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]
| 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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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.