Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 February at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Steve Backley	England	84.90	80.70	80.80	81.32	x	86.02	86.02	GR
	Mick Hill	England	81.32	x	81.46	81.98	80.80	83.32	83.32
	Gavin Lovegrove	New Zealand							81.66
4	Nigel Bevan	Wales	70.42						79.70
5	Mike O'Rourke	New Zealand	x	70.68					79.00
6	Mark Roberson	England							75.38
7	John Stapylton-Smith	New Zealand							72.80
8	Justin Arop	Uganda							70.74
9	Steve Feraday	Canada							68.20
10	Mike Mahovlich	Canada							67.80
11	Murray Keen	Australia							65.64
12	Christakis Telonis	Cyprus							62.36
13	Jeffrey Dambe	Botswana							49.78