Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres
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{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event
|event = Men's 200 metres
|games = 1970
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|venue = Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
|dates = July 21 and 22, 1970
|competitors =
|nations =
|win_label =
|win_value =
|gold = Don Quarrie
|goldCGA = JAM
|silver = Edwin Roberts
|silverCGA = TTO
|bronze = Charles Asati
|bronzeCGA = KEN
|prev = 1966 Kingston
|next = Christchurch 1974
}}
{{AthleticsAt1970CommonwealthGames}}
The men's 200 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.{{cite web |title=Results |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3037/event/1618 |website=thecgf.com |accessdate=23 September 2019 |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403162950/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3037/event/1618 |url-status=dead }} It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 220 yards event.
Medalists
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|+ {{Screen reader-only|Medallists}} |
| scope=col style="background-color:gold; width:200px;| Gold
! scope=col style="background-color:silver; width:200px;| Silver ! scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966; width:200px;| Bronze |
|---|
| Don Quarrie {{JAM}} |Edwin Roberts |Charles Asati |
Results
=Heats=
Held on 21 July
==Qualification for quarterfinals==
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the quarterfinals.
==Wind speed==
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +3.1 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: +5.3 m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s, Heat 7: ? m/s, Heat 8: +5.8 m/s
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Heats results}} | |||||
| scope=col | Rank | scope=col | Heat | scope=col | Name | scope=col | Nationality | scope=col | Time | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Edwin Roberts | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 20.6 | Q |
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| 2 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Julius Sang | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 20.9 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Stuart Bell | style="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}} | 21.3 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Amos Odelusi | style="text-align:left;"| {{NGR}} | 21.6 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Joseph Chivers | style="text-align:left;"| {{NIR}} | 21.6 | |
| 6 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Bernard Nottage | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Bahamas|colonial}} | 21.9 | |
| 7 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Peter Ndovi | style="text-align:left;"| {{MAW}} | 22.9 | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Charles Asati | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 20.5 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Martin Reynolds | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 20.8 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Gary Eddy | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 21.06 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Rocky Symonds | style="text-align:left;"| {{BER}} | 21.5 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Zuku Tofile | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Swaziland}} | 22.6 | |
| {{hs|9}} | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Mike Sands | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Bahamas|colonial}} | {{sort|99.8|DNF}} | |
| {{hs|9}} | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| John Oryem | style="text-align:left;"| {{UGA}} | {{sort|99.8|DNF}} | |
| {{hs|10}} | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Lloyd Giddings | style="text-align:left;"| {{GUY}} | {{sort|99.9|DNS}} | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| George Daniels | style="text-align:left;"| {{GHA}} | 21.0 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Melvin Wong Shing | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 21.4 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| John Williams | style="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}} | 21.4 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Norman Chihota | style="text-align:left;"| {{TAN}} | 21.5 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Carl Lawson | style="text-align:left;"| {{JAM}} | 21.7 | |
| 6 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Brian Cowley | style="text-align:left;"| {{IOM}} | 22.9 | |
| 7 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Anthony Perera | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Gibraltar|ensign1939}} | 23.3 | |
| {{hs|10}} | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Canagasabai Kunalan | style="text-align:left;"| {{SIN}} | {{sort|99.9|DNS}} | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Ralph Banthorpe | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 21.3 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Kevin Johnson | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Bahamas|colonial}} | 21.3 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Horace Levy | style="text-align:left;"| {{JAM}} | 21.4 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Kofi Okyir | style="text-align:left;"| {{GHA}} | 21.9 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Ghulam Qadir | style="text-align:left;"| {{PAK}} | 22.9 | |
| 6 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Pierre Jallow | style="text-align:left;"| {{GAM}} | 23.2 | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Peter Norman | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 20.87 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Jessymon Wishkoti | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Zambia|1964}} | 21.6 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Tony Powell | style="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}} | 21.6 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Terry Davies | style="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}} | 21.8 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Peter Mamba | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Swaziland}} | 22.3 | |
| 6 | 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Obedi Mwanga | style="text-align:left;"| {{TAN}} | 22.7 | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Don Quarrie | style="text-align:left;"| {{JAM}} | 20.8 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Dave Dear | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 21.3 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| William Dralu | style="text-align:left;"| {{UGA}} | 21.5 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Carl Archer | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 21.6 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Yeo Kian Chye | style="text-align:left;"| {{SIN}} | 21.9 | |
| 6 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Cuthbert Jacobs | style="text-align:left;"| {{ATG}} | 22.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Gaston Clarenc | style="text-align:left;"| {{MRI}} | 24.4 | |
| {{hs|10}} | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Les Piggot | style="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}} | {{sort|99.9|DNS}} | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Robert Ojo | style="text-align:left;"| {{NGR}} | 21.6 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Howard Davies | style="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}} | 21.8 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Hezekiah Nyamau | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 21.8 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Doug Chapman | style="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}} | 21.9 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Dodou Joof | style="text-align:left;"| {{GAM}} | 22.5 | |
| 6 | 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Francisco Mvula | style="text-align:left;"| {{MAW}} | 22.7 | |
| 7 | 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Maurice Sweeney | style="text-align:left;"| {{ATG}} | 23.9 | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Greg Lewis | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 21.41 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Edward Owusu | style="text-align:left;"| {{GHA}} | 21.6 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Don Halliday | style="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}} | 21.6 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Bohdan Domansky | style="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}} | 21.7 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Muhammad Mohddin | style="text-align:left;"| {{PAK}} | 22.4 | |
| 6 | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Omubo Peters | style="text-align:left;"| {{NGR}} | 22.7 | |
| {{hs|10}} | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Calvin Greenaway | style="text-align:left;"| {{ATG}} | {{sort|99.9|DNS}} | |
| {{hs|10}} | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Vikimbi Radebe | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Swaziland}} | {{sort|99.9|DNS}} |
=Quarterfinals=
Held on 21 July
==Qualification for semifinals==
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
==Wind speed==
Heat 1: +7.7 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: +6.9 m/s, Heat 4: +4.9 m/s
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Quarterfinals results}} | |||||
| scope=col | Rank | scope=col | Heat | scope=col | Name | scope=col | Nationality | scope=col | Time | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Charles Asati | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 20.6 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Peter Norman | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 20.79 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Melvin Wong Shing | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 21.1 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Doug Chapman | style="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}} | 21.2 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Norman Chihota | style="text-align:left;"| {{TAN}} | 21.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Howard Davies | style="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}} | 21.3 | |
| 7 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| William Dralu | style="text-align:left;"| {{UGA}} | 21.6 | |
| 8 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Kofi Okyir | style="text-align:left;"| {{GHA}} | 22.9 | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Edwin Roberts | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 20.8 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Dave Dear | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 21.1 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Rocky Symonds | style="text-align:left;"| {{BER}} | 21.2 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Julius Sang | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 21.3 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Bohdan Domansky | style="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}} | 21.5 | |
| 6 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Edward Owusu | style="text-align:left;"| {{GHA}} | 21.6 | Competed in heat 2 or 3. |
| 7 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Terry Davies | style="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}} | 21.8 | |
| 8 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Robert Ojo | style="text-align:left;"| {{NGR}} | 21.9 | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Martin Reynolds | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 20.8 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| George Daniels | style="text-align:left;"| {{GHA}} | 20.9 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Gary Eddy | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 21.06 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Stuart Bell | style="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}} | 21.4 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Horace Levy | style="text-align:left;"| {{JAM}} | 21.4 | |
| 6 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Hezekiah Nyamau | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 21.7 | |
| 7 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Carl Archer | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 21.9 | |
| 8 | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Amos Odelusi | style="text-align:left;"| {{NGR}} | 22.1 | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Don Quarrie | style="text-align:left;"| {{JAM}} | 20.4 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Greg Lewis | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 21.03 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Tony Powell | style="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}} | 21.1 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Ralph Banthorpe | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 21.1 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Don Halliday | style="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}} | 21.2 | |
| 6 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Kevin Johnson | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Bahamas|colonial}} | 21.3 | |
| 7 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| John Williams | style="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}} | 21.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Jessymon Wishkoti | style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Zambia|1964}} | 21.7 |
=Semifinals=
Held on 22 July
==Qualification for final==
The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
==Wind speed==
Heat 1: +4.6 m/s, Heat 2: +3.0 m/s
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Semifinals results}} | |||||
| scope=col | Rank | scope=col | Heat | scope=col | Name | scope=col |Nationality | scope=col | Time | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Martin Reynolds | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 20.61 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Edwin Roberts | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 20.7 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Charles Asati | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 20.8 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Julius Sang | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 20.9 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Greg Lewis | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 21.03 | |
| 6 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Ralph Banthorpe | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 21.3 | |
| 7 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Doug Chapman | style="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}} | 21.6 | |
| {{hs|9}} | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Rocky Symonds | style="text-align:left;"| {{BER}} | {{sort|99.99|DNS}} | |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 1 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Don Quarrie | style="text-align:left;"| {{JAM}} | 20.7 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 2 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Gary Eddy | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 20.89 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 3 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Peter Norman | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 20.95 | Q |
| style="background-color: #ccffcc;"
| 4 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| George Daniels | style="text-align:left;"| {{GHA}} | 20.9 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Dave Dear | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 21.08 | |
| 6 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Tony Powell | style="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}} | 21.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Melvin Wong Shing | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 21.4 | |
| 8 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Stuart Bell | style="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}} | 21.5 |
=Final=
Held on 22 July
==Wind speed==
+1.7 m/s
| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center;"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Final results}} | |||||
| scope=col | Rank | scope=col | Lane | scope=col | Name | scope=col |Nationality | scope=col | Time | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Gold1}} | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| Don Quarrie | style="text-align:left;"| {{JAM}} | 20.56 | =GR |
| {{Silver2}} | 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Edwin Roberts | style="text-align:left;"| {{TRI}} | 20.69 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | 8 | style="text-align:left;"| Charles Asati | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 20.74 | |
| 4 | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Martin Reynolds | style="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}} | 20.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| Peter Norman | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 20.86 | |
| 6 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| George Daniels | style="text-align:left;"| {{GHA}} | 20.9 | |
| 7 | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| Gary Eddy | style="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}} | 21.01 | |
| 8 | 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Julius Sang | style="text-align:left;"| {{KEN}} | 21.0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19700723&printsec=frontpage Heats & Quarterfinals results] (p28)
- [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19700724&printsec=frontpage Semifinals & Final results] (p9)
- [http://athhistory.sportstg.com/international/int31.htm Australian results]
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