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

Event:	Men's 100 metres
Games:	1986
Venue:	Meadowbank Stadium
Dates:	26-27 July
Competitors:	19
Nations:	11
Win Value:	10.07
Gold:	Ben Johnson
Goldcga:	CAN
Silver:	Linford Christie
Silvercga:	ENG
Bronze:	Mike McFarlane
Bronzecga:	ENG
Prev:	1982
Next:	1990

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

Heats

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			10.15
2	2			10.29
3	1			10.31
4	3			10.32
5	2			10.38
6	2			10.40
7	1			10.49
7	3			10.49
9	2			10.51
10	3			10.56
11	1			10.57
12	1			10.66
13	3			10.81
14	3			10.94
15	3			10.95
16	1			11.00
17	2			11.01
18	2			11.05
19	1			11.81

Semifinals

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			10.18
2	1			10.29
2	2			10.29
4	2			10.31
5	2			10.32
6	1			10.41
7	2			10.42
8	2			10.47
9	1			10.59
10	1			10.60
11	1			10.62
12	1			10.63
13	2			10.79
14	1			10.96
15	2			11.03
16	1			11.11

Final

Wind: +1.6 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			10.07
	6			10.28
	4			10.35
4	1			10.36
5	5			10.37
6	7			10.42
7	2			10.55
8	8			10.68

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2016-10-28 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121508879/ Heats results
3. http://athhistory.imgstg.com/international/int77.htm Australian results
4. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121510058/ Semifinals results