Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 100 yards
Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||
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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![]() |
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Don Pettie![]() |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Don Pettie | ![]() |
9.9 | Q |
2 | 1 | Arthur Eustace | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
3 | 1 | Leslie Lewis | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
4 | 1 | ![]() |
??.? | ||
5 | 1 | Sumana Navaratnam | ![]() |
??.? | |
1 | 2 | Peter Henderson | ![]() |
9.9 | Q |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
9.9 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Jack Archer | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
4 | 2 | ![]() |
10.1e | ||
5 | 2 | Gordon Crosby | ![]() |
10.5e | |
1 | 3 | ![]() |
10.0 | Q | |
2 | 3 | Brian Shenton | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
3 | 3 | Kevin Beardsley | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
10.2e | ||
5 | 3 | ![]() |
10.6e | ||
1 | 4 | John Treloar | ![]() |
9.7 | Q, =GR |
2 | 4 | Clem Parker | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
3 | 4 | Karim Olowu | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
4 | 4 | Nicolas Stacey | ![]() |
10.2e | |
4 | Ron Miller | ![]() |
DNS |
Semifinals[]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Don Pettie | ![]() |
9.8 | Q |
2 | 1 | Peter Henderson | ![]() |
?.? | Q |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
9.9 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Leslie Lewis | ![]() |
10.0e | |
5 | 1 | Brian Shenton | ![]() |
10.2e | |
6 | 1 | Kevin Beardsley | ![]() |
10.2e | |
1 | 2 | John Treloar | ![]() |
9.7 | Q, =GR |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
9.8 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Clem Parker | ![]() |
?.? | Q |
4 | 2 | Jack Archer | ![]() |
9.9e | |
5 | 2 | Karim Olowu | ![]() |
10.0e | |
6 | 2 | Arthur Eustace | ![]() |
10.1e |
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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2 | John Treloar | ![]() |
9.7 | =GR |
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5 | ![]() |
9.8 | FS | |
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3 | Don Pettie | ![]() |
9.8 | FS2[4] |
4 | 6 | ![]() |
9.9e | ||
5 | 1 | Peter Henderson | ![]() |
9.9e | |
6 | 4 | Clem Parker | ![]() |
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
- 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games