Malcolm Hahn

Malcolm Arthur Hahn QSM (3 May 1931 – 2 April 2010)[1] was a New Zealand athlete and javelin thrower.

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales he was the New Zealand flagbearer at the opening ceremony.[2] In the javelin competition he finished 13th with a throw of 204’ 9½” (62.42 m).

Hahn's best throw was 71.52 metres (234 ft 8 in). This was a New Zealand record at the time and the first throw by a New Zealander over 70 metres (229 ft 8 in).[3]

References
  1. Sportzhib: Athletics Round Up, 15 April 2009 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. New Zealand Olympic Committee: Carrying the Flag
  3. Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2


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