# Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.

## Medallists

Medal winners :
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Don Quarrie Jamaica | George Daniels Ghana | Bevan Smith New Zealand |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 27 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: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +3.1 m/s, Heat 3: +2.8 m/s, Heat 4: +1.1 m/s, Heat 5: +1.6 m/s
Results of heats :
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | George Daniels | Ghana | 20.92 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | David Jenkins | Scotland | 21.0 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Carl Lawson | Jamaica | 21.4 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Charles Asati | Kenya | 21.5 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Japhet Kwimba | Tanzania | 21.47 | |
| 6 | 1 | Brian Green | England | 21.90 | |
| 7 | 1 | Timon Oyebami | Nigeria | 22.24 | |
| 1 | 2 | Bevan Smith | New Zealand | 20.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ian Matthews | England | 21.3 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Richard Hardware | Jamaica | 21.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nestor Rweyemamu | Tanzania | 21.53 | |
| 5 | 2 | Joseph Chivers | Northern Ireland | 21.89 | |
| 6 | 2 | Michael Delaney | Wales | 21.91 | |
| 7 | 2 | Tony Moore | Fiji | 21.92 | |
| | 2 | Ohene Karikari | Ghana | DNS | |
| 1 | 3 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 20.7 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Greg Lewis | Australia | 20.84 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Calvin Dill | Bermuda | 21.2 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Trevor Cochrane | New Zealand | 21.68 | |
| 5 | 3 | Tochi Mochache | Kenya | 21.69 | |
| 6 | 3 | Samuela Yavala | Fiji | 22.20 | |
| 7 | 3 | Bambo Fatty | Gambia | 22.27 | |
| 1 | 4 | Albert Lomotey | Ghana | 21.3 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Robert Martin | Canada | 21.4 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Andrew Ratcliffe | Australia | 21.56 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Grant Anderson | New Zealand | 21.95 | |
| 5 | 4 | Solomon Opiepie | Nigeria | 22.10 | |
| 6 | 4 | Eliki Nukutabu | Fiji | 22.48 | |
| 7 | 4 | Enoch Mtelemuka | Malawi | 22.59 | |
| 8 | 4 | Wavala Kali | Papua New Guinea | 22.90 | |
| 1 | 5 | Chris Monk | England | 20.88 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | John Mwebi | Kenya | 21.5 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Graham Haskell | Australia | 21.53 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Don Halliday | Scotland | 21.69 | |
| 5 | 5 | Motsapi Moorosi | Lesotho | 21.73 | |
| 6 | 5 | William Dralu | Uganda | 21.86 | |
| 7 | 5 | Eston Kaonga | Malawi | 21.87 | |
| 8 | 5 | Stephen Higgins | Isle of Man | 23.79 | |

### Semifinals

Held on 29 January

#### Qualification for final

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

#### Wind speed

Heat 1: +1.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s
Semifinal results :
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Greg Lewis | Australia | 20.95 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | David Jenkins | Scotland | 20.97 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | John Mwebi | Kenya | 20.97 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Graham Haskell | Australia | 21.12 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Calvin Dill | Bermuda | 21.17 | |
| 6 | 1 | Albert Lomotey | Ghana | 21.48 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ian Matthews | England | 21.58 | |
| 8 | 1 | Richard Hardware | Jamaica | 21.86 | |
| 1 | 2 | George Daniels | Ghana | 21.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 21.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bevan Smith | New Zealand | 21.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Chris Monk | England | 21.2 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Andrew Ratcliffe | Australia | 21.51 | |
| 6 | 2 | Robert Martin | Canada | 21.54 | |
| 7 | 2 | Charles Asati | Kenya | 21.56 | |
| 8 | 2 | Carl Lawson | Jamaica | 21.71 | |

### Final

Held on 29 January

#### Wind speed

-0.6 m/s
Final result :
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 1 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 20.73 |
| | 2 | George Daniels | Ghana | 20.97 |
| | 6 | Bevan Smith | New Zealand | 21.08 |
| 4 | 4 | Graham Haskell | Australia | 21.12 |
| 5 | 3 | Greg Lewis | Australia | 21.17 |
| 6 | 7 | Chris Monk | England | 21.26 |
| 7 | 8 | David Jenkins | Scotland | 21.49 |
| 8 | 5 | John Mwebi | Kenya | 21.60 |