Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 100 yards explained

Event:	Men's 100 yards
Games:	1950
Venue:	Eden Park
Date:	5 February
Competitors:	20
Nations:	7
Win Value:	9.7
Gold:	John Treloar
Goldcga:	AUS
Silver:	Bill De Gruchy
Silvercga:	AUS
Bronze:	Don Pettie
Bronzecga:	CAN
Prev:	1938
Next:	1954

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			9.9
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
1	2			9.9
2	2			9.9
3	2
4	2			10.1e
5	2			10.5e
1	3			10.0
2	3
3	3
4	3			10.2e
5	3			10.6e
1	4			9.7	, =GR
2	4
3	4
4	4			10.2e
	4

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			9.8
2	1
3	1			9.9
4	1			10.0e
5	1			10.2e
6	1			10.2e
1	2			9.7	, =GR
2	2			9.8
3	2
4	2			9.9e
5	2			10.0e
6	2			10.1e

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			9.7	=GR
	5			9.8	FS
	3			9.8	FS2^[4]
4	6			9.9e
5	1			9.9e
6	4			10.0e

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 24 October 2020.
2. News: Empire Games results . 2 April 2021 . . 6 February 1950 . 12.
3. News: Australia's five records, English athletes start badly . 2 April 2021 . . 6 February 1950 . 6.
4. 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.