Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates23 July 1970
Medalists
gold medal Dave Travis   England
silver medal John McSorley   England
bronze medal John FitzSimons   England
Athletics at the 1970 British
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 mile walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's javelin throw event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 23 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]

Results

Final results
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dave Travis  England 79.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John McSorley  England 76.74
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John FitzSimons  England 73.20
4 Sig Koscik  Australia 73.12
5 Wilfred Mwalwanda  Malawi 71.72
6 David Birkmyre  Scotland 70.38
7 Kenneth Holmes  Wales 68.62
8 William Heikkila  Canada 66.60
9 Nigel Sherlock  Wales 66.24
10 Allah Dad  Pakistan 62.64
11 Roland Boulle  Mauritius 57.34
12 James Mwita Wanda  Tanzania 57.20
13 Barry Dodd Zambia 48.38

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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