Malcolm Hahn

Malcolm Arthur Hahn (3 May 1931 – 2 April 2010)Sportzhib: Athletics Round Up, 15 April 2009 was a New Zealand athlete and javelin thrower.

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales he was the New Zealand flagbearer at the opening ceremony.New Zealand Olympic Committee: Carrying the Flag In the javelin competition he finished 13th with a throw of 204’ 9½” (62.42 m).

Hahn's best throw was . This was a New Zealand record at the time and the first throw by a New Zealander over .Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications.

Malcolm Arthur Hahn ( 1931 - 2010 ) was the great great grandson of Ludwig Johan Hahn (1820 - 1899) Born in Memel, Lithuania.

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