Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia on 3-4 October 1982.[1]

Men's 100 metres
at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
VenueQE II Stadium
Dates3-4 October
Competitors44 from 22 nations
Winning time10.02
Medalists
gold medal    Scotland
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    Scotland
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The winning margin was 0.03 seconds, matching the winning margins from Cardiff in 1958 and Kingston in 1966. As of 2024, these finals are the closest men's 100 metres finals at these games.

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.

Wind:

  • Heat 1: +1.9 m/s
  • Heat 2: -1.3 m/s
  • Heat 3: -1.6 m/s
  • Heat 4: 0.0 m/s
  • Heat 5: 0.0 m/s
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Desai Williams   Canada 10.30 Q
2 5 Ernest Obeng   Ghana 10.43 Q
3 5 Ben Johnson   Canada 10.45 Q
4 3 Allan Wells   Scotland 10.49 Q
5 1 Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago 10.50 Q
6 1 Cameron Sharp   Scotland 10.54 Q
7 1 Iziaq Adeyanju   Nigeria 10.55 Q
8 2 Tony Sharpe   Canada 10.57 Q
8 4 Ikpoto Eseme   Nigeria 10.57 Q
10 3 Paul Narracott   Australia 10.58 Q
11 1 Christopher Madzokere   Zimbabwe 10.59 Q
11 4 Don Quarrie   Jamaica 10.59 Q
13 2 Drew McMaster   Scotland 10.62 Q
13 2 Gerrard Keating   Australia 10.62 Q
13 4 Mike McFarlane   England 10.62 Q
16 3 Samson Oyeledun   Nigeria 10.64 Q
17 1 Omar Fye   Gambia 10.67 Q
18 3 Harry King   England 10.69 Q
18 5 Jim Evans   England 10.69 Q
20 2 Christopher Brathwaite   Trinidad and Tobago 10.71 Q
20 5 Peter Gandy   Australia 10.71 Q
22 1 Peni Bati   Fiji 10.75 Q
23 1 Joseph Leota   Western Samoa 10.85 q
24 4 Banana Jarju   Gambia 10.88 Q
25 2 Peter Wekesa   Kenya 10.89 Q
26 4 David Lukuba   Tanzania 10.92 Q
27 4 Inoke Bainimoli   Fiji 10.98 Q
28 5 Samuel Aidoo   Ghana 11.03 Q
29 4 Clifford Sibusiso Mamba   Swaziland 11.05 q
29 4 Sioeli Saufoi   Western Samoa 11.05 q
31 3 Alfred Nyambani   Kenya 11.07 Q
32 3 Charles Gumbura   Zimbabwe 11.10 Q
33 2 Lee Tze Fai   Hong Kong 11.13 Q
34 5 Odiya Silweya   Malawi 11.14 Q
35 3 Stalin Issah   Ghana 11.17 q
35 5 Charles Kachenjala   Zambia 11.17 q
37 5 Georges Taniel   Vanuatu 11.19
38 2 Zenas Marambakuyama   Zimbabwe 11.28
39 2 Leslie Lazarus   Solomon Islands 11.38
40 3 Jim Marau   Solomon Islands 11.39
41 3 David McCutcheon   Isle of Man 11.40
42 4 Joseph Njewa   Malawi 11.42
43 2 Gilles Brelu-Brelu   Mauritius 11.50
44 5 Joseph Keil   Western Samoa 11.78

Quarterfinals

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:

  • Heat 1: +2.6 m/s
  • Heat 2: 0.0 m/s
  • Heat 3: +3.5 m/s
  • Heat 4: +2.6 m/s
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Allan Wells   Scotland 10.22 Q
2 3 Desai Williams   Canada 10.25 Q
3 4 Tony Sharpe   Canada 10.26 Q
4 1 Ernest Obeng   Ghana 10.27 Q
5 1 Christopher Brathwaite   Trinidad and Tobago 10.30 Q
6 2 Ben Johnson   Canada 10.31 Q
7 3 Drew McMaster   Scotland 10.32 Q
8 2 Cameron Sharp   Scotland 10.36 Q
8 3 Jim Evans   England 10.36 Q
10 2 Paul Narracott   Australia 10.37 Q
11 1 Gerrard Keating   Australia 10.38 Q
12 4 Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago 10.41 Q
13 4 Mike McFarlane   England 10.45 Q
14 2 Harry King   England 10.47 Q
15 1 Samson Oyeledun   Nigeria 10.48 q
16 3 Iziaq Adeyanju   Nigeria 10.51 Q
17 3 Don Quarrie   Jamaica 10.51 q
18 4 Peter Gandy   Australia 10.55 Q
19 2 Ikpoto Eseme   Nigeria 10.56
20 3 David Lukuba   Tanzania 10.67
21 4 Christopher Madzokere   Zimbabwe 10.69
22 1 Omar Fye   Gambia 10.70
23 3 Peter Wekesa   Kenya 10.71
24 1 Charles Gumbura   Zimbabwe 10.72
25 4 Peni Bati   Fiji 10.79
26 3 Samuel Aidoo   Ghana 10.81
27 4 Alfred Nyambani   Kenya 10.82
28 1 Clifford Sibusiso Mamba   Swaziland 10.87
29 3 Odiya Silweya   Malawi 10.96
30 2 Sioeli Saufoi   Western Samoa 10.97
31 1 Inoke Bainimoli   Fiji 10.99
31 2 Banana Jarju   Gambia 10.99
31 4 Lee Tze Fai   Hong Kong 10.99
34 4 Joseph Leota   Western Samoa 11.02
35 2 Charles Kachenjala   Zambia 11.37
2 Stalin Issah   Ghana DNS

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.9 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Allan Wells   Scotland 10.20 Q
2 2 Cameron Sharp   Scotland 10.26 Q
3 1 Ben Johnson   Canada 10.30 Q
4 1 Paul Narracott   Australia 10.31 Q
4 2 Desai Williams   Canada 10.31 Q
6 2 Gerrard Keating   Australia 10.33 Q
7 1 Tony Sharpe   Canada 10.37 Q
7 2 Mike McFarlane   England 10.37 Q
7 2 Drew McMaster   Scotland 10.37 q
10 2 Ernest Obeng   Ghana 10.38
11 2 Hasely Crawford   Trinidad and Tobago 10.40
12 1 Christopher Brathwaite   Trinidad and Tobago 10.43
12 2 Don Quarrie   Jamaica 10.43
14 1 Jim Evans   England 10.47
15 1 Harry King   England 10.49
16 1 Samson Oyeledun   Nigeria 10.54
17 2 Iziaq Adeyanju   Nigeria 10.57
18 1 Peter Gandy   Australia 10.73

Final

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Wind: +5.9 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  8 Allan Wells   Scotland 10.02
  7 Ben Johnson   Canada 10.05
  2 Cameron Sharp   Scotland 10.07
4 6 Paul Narracott   Australia 10.09
5 1 Mike McFarlane   England 10.11
6 4 Tony Sharpe   Canada 10.11
7 9 Drew McMaster   Scotland 10.16
8 5 Desai Williams   Canada 10.17
9 3 Gerrard Keating   Australia 10.18

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2017.