Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's pentathlon
Women's pentathlon event at Commonwealth Games
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The women's pentathlon event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] This was the last time that this event was contested at the Commonwealth Games, four years later being replaced by the heptathlon.
Results
The best mark for each event is highlighted. All five events were won by the gold medallist which as of 2024 is the only time this has happened in a women's pentathlon at a major championships.
The winning margin was 546 points which smashed the previous record of 111 points set in Edinburgh eight years earlier.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 800m | Points | Notes |
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![]() | Diane Jones-Konihowski | ![]() | 13.85 | 14.87 | 1.88 | 6.41 | 2:12.1 | 4768 | GR |
![]() | Sue Mapstone | ![]() | 14.17 | 11.32 | 1.75 | 6.06 | 2:19.3 | 4222 | |
![]() | Yvette Wray | ![]() | 14.16 | 12.15 | 1.64 | 6.04 | 2:15.6 | 4211 | |
4 | Jill Ross | ![]() | 4205 | ||||||
5 | Karen Page | ![]() | 4099 | ||||||
6 | Ruth Howell | ![]() | 4022 | ||||||
7 | Barbara Beable | ![]() | 3989 | ||||||
8 | Julie White | ![]() | 3940 | ||||||
9 | Wendy Phillips | ![]() | 3594 | ||||||
10 | Jennifer Swanston | ![]() | 3517 | ||||||
Glynis Saunders | ![]() | 14.45 | 11.34 | NM | DNS | – | DNF |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- Final results (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Final results (The Canberra Times)
- Australian results