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. 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 89.48 89.48 GR Laslo Babits 84.88 Zakayo Malekwa 80.22 80.22 Phil Olsen 77.96 William Sang 77.64 Peter Yates 77.40 David Ottley 75.00 David Hookway 69.72 George Odera 65.56 10 Cornelius Kemboi 62.88 11 Ritchie Okesene 55.96 12 Jioji Tadulala 53.06 Justin Arop Withdrew injured

References

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