Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
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The men's javelin throw event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 21 September in Kuala Lumpur.

Steve Backley failed to win a third Commonwealth Games title, losing to Marius Corbett who also broke Backley's Games record. Backley said he would use this loss as motivation for the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.[1][2]

Results

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marius Corbett  South Africa 88.75 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Steve Backley  England 87.38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mick Hill  England 83.80
4 Mark Roberson  England 80.98
5 Andrew Currey  Australia 80.05
6 Diggory Brooke  New Zealand 75.55
7 James Goulding  Fiji 73.68
8 Nigel Bevan  Wales 73.06
9 Erin Bevans  Canada 72.37
10 Adrian Hatcher  Australia 68.99
11 Yazid Imran  Malaysia 62.49
Paul Langat  Kenya NM

References

  1. ^ "Silver lining as England team mount final push". Evening Standard. 21 Sep 1998. p. 317. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Backley spurred on by upset". Daily Echo. 22 Sep 1998. p. 37. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
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