Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump

Women's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

The women's long jump event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on 22–24 March.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Bronwyn Thompson
 Australia
Kerrie Taurima
 Australia
Céline Laporte
 Seychelles

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 6.50 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 B Bronwyn Thompson  Australia 6.71 6.71 Q, SB
2 A Elva Goulbourne  Jamaica 6.55 6.55 Q
3 B Jade Johnson  England 6.52 6.52 Q, SB
4 B Kerrie Taurima  Australia 6.48 6.48 q
5 B Jacqueline Edwards  Bahamas x 6.42 x 6.42 q
6 A Anju Bobby George  India 6.38 6.38 6.41 6.41 q
7 A Tanika Liburd  Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.35 5.78 4.09 6.35 q
8 A Chantal Brunner  New Zealand x 6.33 x 6.33 q
9 A Lisa Morrison  Australia 6.04 6.31 6.14 6.31 q
10 B Esther Aghatise  Nigeria 6.24 x 6.30 6.30 q
11 B Gillian Cooke  Scotland 5.61 6.23 6.10 6.23 q
12 B Céline Laporte  Seychelles x x 6.21 6.21 q
13 B Shara Proctor  Anguilla 5.99 6.06 6.01 6.06
14 B Arantxa King  Bermuda 5.95 5.98 x 5.98
15 A Foujia Huda  Bangladesh 5.69 5.71 5.72 5.72
16 A Soko Salaniqiqi  Fiji x 5.61 4.81 5.61
17 A Rosina Amenebede  Ghana x x 5.21 5.21
A Tricia Flores  Belize DNS
A Chinedu Onikeku  Nigeria DNS
B Marion Bangura  Sierra Leone DNS

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bronwyn Thompson  Australia x 6.97 6.91 x 6.93 6.83 6.97
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kerrie Taurima  Australia 6.55 6.45 6.42 6.48 6.57 6.54 6.57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Céline Laporte  Seychelles 6.24 6.57 6.33 6.33 x x 6.57
4 Chantal Brunner  New Zealand 6.34 6.50 6.41 6.56 6.52 x 6.56
5 Jade Johnson  England 6.39 x 6.25 x 6.55 x 6.55
6 Anju Bobby George  India 6.39 6.49 6.54 6.35 x 6.53 6.54
7 Esther Aghatise  Nigeria x x 6.47 6.37 6.19 5.95 6.47
8 Jacqueline Edwards  Bahamas x x 6.46 6.29 x 6.37 6.46
9 Elva Goulbourne  Jamaica 6.34 5.63 5.81 6.34
10 Tanika Liburd  Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.27 6.10 6.11 6.27
11 Gillian Cooke  Scotland 5.98 x 6.14 6.14
12 Lisa Morrison  Australia 5.94 6.11 6.12 6.12

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