Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3]

Athletics at the 1938 British
Empire Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
220 yd hurdles (invitation)men
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymen
110–220–110 yd relaywomen
220–110–220–110 yd relaywomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
2 miles walk (invitation)men
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

Results
RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Decima Norman Australia19 ft 0+1⁄4 in (5.80 m)GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ethel Raby England18 ft 6+3⁄4 in (5.66 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Thelma Peake Australia18 ft 2+5⁄8 in (5.55 m)
4Evelyn Goshawk Canada17 ft 7+7⁄8 in (5.38 m)
5Mary Holloway England17 ft 1+3⁄4 in (5.23 m)
6Doris Strachan New Zealand17 ft 0+3⁄4 in (5.20 m)
7Dora Gardner England16 ft 10+1⁄4 in (5.14 m)
8Thelma Norris Canada16 ft 9+1⁄2 in (5.12 m)
9Isabel Miller Canada16 ft 0+1⁄4 in (4.88 m)
10Enid Evans Australia15 ft 10+1⁄4 in (4.83 m)
11Yvonne Dingley Canada15 ft 0+1⁄2 in (4.58 m)
12Nell Gould Australia14 ft 9+1⁄2 in (4.51 m)

References
  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "Placings and times". The Manchester Guardian. 8 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Results at the Empire Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.