The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 4 × 110 yards relay.
Medalists[edit]
Results[edit]
Qualification: First 4 teams of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
1 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Wendell Mottley, Carl Archer, Hasely Crawford, Edwin Roberts | 40.3 | Q |
2 | 1 | England | Ian Green, Martin Reynolds, Dave Dear, Brian Green | 40.5 | Q |
3 | 1 | Nigeria | Timon Oyebami, Robert Ojo, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kolawole Abdulai | 40.9 | Q |
4 | 1 | Northern Ireland | Mike Bull, Gerard Carson, Joe Chivers, John Kilpatrick | 41.2 | Q |
5 | 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | Calvin Greenaway, Cuthbert Jacobs, Fred Sowerby, Patrick Francis | 42.8 | |
| 1 | Australia | Greg Lewis, Phil May, Gary Eddy, Peter Norman | DNF | |
| 1 | Bahamas | Bernard Nottage, Gerald Wisdom, Kevin Johnson, Tom Robinson | DNF | |
1 | 2 | Jamaica | Errol Stewart, Lennox Miller, Carl Lawson, Don Quarrie | 40.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | Ghana | Michael Ahey, James Addy, Edward Owusu, George Daniels | 40.1 | Q |
3 | 2 | Wales | Terry Davies, Lynn Davies, John Williams, Howard Davies | 40.5 | Q |
4 | 2 | Scotland | Ian Turnbull, Les Piggot, Stuart Bell, Don Halliday | 40.5 | Q |
| 2 | Canada | Brian Donnelly, George Neeland, Rich McDonald, Rick Cuttell | DQ | |
| 2 | Pakistan | Ghulam Qadir, Iqbal Shinwari, John Permal, Muhammad Mohddin | DQ | |
| 2 | Gambia | Dodou Joof, Percy Coker, Pierre Jallow, Sheikh Tidiane Faye | DQ | |
Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
![1st place, gold medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png) | Jamaica | Errol Stewart, Lennox Miller, Carl Lawson, Don Quarrie | 39.46 | GR |
![2nd place, silver medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png) | Ghana | Michael Ahey, James Addy, Edward Owusu, George Daniels | 39.82 | |
![3rd place, bronze medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png) | England | Brian Green, Dave Dear, Ian Green, Martin Reynolds | 40.05 | |
4 | Scotland | Ian Turnbull, Les Piggot, Stuart Bell, Don Halliday | 40.0 | |
5 | Wales | Terry Davies, Lynn Davies, John Williams, Howard Davies | 40.2 | |
6 | Trinidad and Tobago | Wendell Mottley, Carl Archer, Hasely Crawford, Edwin Roberts, | 40.3 | |
7 | Nigeria | Timon Oyebami, Robert Ojo, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kolawole Abdulai | 40.9 | |
8 | Northern Ireland | Mike Bull, Gerard Carson, Joe Chivers, John Kilpatrick | 41.1 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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4 x 110 yards (1930–1966) | - 1930:
Miller, Brown, Adams, Fitzpatrick (CAN) - 1934:
Davis, Saunders, Rangeley, Sweeney (ENG) - 1938:
Brown, Haley, Loaring, O'Connor (CAN) - 1950:
Gordon, Johnson, Treloar, De Gruchy (AUS) - 1954:
Springbett, Stonehouse, Nelson, McFarlane (CAN) - 1958:
Radford, Sandstrom, Segal, Breacker (ENG) - 1962:
Radford, Carter, Meakin, Jones (ENG) - 1966:
E. Addy, Mends, J. Addy, Allotey (GHA) |
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4 x 100 metres (1970–present) | - 1970:
Stewart, Miller, Lawson, Quarrie (JAM) - 1974:
Lewis, D'Arcy, Ratcliffe, Haskell (AUS) - 1978:
Jenkins, Wells, Sharp, McMaster (SCO) - 1982:
Adegbehingbe, Adeyanju, Oyeledun, Eseme (NGR) - 1986:
McKoy, Mahorn, Williams, Johnson (CAN) - 1990:
Callender, Regis, Adam, Christie (ENG) - 1994:
Bailey,Gilbert, Chambers, Surin (CAN) - 1998:
Chambers, Devonish, Golding, Campbell (ENG) - 2002:
Gardener, Devonish, Condon, Campbell (ENG) - 2006:
Frater, Waugh, Williams, Powell (JAM) - 2010:
Scott, Baptiste, Devonish, Lewis-Francis (ENG) - 2014:
Livermore, Bailey-Cole, Ashmeade, Bolt (JAM) - 2018:
Arthur, Hughes, Kilty, Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG) - 2022:
Efoloko, Hughes, Mitchell-Blake, Edoburun (ENG) |
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Men's | 4 × 110 yards | |
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4 × 100 metres | |
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Women's | 110–220–110 yards | |
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4 × 110 yards | |
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4 × 100 metres | |
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