- Malcolm Hahn
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Malcolm Hahn QSM (c. 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
- ^ Sportzhib: Athletics Round Up, 15 April 2009
- ^ New Zealand Olympic Committee: Carrying the Flag
- ^ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
Categories:- New Zealand athletes
- New Zealand javelin throwers
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 2010 deaths
- Year of birth uncertain
- New Zealand athletics biography stubs
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