Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres
Men's 100 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Meadowbank Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 17-18 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 56 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 10.24 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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.
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | Jessymon Wishkoti | ![]() | 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 | Rocky Symonds | ![]() | 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
[edit]Held on 18 July
Wind: +3.6 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Don Quarrie | ![]() | 10.24 | |
![]() | 7 | Lennox Miller | ![]() | 10.32 | |
![]() | 5 | Hasely Crawford | ![]() | 10.33 | |
4 | 3 | Gary Eddy | ![]() | 10.34 | |
5 | 6 | George Daniels | ![]() | 10.38 | |
6 | 1 | Rocky Symonds | ![]() | 10.42 | |
7 | 8 | Errol Stewart | ![]() | 10.50 | |
8 | 2 | Les Piggot | ![]() | 10.55 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Don Halliday Power of 10 profile
- ^ John Kilpatrick Power of 10 profile