Michael G. "Mike" Mahovlich (born August 27, 1960 in

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) is a retired male

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er from

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, who won a total number of two national titles (1988 and 1989) during his career. He competed at the 1987 World Championships and the

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, but did not reach the final. Mahovlich set his personal best on April 26, 1986 throwing 79.04 metres.

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* * * * * 1960 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from British Columbia Canadian male javelin throwers Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Olympic track and field athletes for Canada World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Burnaby Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub