Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles explained

The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 17 and 18 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 120 yards hurdles.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
David Hemery	Malcolm Baird	Godfrey Murray

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +6.8 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			13.73	Q
2	1			14.04	Q
3	1			14.0	Q
4	1			14.3	Q
5	1			14.4	q
6	1			15.2
7	1			16.8
1	2			14.1	Q
2	2			14.2	Q
3	2			14.4	Q
4	2			14.6	Q
5	2			14.9
6	2			15.6
1	3			13.8	Q
2	3			14.1	Q
3	3			14.3	Q
4	3			14.3	Q
5	3			14.6	q
6	3			14.7	q

Semifinals

Held on 18 July

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +5.4 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			13.8	Q
2	1			14.02	Q
3	1			14.0	Q
4	1			14.2	Q
5	1			14.25
6	1			14.4
7	1			14.4
8	1			14.7
1	2			13.9	Q
2	2			14.0	Q
3	2			14.1	Q
4	2			14.2	Q
5	2			14.4
6	2			14.7
7	2			14.7
8	2			14.9

Final

Held on 18 July

Wind: +2.9 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1			13.66
	4			13.86
	3			14.02
4	5			14.2
5	7			14.2
6	2			14.4
7	6			14.7
	8

References

• Heats results (p28)
• Semifinals & Final results (p9)
• Australian results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 23 September 2019.