The men's 100 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on 26 and 27 July 1986.[1]
Men's 100 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Meadowbank Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 26-27 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 10.07 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The winning margin was 0.21 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's 100 metres was won by more than 0.2 seconds at these games since the introduction of fully automatic timing.
Results
editHeats
editQualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[2]
Wind:
- Heat 1: +2.0 m/s
- Heat 2: +3.0 m/s
- Heat 3: +2.5 m/s[3]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.15 | Q |
2 | 2 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.29 | Q |
3 | 1 | Linford Christie | England | 10.31 | Q |
4 | 3 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.32 | Q |
5 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.38 | Q |
6 | 2 | Simon Baird | Northern Ireland | 10.40 | Q |
7 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.49 | Q |
7 | 3 | Clarence Callender | England | 10.49 | Q |
9 | 2 | Robert Stone | Australia | 10.51 | q |
10 | 3 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.56 | Q |
11 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 10.57 | Q |
12 | 1 | Jerry Jeremiah | Vanuatu | 10.66 | Q |
13 | 3 | Michael Dwyer | Canada | 10.81 | Q |
14 | 3 | Maloni Bole | Fiji | 10.94 | q |
15 | 3 | Nelson Chan Ka Chiu | Hong Kong | 10.95 | q |
16 | 1 | Chris Perry | Australia | 11.00 | q |
17 | 2 | Sunday Maweni | Botswana | 11.01 | |
18 | 2 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | Swaziland | 11.05 | |
19 | 1 | William Akanoa | Cook Islands | 11.81 |
Semifinals
editQualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.[4]
Wind:
- Heat 1: -1.5 m/s
- Heat 2: +3.2 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.18 | Q |
2 | 1 | Linford Christie | England | 10.29 | Q |
2 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.29 | Q |
4 | 2 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.31 | Q |
5 | 2 | Clarence Callender | England | 10.32 | Q |
6 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.41 | Q |
7 | 2 | Michael Dwyer | Canada | 10.42 | |
8 | 2 | Robert Stone | Australia | 10.47 | |
9 | 1 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.59 | Q |
10 | 1 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.60 | Q |
11 | 1 | Simon Baird | Northern Ireland | 10.62 | |
12 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 10.63 | |
13 | 2 | Jerry Jeremiah | Vanuatu | 10.79 | |
14 | 1 | Maloni Bole | Fiji | 10.96 | |
15 | 2 | Chris Perry | Australia | 11.03 | |
16 | 1 | Nelson Chan Ka Chiu | Hong Kong | 11.11 |
Final
editWind: +1.6 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.07 | ||
6 | Linford Christie | England | 10.28 | ||
4 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.35 | ||
4 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.36 | |
5 | 5 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.37 | |
6 | 7 | Clarence Callender | England | 10.42 | |
7 | 2 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.55 | |
8 | 8 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.68 |
References
edit- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Australian results
- ^ Semifinals results