Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
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| Athletics at the 11th Commonwealth Games | |
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| Dates | 6–12 August 1978 |
| Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 38 |
| Participation | 520 athletes from 39 nations |
| Records set | 4 Games records |
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, 23 for men and 15 for women.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +7.6 m/s) |
 Don Quarrie (JAM) | 10.03 w |  Allan Wells (SCO) | 10.07 w |  Hasely Crawford (TRI) | 10.09 w |
| 200 metres (wind: +4.4 m/s) |
Allan Wells (SCO) | 20.12 w |  James Gilkes (GUY) | 20.18 w | Colin Bradford (JAM) | 20.43 w |
| 400 metres |
 Rick Mitchell (AUS) | 46.34 | Joseph Coombs (TRI) | 46.54 | Glenn Bogue (CAN) | 46.63 |
| 800 metres |
 Mike Boit (KEN) | 1:46.39 | Seymour Newman (JAM) | 1:47.30 | Peter Lemashon (KEN) | 1:47.57 |
| 1500 metres |
 David Moorcroft (ENG) | 3:35.48 |  Filbert Bayi (TAN) | 3:35.59 | John Robson (SCO) | 3:35.60 |
| 5000 metres |
Henry Rono (KEN) | 13:23.04 | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | 13:29.92 | Brendan Foster (ENG) | 13:31.35 |
| 10,000 metres |
Brendan Foster (ENG) | 28:13.65 | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | 28:19.14 | Mike McLeod (ENG) | 28:34.30 |
| Marathon |
Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 2:15:40 | Jerome Drayton (CAN) | 2:16:14 | Paul Bannon (CAN) | 2:16:52 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Henry Rono (KEN) | 8:26.54 | James Munyala (KEN) | 8:32.21 | Kip Rono (KEN) | 8:34.07 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +6.2 m/s) |
 Berwyn Price (WAL) | 13.70 w | Max Binnington (AUS) | 13.73 w | Warren Parr (AUS) | 13.73 w |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN) | 49.48 | Garry Brown (AUS) | 50.04 | Alan Pascoe (ENG) | 50.09 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Scotland Allan Wells David Jenkins Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster | 39.24 | Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Noel Hasely Crawford Christopher Brathwaite Ephraim Serrette | 39.29 | Jamaica Errol Quarrie Colin Bradford Oliver Heywood Floyd Brown | 39.33 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Kenya Washington Njiri Daniel Kimaiyo Bill Koskei Joel Ngetich | 3:03.54 | Jamaica Clive Barriffe Bertland Cameron Colin Bradford Floyd Brown Seymour Newman* | 3:04.00 | Australia John Higham Chum Darvall Garry Brown Rick Mitchell | 3:04.23 |
| 30 kilometres walk |
Olly Flynn (ENG) | 2:22:04 | Willi Sawall (AUS) | 2:22:59 | Tim Erickson (AUS) | 2:26:34 |
| High jump |
Claude Ferragne (CAN) | 2.20 m | Greg Joy (CAN) | 2.18 m | Dean Bauck (CAN) Brian Burgess (SCO) | 2.15 m |
| Pole vault |
Bruce Simpson (CAN) | 5.10 m | Don Baird (AUS) | 5.10 m | Brian Hooper (ENG) | 5.00 m |
| Long jump |
Roy Mitchell (ENG) | 8.06 m (w) | Chris Commons (AUS) | 8.04 m (w) |  Suresh Babu (IND) | 7.94 m (w) |
| Triple jump |
Keith Connor (ENG) | 17.21 m (w) | Ian Campbell (AUS) | 16.93 m (w) | Aston Moore (ENG) | 16.69 m |
| Shot put |
Geoff Capes (ENG) | 19.77 m | Bruno Pauletto (CAN) | 19.33 m | Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) | 18.45 m |
| Discus throw |
Borys Chambul (CAN) | 59.70 m |  Brad Cooper (BAH) | 57.30 m | Rob Gray (CAN) | 55.48 m |
| Hammer throw |
Peter Farmer (AUS) | 71.10 m | Scott Neilson (CAN) | 69.92 m | Chris Black (SCO) | 68.14 m |
| Javelin throw |
Phil Olsen (CAN) | 84.00 m |  Mike O'Rourke (NZL) | 83.18 m | Peter Yates (ENG) | 78.58 m |
| Decathlon |
Daley Thompson (ENG) | 8467 pts | Peter Hadfield (AUS) | 7623 pts | Alan Drayton (ENG) | 7484 pts |
