Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Don Quarrie  Jamaica	John Mwebi  Kenya	Ohene Karikari  Ghana

Results

Heats

Held on 25 January[2]

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.4 m/s, Heat 3: +1.4 m/s, Heat 4: +1.0 m/s, Heat 5: +2.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Laurie D'Arcy	Australia	10.51	Q[3]
2	1	Chris Monk	England	10.53	Q[4]
3	1	Paul Njoroge	Kenya	10.6	Q
4	1	Albert Lomotey	Ghana	10.65
5	1	William Dralu	Uganda	10.73
6	1	Trevor Cochrane	New Zealand	10.86
7	1	Eston Kaonga	Malawi	10.88
8	1	Aca Similo	Fiji	11.18
1	2	Ohene Karikari	Ghana	10.7	Q
2	2	Carl Lawson	Jamaica	10.8	Q
3	2	Robert Martin	Canada	10.9	Q
4	2	Benedict Majekodunmi	Nigeria	10.90
5	2	Tochi Mochache	Kenya	11.07
6	2	Grant Anderson	New Zealand	11.13
7	2	Tony Moore	Fiji	11.30
1	3	Graham Haskell	Australia	10.42	Q[3]
2	3	Kolawole Abdulai	Nigeria	10.49	Q[4]
3	3	John Mwebi	Kenya	10.5	Q
4	3	Calvin Dill	Bermuda	10.65
5	3	Brian Green	England	10.78
6	3	Fidelis Ndyabagye	Uganda	10.92
7	3	Charles Lupiya	Zambia	11.09
1	4	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	10.5	Q
2	4	Don Halliday	Scotland	10.6	Q
3	4	Norman Chihota	Tanzania	10.7	Q
4	4	Ian Matthews	England	10.74
5	4	Edgar Chellah	Zambia	11.17
6	4	Eliki Nukutabu	Fiji	11.17
7	4	Stephen Higgins	Isle of Man	11.76
1	5	George Daniels	Ghana	10.38	Q[4]
2	5	Lennox Miller	Jamaica	10.5	Q
3	5	Greg Lewis	Australia	10.54	Q[3]
4	5	Les Piggot	Scotland	??.?	q
5	5	Japhet Kwimba	Tanzania	10.83
6	5	James Olakunle	Nigeria	10.84
7	5	Kerry Hill	New Zealand	10.85

Semifinals

Held on 26 January

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	George Daniels	Ghana	10.46	Q
2	1	Graham Haskell	Australia	10.50	Q[3]
3	1	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	10.60	Q
4	1	Les Piggot	Scotland	10.63	Q
5	1	Norman Chihota	Tanzania	10.74
6	1	Paul Njoroge	Kenya	10.75
7	1	Carl Lawson	Jamaica	10.76
8	1	Robert Martin	Canada	10.80
1	2	John Mwebi	Kenya	10.46	Q[4]
1	2	Greg Lewis	Australia	10.46	Q[3]
3	2	Kolawole Abdulai	Nigeria	10.49	Q
4	2	Ohene Karikari	Ghana	10.52	Q
5	2	Laurie D'Arcy	Australia	10.57	[3]
6	2	Lennox Miller	Jamaica	10.63
7	2	Don Halliday	Scotland	10.63
8	2	Chris Monk	England	10.64

Final

Held on 26 January

Wind: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	8	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	10.38
	2	John Mwebi	Kenya	10.51
	7	Ohene Karikari	Ghana	10.51
4	5	George Daniels	Ghana	10.53
5	3	Greg Lewis	Australia	10.55
6	4	Kolawole Abdulai	Nigeria	10.55
7	1	Les Piggot	Scotland	10.56
8	6	Graham Haskell	Australia	10.66

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
2. "Heats results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 1974. p. 72. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
3. "Australia results". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
4. "1974 year list". Retrieved 21 December 2018.

• Semifinals results