Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

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

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Mike O'Rourke	New Zealand					89.48		89.48	GR
	Laslo Babits	Canada							84.88
	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

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

• Results (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Results (The Canberra Times)
• Australian results