Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 and 22 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 220 yards event.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Don Quarrie Jamaica
|
Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago
|
Charles Asati Kenya
|
Results[]
Heats[]
Held on 21 July
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +3.1 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: +5.3 m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s, Heat 7: ? m/s, Heat 8: +5.8 m/s
Quarterfinals[]
Held on 21 July
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +7.7 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: +6.9 m/s, Heat 4: +4.9 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Charles Asati | Kenya |
20.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Peter Norman |  Australia |
20.79 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.1 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 |  Canada |
21.2 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Norman Chihota |  Tanzania |
21.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Howard Davies |  Wales |
21.3 | |
| 7 | 1 | William Dralu |  Uganda |
21.6 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kofi Okyir |  Ghana |
22.9 | |
| 1 | 2 | Edwin Roberts | Trinidad and Tobago |
20.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Dave Dear |  England |
21.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Bermuda |
21.2 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Julius Sang | Kenya |
21.3 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Bohdan Domansky | Canada |
21.5 | |
| 6 | 2 | Edward Owusu | Ghana |
21.6 | [2] |
| 7 | 2 | Wales |
21.8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Robert Ojo |  Nigeria |
21.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | Martin Reynolds | England |
20.8 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | George Daniels | Ghana |
20.9 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Gary Eddy | Australia |
21.06 | Q |
| 4 | 3 |  Scotland |
21.4 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Jamaica |
21.4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Hezekiah Nyamau | Kenya |
21.7 | [2] |
| 7 | 3 | Carl Archer | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.9 | |
| 8 | 3 | Nigeria |
22.1 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica |
20.4 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Greg Lewis | Australia |
21.03 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Tony Powell | Canada |
21.1 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Ralph Banthorpe | England |
21.1 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Don Halliday | Scotland |
21.2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Johnson |  Bahamas |
21.3 | |
| 7 | 4 | John Williams | Wales |
21.5 | |
| 8 | 4 |  Zambia |
21.7 |
Semifinals[]
Held on 22 July
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +4.6 m/s, Heat 2: +3.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Martin Reynolds | England |
20.61 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Edwin Roberts | Trinidad and Tobago |
20.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Charles Asati | Kenya |
20.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Julius Sang | Kenya |
20.9 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Greg Lewis | Australia |
21.03 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ralph Banthorpe | England |
21.3 | |
| 7 | 1 | Canada |
21.6 | ||
| 1 | Bermuda |
DNS | |||
| 1 | 2 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica |
20.7 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Gary Eddy | Australia |
20.89 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Peter Norman | Australia |
20.95 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | George Daniels | Ghana |
20.9 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Dave Dear | England |
21.08 | |
| 6 | 2 | Tony Powell | Canada |
21.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Scotland |
21.5 |
Final[]
Held on 22 July
Wind: +1.7 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica |
20.56 | =GR |
 |
7 | Edwin Roberts | Trinidad and Tobago |
20.69 | |
 |
8 | Charles Asati | Kenya |
20.74 | |
| 4 | 4 | Martin Reynolds | England |
20.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | Peter Norman | Australia |
20.86 | |
| 6 | 6 | George Daniels | Ghana |
20.9 | |
| 7 | 1 | Gary Eddy | Australia |
21.01 | |
| 8 | 5 | Julius Sang | Kenya |
21.0 |
References[]
- Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games