Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles 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 120 yards hurdles.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
David Hemery England | Malcolm Baird Australia | Godfrey Murray Jamaica |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +6.8 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Hemery | England | 13.73 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mal Baird | Australia | 14.04 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Brian Donnelly |  Canada | 14.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | John Akii-Bua |  Uganda | 14.3 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Alfred Belleh |  Nigeria | 14.4 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Michael Billy-Montague |  Trinidad and Tobago | 15.2 | |
| 7 | 1 | Pierre Jallow |  Gambia | 16.8 | |
| 1 | 2 | Godfrey Murray | Jamaica | 14.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Stuart Storey | England | 14.2 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | George Neeland | Canada | 14.4 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Alan Murray |  Scotland | 14.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | John Kinahan |  Northern Ireland | 14.9 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jean Jatha |  Mauritius | 15.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | Alan Pascoe | England | 13.8 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Kwaku Ohene-Frempong |  Ghana | 14.1 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Adeola Aboyade-Cole | Nigeria | 14.3 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Rich McDonald | Canada | 14.3 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Charles Kirkpatrick | Northern Ireland | 14.6 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Alun James |  Wales | 14.7 | q |
Semifinals[edit]
Held on 18 July
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +5.4 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Hemery | England | 13.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mal Baird | Australia | 14.02 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Kwaku Ohene-Frempong | Ghana | 14.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Rich McDonald | Canada | 14.2 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Stuart Storey | England | 14.25 | |
| 6 | 1 | Berwyn Price | Wales | 14.4 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alfred Belleh | Nigeria | 14.4 | |
| 8 | 1 | Charles Kirkpatrick | Northern Ireland | 14.7 | |
| 1 | 2 | Alan Pascoe | England | 13.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Godfrey Murray | Jamaica | 14.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Brian Donnelly | Canada | 14.1 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | George Neeland | Canada | 14.2 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | John Akii-Bua | Uganda | 14.4 | |
| 6 | 2 | Adeola Aboyade-Cole | Nigeria | 14.7 | |
| 7 | 2 | Alan Murray | Scotland | 14.7 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alun James | Wales | 14.9 |
Final[edit]
Held on 18 July
Wind: +2.9 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | David Hemery | England | 13.66 | |
 | 4 | Mal Baird | Australia | 13.86 | |
 | 3 | Godfrey Murray | Jamaica | 14.02 | |
| 4 | 5 | George Neeland | Canada | 14.2 | |
| 5 | 7 | Brian Donnelly | Canada | 14.2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Rich McDonald | Canada | 14.4 | |
| 7 | 6 | Kwaku Ohene-Frempong | Ghana | 14.7 | |
| 8 | Alan Pascoe | England | DNF |
References[edit]
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 110 metres hurdles | |
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| 120 yards hurdles (1930–1966) |
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| 110 metres hurdles (1970–present) |
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