Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

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The men's javelin throw event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 23 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1]

Results

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Dave Travis Flag of England.svg  England 79.50
Silver medal icon.svg John McSorley Flag of England.svg  England 76.74
Bronze medal icon.svg John FitzSimons Flag of England.svg  England 73.20
4 Sig Koscik Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 73.12
5 Wilfred Mwalwanda Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 71.72
6 David Birkmyre Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 70.38
7 Kenneth Holmes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 68.62
8 William Heikkila Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 66.60
9 Nigel Sherlock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 66.24
10 Allah Dad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 62.64
11 Roland Boulle Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 57.34
12 James Mwita Wanda Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 57.20
13 Barry Dodd Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 48.38

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References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.