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 | |||||||||
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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.
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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2 | John Treloar | Australia | 9.7 | =GR | |
5 | Bill De Gruchy | Australia | 9.8 | FS | |
3 | Don Pettie | Canada | 9.8 | FS2 | |
4 | 6 | Scotchy Gordon | Australia | 9.9e | |
5 | 1 | Peter Henderson | New Zealand | 9.9e | |
6 | 4 | Clem Parker | New Zealand | 10.0e |
References
- "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.
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