Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Women's long jump

Women's long jump at the Commonwealth Games

The women's long jump event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2][3]

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Yvette Williams	New Zealand	19 ft 4+5⁄8 in (5.91 m)	GR
	Judy Canty	Australia	18 ft 11+1⁄4 in (5.77 m)
	Ruth Dowman	New Zealand	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
4	Verna Johnston	Australia	18 ft 2+1⁄4 in (5.54 m)
5	Elaine Silburn	Canada	17 ft 6+3⁄4 in (5.35 m)
6	Edith Anderson	Scotland	17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
7	Rosella Thorne	Canada	17 ft 1+1⁄4 in (5.21 m)
8	Dorothy Tyler	England	16 ft 8+1⁄2 in (5.09 m)
9	Bertha Crowther	England	16 ft 3+3⁄4 in (4.97 m)
10	Jean Desforges	England	16 ft 3+1⁄2 in (4.97 m)
11	June Schoch	New Zealand	15 ft 3+3⁄4 in (4.67 m)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.