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Men's 100 metres
at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Men's 100 metres ; at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Queen Elizabeth II Park
Dates	25-26 January
Competitors	36 from 16 nations
Winning time	10.38
Medalists
	← 1970 1978 →

The men's 100 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1]

Results

Held on 25 January^[2]

The first 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.4 m/s, Heat 3: +1.4 m/s, Heat 4: +1.0 m/s, Heat 5: +2.0 m/s

Heats results
Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Laurie D'Arcy	Australia	10.51	Q^[3]
2	1	Chris Monk	England	10.53	Q^[4]
3	1	Paul Njoroge	Kenya	10.6	Q
4	1	Albert Lomotey	Ghana	10.65
5	1	William Dralu	Uganda	10.73
6	1	Trevor Cochrane	New Zealand	10.86
7	1	Eston Kaonga	Malawi	10.88
8	1	Aca Similo	Fiji	11.18
1	2	Ohene Karikari	Ghana	10.7	Q
2	2	Carl Lawson	Jamaica	10.8	Q
3	2	Robert Martin	Canada	10.9	Q
4	2	Benedict Majekodunmi	Nigeria	10.90
5	2	Tochi Mochache	Kenya	11.07
6	2	Grant Anderson	New Zealand	11.13
7	2	Tony Moore	Fiji	11.30
1	3	Graham Haskell	Australia	10.42	Q^[3]
2	3	Kolawole Abdulai	Nigeria	10.49	Q^[4]
3	3	John Mwebi	Kenya	10.5	Q
4	3	Calvin Dill	Bermuda	10.65
5	3	Brian Green	England	10.78
6	3	Fidelis Ndyabagye	Uganda	10.92
7	3	Charles Lupiya	Zambia	11.09
1	4	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	10.5	Q
2	4	Don Halliday	Scotland	10.6	Q
3	4	Norman Chihota	Tanzania	10.7	Q
4	4	Ian Matthews	England	10.74
5	4	Edgar Chellah	Zambia	11.17
6	4	Eliki Nukutabu	Fiji	11.17
7	4	Stephen Higgins	Isle of Man	11.76
1	5	George Daniels	Ghana	10.38	Q^[4]
2	5	Lennox Miller	Jamaica	10.5	Q
3	5	Greg Lewis	Australia	10.54	Q^[3]
4	5	Les Piggot	Scotland	??.?	q
5	5	Japhet Kwimba	Tanzania	10.83
6	5	James Olakunle	Nigeria	10.84
7	5	Kerry Hill	New Zealand	10.85

Held on 26 January

The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Heat 1: +1.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s

Semifinal results
Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	George Daniels	Ghana	10.46	Q
2	1	Graham Haskell	Australia	10.50	Q^[3]
3	1	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	10.60	Q
4	1	Les Piggot	Scotland	10.63	Q
5	1	Norman Chihota	Tanzania	10.74
6	1	Paul Njoroge	Kenya	10.75
7	1	Carl Lawson	Jamaica	10.76
8	1	Robert Martin	Canada	10.80
1	2	John Mwebi	Kenya	10.46	Q^[4]
1	2	Greg Lewis	Australia	10.46	Q^[3]
3	2	Kolawole Abdulai	Nigeria	10.49	Q
4	2	Ohene Karikari	Ghana	10.52	Q
5	2	Laurie D'Arcy	Australia	10.57	^[3]
6	2	Lennox Miller	Jamaica	10.63
7	2	Don Halliday	Scotland	10.63
8	2	Chris Monk	England	10.64

Held on 26 January

+0.8 m/s

Final result
Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time
	8	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	10.38
	2	John Mwebi	Kenya	10.51
	7	Ohene Karikari	Ghana	10.51
4	5	George Daniels	Ghana	10.53
5	3	Greg Lewis	Australia	10.55
6	4	Kolawole Abdulai	Nigeria	10.55
7	1	Les Piggot	Scotland	10.56
8	6	Graham Haskell	Australia	10.66

^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ "Heats results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 1974. p. 72. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Australia results". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1974 year list". Retrieved 21 December 2018.