Career
Commons was ranked sixth in the world by the magazine Track & Field News in 1975.
Commons was ranked sixth in the world by the magazine Track & Field News in 1975.
Commons won silver medals in the 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games during his career. A four-time national champion in the men"s long jump (1973–1976), he held the Australian Residential Long Jump Record of 8.08 metres. He won the Pacific Conference Games in 1977 and was second in the event in 1973. He received the Athlete of the Year award from the Athletics International organisation for the 1974-1975 season. As a young athlete, Commons was the Australian Junior Champion (under 19 years of age) in the triple jump for three consecutive years (1967-1969).
