Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Allan Wells Scotland |
James Gilkes Guyana |
Colin Bradford Jamaica |
Results[]
Heats[]
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s
Quarterfinals[]
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +2.1 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +1.8 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 20.61 | Q |
2 | 1 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 20.66 | Q |
3 | 4 | Colin Bradford | Jamaica | 20.89 | Q |
4 | 2 | James Gilkes | Guyana | 20.97 | Q |
5 | 4 | Trevor Hoyte | England | 21.16 | Q |
6 | 4 | Christopher Brathwaite | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.22 | q |
7 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | England | 21.31 | Q |
8 | 2 | Australia | 21.35 | Q | |
9 | 1 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 21.37 | Q |
9 | 2 | Floyd Brown | Jamaica | 21.37 | q |
11 | 3 | Albert Lomotey | Ghana | 21.38 | Q |
12 | 4 | Canada | 21.44 | q | |
13 | 1 | England | 21.48 | Q | |
14 | 2 | Canada | 21.48 | q | |
15 | 1 | Canada | 21.50 | ||
16 | 3 | Rawle Clarke | Barbados | 21.51 | Q |
17 | 3 | Calvin Dill | Bermuda | 21.53 | Q |
18 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 21.54 | |
18 | 3 | Drew McMaster | Scotland | 21.54 | |
20 | 4 | Bevan Smith | New Zealand | 21.60 | |
21 | 3 | Cuthbert Jacobs | Antigua and Barbuda | 21.63 | |
22 | 4 | Kenya | 21.64 | ||
23 | 4 | Wales | 21.65 | ||
24 | 1 | Edwin Noel | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.66 | |
24 | 3 | Bahamas | 21.66 | ||
26 | 1 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana | 21.81 | |
27 | 1 | Clyde Edwards | Barbados | 21.85 | |
28 | 2 | Wales | 21.91 | ||
29 | 2 | Kenya | 21.94 | ||
30 | 2 | Ramaswamy Gnanasekharan | India | 21.96 | |
31 | 3 | Kenya | 22.16 | ||
3 | David Lukuba | Tanzania | DNS |
Semifinals[]
Held on 10 August
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +3.6 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 20.68 | Q |
2 | 2 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 20.71 | Q |
3 | 2 | Floyd Brown | Jamaica | 20.72 | Q |
4 | 2 | James Gilkes | Guyana | 20.75 | Q |
5 | 2 | England | 20.89 | ||
6 | 2 | Christopher Brathwaite | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.10 | |
7 | 1 | Colin Bradford | Jamaica | 21.15 | Q |
8 | 2 | Canada | 21.25 | ||
9 | 1 | Trevor Hoyte | England | 21.31 | Q |
10 | 1 | Australia | 21.42 | Q | |
11 | 1 | Calvin Dill | Bermuda | 21.46 | Q |
12 | 1 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 21.49 | |
13 | 1 | Albert Lomotey | Ghana | 21.58 | |
14 | 1 | Canada | 21.61 | ||
15 | 1 | Rawle Clarke | Barbados | 22.14 | |
2 | Mike McFarlane | England | DNS |
Final[]
Held on 10 August
Wind: +4.4 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 20.12 | ||
7 | James Gilkes | Guyana | 20.18 | ||
8 | Colin Bradford | Jamaica | 20.43 | ||
4 | 2 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 20.74 | |
5 | 4 | Floyd Brown | Jamaica | 20.79 | |
6 | 6 | Australia | 20.88 | ||
7 | 5 | Trevor Hoyte | England | 20.90 | |
8 | 1 | Calvin Dill | Bermuda | 21.07 |
References[]
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
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