Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 100 yards
| Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 yd | men | women |
| 220 yd | men | women |
| 440 yd | men | |
| 880 yd | men | |
| 1 mile | men | |
| 3 miles | men | |
| 6 miles | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 120 yd hurdles | men | |
| 440 yd hurdles | men | |
| 4 × 110 yd relay | men | |
| 110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
| 220–110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
| 4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
The men's 100 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2][3]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
John Treloar Australia
|
Australia
|
Don Pettie Canada
|
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Don Pettie | Canada |
9.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Arthur Eustace |  New Zealand |
??.? | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Leslie Lewis |  England |
??.? | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Australia |
??.? | ||
| 5 | 1 | Sumana Navaratnam |  Ceylon |
??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Peter Henderson | New Zealand |
9.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Australia |
9.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Jack Archer | England |
??.? | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Fiji |
10.1e | ||
| 5 | 2 | Gordon Crosby | Canada |
10.5e | |
| 1 | 3 | Australia |
10.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Brian Shenton | England |
??.? | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Kevin Beardsley | New Zealand |
??.? | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Fiji |
10.2e | ||
| 5 | 3 | Canada |
10.6e | ||
| 1 | 4 | John Treloar | Australia |
9.7 | Q, =GR |
| 2 | 4 | Clem Parker | New Zealand |
??.? | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Karim Olowu |  Nigeria |
??.? | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Nicolas Stacey | England |
10.2e | |
| 4 | Ron Miller | Canada |
DNS |
Semifinals[]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Don Pettie | Canada |
9.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Peter Henderson | New Zealand |
?.? | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Australia |
9.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Leslie Lewis | England |
10.0e | |
| 5 | 1 | Brian Shenton | England |
10.2e | |
| 6 | 1 | Kevin Beardsley | New Zealand |
10.2e | |
| 1 | 2 | John Treloar | Australia |
9.7 | Q, =GR |
| 2 | 2 | Australia |
9.8 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Clem Parker | New Zealand |
?.? | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jack Archer | England |
9.9e | |
| 5 | 2 | Karim Olowu | Nigeria |
10.0e | |
| 6 | 2 | Arthur Eustace | New Zealand |
10.1e |
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 | John Treloar | Australia |
9.7 | =GR |
 |
5 | Australia |
9.8 | FS | |
 |
3 | Don Pettie | Canada |
9.8 | FS2[4] |
| 4 | 6 | Australia |
9.9e | ||
| 5 | 1 | Peter Henderson | New Zealand |
9.9e | |
| 6 | 4 | Clem Parker | New Zealand |
10.0e |
References[]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Pettie false started twice and was initially disqualified. However, after arguing that Canada interpreted the false start rules differently he was allowed to start again.
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- Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
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