Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates	25 July 1970
Medalists
gold medal  Petra Rivers   File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia silver medal  Anne Farquhar   File:Flag of England.svg England bronze medal  Jay Dahlgren   File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

The women's javelin throw event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Results

Final result

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Petra Rivers	Australia	52.00
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Anne Farquhar	England	50.82
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Jay Dahlgren	Canada	49.54
4	Angela King	England	48.00
5	Averil Williams	Wales	47.70
6	Carol Martin	Canada	44.56
7	Constance Rwabiryagye	Uganda	42.02
8	Sally-Ann Mene	New Zealand	39.94
	Gay Porter	Northern Ireland	DNS

References

• Results (p10)