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.

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)