Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2]

Results[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Les Mills  New Zealand 184 ft 4 in (56.19 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Puce  Canada 183 ft 6 in (55.94 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robin Tait  New Zealand 180 ft 6 in (55.02 m)
4 Dave Steen  Canada 177 ft 11 in (54.24 m)
5 Roy Hollingsworth  Trinidad and Tobago 176 ft 11 in (53.93 m)
6 Mike Lindsay  Scotland 165 ft 1 in (50.32 m)
7 Ainsley Roost  Canada 163 ft 1 in (49.72 m)
8 Praveen Kumar  India 160 ft 8 in (48.98 m)
9 Bill Tancred  England 160 ft 4 in (48.88 m)
10 Patrick Anukwa  Nigeria 155 ft 10 in (47.51 m)
11 Phillip Otieno  Kenya 149 ft 7 in (45.60 m)
12 Muhammad Ayub  Pakistan 149 ft 1 in (45.45 m)
13 Winston Burt  Jamaica 146 ft 8 in (44.71 m)
14 Zenon Andrusyshyn  Canada 144 ft 7 in (44.08 m)
15 Cecil Hylton  Jamaica 144 ft 6 in (44.05 m)
Clive Longe  Wales DNS

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.