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

Women's long jump at the Commonwealth Games

The women's long jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Decima Norman	Australia	19 ft 0+1⁄4 in (5.80 m)	GR
	Ethel Raby	England	18 ft 6+3⁄4 in (5.66 m)
	Thelma Peake	Australia	18 ft 2+5⁄8 in (5.55 m)
4	Evelyn Goshawk	Canada	17 ft 7+7⁄8 in (5.38 m)
5	Mary Holloway	England	17 ft 1+3⁄4 in (5.23 m)
6	Doris Strachan	New Zealand	17 ft 0+3⁄4 in (5.20 m)
7	Dora Gardner	England	16 ft 10+1⁄4 in (5.14 m)
8	Thelma Norris	Canada	16 ft 9+1⁄2 in (5.12 m)
9	Isabel Miller	Canada	16 ft 0+1⁄4 in (4.88 m)
10	Enid Evans	Australia	15 ft 10+1⁄4 in (4.83 m)
11	Yvonne Dingley	Canada	15 ft 0+1⁄2 in (4.58 m)
12	Nell Gould	Australia	14 ft 9+1⁄2 in (4.51 m)