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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.

Men's 100 metres
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium
Dates17-18 July
Competitors56 from 24 nations
Winning time10.24
Medalists
gold medal Don Quarrie   Jamaica
silver medal Lennox Miller   Jamaica
bronze medal Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago
← 1966
1974 →

Results edit

Heats edit

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   Australia 10.29 Q
2 1 Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago 10.31 Q
3 1 Lennox Miller   Jamaica 10.46 Q
4 1 Tony Powell   Canada 10.62 Q
5 1 John Williams   Wales 10.67
6 1 Timon Oyebami   Nigeria 10.77
7 1 Muhammad Mohddin   Pakistan 10.98
1 2 Gary Eddy   Australia 10.34 Q
2 2 Lynn Davies   Wales 10.48 Q
3 2 Ian Turnbull   Scotland 10.65 Q
4 2 Abdulai Conteh   Sierra Leone 10.69 Q
5 2 Iqbal Shinwari   Pakistan 10.75
6 2 Amos Omolo   Uganda 10.76
7 2 Gaston Clarenc   Mauritius 10.78
8 2 Bernard Nottage   Bahamas 10.79
1 3 Don Quarrie   Jamaica 10.43 Q
2 3 William Dralu   Uganda 10.57 Q
3 3 Ronald Jones   Wales 10.62 Q
4 3 John Permal   Pakistan 10.87 Q
5 3 Peter Mamba   Swaziland 11.04
6 3 Maurice Sweeney   Antigua and Barbuda 11.9
3 Ian Gordon   Canada DNS
1 4 Ian Green   England 10.46 Q
2 4 Greg Lewis   Australia 10.50 Q
3 4 Jessymon Wishkoti   Zambia 10.61 Q
4 4 Carl Archer   Trinidad and Tobago 10.64 Q
5 4 Kofi Okyir   Ghana 10.69
6 4 Cuthbert Jacobs   Antigua and Barbuda 11.17
7 4 Pierre Jallow   Gambia 11.19
1 5 Errol Stewart   Jamaica 10.45 Q
2 5 Benedict Majekodunmi   Nigeria 10.55 Q
3 5 Brian Green   England 10.62 Q
4 5 Saimoni Tamani   Fiji 10.69 Q
5 5 Canagasabai Kunalan   Singapore 10.71
6 5 Obedi Mwanga   Tanzania 10.92
7 5 Vikimbi Radebe   Swaziland 11.74
1 6 Rocky Symonds   Bermuda 10.25 Q
2 6 Don Halliday   Scotland 10.38 Q[2]
3 6 John Kilpatrick   Northern Ireland 10.49 Q[3]
4 6 James Addy   Ghana 10.57 Q
5 6 Kevin Johnson   Bahamas 10.59
6 6 Hamadi Saidi   Tanzania 11.13
7 6 Dodou Joof   Gambia 11.61
1 7 Kolawole Abdulai   Nigeria 10.32 Q
2 7 Norman Chihota   Tanzania 10.41 Q
3 7 John Harrison   England 10.51 Q
4 7 Bohdan Domansky   Canada 10.56 Q
5 7 Lloyd Giddings   Guyana 10.62
6 7 Gerard Carson   Northern Ireland 10.73
7 7 Calvin Greenaway   Antigua and Barbuda 10.93
1 8 George Daniels   Ghana 10.35 Q
2 8 Les Piggot   Scotland 10.43 Q
3 8 Melvin Wong Shing   Trinidad and Tobago 10.63 Q
4 8 John Oryem   Uganda 10.68 Q
5 8 Mike Sands   Bahamas 10.73
6 8 Yeo Kian-chye   Singapore 10.79

Quarterfinals edit

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
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Errol Stewart   Jamaica 10.30 Q
2 1 Brian Green   England 10.44 Q
3 1 Les Piggot   Scotland 10.47 Q
4 1 Jessymon Wishkoti   Zambia 10.50 Q
5 1 Tony Powell   Canada 10.65
6 1 Lynn Davies   Wales 10.66
7 1 John Oryem   Uganda 10.72
8 1 Eric Bigby   Australia 10.85
1 2 Don Quarrie   Jamaica 10.29 Q
2 2 Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago 10.31 Q
3 2 Rocky Symonds   Bermuda 10.34 Q
4 2 Norman Chihota   Tanzania 10.41 Q
5 2 John Harrison   England 10.65
6 2 Bohdan Domansky   Canada 10.67
7 2 Abdulai Conteh   Sierra Leone 10.77
8 2 Ian Turnbull   Scotland 10.82
1 3 Gary Eddy   Australia 10.25 Q
2 3 Benedict Majekodunmi   Nigeria 10.33 Q
3 3 Don Halliday   Scotland 10.38 Q
4 3 Ian Green   England 10.38 Q
5 3 John Kilpatrick   Northern Ireland 10.53
6 3 James Addy   Ghana 10.55
7 3 William Dralu   Uganda 10.56
8 3 Melvin Wong Shing   Trinidad and Tobago 10.65
1 4 Lennox Miller   Jamaica 10.27 Q
2 4 Greg Lewis   Australia 10.39 Q
3 4 George Daniels   Ghana 10.39 Q
4 4 Kolawole Abdulai   Nigeria 10.42 Q
5 4 Saimoni Tamani   Fiji 10.55
6 4 Ronald Jones   Wales 10.56
7 4 Carl Archer   Trinidad and Tobago 10.69
8 4 John Permal   Pakistan 10.74

Semifinals edit

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   Jamaica 10.37 Q
2 1 Errol Stewart   Jamaica 10.46 Q
3 1 George Daniels   Ghana 10.47 Q
4 1 Les Piggot   Scotland 10.60 Q
5 1 Greg Lewis   Australia 10.62
6 1 Benedict Majekodunmi   Nigeria 10.65
7 1 Brian Green   England 10.69
8 1 Jessymon Wishkoti   Zambia 10.81
1 2 Don Quarrie   Jamaica 10.29 Q
2 2 Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago 10.34 Q
3 2 Gary Eddy   Australia 10.38 Q
4 2 Rocky Symonds   Bermuda 10.39 Q
5 2 Ian Green   England 10.43
6 2 Kolawole Abdulai   Nigeria 10.51
7 2 Don Halliday   Scotland 10.52
8 2 Norman Chihota   Tanzania 10.68

Final edit

Held on 18 July

Wind: +3.6 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Don Quarrie   Jamaica 10.24
  7 Lennox Miller   Jamaica 10.32
  5 Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago 10.33
4 3 Gary Eddy   Australia 10.34
5 6 George Daniels   Ghana 10.38
6 1 Rocky Symonds   Bermuda 10.42
7 8 Errol Stewart   Jamaica 10.50
8 2 Les Piggot   Scotland 10.55

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ Don Halliday Power of 10 profile
  3. ^ John Kilpatrick Power of 10 profile
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