Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's javelin throw event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 21 September in Kuala Lumpur.

Steve Backley failed to win a third Commonwealth Games title, losing to Marius Corbett who also broke Backley's Games record. Backley said he would use this loss as motivation for the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. [1] [2]

Results

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RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Marius Corbett Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 88.75 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Steve Backley Flag of England.svg  England 87.38
Bronze medal icon.svg Mick Hill Flag of England.svg  England 83.80
4 Mark Roberson Flag of England.svg  England 80.98
5 Andrew Currey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 80.05
6 Diggory Brooke Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 75.55
7 James Goulding Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 73.68
8 Nigel Bevan Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 73.06
9 Erin Bevans Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 72.37
10 Adrian Hatcher Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 68.99
11 Yazid Imran Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 62.49
Paul Langat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya NM

References

  1. "Silver lining as England team mount final push". Evening Standard. 21 Sep 1998. p. 317. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. "Backley spurred on by upset". Daily Echo. 22 Sep 1998. p. 37. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. "Results". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-15.