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Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 100 yards

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Men's 100 yards
at the 1938 British Empire Games
VenueSydney Cricket Ground
Date5 February
Competitors19 from 7 nations
Winning time9.7
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Canada
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The men's 100 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3]

Results

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Heats

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Heat 3

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Tom Lavery  South Africa 10.0 Q
2 1 Howard Yates  Australia 10.1e Q, 1 foot behind
3 1 Sigurd Nielson  Canada ??.? Q, inches behind
4 1 Lawrence Wallace  England ??.?
5 1 Graham Quinn  New Zealand ??.?
1 2 John Mumford  Australia 10.0 Q
2 2 Jack Brown  Canada 10.2e Q, 1.5 yards behind
3 2 John Cumberbatch  Trinidad and Tobago ??.? Q, 1 foot behind
4 2 Cecil LeSeur  Southern Rhodesia 10.4e
5 2 Ken Richardson  England 10.4e
1 3 Cyril Holmes  England 10.0 Q
2 3 Ted Hampson  Australia 10.1e Q, 1 yard behind
3 3 Patrick Haley  Canada 10.2e Q, 1 yard behind
4 3 Sid Kiel  South Africa ??.?
1 4 Ted Best  Australia 10.0 Q
2 4 Denis Shore  South Africa 10.2e Q, 3 yards behind
3 4 Phillip Sharpley  New Zealand ??.? Q, 1 yard behind
4 4 Sandy Duncan  England 10.4e
5 4 John Harrison  Canada 10.4e

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Tom Lavery  South Africa 9.9 Q, =GR
2 1 John Mumford  Australia 10.1e Q, 1.5 yards behind
3 1 Howard Yates  Australia 10.2e Q, 0.5 yard behind
4 1 John Cumberbatch  Trinidad and Tobago 10.2e
5 1 Sigurd Nielson  Canada 10.3e
6 1 Phillip Sharpley  New Zealand 10.4e
1 2 Cyril Holmes  England 9.9 Q, =GR
2 2 Ted Best  Australia 10.0e Q, 1 yard behind
3 2 Ted Hampson  Australia 10.1e Q, 0.5 yard behind
4 2 Jack Brown  Canada ??.?
5 2 Patrick Haley  Canada ??.?
6 2 Denis Shore  South Africa ??.?

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cyril Holmes  England 9.7 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Mumford  Australia 9.8e 1 yard behind
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ted Best  Australia 9.9e 0.5 yard behind
4 Tom Lavery  South Africa 9.9e
5 Ted Hampson  Australia 10.0e
6 Howard Yates  Australia 10.1e

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.