Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |||
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Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
Field events | ||||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
The men's javelin throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2]
Results
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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James Achurch | Australia | 224 ft 9+1⁄2 in (68.52 m) | GR | |
Muhammad Nawaz | Pakistan | 223 ft 4+1⁄2 in (68.08 m) | ||
Jalal Khan | Pakistan | 221 ft 5+1⁄2 in (67.50 m) | ||
4 | Dennis Tucker | England | 216 ft 7 in (66.01 m) | |
5 | John Veitch | South Africa | 204 ft 6 in (62.33 m) | |
6 | Maboria Tesot | Kenya | 203 ft 0+1⁄2 in (61.89 m) | |
7 | Kevin Flanagan | Northern Ireland | 202 ft 4 in (61.67 m) | |
8 | Viliame Liga | Fiji | 199 ft 8 in (60.86 m) | |
9 | Semi Qio | Fiji | 194 ft 9 in (59.36 m) | |
10 | William Donawa | Trinidad and Tobago | 182 ft 1+1⁄2 in (55.51 m) | |
11 | John Roberts | Wales | 180 ft 7+1⁄2 in (55.05 m) | |
12 | Tito Ele | Fiji | 176 ft 8+1⁄2 in (53.86 m) | |
13 | Ian Hume | Canada | 174 ft 5 in (53.16 m) | |
14 | Ted Cadell | Canada | 158 ft 3+1⁄2 in (48.25 m) | |
John Pavelich | Canada | DNS | ||
Robert Johnson | Canada | DNS |