Triple jump record leap
A 25-year-old student from Berkshire, Keith Connor, of England, won the gold medal in the triple jump with a Commonwealth Games record leap of 17.81 m. This also exceeded the Commonwealth record, but was ruled out because of wind assistance. His closest challenger was
Ken Lorraway, of Australia, who was a contender for the gold medal until the end of the final round. His best was 17.54 m, also better than the Games record. Bruno Pauletto, of Canada, won the men’s shot with a modest 19.55 m from Michael Winch, of England. A second Canadian, Luby Chambul,
was third. The disappointment of the contest was the withdrawal of the top-ranked shot putter, Bishop Dolegiewicz, of Canada, who had a 20.59 effort earlier this year. He injured a leg while competing in the discus the previous day and was a frustrated spectator on Saturday.
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