Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 yards explained

Event:	Men's 100 yards
Games:	1958
Venue:	Cardiff Arms Park
Date:	17-19 July
Competitors:	60
Nations:	24
Win Value:	9.66
Gold:	Keith Gardner
Goldcga:	JAM
Silver:	Tom Robinson
Silvercga:	BAH
Bronze:	Mike Agostini
Bronzecga:	TRI
Prev:	1954
Next:	1962

The men's 100 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 17 and 19 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.^[1]

Results

Heats

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

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 9: +3.7 m/s, Heat 12: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			9.5	, GR
2	1			9.8
3	1			9.9
4	1	D. Doherty		10.4
	1
1	2			9.7
2	2			10.0
3	2			10.1
4	2			10.2
5	2			10.5
1	3			9.8
2	3			9.9
3	3			10.0
4	3			10.3
5	3			10.4
1	4			9.8
2	4			10.0
3	4			10.0
4	4			10.0
5	4			10.5
1	5			9.9
2	5			9.9
3	5			9.9
4	5			9.9
5	5			10.3
1	6			9.9
2	6			9.9
3	6			9.9
4	6			10.1
5	6			10.5
1	7			9.9
2	7			10.2
3	7			10.2
4	7			10.2
5	7			10.3
1	8			9.8
2	8			9.9
3	8			10.3
4	8			10.5
5	8	T. E. Patel		11.2
1	9			9.7
2	9			9.8
3	9			10.1
4	9			10.2
5	9			10.3
1	10			9.7
2	10			10.0
3	10			10.1
4	10	S. Bwowe		10.3
5	10			10.4
1	11			10.0
2	11			10.1
3	11			10.4
4	11	P. R. Hein		10.8
1	12			10.0
2	12			10.1
3	12			10.2
4	12			10.2
5	12			10.2

Quarterfinals

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

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: -1.4 m/s, Heat 5: -0.2 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			9.6
2	1			9.9
3	1			9.9
4	1			9.9
5	1			10.0
6	1			10.4
1	2			9.7
2	2			9.8
3	2			9.8
4	2			9.8
5	2			10.0
6	2			10.3
1	3			9.7
2	3			9.9
3	3			10.0
4	3			10.2
5	3			10.5
6	3			10.5
1	4			9.8
2	4			9.9
3	4			10.0
4	4			10.0
5	4			10.0
6	4			10.2
1	5			9.7
2	5			9.9
3	5			10.0
4	5			10.1
5	5			10.2
6	5			10.4
1	6			9.5	, GR
2	6			9.6
3	6			9.8
4	6			10.0
5	6			10.0
6	6			10.1

Semifinals

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

Wind:
Heat 1: -3.9 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			9.5	, =GR
2	1			9.6
3	1			9.7
4	1			9.7
5	1			9.7
6	1			9.8
1	2			9.6
2	2			9.8
3	2			9.8
4	2			9.8
5	2			9.8
6	2			9.8

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1			9.66	GR
	5			9.69
	6			9.79
4	4
5	3
6	2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 27 September 2020.
2. News: Many splendid performances in track and field events . 2 October 2020 . . 18 July 1958 . 8.
3. News: Many splendid performances in track and field events . 2 October 2020 . . 21 July 1958 . 8.