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Women's javelin throw at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Independence Park, Kingston
Dates	August 11, 1966
Medalists
Margaret Parker    Australia   Anna Bocson    Australia   Jay Dahlgren    Canada
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Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men	women
880 yd	men	women
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
80 m hurdles		women
120 yd hurdles	men
440 yd hurdles	men
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 110 yd relay	men	women
4 × 440 yd relay	men
Road events
Marathon	men
20 miles walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Decathlon	men
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The women's javelin throw event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

Results

Final results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
	Margaret Parker	Australia	168 ft 7 in (51.39 m)
	Anna Bocson	Australia	156 ft 10 in (47.81 m)
	Jay Dahlgren	Canada	156 ft 5 in (47.68 m)
4	Jean Blake	Jamaica	149 ft 7 in (45.60 m)
5	Christa Leipert	Canada	145 ft 10 in (44.46 m)
6	Sue Platt	England	138 ft 8 in (42.27 m)
7	Eileen Sutherland	Jamaica	134 ft 11 in (41.13 m)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. "Final results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

• Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• Javelin throw at the Commonwealth Games