Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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.

Participating nations

 * 🇦🇬 (5)
 * 🇦🇺 (44)
 * (6)
 * (1)
 * (6)
 * British Honduras (1)
 * (19)
 * 🇨🇦 (78)
 * (2)
 * 🇨🇾 (1)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (87)
 * (10)
 * 🇬🇭 (16)
 * 🇬🇮 Gibraltar (3)
 * (2)
 * 🇬🇾 (3)
 * 🇮🇳 (9)
 * (6)
 * 🇯🇲 (20)
 * 🇯🇪 Jersey (1)
 * 🇰🇪 (45)
 * 🇱🇸 Lesotho (8)
 * (5)
 * (5)
 * 🇳🇿 (28)
 * (13)
 * Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (2)
 * 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia (6)
 * 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)
 * (25)
 * 🇸🇱 (3)
 * (1)
 * (1)
 * 🇸🇿 Swaziland (1)
 * (16)
 * (12)
 * 🇹🇨 (5)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (16)
 * 🇿🇲 Zambia (4)