Malcolm Arthur HahnQSM (3 May 1931 – 2 April 2010)[1] was a New Zealand athlete andjavelin thrower.
At the1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games inCardiff,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]
Malcolm Arthur Hahn ( 1931 - 2010 ) was the great great grandson of Ludwig Johan Hahn (1820 - 1899) Born in Memel, Lithuania.
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