Men's 100 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Meadowbank Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 17 and 18 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 56 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 10.24 secs | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 mile walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
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.
Held on 17 July
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the quarterfinals.
Held on 17 July
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
Held on 18 July
The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
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 |
Held on 18 July
+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 |