Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's 100 yards

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Men's 100-yard dash
at the 1930 British Empire Games
Venue Civic Stadium, Hamilton, Canada
Dates21–23 August
Competitors16 from 8 nations
Winning time9.9
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
1934  

The Men's 100-yard dash at the 1930 British Empire Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Civic Stadium. [1]

Contents

The event was competed over 3 heats and a final.

Result

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. [2] [3]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 John Fitzpatrick Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 10.0 Q
21 Stanley Engelhart Flag of England.svg  England 10.2e Q
31 Joe Eustace Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
41 Gerald Halley Newfoundland Red Ensign.png  Newfoundland
12 Percy Williams Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 9.6 Q
22 Werner Gerhardt Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 9.9e Q
32 Jim Brown Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
42 Roy Hamilton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
52 David Belvin Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda
13 Ernie Page Flag of England.svg  England 9.7 Q
23 Wilfred Legg Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 9.7e Q
33 Allan Elliot Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
43 Leigh Miller Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
 ? John Heap Flag of England.svg  England DNS
 ? Ian Howie Borland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNS
 ? Willie Walters Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa DNS

Final

[4] [5] [6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Percy Williams Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 9.9
Silver medal icon.svg Ernie Page Flag of England.svg  England 10.2e3 yards
Bronze medal icon.svg John Fitzpatrick Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 10.2e
4 Wilfred Legg Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
5 Werner Gerhardt Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
6 Stanley Engelhart Flag of England.svg  England

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References

  1. Results
  2. "More English wins at Hamilton. Hampson's half-mile. Scot's great victory in Marathon race". The Manchester Guardian. 22 August 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Williams equals mark". The Gazette (Montreal). 22 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. "New Canadian hurdling record. Burghley's success". The Manchester Guardian. 25 August 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. "Percy Williams wins 100, despite injury to thigh". The Gazette (Montreal). 25 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. "England wins 25 championships. Three comes to Australia". The Age. 25 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.