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
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Godfrey Murray Jamaica
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Results
editHeats
editQualification: 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
editHeld 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
editHeld 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 |