Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Phil Olsen	Canada	84.00
	Mike O'Rourke	New Zealand	83.18
	Peter Yates	England	78.58
4	Brian Roberts	England	75.10
5	David Ottley	England	74.28
6	Luc Lapierre	Canada	73.44
7	Manfred Rohkamper	Australia	71.74
8	John Mayaka	Kenya	70.00
9	Robert Moulder	Bermuda	69.64
10	John Corazza	Canada	69.14
11	Zakayo Malekwa	Tanzania	64.12
12	Andre Taylor	Turks and Caicos Islands	43.96

References

• Final results (The Canberra Times)