Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2][3]

Athletics at the 1954 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

Results
RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Yvette Williams New Zealand19 ft 11+1⁄2 in (6.08 m)GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Thelma Hopkins Northern Ireland19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jean Desforges England19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
4Rosella Thorne Canada17 ft 10+1⁄4 in (5.44 m)
5Ann Johnson England17 ft 9+1⁄2 in (5.42 m)
6Annabelle Murray Canada17 ft 8+1⁄2 in (5.40 m)
7Gwen Wallace Australia17 ft 4+3⁄4 in (5.30 m)
8Margery Squires Canada17 ft 4+3⁄4 in (5.30 m)
9Thelma Jones Bermuda17 ft 2+3⁄4 in (5.25 m)
10Edna Maskell Northern Rhodesia16 ft 7+3⁄4 in (5.07 m)
11Dorothy Tyler England16 ft 7+1⁄4 in (5.06 m)
12Pearline Thornhill-Fisher Northern Rhodesia16 ft 4+1⁄4 in (4.98 m)
13Betty Blackburn New Zealand16 ft 0+1⁄2 in (4.89 m)
14Sainiana Sorowale Fiji15 ft 7+1⁄4 in (4.76 m)
Marlene Middlemiss AustraliaDNS
Heather Walker CanadaDNS
Patricia Devine ScotlandDNS

References
  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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