Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's pentathlon
Women's pentathlon event at Commonwealth Games
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The women's pentathlon event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] This was the last time that this event was contested at the Commonwealth Games, four years later being replaced by the heptathlon.
| Women's pentathlon at the Commonwealth Games |
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Results
The best mark for each event is highlighted. All five events were won by the gold medallist which as of 2024 is the only time this has happened in a women's pentathlon at a major championships.
The winning margin was 546 points which smashed the previous record of 111 points set in Edinburgh eight years earlier.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 800m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Diane Jones-Konihowski |  Canada | 13.85 | 14.87 | 1.88 | 6.41 | 2:12.1 | 4768 | GR |
 | Sue Mapstone |  England | 14.17 | 11.32 | 1.75 | 6.06 | 2:19.3 | 4222 | |
 | Yvette Wray | England | 14.16 | 12.15 | 1.64 | 6.04 | 2:15.6 | 4211 | |
| 4 | Jill Ross | Canada | 4205 | ||||||
| 5 | Karen Page |  New Zealand | 4099 | ||||||
| 6 | Ruth Howell |  Wales | 4022 | ||||||
| 7 | Barbara Beable | New Zealand | 3989 | ||||||
| 8 | Julie White | Canada | 3940 | ||||||
| 9 | Wendy Phillips |  Northern Ireland | 3594 | ||||||
| 10 | Jennifer Swanston |  Barbados | 3517 | ||||||
| Glynis Saunders |  Australia | 14.45 | 11.34 | NM | DNS | – | DNF |