Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2]

Results

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Les Mills Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 184 ft 4 in (56.19 m)
Silver medal icon.svg George Puce Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 183 ft 6 in (55.94 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Robin Tait Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 180 ft 6 in (55.02 m)
4 Dave Steen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 177 ft 11 in (54.24 m)
5 Roy Hollingsworth Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 176 ft 11 in (53.93 m)
6 Mike Lindsay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 165 ft 1 in (50.32 m)
7 Ainsley Roost Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 163 ft 1 in (49.72 m)
8 Praveen Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 160 ft 8 in (48.98 m)
9 Bill Tancred Flag of England.svg  England 160 ft 4 in (48.88 m)
10 Patrick Anukwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 155 ft 10 in (47.51 m)
11 Phillip Otieno Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 149 ft 7 in (45.60 m)
12 Muhammad Ayub Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 149 ft 1 in (45.45 m)
13 Winston Burt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 146 ft 8 in (44.71 m)
14 Zenon Andrusyshyn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 144 ft 7 in (44.08 m)
15 Cecil Hylton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 144 ft 6 in (44.05 m)
Clive Longe Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNS

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References

  1. ↑ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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