Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 24 November 1962 (1962-11-24)
Competitors 12 from 6 nations
Winning distance 256 ft 3 in (78.11 m) GR
Medalists
gold medal  Alf Mitchell   Australia
silver medal  Colin Smith   England
bronze medal  Nick Birks   Australia
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440 yd men
880 yd men women
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The men's javelin throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 24 November 1962.

The event was won by Australian Alf Mitchell with a throw of 256 ft 3 in (78.11 m), breaking his personal best by over a foot. Mitchell won by Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). ahead of the defending champion, Englishmen Colin Smith and fellow countryman Nick Birks who won the bronze medal. Mitchell throw also set a new Games record, eclipsing the mark that Smith had set in Cardiff four years earlier. The previous distance of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). was also bettered by Smith, Birks and Pakistan's Mohamad Nawaz who finished in fourth position.[1]

Records

World record  Carlo Lievore (ITA) 284 ft 7 in (86.74 m) Milan, Italy 1 June 1961 [2]
Games record  Colin Smith (ENG) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Cardiff, Wales 20 July 1958 [3]
Commonwealth record '

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st Alf Mitchell Australia 256 ft 3 in (78.11 m) GR
2nd Colin Smith England Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
3rd Nick Birks Australia Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
4 Mohamad Nawaz Pakistan 241 ft 8 in (73.66 m)
5 Reg Spiers Australia 228 ft 8 in (69.70 m)
6 William Liga Fiji 211 ft 5 in (64.44 m)
7 Dick Miller Northern Ireland Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
8 Ivaharia Oe Papua and New Guinea Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
9 John McSorley England Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
10 Joseph Hart Australia Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
11 George Heriot Papua and New Guinea Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Roy Hollingsworth England DNS

References

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