finish (→ no ranking) Men's High Jump Geoff Parsons Qualification — 2.21 m (→ did not advance) Mark Naylor Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance) Men's triple jump Keith Connor Final — 16.87 m (→ Bronze Medal) Eric McCalla Final — 16.66 m (→ 8th place) Men's Javelin Throw David Ottley Qualification — 85.68 m Final — 85.74 m (→ Silver Medal) Roald Bradstock Qualification — 83.06 m Final — 81.22 m (→ 7th place) Men's Hammer Throw Robert Weir Qualification — 73.04 m Final — 72.62 m (→ 8th place) Martin Girvan Qualification — 72.66 m Final — 72.32 m (→ 9th place) Matthew Mileham Qualification — 71.80 m Final — no mark (→ no ranking) Men's Pole Vault Jeff Gutteridge Qualifying Round — 5.30 m Final — 5.10 m (→ 11th place) Keith Stock Qualifying Round — 5.20 m (→ did not advance) Men's Decathlon Daley Thompson Final Result — 8797 points (→ Gold Medal) Brad McStravick Final Result — 7890 points (→ 11th place) Colin Boreham Final Result — 7485 points (→ 20th place) Men's 20 km Walk Philip Vesty Final — 1:27:28 (→ 13th place) Ian McCombie Final — 1:28:53 (→ 19th place) Steve Barry Final — 1:30:46 (→ 24th place) Men's 50 km Walk Chris Maddocks Final — 4:26:33 (→ 16th place) Women's Competition Women's 1,500 metres Christine Benning Heat — 4:10.48 Final — 4:04.70 (→ 5th place) Christina Boxer Heat — 4:07.40 Final — 4:05.53 (→ 6th place) Lynne MacDougall Heat — 4:09.08 Final — 4:10.58 (→ 11th place) Women's 3,000 metres Wendy Sly Heat — 8:58.66 Final — 8:39.47 (→ Silver Medal) Zola Budd Heat — 8:44.62 Final — 8:48.80 (→ 7th place) Jane Furniss Heat — 8:44.62 (→ did not advance) Women's Marathon Priscilla Welch Final — 2:28:54 (→ 6th place) Joyce Smith Final — 2:32:48 (→ 11th place) Sarah Rowell Final — 2:34:08 (→ 14th place) Women's 400 m Hurdles Susan Morley Heat — 58.71 Semifinal — 56.67 (→ did not advance) Gladys Taylor Heat — 57.64 Semifinal — 56.72 (→ did not advance) Women's High Jump Diana Elliott Qualification — 1.90 m Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place) Judy Simpson Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance, 19th place) Women's Long Jump Sue Hearnshaw Qualification — 6.64 m Final — 6.80 m (→ Bronze Medal) Women's Discus Throw Meg Ritchie Qualification — 56.00 m Final —