Men's 200 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh | |||||||||
Dates | July 21 and 22, 1970 | |||||||||
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 200 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 and 22 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 220 yards event.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Don Quarrie Jamaica | Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago | Charles Asati Kenya |
Held on 21 July
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the quarterfinals.
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +3.1 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: +5.3 m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s, Heat 7: ? m/s, Heat 8: +5.8 m/s
Held on 21 July
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
Heat 1: +7.7 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: +6.9 m/s, Heat 4: +4.9 m/s
Held on 22 July
The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Heat 1: +4.6 m/s, Heat 2: +3.0 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Martin Reynolds | England | 20.61 | Q |
2 | 1 | Edwin Roberts | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.7 | Q |
3 | 1 | Charles Asati | Kenya | 20.8 | Q |
4 | 1 | Julius Sang | Kenya | 20.9 | Q |
5 | 1 | Greg Lewis | Australia | 21.03 | |
6 | 1 | Ralph Banthorpe | England | 21.3 | |
7 | 1 | Doug Chapman | Canada | 21.6 | |
1 | Rocky Symonds | Bermuda | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 20.7 | Q |
2 | 2 | Gary Eddy | Australia | 20.89 | Q |
3 | 2 | Peter Norman | Australia | 20.95 | Q |
4 | 2 | George Daniels | Ghana | 20.9 | Q |
5 | 2 | Dave Dear | England | 21.08 | |
6 | 2 | Tony Powell | Canada | 21.3 | |
7 | 2 | Melvin Wong Shing | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.4 | |
8 | 2 | Stuart Bell | Scotland | 21.5 |
Held on 22 July
+1.7 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 20.56 | = GR | |
7 | Edwin Roberts | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.69 | ||
8 | Charles Asati | Kenya | 20.74 | ||
4 | 4 | Martin Reynolds | England | 20.83 | |
5 | 2 | Peter Norman | Australia | 20.86 | |
6 | 6 | George Daniels | Ghana | 20.9 | |
7 | 1 | Gary Eddy | Australia | 21.01 | |
8 | 5 | Julius Sang | Kenya | 21.0 |
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