Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Men's hammer throw at the Commonwealth Games

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Peter Farmer	Australia	71.10
	Scott Neilson	Canada	69.92
	Chris Black	Scotland	68.14
4	Derek Dickenson	England	66.42
5	James Whitehead	England	65.48
6	Ian Chipchase	England	64.80
7	Martin Girvan	Northern Ireland	60.86
8	Agostino Puopolo	Australia	59.74
9	Absalom Simiti	Kenya	43.38
	Harold Willers	Canada	NM

References

• Final results (The Canberra Times)