Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Venue Commonwealth Stadium
Dates6-7 August
Competitors43 from 23 nations
Winning time10.03
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
  1974
1982  

The men's 100 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]

Contents

Results

Heats

Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: -1.3 m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Don Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.43 Q
24 Ernest Obeng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.47 Q
35 Hasely Crawford Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.55 Q
36 Allan Wells Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.55 Q
53 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.57 Q
55 Mike McFarlane Flag of England.svg  England 10.57 Q
71 Marvin Nash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.59 Q
81 Ohene Karikari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.60 Q
96 Hugh Fraser Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.62 Q
105 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.64 Q
112 James Gilkes Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 10.65 Q
123 Rawle Clarke Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10.66 Q
133 Oliver Heywood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.66 Q
146 George Enchill Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.68 Q
156 Rickey Moxey Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10.69 Q
163 Dennis Trott Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 10.70 Q
174 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.71 Q
182 Gregory Simons Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 10.78 Q
183 Cameron Sharp Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.78 Q
204 Drew McMaster Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.79 Q
214 Brian Green Flag of England.svg  England 10.80 Q
224 John Mwebi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10.83 Q
235 Calvin Dill Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 10.86 Q
236 Leslie Hoyte Flag of England.svg  England 10.86 Q
252 Ephraim Serrette Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.87 Q
255 Errol Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.87 Q
271 Dave Roberts Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 10.88 Q
281 Ramaswamy Gnanasekharan Flag of India.svg  India 10.94 Q
282 Graeme French Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.94 Q
302 David Lukuba Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 10.96 Q
316 Bakary Jarju Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 10.98 q
325 Mokam Mwita Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 11.06 q
336 Linus Ambrose Flag of Saint Lucia 1967.svg  Saint Lucia 11.11
341 Jean Charlotte Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 11.26
352 Molapi Bambatha Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho 11.27
362 Francis Williams Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.28
373 Genevieve Nestor Flag of Saint Lucia 1967.svg  Saint Lucia 11.34
374 Mosharaf Shamin Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 11.34
395 Letseka Nchee Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho 11.46
403 Ousman N'Dure Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 11.49
414 Bamba N'Jie Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 11.51
421 Glenn Osborne Flag of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.62
3 Richard Hopkins Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNS

Quarterfinals

Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.5 m/s, Heat 3: +1.4 m/s, Heat 4: -1.3 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Mike McFarlane Flag of England.svg  England 10.32 Q
13 Allan Wells Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.32 Q
32 Hasely Crawford Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.33 Q
42 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.35 Q
54 Don Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.36 Q
61 James Gilkes Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 10.38 Q
74 Ernest Obeng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.44 Q
83 Hugh Fraser Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.48 Q
91 Ohene Karikari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.51 Q
102 Dennis Trott Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 10.53 q
112 Marvin Nash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.54 q
123 George Enchill Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.57 Q
131 Oliver Heywood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.58 Q
142 Rickey Moxey Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10.60 q
151 Calvin Dill Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 10.63 q
154 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.63 Q
173 Ephraim Serrette Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.64
181 Cameron Sharp Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.65
182 Drew McMaster Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.65
201 Brian Green Flag of England.svg  England 10.68
213 Gregory Simons Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 10.69
222 Errol Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.73
224 Rawle Clarke Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10.73
241 John Mwebi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10.76
244 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.76
261 David Lukuba Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 10.80
274 Dave Roberts Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 10.84
283 Leslie Hoyte Flag of England.svg  England 10.85
293 Ramaswamy Gnanasekharan Flag of India.svg  India 10.86
304 Bakary Jarju Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 10.91
314 Graeme French Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.98
323 Mokam Mwita Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 11.02

Semifinals

Held on 7 August

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +4.6 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Don Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.19 Q
22 Hasely Crawford Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.25 Q
31 Allan Wells Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.31 Q
32 James Gilkes Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 10.31 Q
52 Ernest Obeng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.32 Q
61 Mike McFarlane Flag of England.svg  England 10.43 Q
71 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.46 Q
82 George Enchill Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.53
91 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.54 Q
101 Hugh Fraser Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.55
102 Rickey Moxey Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10.55
121 Dennis Trott Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 10.56
131 Ohene Karikari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.56
141 Oliver Heywood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.69
152 Calvin Dill Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 10.72
2 Marvin Nash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNS

Final

Held on 7 August

Wind: +7.6 m/s

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg8 Don Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.03
Silver medal icon.svg3 Allan Wells Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10.07
Bronze medal icon.svg1 Hasely Crawford Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.09
44 James Gilkes Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 10.15
56 Mike McFarlane Flag of England.svg  England 10.29
62 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.31
75 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.32
87 Ernest Obeng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.34

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References

  1. "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-20.