Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1954 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) James Achurch  Australia 224 ft 9+1⁄2 in (68.52 m) GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Muhammad Nawaz  Pakistan 223 ft 4+1⁄2 in (68.08 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.