Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw
| Men's javelin throw at the 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
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Marius Corbett |  South Africa |
88.75 | CR |
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Steve Backley |  England |
87.38 | |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Silver lining as England team mount final push". Evening Standard. 21 Sep 1998. p. 317. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Backley spurred on by upset". Daily Echo. 22 Sep 1998. p. 37. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's javelin throw | |
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