Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 yards

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Men's 100 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date23 November 1962 (1962-11-23) (round 1)
24 November 1962 (1962-11-24) (round 2, semis and final)
Competitors49 from 21 nations
Winning time9.5 s
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
 1958
1966 

The men's 100 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Friday 23 November and Saturday 24 November 1962.

Contents

The top four runners in each of the initial nine heats qualified for the second round. Those 36 runners competed in six heats in the second round, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.

The event was won by Kenyan Seraphino Antao in 9.5 seconds, with the world record holder and favourite Canadian Harry Jerome finishing last, severely injured, in the final. [1]

Records

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Frank Budd  (USA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Harry Jerome  (CAN)
9.2 New York City, United States
Vancouver, Canada
1 July 1961
25 August 1962
[2]
Commonwealth record
Games recordFlag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Keith Gardner  (JAM)9.4 Cardiff, Wales 20 July 1958 [3]

Round 1

Heat 1

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 9.4Q
2 Alistair McIlroy Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9.5Q
3 Bob Lay Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.6Q
4 Bruce Richter Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10.1Q
5 Eustace Gill Flag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras 10.2
6 Alistair Cook Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg  Aden 10.3

Heat 2

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Seraphino Antao Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 9.4Q
2 Gary Holdsworth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.5Q
3 Alf Meakin Flag of England.svg  England 9.7Q
4 William Chai Ah-Lim Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak 10.3Q
5 Yassim Deria Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg  Aden 10.8
6 Brian Whitehead Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 11.0

Heat 3

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dennis Johnson Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 9.6Q
2 John Owiti Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 9.8Q
3 Sitiveni Moceidreke Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 10.0Q
4 William Lee Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak 10.4Q
5 Ali Abdi Matar Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg  Aden 10.8
Paul Couve Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg  Mauritius DNS

Heat 4

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Tom Robinson Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 9.4Q
2 Berwyn Jones Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 9.6Q
3 Johan du Preez Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 9.8Q
4 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak 10.0Q
5 Jacques Dalais Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg  Mauritius 10.2
6 Michael Shaw Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg  Aden 10.3

Heat 5

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 David Jones Flag of England.svg  England 9.6Q
2 Bukari Bashiru Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.8Q
3 Lynn Eves Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 9.9Q
4 Jean Daruty Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg  Mauritius 10.2Q
5 Mazlan Hamzah Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya 10.5

Heat 6

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Ahey Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.7Q
2 Byron Williams Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.8Q
3 Nick Whitehead Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 9.9Q
4 Robert Fisher-Smith Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 10.0Q
5 Guy Edmond Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg  Mauritius 10.1

Heat 7

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Cleary Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.4Q
2 Michael Okantey Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.7Q
3 Michael Hildrey Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9.7Q
4 Lynn Davies Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 9.9Q
5 Allen Crawley Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10.0

Heat 8

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Edwin Roberts Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 9.6Q
2 Peter Radford Flag of England.svg  England 9.7Q
3 Jeffery Smith Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 9.9Q
4 James Odongo Oduka Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 9.9Q
5 Leana Gari Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10.3

Heat 9

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Ron Jones Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 9.6Q
2 Bonner Mends Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.7Q
3 Len Carter Flag of England.svg  England 10.0Q
4 Misiloarim Labert Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10.3Q
5 Anthony Perera Government Ensign of Gibraltar 1939-1999.svg  Gibraltar 10.4

Round 2

Heat 1

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 9.6Q
2 Peter Radford Flag of England.svg  England 9.8Q
3 Bonner Mends Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.9
4 Lynn Davies Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 10.2
5 James Odongo Oduka Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 10.3
6 Misiloarim Labert Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10.5

Heat 2

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Seraphino Antao Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 9.6Q
2 Ron Jones Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 9.8Q
3 Bob Lay Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.8
4 Jeffery Smith Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10.0
5 Lynn Eves Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 10.2
6 William Chai Ah-Lim Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak 10.5

Heat 3

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Tom Robinson Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 9.6Q
2 Michael Okantey Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.8Q
3 Edwin Roberts Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.0
4 Nick Whitehead Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 10.1
5 Byron Williams Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.2
6 Sitiveni Moceidreke Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 10.2

Heat 4

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Cleary Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.6Q
2 Berwyn Jones Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 9.8Q
3 Bukari Bashiru Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.9
4 Michael Hildrey Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.1
5 Len Carter Flag of England.svg  England 10.2
6 William Lee Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak 10.7

Heat 5

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dennis Johnson Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 9.8Q
2 Alistair McIlroy Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9.9Q
3 Alf Meakin Flag of England.svg  England 9.9
4 Johan du Preez Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10.1
5 Robert Fisher-Smith Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 10.3
6 Jean Daruty Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg  Mauritius 10.4

Heat 6

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Gary Holdsworth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.7Q
2 Michael Ahey Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.9Q
3 David Jones Flag of England.svg  England 9.9
4 John Owiti Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 10.2
5 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak 10.5
6 Bruce Richter Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10.5

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 9.5Q
2 Tom Robinson Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 9.5Q
3 Gary Holdsworth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.7Q
4 Michael Okantey Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.7
5 Ron Jones Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 9.8
6 Alistair McIlroy Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9.9

Semifinal 2

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Seraphino Antao Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 9.5Q
2 Michael Cleary Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.7Q
3 Dennis Johnson Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 9.7Q
4 Michael Ahey Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 9.8
5 Peter Radford Flag of England.svg  England 9.8
6 Berwyn Jones Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 9.9

Final

Wind -1.8 m/s [5] [6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Seraphino Antao Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 9.59.50
Silver medal icon.svg Tom Robinson Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 9.69.63
Bronze medal icon.svg Michael Cleary Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.69.78
4 Gary Holdsworth Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.7
5 Dennis Johnson Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 9.9
6 Harry Jerome Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 10.0inj.

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