# Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.

## Results
### Heats

Held on 25 January

#### Qualification for semifinals

The first 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

#### Wind speed

Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.4 m/s, Heat 3: +1.4 m/s, Heat 4: +1.0 m/s, Heat 5: +2.0 m/s
Heats results :
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Laurie D'Arcy | Australia | 10.51 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Chris Monk | England | 10.53 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Paul Njoroge | Kenya | 10.6 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Albert Lomotey | Ghana | 10.65 | |
| 5 | 1 | William Dralu | Uganda | 10.73 | |
| 6 | 1 | Trevor Cochrane | New Zealand | 10.86 | |
| 7 | 1 | Eston Kaonga | Malawi | 10.88 | |
| 8 | 1 | Aca Similo | Fiji | 11.18 | |
| 1 | 2 | Ohene Karikari | Ghana | 10.7 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Carl Lawson | Jamaica | 10.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Robert Martin | Canada | 10.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Benedict Majekodunmi | Nigeria | 10.90 | |
| 5 | 2 | Tochi Mochache | Kenya | 11.07 | |
| 6 | 2 | Grant Anderson | New Zealand | 11.13 | |
| 7 | 2 | Tony Moore | Fiji | 11.30 | |
| 1 | 3 | Graham Haskell | Australia | 10.42 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Kolawole Abdulai | Nigeria | 10.49 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | John Mwebi | Kenya | 10.5 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Calvin Dill | Bermuda | 10.65 | |
| 5 | 3 | Brian Green | England | 10.78 | |
| 6 | 3 | Fidelis Ndyabagye | Uganda | 10.92 | |
| 7 | 3 | Charles Lupiya | Zambia | 11.09 | |
| 1 | 4 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Don Halliday | Scotland | 10.6 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Norman Chihota | Tanzania | 10.7 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Ian Matthews | England | 10.74 | |
| 5 | 4 | Edgar Chellah | Zambia | 11.17 | |
| 6 | 4 | Eliki Nukutabu | Fiji | 11.17 | |
| 7 | 4 | Stephen Higgins | Isle of Man | 11.76 | |
| 1 | 5 | George Daniels | Ghana | 10.38 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Lennox Miller | Jamaica | 10.5 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Greg Lewis | Australia | 10.54 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Les Piggot | Scotland | ??.? | q |
| 5 | 5 | Japhet Kwimba | Tanzania | 10.83 | |
| 6 | 5 | James Olakunle | Nigeria | 10.84 | |
| 7 | 5 | Kerry Hill | New Zealand | 10.85 | |

### Semifinals

Held on 26 January

#### Qualification for final

The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.

#### Wind speed

Heat 1: +1.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s
Semifinal results :
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | George Daniels | Ghana | 10.46 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Graham Haskell | Australia | 10.50 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 10.60 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Les Piggot | Scotland | 10.63 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Norman Chihota | Tanzania | 10.74 | |
| 6 | 1 | Paul Njoroge | Kenya | 10.75 | |
| 7 | 1 | Carl Lawson | Jamaica | 10.76 | |
| 8 | 1 | Robert Martin | Canada | 10.80 | |
| 1 | 2 | John Mwebi | Kenya | 10.46 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Greg Lewis | Australia | 10.46 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kolawole Abdulai | Nigeria | 10.49 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ohene Karikari | Ghana | 10.52 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Laurie D'Arcy | Australia | 10.57 | |
| 6 | 2 | Lennox Miller | Jamaica | 10.63 | |
| 7 | 2 | Don Halliday | Scotland | 10.63 | |
| 8 | 2 | Chris Monk | England | 10.64 | |

### Final

Held on 26 January

#### Wind speed

+0.8 m/s
Final result :
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 8 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 10.38 |
| | 2 | John Mwebi | Kenya | 10.51 |
| | 7 | Ohene Karikari | Ghana | 10.51 |
| 4 | 5 | George Daniels | Ghana | 10.53 |
| 5 | 3 | Greg Lewis | Australia | 10.55 |
| 6 | 4 | Kolawole Abdulai | Nigeria | 10.55 |
| 7 | 1 | Les Piggot | Scotland | 10.56 |
| 8 | 6 | Graham Haskell | Australia | 10.66 |