07 w | ![]() | 10.09 w |
200 metres (wind: 4.4 m/s) |
![]() | 20.12 w | ![]() | 20.18 w | ![]() | 20.43 w |
400 metres | ![]() | 46.34 | ![]() | 46.54 | ![]() | 46.63 |
800 metres | ![]() | 1:46.39 | ![]() | 1:47.30 | ![]() | 1:47.57 |
1500 metres | ![]() | 3:35.48 | ![]() | 3:35.59 | ![]() | 3:35.60 |
5000 metres | ![]() | 13:23.04 | ![]() | 13:29.92 | ![]() | 13:31.35 |
10,000 metres | ![]() | 28:13.65 | ![]() | 28:19.14 | ![]() | 28:34.30 |
Marathon | ![]() | 2:15:40 | ![]() | 2:16:14 | ![]() | 2:16:52 |
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() | 8:26.54 | ![]() | 8:32.21 | ![]() | 8:34.07 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: 6.2 m/s) |
![]() | 13.70 w | ![]() | 13.73 w | ![]() | 13.73 w |
400 metres hurdles | ![]() | 49.48 | ![]() | 50.04 | ![]() | 50.09 |
High jump | ![]() | 2.20 m | ![]() | 2.18 m | ![]() ![]() | 2.15 m |
Pole vault | ![]() | 5.10 m | ![]() | 5.10 m | ![]() | 5.00 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 8.06 m (w) | ![]() | 8.04 m (w) | ![]() | 7.94 m (w) |
Triple jump | ![]() | 17.21 m (w) | ![]() | 16.93 m (w) | ![]() | 16.69 m |
Shot put | ![]() | 19.77 m | ![]() | 19.33 m | ![]() | 18.45 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 59.70 m | ![]() | 57.30 m | ![]() | 55.48 m |
Hammer throw | ![]() | 71.10 m | ![]() | 69.92 m | ![]() | 68.14 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 84.00 m | ![]() | 83.18 m | ![]() | 78.58 m |
Decathlon | ![]() | 8467 pts | ![]() | 7623 pts | ![]() | 7484 pts |
30 km road walk | ![]() | 2:22:04 | ![]() | 2:22:59 | ![]() | 2:26:34 |
4×100 metres relay | ![]() Allan Wells Drew McMaster David Jenkins Cameron Sharp | 39.24 | ![]() Chris Brathwaite Edwin Noel Ephraim Serrette Hasely Crawford | 39.29 | ![]() Colin Bradford Errol Quarrie Floyd Brown Oliver Heywood | 39.33 |
4×400 metres relay | ![]() Daniel Kimaiyo Joel Ngetich Washington Njiri Bill Koskei | 3:03.54 | ![]() Bertland Cameron Clive Barriffe Colin Bradford Floyd Brown Seymour Newman | 3:04.00 | ![]() Chum Darvall Garry Brown John Higham Rick Mitchell | 3:04.23 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (wind: 2.9 m/s) |
![]() | 11.27 w | ![]() | 11.35 w | ![]() | 11.37 w |
200 metres (wind: 5.1 m/s) |
![]() | 22.82 w | ![]() | 22.89 w | ![]() | 22.93 w |
400 metres | ![]() | 51.69 | ![]() | 52.94 | ![]() | 53.06 |
800 metres | ![]() | 2:02.82 | ![]() | 2:02.87 | ![]() | 2:03.10 |
1500 metres | ![]() | 4:06.34 GR | ![]() | 4:07.53 | ![]() | 4:08.14 |
3000 metres | ![]() | 9:12.95 | ![]() | 9:20.69 | ![]() | 9:24.05 |
100 metres hurdles (wind: 3.6 m/s) |
![]() | 12.98w | ![]() | 13.08w | ![]() | 13.17w |
High jump | ![]() | 1.93 m GR | ![]() | 1.90 m | ![]() | 1.83 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 6.59 m | ![]() | 6.58 m | ![]() | 6.52 m |
Shot put | ![]() | 17.31 m | ![]() | 16.45 m | ![]() | 16.14 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 62.16 m | ![]() | 57.60 m | ![]() | 56.64 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 61.34 m | ![]() | 54.52 m | ![]() | 53.60 m |
Pentathlon | ![]() | 4768 pts GR | ![]() | 4222 pts | ![]() | 4211 pts |
4×100 metres relay | ![]() Beverley Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman | 43.70 | ![]() Angela Bailey Margaret Howe Marjorie Bailey Patty Loverock | 44.26 | ![]() Colleen Beazley Denise Boyd Lyn Jacenko Roxanne Gelle | 44.78 |
4×400 metres relay | ![]() Donna Hartley Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Ruth Kennedy Verona Elder | 3:27.19 GR | ![]() Bethanie Nail Denise Boyd Judy Peckham Maxine Corcoran | 3:28.65 | ![]() 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 | ![]() | 16 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 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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