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Athletics at the 1982 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 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.[1] It was the last time that the old model javelin was used at the Games.

Results

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mike O'Rourke  New Zealand 89.48 89.48 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Laslo Babits  Canada 84.88
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zakayo Malekwa  Tanzania 80.22 80.22
4 Phil Olsen  Canada 77.96
5 William Sang  Kenya 77.64
6 Peter Yates  England 77.40
7 David Ottley  England 75.00
8 David Hookway  New Zealand 69.72
9 George Odera  Kenya 65.56
10 Cornelius Kemboi  Kenya 62.88
11 Ritchie Okesene  Western Samoa 55.96
12 Jioji Tadulala  Fiji 53.06
Justin Arop  Uganda NM [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ Withdrew injured