Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2][3]

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Yvette Williams	New Zealand	19 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in (6.08 m)	GR
	Thelma Hopkins	Northern Ireland	19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
	Jean Desforges	England	19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
4	Rosella Thorne	Canada	17 ft 10 ^1⁄4 in (5.44 m)
5	Ann Johnson	England	17 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in (5.42 m)
6	Annabelle Murray	Canada	17 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (5.40 m)
7	Gwen Wallace	Australia	17 ft 4 ^3⁄4 in (5.30 m)
8	Margery Squires	Canada	17 ft 4 ^3⁄4 in (5.30 m)
9	Thelma Jones	Bermuda	17 ft 2 ^3⁄4 in (5.25 m)
10	Edna Maskell	Northern Rhodesia	16 ft 7 ^3⁄4 in (5.07 m)
11	Dorothy Tyler	England	16 ft 7 ^1⁄4 in (5.06 m)
12	Pearline Thornhill-Fisher	Northern Rhodesia	16 ft 4 ^1⁄4 in (4.98 m)
13	Betty Blackburn	New Zealand	16 ft 0 ^1⁄2 in (4.89 m)
14	Sainiana Sorowale	Fiji	15 ft 7 ^1⁄4 in (4.76 m)
	Marlene Middlemiss	Australia	DNS
	Heather Walker	Canada	DNS
	Patricia Devine	Scotland	DNS

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.