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Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 yards

The men's 100 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 100 metres.

Men's 100 yards
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park
Dates5-6 August
Competitors54 from 24 nations
Winning time9.41
Medalists
gold medal Harry Jerome   Canada
silver medal Tom Robinson   Bahamas
bronze medal Edwin Roberts   Trinidad and Tobago
← 1962
1970 →

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals.

Wind:

  • Heat 1: ? m/s
  • Heat 2: ? m/s
  • Heat 3: 0.0 m/s
  • Heat 4: ? m/s
  • Heat 5: -6.0 m/s
  • Heat 6: -3.0 m/s
  • Heat 7: ? m/s
  • Heat 8: -4.0m/s
Heats results: Q means qualified for next round , all columns sortable
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Harry Jerome   Canada 9.8 Q
2 1 Ebenezer Addy   Ghana 9.9 Q
3 1 George Collie   Bahamas 9.9 Q
4 1 John Morbey   Bermuda 10.3 Q
5 1 Terry Davies   Wales 10.3
6 1 Gaston Clarenc   Mauritius 10.5
1 Manikavasagam Jegathesan   Malaysia DNS
1 2 Edwin Roberts   Trinidad and Tobago 9.7 Q
2 2 Tom Robinson   Bahamas 9.7 Q
3 2 Bob Frith   England 9.9 Q
4 2 Edmund Hearne   Canada 9.9 Q
5 2 Colin Thurton   British Honduras 10.3
6 2 Apmelody Kaumata   Papua New Guinea 10.3
7 2 Philip Musondu   Kenya 10.3
1 3 David Ejoke   Nigeria 9.9 Q
2 3 Gary Eddy   Australia 9.93 Q
3 3 Eric Collins   Jamaica 9.9 Q
4 3 Lynn Davies   Wales 10.0 Q
5 3 Abdulai Conteh   Sierra Leone 10.2
3 Franz Merven   Mauritius DNS
1 4 John Owiti   Kenya 10.0 Q
2 4 Menzies Campbell   Scotland 10.0 Q
3 4 Olaniyi Adekunle   Nigeria 10.0 Q
4 4 Pablo McNeill   Jamaica 10.1 Q
5 4 John Kilpatrick   Northern Ireland 10.1
6 4 Clement Cure   Mauritius 10.6
1 5 Barrie Kelly   England 10.3 Q
2 5 Winston Short   Trinidad and Tobago 10.3 Q
3 5 Bernard Nottage   Bahamas 10.5 Q
4 5 Peter Norman   Australia 10.59 Q
5 5 Canagasabai Kunalan   Singapore 10.5
6 5 Norman Chihota   Tanzania 10.6
7 5 Edward Pratt   Sierra Leone 10.8
1 6 Stanley Allotey   Ghana 10.0 Q
2 6 Gary Holdsworth   Australia 10.23 Q
3 6 Cipriani Phillip   Trinidad and Tobago 10.3 Q
4 6 William Jones   Wales 10.4 Q
5 6 Terrance Tomlinson   Canada 10.4
6 6 Kevin Johnson   Bahamas 10.6
7 6 Raymond Kargbo   Sierra Leone 10.8
1 7 Lennox Miller   Jamaica 10.1 Q
2 7 E. Donkor   Ghana 10.2 Q
3 7 Omubo Peters   Nigeria 10.4 Q
4 7 Ron Jones   Wales 10.4 Q
5 7 Desmond Hibbert   Gibraltar 10.5
6 7 Kenneth Powell   India 10.5
7 7 Silas Tita   Papua New Guinea 10.7
1 8 Bonner Mends   Ghana 9.9 Q
2 8 Lynn Headley   Jamaica 9.9 Q
3 8 Sydney Asiodu   Nigeria 9.9 Q
4 8 Allen Crawley   Australia 10.15 Q
5 8 Bob McStocker   England 10.3
6 8 George Patton   Guyana 10.3
7 8 Yassin Abdi   Aden 10.5

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Quarterfinals

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Wind:

  • Heat 1: -5.0 m/s
  • Heat 2: -1.8 m/s
  • Heat 3: -0.9 m/s
  • Heat 4: -2.0 m/s
Quarterfinal results, sortable
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Lennox Miller   Jamaica 9.9 Q
2 1 John Owiti   Kenya 9.9 Q
3 1 Ebenezer Addy   Ghana 9.9 Q
4 1 Lynn Davies   Wales 10.0 Q
5 1 Menzies Campbell   Scotland 10.0
6 1 Peter Norman   Australia 10.27
7 1 Omubo Peters   Nigeria 10.3
8 1 Bob Frith   England 10.3
1 2 Edwin Roberts   Trinidad and Tobago 9.7 Q
2 2 Lynn Headley   Jamaica 9.8 Q
3 2 David Ejoke   Nigeria 9.9 Q
4 2 Gary Holdsworth   Australia 10.01 Q
5 2 Bernard Nottage   Bahamas 10.0
6 2 E. Donkor   Ghana 10.1
7 2 William Jones   Wales 10.1
8 2 Edmund Hearne   Canada 10.1
1 3 Harry Jerome   Canada 9.7 Q
2 3 Stanley Allotey   Ghana 9.7 Q
3 3 Sydney Asiodu   Nigeria 9.8 Q
4 3 Barrie Kelly   England 9.8 Q
5 3 George Collie   Bahamas 9.9
6 3 Pablo McNeill   Jamaica 10.0
7 3 Winston Short   Trinidad and Tobago 10.0
8 3 Allen Crawley   Australia 10.01
1 4 Tom Robinson   Bahamas 9.7 Q
2 4 Eric Collins   Jamaica 9.7 Q
3 4 Gary Eddy   Australia 9.88 Q
4 4 Bonner Mends   Ghana 9.8 Q
5 4 Ron Jones   Wales 10.0
6 4 John Morbey   Bermuda 10.0
7 4 Olaniyi Adekunle   Nigeria 10.1
4 Cipriani Phillip   Trinidad and Tobago DNS

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Semifinals

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

Wind:

  • Heat 1: +0.3 m/s
  • Heat 2: 0.0m/s
Semifinal heats results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Harry Jerome   Canada 9.4 Q
2 1 Tom Robinson   Bahamas 9.5 Q
3 1 David Ejoke   Nigeria 9.5 Q
4 1 Barrie Kelly   England 9.6 Q
5 1 Lynn Headley   Jamaica 9.6
6 1 Bonner Mends   Ghana 9.7
7 1 Gary Holdsworth   Australia 9.81
8 1 Lennox Miller   Jamaica 10.7
1 2 Stanley Allotey   Ghana 9.5 Q
2 2 Edwin Roberts   Trinidad and Tobago 9.5 Q
3 2 Gary Eddy   Australia 9.61 Q
4 2 Ebenezer Addy   Ghana 9.6 Q
5 2 Lynn Davies   Wales 9.7
6 2 Eric Collins   Jamaica 9.7
7 2 Sydney Asiodu   Nigeria 9.7
8 2 John Owiti   Kenya 9.8

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Final

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Wind: -0.8 m/s

Final results: GR means games record
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Harry Jerome   Canada 9.41 GR
  Tom Robinson   Bahamas 9.44
  Edwin Roberts   Trinidad and Tobago 9.52
4 David Ejoke   Nigeria 9.52
5 Gary Eddy   Australia 9.52
6 Stanley Allotey   Ghana 9.53
7 Barrie Kelly   England 9.6
8 Ebenezer Addy   Ghana 9.7

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References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Heats results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1966. p. 66. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Quarterfinals & Semifinals results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Final results". Montreal Gazette. 8 August 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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