Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2][3]

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Yvette Williams	New Zealand	19 ft 4+5⁄8 in (5.91 m)	GR
	Judy Canty	Australia	18 ft 11+1⁄4 in (5.77 m)
	Ruth Dowman	New Zealand	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
4	Verna Johnston	Australia	18 ft 2+1⁄4 in (5.54 m)
5	Elaine Silburn	Canada	17 ft 6+3⁄4 in (5.35 m)
6	Edith Anderson	Scotland	17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
7	Rosella Thorne	Canada	17 ft 1+1⁄4 in (5.21 m)
8	Dorothy Tyler	England	16 ft 8+1⁄2 in (5.09 m)
9	Bertha Crowther	England	16 ft 3+3⁄4 in (4.97 m)
10	Jean Desforges	England	16 ft 3+1⁄2 in (4.97 m)
11	June Schoch	New Zealand	15 ft 3+3⁄4 in (4.67 m)

"Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
"Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
"Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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