Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 yards

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Men's 100 yards
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 23 November 1962 (1962-11-23) (round 1)
24 November 1962 (1962-11-24) (round 2, semis and final)
Competitors 49 from 21 nations
Winning time 9.5 s
Medalists
gold medal  Seraphino Antao   Kenya
silver medal  Tom Robinson   Bahamas
bronze medal  Michael Cleary   Australia
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The men's 100 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Friday 23 November and Saturday 24 November 1962.

The top four runners in each of the initial nine heats qualified for the second round. Those 36 runners competed in six heats in the second round, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.

The event was won by Kenyan Seraphino Antao in 9.5 seconds, with the world record holder and favourite Canadian Harry Jerome finishing last, severely injured, in the final.[1]

Records

World record  Frank Budd (USA)
 Harry Jerome (CAN)		 9.2 New York City, United States
Vancouver, Canada		 1 July 1961
25 August 1962		 [2]
Games record  Keith Gardner (JAM) 9.4 Cardiff, Wales 20 July 1958 [3]
Commonwealth record '

Round 1

Heat 1

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Harry Jerome Canada 9.4 Q
2 Alistair McIlroy Scotland 9.5 Q
3 Bob Lay Australia 9.6 Q
4 Bruce Richter Papua and New Guinea 10.1 Q
5 Eustace Gill 22x20px British Honduras 10.2
6 Alistair Cook Aden 10.3

Heat 2

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Seraphino Antao Kenya 9.4 Q
2 Gary Holdsworth Australia 9.5 Q
3 Alf Meakin England 9.7 Q
4 William Chai Ah-Lim Sarawak 10.3 Q
5 Yassim Deria Aden 10.8
6 Brian Whitehead Isle of Man 11.0

Heat 3

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dennis Johnson Jamaica 9.6 Q
2 John Owiti Kenya 9.8 Q
3 Sitiveni Moceidreke Fiji 10.0 Q
4 William Lee Sarawak 10.4 Q
5 Ali Abdi Matar Aden 10.8
Paul Couve Mauritius DNS

Heat 4

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tom Robinson Bahamas 9.4 Q
2 Berwyn Jones Wales 9.6 Q
3 Johan du Preez Rhodesia and Nyasaland 9.8 Q
4 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing Sarawak 10.0 Q
5 Jacques Dalais Mauritius 10.2
6 Michael Shaw Aden 10.3

Heat 5

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Jones England 9.6 Q
2 Bukari Bashiru Ghana 9.8 Q
3 Lynn Eves Canada 9.9 Q
4 Jean Daruty Mauritius 10.2 Q
5 Mazlan Hamzah Malaya 10.5

Heat 6

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Ahey Ghana 9.7 Q
2 Byron Williams Australia 9.8 Q
3 Nick Whitehead Wales 9.9 Q
4 Robert Fisher-Smith Canada 10.0 Q
5 Guy Edmond Mauritius 10.1

Heat 7

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Cleary Australia 9.4 Q
2 Michael Okantey Ghana 9.7 Q
3 Michael Hildrey Scotland 9.7 Q
4 Lynn Davies Wales 9.9 Q
5 Allan Crawley Papua and New Guinea 10.0

Heat 8

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago 9.6 Q
2 Peter Radford England 9.7 Q
3 Jeffrey Smith Rhodesia and Nyasaland 9.9 Q
4 James Odongo Oduka Uganda 9.9 Q
5 Leana Gari Papua and New Guinea 10.3

Heat 9

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ron Jones Wales 9.6 Q
2 Bonner Mends Ghana 9.7 Q
3 Len Carter England 10.0 Q
4 Misiloarim Labert Papua and New Guinea 10.3 Q
5 Anthony Perera Gibraltar 10.4

Round 2

Heat 1

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Harry Jerome Canada 9.6 Q
2 Peter Radford England 9.8 Q
3 Bonner Mends Ghana 9.9
4 Lynn Davies Wales 10.2
5 James Odongo Oduka Uganda 10.3
6 Misiloarim Labert Papua and New Guinea 10.5

Heat 2

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Seraphino Antao Kenya 9.6 Q
2 Ron Jones Wales 9.8 Q
3 Bob Lay Australia 9.8
4 Jeffrey Smith Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10.0
5 Lynn Eves Canada 10.2
6 William Chai Ah-Lim Sarawak 10.5

Heat 3

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tom Robinson Bahamas 9.6 Q
2 Michael Okantey Ghana 9.8 Q
3 Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago 10.0
4 Nick Whitehead Wales 10.1
5 Byron Williams Australia 10.2
6 Sitiveni Moceidreke Fiji 10.2

Heat 4

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Cleary Australia 9.6 Q
2 Berwyn Jones Wales 9.8 Q
3 Bukari Bashiru Ghana 9.9
4 Michael Hildrey Scotland 10.1
5 Len Carter England 10.2
6 William Lee Sarawak 10.7

Heat 5

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dennis Johnson Jamaica 9.8 Q
2 Alistair McIlroy Scotland 9.9 Q
3 Alf Meakin England 9.9
4 Johan du Preez Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10.1
5 Robert Fisher-Smith Canada 10.3
6 Jean Daruty Mauritius 10.4

Heat 6

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gary Holdsworth Australia 9.7 Q
2 Michael Ahey Ghana 9.9 Q
3 David Jones England 9.9
4 John Owiti Kenya 10.2
5 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing Sarawak 10.5
6 Bruce Richter Papua and New Guinea 10.5

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Harry Jerome Canada 9.5 Q
2 Tom Robinson Bahamas 9.5 Q
3 Gary Holdsworth Australia 9.7 Q
4 Michael Okantey Ghana 9.7
5 Ron Jones Wales 9.8
6 Alistair McIlroy Scotland 9.9

Semifinal 2

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Seraphino Antao Kenya 9.5 Q
2 Michael Cleary Australia 9.7 Q
3 Dennis Johnson Jamaica 9.7 Q
4 Michael Ahey Ghana 9.8
5 Peter Radford England 9.8
6 Berwyn Jones Wales 9.9

Final

[5] [6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Seraphino Antao Kenya 9.5
2nd Tom Robinson Bahamas 9.6
3rd Michael Cleary Australia 9.6
4 Gary Holdsworth Australia 9.7
5 Dennis Johnson Jamaica 9.9
6 Harry Jerome Canada 10.0

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