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Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men
880 yd	men
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
80 m hurdles		women
120 yd hurdles	men
220 yd hurdles (invitation)	men
440 yd hurdles	men
4 × 110 yd relay	men
110–220–110 yd relay		women
220–110–220–110 yd relay		women
4 × 440 yd relay	men
2 miles walk (invitation)	men
Road events
Marathon	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men
Discus throw	men
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
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The men's javelin throw event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Jim Courtright	Canada	206 ft 0+1⁄4 in (62.80 m)
	Stan Lay	New Zealand	204 ft 1+1⁄4 in (62.21 m)
	Jack Metcalfe	Australia	182 ft 2+1⁄4 in (55.53 m)
4	Harold Brown	Canada	174 ft 10+1⁄2 in (53.30 m)
5	James Barlow	Australia	169 ft 0+1⁄4 in (51.52 m)
6	David Goode	Australia	165 ft 1 in (50.32 m)
7	Bert Sheiles	Australia	163 ft 10+1⁄2 in (49.95 m)
8	John Clarke	Northern Ireland	162 ft 10+3⁄4 in (49.65 m)
	Eric Coy	Canada	DNS

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

• Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
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