Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres
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.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Don Quarrie![]() |
Lennox Miller![]() |
Hasely Crawford![]() |
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
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
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 |
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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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Don Quarrie | ![]() |
10.24 | |
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7 | Lennox Miller | ![]() |
10.32 | |
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5 | Hasely Crawford | ![]() |
10.33 | |
4 | 3 | Gary Eddy | ![]() |
10.34 | |
5 | 6 | George Daniels | ![]() |
10.38 | |
6 | 1 | ![]() |
10.42 | ||
7 | 8 | Errol Stewart | ![]() |
10.50 | |
8 | 2 | Les Piggot | ![]() |
10.55 |
References[]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Don Halliday Power of 10 profile
- ^ John Kilpatrick Power of 10 profile
- Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games