Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

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.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Marius Corbett 88.75 CR Steve Backley 87.38 Mick Hill 83.80 Mark Roberson 80.98 Andrew Currey 80.05 Diggory Brooke 75.55 James Goulding 73.68 Nigel Bevan 73.06 Erin Bevans 72.37 10 Adrian Hatcher 68.99 11 Yazid Imran 62.49 Paul Langat

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