Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
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 relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
30 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's javelin throw event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tessa Sanderson  England 61.34 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alison Hayward  Canada 54.52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Laurie Kern  Canada 53.60
4 Eunice Nekesa  Kenya 51.46
5 Margaret Phillpot  Australia 50.08
6 Fatima Whitbread  England 49.16
7 Shara Spragg  England 49.02
8 Diane Williams  Scotland 46.02
9 Bev Francis  Australia 45.52
10 Jacqueline Zaslona  Wales 41.08
11 Sonia Smith  Bermuda 39.34
12 Elizabeth Twyford Saint Lucia 29.62
Jeanette Kieboom  Australia NM

References

  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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