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

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
	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

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.