Men's 100 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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The 100 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday 19 March and Monday 20 March 2006.
The top three runners in each of the initial eight heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in 4 heats in the second round, with the top four runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top four from each heat advanced to the final.
Records
| World Record | 9.77 | Asafa Powell | JAM | Athens, Greece | 14 June, 2005 |
| Games Record | 9.88 | Ato Boldon | TRI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 17 September, 1998 |
Medals
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
Asafa Powell, Jamaica |
Olusoji Fasuba, Nigeria |
Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago |
Qualification
Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:
| 13 March Rank | Athlete | Nation | Games Result | 27 March Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comm. | World | Comm. | World | |||
| 1 | 2 | Aziz Zakari |
Ghana | 5th | 2 | 3 |
| =2 | =3 | Asafa Powell |
Jamaica | Gold | 1 | 2 |
| =2 | =3 | Dwight Thomas |
Jamaica | Did Not Compete | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Marc Burns |
Trinidad and Tobago | Bronze | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Kim Collins |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Did Not Compete | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 10 | Michael Frater |
Jamaica | Semi Finalist | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 11 | Jason Gardener |
England | Second Round | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 12 | Darrel Brown |
Trinidad and Tobago | Second Round | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | 14 | Olusoji Fasuba |
Nigeria | Silver | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | 15 | Uchenna Emedolu |
Nigeria | 4th | 10 | 15 |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.- Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
- q denotes qualification by overall place.
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- DQ denotes disqualification.
- NR denotes national record.
- GR denotes Games record.
- WR denotes world record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season best.
Round 1
| Heat 1 of 8 Date: Sunday 19 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 11 | Aziz Zakari |
Ghana | 7 | 0.194 s | 10.45 s | Q | |
| 2 | =16 | Ainsley Waugh |
Jamaica | 3 | 0.185 s | 10.51 s | Q | |
| 3 | 26 | Seth Amoo |
Ghana | 2 | 0.248 s | 10.61 s | Q | |
| 4 | =36 | Tlhalosang Molapisi |
Botswana | 1 | 0.202 s | 10.85 s | ||
| 5 | 44 | Delano Fulford |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 4 | 0.194 s | 11.06 s | ||
| 6 | 45 | Abraham Kepsen |
Vanuatu | 5 | 0.184 s | 11.08 s | ||
| 7 | 54 | Ieie Matang |
Kiribati | 6 | 0.232 s | 11.63 s | ||
| Heat 2 of 8 Date: Sunday 19 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +2.4 m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 6 | Michael Frater |
Jamaica | 3 | 0.163 s | 10.37 s | Q | |
| 2 | 12 | Emmanuel Ngom Priso |
Cameroon | 1 | 0.209 s | 10.46 s | Q | |
| 3 | 13 | Gibrilla Bangura |
Sierra Leone | 5 | 0.150 s | 10.48 s | Q | |
| 4 | 25 | Kareem Streete-Thompson |
Cayman Islands | 2 | 0.164 s | 10.59 s | q | |
| 5 | 27 | Casnel Bushay |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 0.187 s | 10.68 s | q | |
| 6 | 30 | Wally Kirika |
Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0.211 s | 10.76 s | q | |
| 7 | 41 | Jone Mudu |
Fiji | 6 | 0.150 s | 10.93 s | ||
| Heat 3 of 8 Date: Sunday 19 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +1.9 m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 7 | Jason Gardener |
England | 5 | 0.140 s | 10.41 s | Q | |
| 2 | =8 | Olusoji Fasuba |
Nigeria | 4 | 0.183 s | 10.43 s | Q | |
| 3 | 10 | Eric Nkansah |
Ghana | 2 | 0.146 s | 10.44 s | Q | SB |
| 4 | =16 | Lee-Roy Newton |
South Africa | 7 | 0.162 s | 10.51 s | q | |
| 5 | 23 | Josephus Thomas |
Sierra Leone | 6 | 0.179 s | 10.54 s | q | |
| 6 | =28 | Matthew Thomas |
Saint Lucia | 1 | 0.179 s | 10.70 s | q | |
| 7 | 47 | Jack Iroga |
Solomon Islands | 3 | 0.176 s | 11.13 s | ||
| Heat 4 of 8 Date: Sunday 19 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +1.2 m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Mark Lewis-Francis |
England | 3 | 0.123 s | 10.20 s | Q | |
| 2 | =2 | Uchenna Emedolu |
Nigeria | 5 | 0.192 s | 10.23 s | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Anson Henry |
Canada | 1 | 0.142 s | 10.25 s | Q | SB |
| 4 | =32 | Lamin Tucker |
Sierra Leone | 7 | 0.161 s | 10.80 s | ||
| 5 | 46 | Francis Manioru |
Solomon Islands | 4 | 0.168 s | 11.12 s | SB | |
| 6 | 48 | Anton Lui |
Papua New Guinea | 6 | 0.211 s | 11.15 s | ||
| 7 | 50 | Billie Wallbridge-Paea |
Niue | 2 | 0.187 s | 11.28 s | ||
| 8 | 53 | Robert Nidithawae |
Vanuatu | 8 | 0.164 s | 11.60 s | ||
| Heat 5 of 8 Date: Sunday 19 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +1.3 m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | =2 | Marlon Devonish |
England | 2 | 0.160 s | 10.23 s | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Joshua Ross |
Australia | 1 | 0.161 s | 10.36 s | Q | |
| 3 | =8 | Daniel Bailey |
Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 0.152 s | 10.43 s | Q | |
| 4 | 24 | Jaycey Harper |
Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 0.152 s | 10.57 s | q | |
| 5 | 31 | Chris Walasi |
Solomon Islands | 5 | 0.168 s | 10.78 s | q | PB |
| 6 | 43 | Henry Ben |
Papua New Guinea | 8 | 0.203 s | 11.01 s | ||
| 7 | 55 | Mariuti Uan |
Kiribati | 6 | 0.169 s | 11.65 s | PB | |
| 8 | 58 | Mohamed Asim |
Maldives | 3 | 0.216 s | 12.75 s | ||
| Heat 6 of 8 Date: Sunday 19 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +0.3 m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | =20 | Asafa Powell |
Jamaica | 7 | 0.150 s | 10.53 s | Q | |
| 2 | 22 | Deji Aliu |
Nigeria | 4 | 0.197 s | 10.53 s | Q | |
| 3 | =28 | Biao Sani |
Cameroon | 6 | 0.170 s | 10.70 s | Q | |
| 4 | =32 | Jone Delai |
Fiji | 3 | 0.178 s | 10.80 s | ||
| 5 | 35 | Jason Jones |
Belize | 5 | 0.235 s | 10.84 s | ||
| 6 | 40 | Kebba Fatty |
The Gambia | 8 | 0.144 s | 10.90 s | SB | |
| 7 | 56 | Pat Henry |
Dominica | 2 | 0.228 s | 11.87 s | ||
| 8 | 59 | Christian Malcolm |
Wales | 1 | 0.234 s | 32.72 s | ||
| Heat 7 of 8 Date: Sunday 19 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: +1.9 m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 14 | Patrick Johnson |
Australia | 2 | 0.195 s | 10.50 s | Q | |
| 2 | 15 | Marc Burns |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0.231 s | 10.50 s | Q | |
| 3 | =32 | Moses Kamut |
Vanuatu | 4 | 0.204 s | 10.80 s | Q | |
| 4 | 38 | Michael Henry |
Montserrat | 6 | 0.176 s | 10.88 s | PB | |
| 5 | 39 | Alfred Moussambani |
Cameroon | 3 | 0.166 s | 10.89 s | ||
| 6 | 51 | Isaiah Gardiner |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 5 | 0.174 s | 11.36 s | ||
| - | - | Pierre Browne |
Canada | 7 | - | DNS | ||
Round 2
Semi Finals
Final
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