The men's javelin throw event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Results Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Phil Olsen 84.00 Mike O'Rourke 83.18 Peter Yates 78.58 Brian Roberts 75.10 David Ottley 74.28 Luc Lapierre 73.44 Manfred Rohkamper 71.74 John Mayaka 70.00 Robert Moulder 69.64 10 John Corazza 69.14 11 Zakayo Malekwa 64.12 12 Andre Taylor 43.96

References

Final results (The Canberra Times)