Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres
Event at 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men's 100 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | Meadowbank Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 17-18 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 56 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 10.24 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
← 1966 1974 → |
- v
- t
- e
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.
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
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Errol Stewart | ![]() | 10.30 | Q |
2 | 1 | Brian Green | ![]() | 10.44 | Q |
3 | 1 | Les Piggot | ![]() | 10.47 | Q |
4 | 1 | Jessymon Wishkoti | ![]() | 10.50 | Q |
5 | 1 | Tony Powell | ![]() | 10.65 | |
6 | 1 | Lynn Davies | ![]() | 10.66 | |
7 | 1 | John Oryem | ![]() | 10.72 | |
8 | 1 | Eric Bigby | ![]() | 10.85 | |
1 | 2 | Don Quarrie | ![]() | 10.29 | Q |
2 | 2 | Hasely Crawford | ![]() | 10.31 | Q |
3 | 2 | Rocky Symonds | ![]() | 10.34 | Q |
4 | 2 | Norman Chihota | ![]() | 10.41 | Q |
5 | 2 | John Harrison | ![]() | 10.65 | |
6 | 2 | Bohdan Domansky | ![]() | 10.67 | |
7 | 2 | Abdulai Conteh | ![]() | 10.77 | |
8 | 2 | Ian Turnbull | ![]() | 10.82 | |
1 | 3 | Gary Eddy | ![]() | 10.25 | Q |
2 | 3 | Benedict Majekodunmi | ![]() | 10.33 | Q |
3 | 3 | Don Halliday | ![]() | 10.38 | Q |
4 | 3 | Ian Green | ![]() | 10.38 | Q |
5 | 3 | John Kilpatrick | ![]() | 10.53 | |
6 | 3 | James Addy | ![]() | 10.55 | |
7 | 3 | William Dralu | ![]() | 10.56 | |
8 | 3 | Melvin Wong Shing | ![]() | 10.65 | |
1 | 4 | Lennox Miller | ![]() | 10.27 | Q |
2 | 4 | Greg Lewis | ![]() | 10.39 | Q |
3 | 4 | George Daniels | ![]() | 10.39 | Q |
4 | 4 | Kolawole Abdulai | ![]() | 10.42 | Q |
5 | 4 | Saimoni Tamani | ![]() | 10.55 | |
6 | 4 | Ronald Jones | ![]() | 10.56 | |
7 | 4 | Carl Archer | ![]() | 10.69 | |
8 | 4 | John Permal | ![]() | 10.74 |
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
- Heats & Quarterfinals results (p28)
- Semifinals & Final results (p9)
- Australian results