Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 100 yards

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Men's 100 yards
at the 1950 British Empire Games
Venue Eden Park
Date5 February
Competitors20 from 7 nations
Winning time9.7
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   John Treloar  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Bill De Gruchy  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Don Pettie  Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
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The men's 100 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Don Pettie Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 9.9 Q
21 Arthur Eustace Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ??.? Q
31 Leslie Lewis Flag of England.svg  England ??.? Q
41 David Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ??.?
51 Sumana Navaratnam Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Ceylon ??.?
12 Peter Henderson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9.9 Q
22 Bill De Gruchy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.9 Q
32 Jack Archer Flag of England.svg  England ??.? Q
42 Orisi Dawai Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 10.1e
52 Gordon Crosby Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 10.5e
13 Scotchy Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.0 Q
23 Brian Shenton Flag of England.svg  England ??.? Q
33 Kevin Beardsley Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ??.? Q
43 Manasa Nukuvou Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 10.2e
53 Stan Egerton Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 10.6e
14 John Treloar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.7 Q, =GR
24 Clem Parker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ??.? Q
34 Karim Olowu Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg  Nigeria ??.? Q
44 Nicolas Stacey Flag of England.svg  England 10.2e
4 Ron Miller Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada DNS

Semifinals

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Don Pettie Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 9.8 Q
21 Peter Henderson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ?.? Q
31 Bill De Gruchy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.9 Q
41 Leslie Lewis Flag of England.svg  England 10.0e
51 Brian Shenton Flag of England.svg  England 10.2e
61 Kevin Beardsley Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.2e
12 John Treloar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.7 Q, =GR
22 Scotchy Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.8 Q
32 Clem Parker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ?.? Q
42 Jack Archer Flag of England.svg  England 9.9e
52 Karim Olowu Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg  Nigeria 10.0e
62 Arthur Eustace Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.1e

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg2 John Treloar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.7 =GR
Silver medal icon.svg5 Bill De Gruchy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.8FS
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Don Pettie Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 9.8FS2 [4]
46 Scotchy Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.9e
51 Peter Henderson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9.9e
64 Clem Parker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.0e

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References

  1. ↑ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Pettie false started twice and was initially disqualified. However, after arguing that Canada interpreted the false start rules differently he was allowed to start again.
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