At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 38 events were contested, 23 for men and 15 for women.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
- (5)
- (44)
- (6)
- (1)
- (6)
- (1)
- (19)
- (78)
- (2)
- (1)
- (87)
- (10)
- (16)
- (3)
- (2)
- (3)
- (9)
- (6)
- (20)
- (1)
- (45)
- (8)
- (5)
- (5)
- (28)
- (13)
- (2)
- (6)
- (4)
- (25)
- (3)
- (1)
- (1)
- (1)
- (16)
- (12)
- (5)
- (16)
- (4)
References