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Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium
Dates26-27 July
Competitors19 from 11 nations
Winning time10.07
Medalists
gold medal    Canada
silver medal    England
bronze medal    England
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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

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Heats

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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
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

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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  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

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Wind: +1.6 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Ben Johnson  Canada 10.07
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Linford Christie  England 10.28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. ^ Heats results
  3. ^ Australian results
  4. ^ Semifinals results