Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 100 yards
| Men's 100 yards at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Eden Park | |||||||||
| Date | 5 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 9.7 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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]
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Don Pettie |  Canada | 9.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Arthur Eustace |  New Zealand | ??.? | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Leslie Lewis |  England | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 1 | David Johnson |  Australia | ??.? | |
| 5 | 1 | Sumana Navaratnam |  Ceylon | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Peter Henderson | New Zealand | 9.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bill De Gruchy | Australia | 9.9 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jack Archer | England | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Orisi Dawai |  Fiji | 10.1e | |
| 5 | 2 | Gordon Crosby | Canada | 10.5e | |
| 1 | 3 | Scotchy Gordon | Australia | 10.0 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Brian Shenton | England | ??.? | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Kevin Beardsley | New Zealand | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Manasa Nukuvou | Fiji | 10.2e | |
| 5 | 3 | Stan Egerton | Canada | 10.6e | |
| 1 | 4 | John Treloar | Australia | 9.7 | Q, =GR |
| 2 | 4 | Clem Parker | New Zealand | ??.? | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Karim Olowu |  Nigeria | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Nicolas Stacey | England | 10.2e | |
| 4 | Ron Miller | Canada | DNS |
Semifinals
[edit]Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Don Pettie | Canada | 9.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Peter Henderson | New Zealand | ?.? | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Bill De Gruchy | Australia | 9.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Leslie Lewis | England | 10.0e | |
| 5 | 1 | Brian Shenton | England | 10.2e | |
| 6 | 1 | Kevin Beardsley | New Zealand | 10.2e | |
| 1 | 2 | John Treloar | Australia | 9.7 | Q, =GR |
| 2 | 2 | Scotchy Gordon | Australia | 9.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Clem Parker | New Zealand | ?.? | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jack Archer | England | 9.9e | |
| 5 | 2 | Karim Olowu | Nigeria | 10.0e | |
| 6 | 2 | Arthur Eustace | New Zealand | 10.1e |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | John Treloar | Australia | 9.7 | =GR |
 | 5 | Bill De Gruchy | Australia | 9.8 | FS |
 | 3 | Don Pettie | Canada | 9.8 | FS2[4] |
| 4 | 6 | Scotchy Gordon | Australia | 9.9e | |
| 5 | 1 | Peter Henderson | New Zealand | 9.9e | |
| 6 | 4 | Clem Parker | New Zealand | 10.0e |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 100 metres | |
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| 100 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 100 metres (1970–present) |
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