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 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]
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
Heats
Qualification: 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 | ![]() |
10.15 | Q |
2 | 2 | Jamie Henderson | ![]() |
10.29 | Q |
3 | 1 | Linford Christie | ![]() |
10.31 | Q |
4 | 3 | Elliot Bunney | ![]() |
10.32 | Q |
5 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | ![]() |
10.38 | Q |
6 | 2 | Simon Baird | ![]() |
10.40 | Q |
7 | 1 | Desai Williams | ![]() |
10.49 | Q |
7 | 3 | Clarence Callender | ![]() |
10.49 | Q |
9 | 2 | Robert Stone | ![]() |
10.51 | q |
10 | 3 | Gerrard Keating | ![]() |
10.56 | Q |
11 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | ![]() |
10.57 | Q |
12 | 1 | Jerry Jeremiah | ![]() |
10.66 | Q |
13 | 3 | Michael Dwyer | ![]() |
10.81 | Q |
14 | 3 | Maloni Bole | ![]() |
10.94 | q |
15 | 3 | Nelson Chan Ka Chiu | ![]() |
10.95 | q |
16 | 1 | Chris Perry | ![]() |
11.00 | q |
17 | 2 | Sunday Maweni | ![]() |
11.01 | |
18 | 2 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | ![]() |
11.05 | |
19 | 1 | William Akanoa | ![]() |
11.81 |
Semifinals
Qualification: 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Ben Johnson | ![]() |
10.18 | Q |
2 | 1 | Linford Christie | ![]() |
10.29 | Q |
2 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | ![]() |
10.29 | Q |
4 | 2 | Elliot Bunney | ![]() |
10.31 | Q |
5 | 2 | Clarence Callender | ![]() |
10.32 | Q |
6 | 1 | Desai Williams | ![]() |
10.41 | Q |
7 | 2 | Michael Dwyer | ![]() |
10.42 | |
8 | 2 | Robert Stone | ![]() |
10.47 | |
9 | 1 | Jamie Henderson | ![]() |
10.59 | Q |
10 | 1 | Gerrard Keating | ![]() |
10.60 | Q |
11 | 1 | Simon Baird | ![]() |
10.62 | |
12 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | ![]() |
10.63 | |
13 | 2 | Jerry Jeremiah | ![]() |
10.79 | |
14 | 1 | Maloni Bole | ![]() |
10.96 | |
15 | 2 | Chris Perry | ![]() |
11.03 | |
16 | 1 | Nelson Chan Ka Chiu | ![]() |
11.11 |
Final
Wind: +1.6 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Ben Johnson | ![]() |
10.07 | |
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6 | Linford Christie | ![]() |
10.28 | |
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4 | Mike McFarlane | ![]() |
10.35 | |
4 | 1 | Desai Williams | ![]() |
10.36 | |
5 | 5 | Elliot Bunney | ![]() |
10.37 | |
6 | 7 | Clarence Callender | ![]() |
10.42 | |
7 | 2 | Gerrard Keating | ![]() |
10.55 | |
8 | 8 | Jamie Henderson | ![]() |
10.68 |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Australian results
- ^ Semifinals results