Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Steve Backley	England	86.81	84.94	x	–	–	–	86.81
	Scott Russell	Canada	78.98	75.49	x	72.20	75.92	x	78.98
	Nick Nieland	England	71.80	71.72	73.15	74.54	78.63	x	78.63
4	William Hamlyn-Harris	Australia	77.31	72.10	x	70.31	78.63	75.11	77.31
5	Andrew Currey	Australia	74.88	73.07	76.81	74.60	76.98	x	76.98
6	Mark Roberson	England	74.52	73.82	72.61	x	x	73.81	74.52
7	Michael Allen	Northern Ireland	x	64.63	67.07	65.58	x	x	67.07
8	James Goulding	Fiji	x	64.43	x	64.24	x	63.18	64.43
9	Elvis Smith	Turks and Caicos Islands	32.03	42.87	x				42.87
10	Nigel Faleuka	Niue	x	42.73	36.62				42.73
	Mathew Faleuka	Niue							DNS

References

• Official results
• Results at BBC