Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's javelin throw event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Phil Olsen  Canada 84.00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike O'Rourke  New Zealand 83.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Yates  England 78.58
4 Brian Roberts  England 75.10
5 David Ottley  England 74.28
6 Luc Lapierre  Canada 73.44
7 Manfred Rohkamper  Australia 71.74
8 John Mayaka  Kenya 70.00
9 Robert Moulder  Bermuda 69.64
10 John Corazza  Canada 69.14
11 Zakayo Malekwa  Tanzania 64.12
12 Andre Taylor  Turks and Caicos Islands 43.96

References

  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.