| Event: | Men's 220 yards |
The men's 220 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 11 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 200 metres.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
Stanley Allotey Ghana | Edwin Roberts | David Ejoke |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: -4.0 m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: -5.7 m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s, Heat 7: ? m/s, Heat 8: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21.8 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 21.8 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 21.8 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 21.8 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 22.3 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 22.3 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 22.9 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 21.4 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 21.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 22.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 22.9 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 23.7 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 21.7 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 21.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 22.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 22.4 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 22.7 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 23.3 | ||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 21.7 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 21.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 22.2 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | E. Donkor | 22.3 | Q | ||
| 5 | 4 | 22.5 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 22.8 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | 23.2 | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 21.8 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 22.0 | Q | |||
| 3 | 5 | 22.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 22.3 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 23.0 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | 23.2 | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 21.7 | Q | |||
| 2 | 6 | 21.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 22.2 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 22.5 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 22.9 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 23.4 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 23.8 | ||||
| 1 | 7 | 21.4 | Q | |||
| 2 | 7 | 21.4 | Q | |||
| 3 | 7 | 21.6 | Q | |||
| 4 | 7 | 21.8 | Q | |||
| 5 | 7 | 22.2 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 22.2 | ||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | 20.9 | Q | |||
| 2 | 8 | 21.7 | Q | |||
| 3 | 8 | 21.7 | Q | |||
| 4 | 8 | 21.8 | Q | |||
| 5 | 8 | 22.2 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 25.6 | ||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 8 |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20.8 | Q, GR | |||
| 2 | 1 | 21.0 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 21.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 21.5 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 21.8 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 21.8 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 22.0 | ||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 21.2 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 21.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 21.3 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 21.5 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 21.7 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 21.8 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 21.9 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 22.0 | ||||
| 1 | 3 | 21.1 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 21.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 21.5 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 21.9 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 22.0 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 22.0 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | E. Donkor | 22.3 | |||
| 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 20.7 | Q, GR | |||
| 2 | 4 | 21.5 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 21.5 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 21.7 | Q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 21.7 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 21.8 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | 21.8 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 23.0 |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20.6 | Q, GR | |||
| 2 | 1 | 20.8 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 21.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 21.1 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 21.2 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 21.2 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 21.3 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 21.8 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 21.1 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 21.1 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 21.2 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 21.3 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 21.5 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 21.6 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 21.8 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 21.9 |
Wind: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.65 | GR | ||||
| 20.93 | |||||
| 20.95 | |||||
| 4 | 21.05 | ||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 | 21.40 | ||||
| 7 | 21.4 | ||||
| 8 | 21.5 |