Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 yards

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The men's 100 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 100 metres.

Medalists[]

Gold Silver Bronze
Harry Jerome
 Canada 		Tom Robinson
 Bahamas 		Edwin Roberts
 Trinidad and Tobago

Results[]

Heats[]

[2]

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: -6.0 m/s, Heat 6: -3.0 m/s, Heat 7: ? m/s, Heat 8: -4.0 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Harry Jerome  Canada 9.8 Q
2 1 Ebenezer Addy  Ghana 9.9 Q
3 1  Bahamas 9.9 Q
4 1 John Morbey  Bermuda 10.3 Q
5 1  Wales 10.3
6 1  Mauritius 10.5
1 Manikavasagam Jegathesan  Malaysia DNS
1 2 Edwin Roberts  Trinidad and Tobago 9.7 Q
2 2 Tom Robinson  Bahamas 9.7 Q
3 2 Bob Frith  England 9.9 Q
4 2  Canada 9.9 Q
5 2 Colin Thurton  British Honduras 10.3
6 2  Papua New Guinea 10.3
7 2  Kenya 10.3
1 3 David Ejoke  Nigeria 9.9 Q
2 3 Gary Eddy  Australia 9.93 Q
3 3  Jamaica 9.9 Q
4 3 Lynn Davies  Wales 10.0 Q
5 3  Sierra Leone 10.2
3  Mauritius DNS
1 4 John Owiti  Kenya 10.0 Q
2 4 Menzies Campbell  Scotland 10.0 Q
3 4  Nigeria 10.0 Q
4 4 Pablo McNeill  Jamaica 10.1 Q
5 4  Northern Ireland 10.1
6 4  Mauritius 10.6
1 5 Barrie Kelly  England 10.3 Q
2 5 Winston Short  Trinidad and Tobago 10.3 Q
3 5 Bernard Nottage  Bahamas 10.5 Q
4 5 Peter Norman  Australia 10.59 Q
5 5 Canagasabai Kunalan  Singapore 10.5
6 5 Norman Chihota  Tanzania 10.6
7 5  Sierra Leone 10.8
1 6 Stanley Allotey  Ghana 10.0 Q
2 6 Gary Holdsworth  Australia 10.23 Q
3 6 Cipriani Phillip  Trinidad and Tobago 10.3 Q
4 6  Wales 10.4 Q
5 6  Canada 10.4
6 6 Kevin Johnson  Bahamas 10.6
7 6  Sierra Leone 10.8
1 7 Lennox Miller  Jamaica 10.1 Q
2 7 E. Donkor  Ghana 10.2 Q
3 7  Nigeria 10.4 Q
4 7 Ron Jones  Wales 10.4 Q
5 7  Gibraltar 10.5
6 7 Kenneth Powell  India 10.5
7 7  Papua New Guinea 10.7
1 8  Ghana 9.9 Q
2 8 Lynn Headley  Jamaica 9.9 Q
3 8 Sydney Asiodu  Nigeria 9.9 Q
4 8 Allen Crawley  Australia 10.15 Q
5 8 Bob McStocker  England 10.3
6 8  Guyana 10.3
7 8  Aden 10.5

Quarterfinals[]

[3]

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -5.0 m/s, Heat 2: -1.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.9 m/s, Heat 4: -2.0 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Lennox Miller  Jamaica 9.9 Q
2 1 John Owiti  Kenya 9.9 Q
3 1 Ebenezer Addy  Ghana 9.9 Q
4 1 Lynn Davies  Wales 10.0 Q
5 1 Menzies Campbell  Scotland 10.0
6 1 Peter Norman  Australia 10.27
7 1  Nigeria 10.3
8 1 Bob Frith  England 10.3
1 2 Edwin Roberts  Trinidad and Tobago 9.7 Q
2 2 Lynn Headley  Jamaica 9.8 Q
3 2 David Ejoke  Nigeria 9.9 Q
4 2 Gary Holdsworth  Australia 10.01 Q
5 2 Bernard Nottage  Bahamas 10.0
6 2 E. Donkor  Ghana 10.1
7 2  Wales 10.1
8 2  Canada 10.1
1 3 Harry Jerome  Canada 9.7 Q
2 3 Stanley Allotey  Ghana 9.7 Q
3 3 Sydney Asiodu  Nigeria 9.8 Q
4 3 Barrie Kelly  England 9.8 Q
5 3  Bahamas 9.9
6 3 Pablo McNeill  Jamaica 10.0
7 3 Winston Short  Trinidad and Tobago 10.0
8 3 Allen Crawley  Australia 10.01
1 4 Tom Robinson  Bahamas 9.7 Q
2 4  Jamaica 9.7 Q
3 4 Gary Eddy  Australia 9.88 Q
4 4  Ghana 9.8 Q
5 4 Ron Jones  Wales 10.0
6 4 John Morbey  Bermuda 10.0
7 4  Nigeria 10.1
4 Cipriani Phillip  Trinidad and Tobago DNS

Semifinals[]

[3]

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Harry Jerome  Canada 9.4 Q
2 1 Tom Robinson  Bahamas 9.5 Q
3 1 David Ejoke  Nigeria 9.5 Q
4 1 Barrie Kelly  England 9.6 Q
5 1 Lynn Headley  Jamaica 9.6
6 1  Ghana 9.7
7 1 Gary Holdsworth  Australia 9.81
8 1 Lennox Miller  Jamaica 10.7
1 2 Stanley Allotey  Ghana 9.5 Q
2 2 Edwin Roberts  Trinidad and Tobago 9.5 Q
3 2 Gary Eddy  Australia 9.61 Q
4 2 Ebenezer Addy  Ghana 9.6 Q
5 2 Lynn Davies  Wales 9.7
6 2  Jamaica 9.7
7 2 Sydney Asiodu  Nigeria 9.7
8 2 John Owiti  Kenya 9.8

Final[]

[4]

Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harry Jerome  Canada 9.41 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tom Robinson  Bahamas 9.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edwin Roberts  Trinidad and Tobago 9.52
4 David Ejoke  Nigeria 9.52
5 Gary Eddy  Australia 9.52
6 Stanley Allotey  Ghana 9.53
7 Barrie Kelly  England 9.6
8 Ebenezer Addy  Ghana 9.7

References[]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Heats results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1966. p. 66. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Quarterfinals & Semifinals results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Final results". Montreal Gazette. 8 August 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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