title: Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
text: # Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
  
  The men's long jump event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alan Lerwill England | Chris Commons Australia | Joshua Owusu Ghana |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  Held on 27 January.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Bruce Field | Australia | 7.73 |
  | | Chris Commons | Australia | 7.65 |
  | | Tony Moore | Fiji | 7.65 |
  | | Murray Tolbert | Australia | 7.46 |
  | 13 | Johnson Mogusu | Kenya | 7.15 |
  | 14 | Yesaya Mhango | Malawi | 7.13 |
  | 15 | Charles Lupiya | Zambia | 7.12 |
  | 16 | Alfred Ogunfeyimi | Nigeria | 7.10 |
  | 17 | William Clark | Scotland | 7.07 |
  | 18 | Sakaraia Tuva | Fiji | 5.97 |
  | | Kenneth Atkins | Scotland | NM |
  | | Johnson Amoah | Ghana | DNS |
  
  ### Final
  
  Held on 29 January.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alan Lerwill | England | 7.94 |
  | | Chris Commons | Australia | 7.92 |
  | | Joshua Owusu | Ghana | 7.75 |
  | 4 | Kingsley Adams | Ghana | 7.68 |
  | 5 | Bruce Field | Australia | 7.63 |
  | 6 | John Okoro | Nigeria | 7.58 |
  | 7 | Fidelis Ndyabagye | Uganda | 7.50 |
  | 8 | Murray Tolbert | Australia | 7.42 |
  | 9 | Tuariki Delamere | New Zealand | 7.31 |
  | 10 | Kerry Hill | New Zealand | 7.18 |
  | 11 | William Kirkpatrick | Northern Ireland | 6.90 |
  | | Tony Moore | Fiji | NM |
  