Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 17 and 18 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 100 yards event.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Don Quarrie |
Lennox Miller |
Hasely Crawford |
Results
Heats
Held on 17 July
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +5.3 m/s, Heat 2: +9.8 m/s, Heat 3: +3.5 m/s, Heat 4: +5.8 m/s, Heat 5: +3.0 m/s, Heat 6: +6.0 m/s, Heat 7: +5.0 m/s, Heat 8: +4.3 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Eric Bigby | 10.29 | Q | |
2 | 1 | Hasely Crawford | 10.31 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Lennox Miller | 10.46 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Tony Powell | 10.62 | Q | |
5 | 1 | John Williams | 10.67 | ||
6 | 1 | Timon Oyebami | 10.77 | ||
7 | 1 | Muhammad Mohddin | 10.98 | ||
1 | 2 | Gary Eddy | 10.34 | Q | |
2 | 2 | Lynn Davies | 10.48 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Ian Turnbull | 10.65 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Abdulai Conteh | 10.69 | Q | |
5 | 2 | Iqbal Shinwari | 10.75 | ||
6 | 2 | Amos Omolo | 10.76 | ||
7 | 2 | Gaston Clarenc | 10.78 | ||
8 | 2 | Bernard Nottage | 10.79 | ||
1 | 3 | Don Quarrie | 10.43 | Q | |
2 | 3 | William Dralu | 10.57 | Q | |
3 | 3 | Ronald Jones | 10.62 | Q | |
4 | 3 | John Permal | 10.87 | Q | |
5 | 3 | Peter Mamba | 11.04 | ||
6 | 3 | Maurice Sweeney | 11.9 | ||
3 | Ian Gordon | DNS | |||
1 | 4 | Ian Green | 10.46 | Q | |
2 | 4 | Greg Lewis | 10.50 | Q | |
3 | 4 | Jessymon Wishkoti | 10.61 | Q | |
4 | 4 | Carl Archer | 10.64 | Q | |
5 | 4 | Kofi Okyir | 10.69 | ||
6 | 4 | Cuthbert Jacobs | 11.17 | ||
7 | 4 | Pierre Jallow | 11.19 | ||
1 | 5 | Errol Stewart | 10.45 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Benedict Majekodunmi | 10.55 | Q | |
3 | 5 | Brian Green | 10.62 | Q | |
4 | 5 | Saimoni Tamani | 10.69 | Q | |
5 | 5 | Canagasabai Kunalan | 10.71 | ||
6 | 5 | Obedi Mwanga | 10.92 | ||
7 | 5 | Vikimbi Radebe | 11.74 | ||
1 | 6 | Rocky Symonds | 10.25 | Q | |
2 | 6 | Don Halliday | 10.38 | Q[2] | |
3 | 6 | John Kilpatrick | 10.49 | Q[3] | |
4 | 6 | James Addy | 10.57 | Q | |
5 | 6 | Kevin Johnson | 10.59 | ||
6 | 6 | Hamadi Saidi | 11.13 | ||
7 | 6 | Dodou Joof | 11.61 | ||
1 | 7 | Kolawole Abdulai | 10.32 | Q | |
2 | 7 | Norman Chihota | 10.41 | Q | |
3 | 7 | John Harrison | 10.51 | Q | |
4 | 7 | Bohdan Domansky | 10.56 | Q | |
5 | 7 | Lloyd Giddings | 10.62 | ||
6 | 7 | Gerard Carson | 10.73 | ||
7 | 7 | Calvin Greenaway | 10.93 | ||
1 | 8 | George Daniels | 10.35 | Q | |
2 | 8 | Les Piggot | 10.43 | Q | |
3 | 8 | Melvin Wong Shing | 10.63 | Q | |
4 | 8 | John Oryem | 10.68 | Q | |
5 | 8 | Mike Sands | 10.73 | ||
6 | 8 | Yeo Kian-chye | 10.79 |
Quarterfinals
Held on 17 July
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +6.2 m/s, Heat 2: +3.4 m/s, Heat 3: +6.9 m/s, Heat 4: +5.9 m/s
Semifinals
Held on 18 July
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +2.3 m/s, Heat 2: +4.7 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Lennox Miller | 10.37 | Q | |
2 | 1 | Errol Stewart | 10.46 | Q | |
3 | 1 | George Daniels | 10.47 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Les Piggot | 10.60 | Q | |
5 | 1 | Greg Lewis | 10.62 | ||
6 | 1 | Benedict Majekodunmi | 10.65 | ||
7 | 1 | Brian Green | 10.69 | ||
8 | 1 | Jessymon Wishkoti | 10.81 | ||
1 | 2 | Don Quarrie | 10.29 | Q | |
2 | 2 | Hasely Crawford | 10.34 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Gary Eddy | 10.38 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Rocky Symonds | 10.39 | Q | |
5 | 2 | Ian Green | 10.43 | ||
6 | 2 | Kolawole Abdulai | 10.51 | ||
7 | 2 | Don Halliday | 10.52 | ||
8 | 2 | Norman Chihota | 10.68 |
Final
Held on 18 July
Wind: +3.6 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Don Quarrie | 10.24 | |||
7 | Lennox Miller | 10.32 | |||
5 | Hasely Crawford | 10.33 | |||
4 | 3 | Gary Eddy | 10.34 | ||
5 | 6 | George Daniels | 10.38 | ||
6 | 1 | Rocky Symonds | 10.42 | ||
7 | 8 | Errol Stewart | 10.50 | ||
8 | 2 | Les Piggot | 10.55 |
References
- "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- Don Halliday Power of 10 profile
- John Kilpatrick Power of 10 profile