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Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's long jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harold Brown  Canada 24 ft 4+34 in (7.44 m) GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jim Panton  Canada 23 ft 9+12 in (7.25 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Basil Dickinson  Australia 23 ft 5+58 in (7.15 m)
4 Harry Gould  Australia 23 ft 4+12 in (7.12 m)
5 Jack Metcalfe  Australia 23 ft 2+34 in (7.08 m)
6 Walter Tambimuttu  British Ceylon 22 ft 9+34 in (6.95 m)
7 Ray Graf  Australia 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
8 Harry Lister  England 22 ft 5+12 in (6.85 m)
9 Wallace Brown  Canada 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
10 Sandy Duncan  England 21 ft 8+12 in (6.62 m)
Albert Shillington  Northern Ireland DNS
Tracket Ashmead  Trinidad and Tobago DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.