List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men) explained

This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in men's athletics from 1930 to 2022. In 1970, most track events converted from races measured in yards to near-equivalents measured in metres. The list below treats these as separate events, but includes a link from the metric event to its previous imperial equivalent.

Current events

100 metres

Event distances at the Commonwealth Games became metric in 1970. For the equivalent pre-metric events see 100 yrds.

1970		10.24 w		10.32 w		10.33 w
1974		10.38		10.51		10.51
1978		10.03 w		10.07 w		10.09 w
1982		10.02 w		10.05 w		10.07 w
1986		10.07		10.28		10.35
1990		9.93 w		10.05 w		10.12 w
1994		9.91 GR		10.05		10.06
1998		9.88 GR		9.96		10.00
2002		9.98		10.11		10.12
2006		10.03		10.11		10.17
2010		10.12		10.20		10.24
2014		10.00		10.10		10.12
2018		10.03		10.17		10.19
2022		10.02		10.13		10.14

200 metres

Event distances at the Commonwealth Games became metric in 1970. For the equivalent pre-metric events see 220 yrds.

1970		20.56		20.69		20.74
1974		20.73		20.97		21.08
1978		20.12 w		20.18 w		20.43 w
1982		20.43	Not awarded			20.55
1986		20.31		20.54		20.64
1990		20.10 w		20.16 w		20.26 w
1994		19.97 GR		20.25		20.40
1998		20.18		20.29		20.40
2002		20.06		20.19		20.21
2006		20.47		20.47		20.52
2010		20.45		20.49		20.52
2014		20.14		20.26		20.32
2018		20.12		20.34		20.55
2022		19.80		20.12		20.49

400 metres

Event distances at the Commonwealth Games became metric in 1970. For the equivalent pre-metric events see 440 yrds.

1970		45.01		45.61		45.82
1974		46.04		46.07		46.16
1978		46.34		46.54		46.63
1982		45.89		46.61		46.68
1986		45.57		45.98		46.8
1990		44.60		44.88		44.93
1994		45.00		45.11		45.45
1998		44.52 GR		44.60		44.64
2002		45.07		45.09		45.12
2006		44.73		45.09		45.16
2010		45.44		45.46		45.55
2014		44.24 GR		44.68		44.78
2018		44.35		45.09		45.11
2022		44.66		44.81		44.89

800 metres

Event distances at the Commonwealth Games became metric in 1970. For the equivalent pre-metric events see 880 yrds.

1970		1:46.89		1:47.42		1:47.43
1974		1:43.91		1:44.39		1:44.92
1978		1:46.39		1:47.30		1:47.57
1982		1:45.18		1:45.45		1:45.60
1986		1:43.22 GR		1:44.80		1:45.42
1990		1:45.98		1:46.00		1:46.62
1994		1:45.18		1:45.76		1:46.06
1998		1:43.82		1:44.44		1:44.57
2002		1:46.32		1:46.57		1:46.79
2006		1:45.88		1:46.93		1:46.98
2010		1:46.60		1:46.95		1:47.37
2014		1:45.18		1:45.48		1:46.03
2018		1:45.11		1:45.16		1:45.60
2022		1:47.52		1:47.66		1:48.25

1500 metres

Event distances at the Commonwealth Games became metric in 1970. For the equivalent pre-metric events see the Mile.

1970		3:36.68		3:38.19		3:40.63
1974		3:32.16 WR		3:32.52		3:33.16
1978		3:35.48		3:35.59		3:35.60
1982		3:42.37		3:43:11		3:43.33
1986		3:50.87		3:52.17		3:54.06
1990		3:33.39		3:34.41		3:35.14
1994		3:36.70		3:36.78		3:37.22
1998		3:39.49		3:40.46		3:40.70
2002		3:37.35		3:37.70		3:37.77
2006		3:38.49		3:39.20		3:39.33
2010		3:41:78		3:42:27		3:42:38
2014		3:39.31		3:39.53		3:39.60
2018		3:34.78		3:35.17		3:35.97
2022		3:30.12		3:30.21		3:30.53

5000 metres

Event distances at the Commonwealth Games became metric in 1970. For the equivalent pre-metric events see 3 miles.

1970		13:22.85		13:23.34		13:27.6
1974		13:14.03		13:14.06		13:23.6
1978		13:23.04		13:29.92		13:31.35
1982		13:33.00		13:35.97		13:36.95
1986		13:24.11		13:25.87		13:26.84
1990		13:24.86		13:24.94		13:25.63
1994		13:23.00		13:23.20		13:23.54
1998		13:22.57		13:28.09		13:37.42
2002		13:13.51		13:13.57		13:18.02
2006		12:56.41 GR		12:58.19		13:05.30
2010		13:31.25		13:31.32		13:32.58
2014		13:12.07		13:14.06		13:16.52
2018		13:50.83		13:52.78		13:54.06
2022		13:08.08		13:08.19		13:08.48

10,000 metres

Event distances at the Commonwealth Games became metric in 1970. For the equivalent pre-metric events see 6 miles.

1970

28:11.72

28:13.45