Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 yards

The men's 100 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mike Agostini  Trinidad and Tobago	Don McFarlane  Canada	Hector Hogan  Australia

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2][3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Harry Nelson	Canada	9.8	Q
2	1	Hector Hogan	Australia	9.8	Q
3	1	Abdul Khaliq	Pakistan	9.9	Q
4	1	Karim Olowu	Nigeria	10.0
5	1	Alan Lillington	England	10.0
6	1	Orien Young	Bermuda	10.2
7	1	Yekoyasi Kasango	Uganda	10.3
	1	Louis Knight	Jamaica	DNS
1	2	Mike Agostini	Trinidad and Tobago	9.8	Q
2	2	George Ellis	England	9.8	Q
3	2	Bruce Springbett	Canada	9.9	Q
4	2	Abdul Karim Amu	Nigeria	10.0
5	2	Mohamed Aslam	Pakistan	10.2
6	2	Estefaino Xavier	Hong Kong	10.2
	2	Josefa Sadulu	Fiji	DNS
	2	Frank Hall	Jamaica	DNS
1	3	Edward Ajado	Nigeria	9.9	Q
2	3	Ken Jones	Wales	10.0	Q
3	3	Ben Nduga	Uganda	10.0	Q
4	3	Ken Box	England	10.1
5	3	James Warner	Canada	10.1
6	3	Les Laing	Jamaica	10.4
7	3	Irrington Isaacs	Bahamas	10.7
	3	Kevan Gosper	Australia	DNS
1	4	Don McFarlane	Canada	9.9	Q
2	4	Brian Shenton	England	9.9	Q
3	4	Mohamed Sharif Butt	Pakistan	10.0	Q
4	4	Ronald Horsham	Jamaica	10.0
5	4	Muslim Arogundade	Nigeria	10.1
6	4	Leonard Dames	Bahamas	10.3
	4	Fitzroy Bates	Trinidad and Tobago	DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Edward Ajado	Nigeria	9.7	Q
2	1	Hector Hogan	Australia	9.7	Q
3	1	Don McFarlane	Canada	9.8	Q
4	1	Ben Nduga	Uganda	9.8
5	1	George Ellis	England	9.9
6	1	Abdul Khaliq	Pakistan	10.0
1	2	Mike Agostini	Trinidad and Tobago	9.7	Q
2	2	Harry Nelson	Canada	9.8	Q
3	2	Ken Jones	Wales	9.8	Q
4	2	Bruce Springbett	Canada	9.9
5	2	Brian Shenton	England	9.9
6	2	Mohamed Sharif Butt	Pakistan	9.9

Final

[2][3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Mike Agostini	Trinidad and Tobago	9.6	=GR
	Don McFarlane	Canada	9.7
	Hector Hogan	Australia	9.7
4	Edward Ajado	Nigeria	9.7
5	Harry Nelson	Canada	9.7
6	Ken Jones	Wales	9.8

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.