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Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 110 yards relay

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Men's 4 x 110 yards relay
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park, Kingston
DatesAugust 13, 1966
Medalists
gold medal    Ghana
silver medal    Jamaica
bronze medal    Australia

The men's 4 × 110 yards relay event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games: from 1970 it was replaced by the 4 × 100 metres relay.

Medalists

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Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
 Ghana
Ebenezer Addy
Bonner Mends
James Addy
Stanley Allotey
 Jamaica
Wes Clayton
Pablo McNeil
Lynn Headley
Michael Fray
 Australia
Gary Eddy
Allen Crawley
Gary Holdsworth
Peter Norman

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1  Canada Bohdan Domansky, Edmund Hearne, Harry Jerome, Terrance Tomlinson 40.5 Q
2 1  Australia Gary Eddy, Allen Crawley, Gary Holdsworth, Peter Norman 40.6 Q
3 1  England Barrie Kelly, Dave Dear, David Jones, Mel Cheskin 41.0 Q
4 1  Trinidad and Tobago Cipriani Phillip, Clifton Bertrand, Henry Noel, Winston Short 41.0 q
5 1  Bermuda Colin Davey, Ewert Brown, John Morbey, Noel Simons 42.6
6 1  Sierra Leone Abdulai Conteh, Edward Pratt, Nicholas Nicol, Raymond Kargbo 42.8
1 2  Ghana Ebenezer Addy, Bonner Mends, James Addy, Stanley Allotey 39.9 Q, GR
2 2  Jamaica Wes Clayton, Pablo McNeil, Lynn Headley, Michael Fray 40.5 Q
3 2  Wales Lynn Davies, Ron Jones, Terry Davies, William Jones 40.6 Q
4 2  Nigeria David Ejoke, Folu Erinle, Omubo Peters, Sydney Asiodu 41.0 q
2  Bahamas Bernard Nottage, Kevin Johnson, George Collie, Tom Robinson DQ

Final

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Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ghana Ebenezer Addy, Bonner Mends, James Addy, Stanley Allotey 39.8 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jamaica Wes Clayton, Pablo McNeil, Lynn Headley, Michael Fray 40.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia Gary Eddy, Allen Crawley, Gary Holdsworth, Peter Norman 40.0
4  Wales Lynn Davies, Ron Jones, Terry Davies, William Jones 40.2
5  Canada Bohdan Domansky, Edmund Hearne, Harry Jerome, Terrance Tomlinson 40.4
6  Nigeria David Ejoke, Folu Erinle, Omubo Peters, Sydney Asiodu 40.4
7  England Barrie Kelly, Dave Dear, David Jones, Mel Cheskin 40.9
8  Trinidad and Tobago Cipriani Phillip, Clifton Bertrand, Henry Noel, Winston Short 41.3

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Heats results". The Observer. 14 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.