Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

The Men's javelin throw at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

as part of the athletics programme

Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14...

was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday 12 October 2010.

Records

World Record Men's javelin world record progression The first world record in the men's javelin throw was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.As of June 21, 2009, 46 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event...	98.48	Jan Železný Jan Železný Jan Železný is a Czech javelin thrower, world and Olympic champion and world record holder in javelin throw...	CZE Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	Jena Jena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	25 May 1996
Games Record	89.48	Mike O'Rourke Michael O'Rourke Michael David O'Rourke Michael ("Mike") David O'Rourke Michael ("Mike") David O'Rourke (born 25 August 1955 in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia, is a retired javelin thrower. He represented New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He is an eight-time national champion...	NZL New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	1982

Results

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
	79.11	80.12	81.71	x	x	–	81.71
	70.64	76.93	73.39	73.79	x	78.15	78.15
	71.80	x	x	x	74.29	x	74.29
4	73.72	x	70.34	69.25	70.70	65.83	73.72
5	72.56	71.90	x	x	71.91	68.48	72.56
6	66.55	x	72.04	x	x	x	72.04
7	x	69.60	x	69.03	67.80	x	69.60
8	68.68	66.70	68.57	68.84	68.33	66.84	68.84

9	67.06	65.19	x				67.06
10	63.10	54.81	60.95				63.10
–								DNS

External links

2010 Commonwealth Games - Athletics

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