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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's triple jump event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Keith Connor
 England
Ian Campbell
 Australia
Aston Moore
 England

Results

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Qualification

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Held on 11 August

Qualification: 15.50 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Ian Campbell  Australia 16.56 Q
Ken Lorraway  Australia 15.63 Q
14 Bogger Mushanga  Zambia 15.45
15 Ronald Chambers  Jamaica 15.44
James Malleh Wadda  Gambia NM
Suresh Babu  India DNS

Final

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Held on 12 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Keith Connor  England 17.21w
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ian Campbell  Australia 16.93w
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aston Moore  England 16.69
4 Ken Lorraway  Australia 16.27
5 Mike Nipinak  Canada 16.24
6 Phil Wood  New Zealand 16.05
7 Steve Hanna  Bahamas 15.97
8 David Johnson  England 15.84
9 John Phillips  Wales 15.59
10 Dave Watt  Canada 15.29
11 Gideon Cheruiyot  Kenya 15.28
12 Gerry Swan  Bermuda 15.06
13 Maxwell Peters  Antigua and Barbuda 15.06

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-26.