Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's pentathlon

The women's pentathlon event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 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.

RankAthleteNationality100m HSPHJLJ800mPointsNotes 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 Jill Ross 4205 Karen Page 4099 Ruth Howell 4022 Barbara Beable 3989 Julie White 3940 Wendy Phillips 3594 10 Jennifer Swanston 3517 Glynis Saunders 14.45 11.34

References

Final results (The Sydney Morning Herald) Final results (The Canberra Times) Australian results