Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
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The men's long jump event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 19–20 September in Kuala Lumpur.
| Men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Peter Burge Australia |
Jai Taurima Australia |
Wendell Williams Trinidad and Tobago |
Results
Qualification
Qualification: 7.90 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Peter Burge | Australia | x | 8.05 | 8.05 | Q | |
| 2 | B | Jai Taurima | Australia | 7.80 | 7.80 | q | ||
| 3 | B | Chris Wright |  Bahamas | 7.74 | 7.76 | 7.76 | q | |
| 4 | A | Mark Anthony Awere |  Ghana | 7.65 | q | |||
| 5 | A | Wendell Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.64 | q | |||
| 6 | A | Shane Hair | Australia | 7.62 | q | |||
| 7 | A | Richard Duncan |  Canada | 7.62 | q | |||
| 8 | A | Keita Cline |  British Virgin Islands | 7.62 | q | |||
| 9 | B | Steve Phillips |  England | 7.38 | 7.60 | 7.60 | q | |
| 10 | A | Stephan Louw |  Namibia | 7.56 | q | |||
| 11 | A | Chris Davidson | England | 7.33 | 7.31 | 7.53 | 7.53 | q |
| 12 | B | Mohd Zaki Sadri |  Malaysia | 7.26 | 7.32 | 7.52 | 7.52 | q |
| 13 | B | Aaron Langdon |  New Zealand | 7.50 | ||||
| 14 | A | Danny Beauchamp |  Seychelles | 7.36 | ||||
| 15 | B | Remmy Limo |  Kenya | 7.30 | ||||
| 16 | B | Ralston Varlack | British Virgin Islands | 7.26 | ||||
| 17 | B | Brian Thomas | Canada | 7.25 | ||||
| 18 | B | Dwane Magloire |  Saint Lucia | 7.21 | SB | |||
| 19 | A | Chai Song Lip | Malaysia | 6.82 | ||||
| 20 | B | Joseph Rodan |  Fiji | 6.81 | ||||
| A | Gable Garenamotse |  Botswana | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Peter Burge | Australia | 8.22 | =GR |
 | Jai Taurima | Australia | 8.22 | =GR |
 | Wendell Williams | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.95 | |
| 4 | Shane Hair | Australia | 7.82 | |
| 5 | Mark Anthony Awere | Ghana | 7.73 | |
| 6 | Chris Wright | Bahamas | 7.70 | |
| 7 | Steve Phillips | England | 7.64 | |
| 8 | Chris Davidson | England | 7.62 | |
| 9 | Stephan Louw | Namibia | 7.46 | |
| 10 | Mohd Zaki Sadri | Malaysia | 7.23 | |
| 11 | Richard Duncan | Canada | 7.19 | |
| 12 | Keita Cline | British Virgin Islands | 7.10 |