Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sheila Hoskin  England	Mary Bignal  England	Bev Watson  Australia

Results

Qualification

Qualifying distance: 18 ft (5.49 m)^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
?	Bev Watson	Australia	18 ft 11+3⁄4 in (5.78 m)	Q[3]
?	Beverly Weigel	New Zealand	18 ft 11+3⁄4 in (5.78 m)	Q
9	Bronwen Jones	Wales	17 ft 8+3⁄4 in (5.40 m)
10	Helen Frith	Australia	17 ft 8+1⁄2 in (5.40 m)
11	Olu Onwuchekwa	Nigeria	17 ft 8+1⁄4 in (5.39 m)
12	Violet Odogwu	Nigeria	17 ft 7 in (5.36 m)
13	Florette Iyo	Nigeria	16 ft 11 in (5.16 m)
14	Sally Jones	Wales	15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
	Maureen Rever	Canada	DNS

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Sheila Hoskin	England	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
	Mary Bignal	England	19 ft 7 in (5.97 m)
	Bev Watson	Australia	19 ft 7 in (5.97 m)
4	Jean Whitehead	England	18 ft 11+3⁄4 in (5.78 m)
5	Jessica Donaghy	New Zealand	18 ft 11 in (5.77 m)
6	Marian Needham	England	18 ft 8+1⁄4 in (5.70 m)
7	Thelma Hopkins	Northern Ireland	18 ft 2+3⁄4 in (5.56 m)
	Beverly Weigel	New Zealand	NM

References