# Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

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 |

## Qualification

Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:
| 13 March Rank | 13 March Rank | Athlete | Nation | Games Result | 27 March Rank | 27 March Rank |
| Comm. | World | Athlete | Nation | Games Result | 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
### Round 1
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 0.194 | 10.45 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ainsley Waugh | Jamaica | 0.185 | 10.51 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Seth Amoo | Ghana | 0.248 | 10.61 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Tlhalosang Molapisi | Botswana | 0.202 | 10.85 | |
| 5 | 4 | Delano Fulford | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.194 | 11.06 | |
| 6 | 5 | Abraham Kepsen | Vanuatu | 0.184 | 11.08 | |
| 7 | 6 | Ieie Matang | Kiribati | 0.232 | 11.63 | |
| | | | | | Wind: ?.? m/s | Wind: ?.? m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 0.163 | 10.37 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Emmanuel Ngom Priso | Cameroon | 0.209 | 10.46 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Gibrilla Bangura | Sierra Leone | 0.150 | 10.48 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Kareem Streete-Thompson | Cayman Islands | 0.164 | 10.59 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Casnel Bushay | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.187 | 10.68 | q |
| 6 | 4 | Wally Kirika | Papua New Guinea | 0.211 | 10.76 | q |
| 7 | 6 | Jone Mudu | Fiji | 0.150 | 10.93 | |
| | | | | | Wind: +2.4 m/s | Wind: +2.4 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Jason Gardener | England | 0.140 | 10.41 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria | 0.183 | 10.43 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Eric Nkansah | Ghana | 0.146 | 10.44 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 7 | Lee-Roy Newton | South Africa | 0.162 | 10.51 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Josephus Thomas | Sierra Leone | 0.179 | 10.54 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Matthew Thomas | Saint Lucia | 0.179 | 10.70 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Jack Iroga | Solomon Islands | 0.176 | 11.13 | |
| | | | | | Wind: +1.9 m/s | Wind: +1.9 m/s |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Mark Lewis-Francis | England | 0.123 | 10.20 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 0.192 | 10.23 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Anson Henry | Canada | 0.142 | 10.25 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 7 | Lamin Tucker | Sierra Leone | 0.161 | 10.80 | |
| 5 | 4 | Francis Manioru | Solomon Islands | 0.168 | 11.12 | SB |
| 6 | 6 | Anton Lui | Papua New Guinea | 0.211 | 11.15 | |
| 7 | 2 | Billie Wallbridge-Paea | Niue | 0.187 | 11.28 | |
| 8 | 8 | Robert Nidithawae | Vanuatu | 0.164 | 11.60 | |
| | | | | | Wind: +1.2 m/s | Wind: +1.2 m/s |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Marlon Devonish | England | 0.160 | 10.23 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Joshua Ross | Australia | 0.161 | 10.36 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Daniel Bailey | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.152 | 10.43 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Jaycey Harper | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.152 | 10.57 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Chris Walasi | Solomon Islands | 0.168 | 10.78 | q, PB |
| 6 | 8 | Henry Ben | Papua New Guinea | 0.203 | 11.01 | |
| 7 | 6 | Mariuti Uan | Kiribati | 0.169 | 11.65 | PB |
| 8 | 3 | Mohamed Asim | Maldives | 0.216 | 12.75 | |
| | | | | | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 0.150 | 10.53 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 0.197 | 10.53 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Biao Sani | Cameroon | 0.170 | 10.70 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Jone Delai | Fiji | 0.178 | 10.80 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jayson Jones | Belize | 0.235 | 10.84 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kebba Fatty | The Gambia | 0.144 | 10.90 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Pat Henry | Dominica | 0.228 | 11.87 | |
| 8 | 1 | Christian Malcolm | Wales | 0.234 | 32.72 | |
| | | | | | Wind: +0.3 m/s | Wind: +0.3 m/s |

#### Heat 7

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Patrick Johnson | Australia | 0.195 | 10.50 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Marc Burns | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.231 | 10.50 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Moses Kamut | Vanuatu | 0.204 | 10.80 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Henry | Montserrat | 0.176 | 10.88 | PB |
| 5 | 3 | Alfred Moussambani | Cameroon | 0.166 | 10.89 | |
| 6 | 5 | Isaiah Gardiner | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.174 | 11.36 | |
| - | 7 | Pierre Browne | Canada | - | DNS | |
| | | | | | Wind: +1.9 m/s | Wind: +1.9 m/s |

#### Heat 8

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Darrel Brown | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.162 | 10.51 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Sherwin Vries | South Africa | 0.214 | 10.52 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ambrose Ezenwa | Australia | 0.136 | 10.53 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Stephen Antoine Ovar Johnson | Cayman Islands | 0.173 | 10.85 | |
| 5 | 5 | Makame Machano | Tanzania | 0.247 | 10.95 | PB |
| 6 | 8 | Kebba Jassey | The Gambia | 0.232 | 11.17 | |
| 7 | 3 | Odingo Gordon | Montserrat | 0.189 | 11.53 | PB |
| 8 | 4 | Henrico Louis | Mauritius | 0.163 | 12.04 | |
| | | | | | Wind: +1.2 m/s | Wind: +1.2 m/s |

### Round 2
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 0.126 | 10.25 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Patrick Johnson | Australia | 0.157 | 10.33 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria | 0.187 | 10.37 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jaycey Harper | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.150 | 10.45 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Emmanuel Ngom Priso | Cameroon | 0.168 | 10.66 | |
| 6 | 2 | Matthew Thomas | Saint Lucia | 0.162 | 10.71 | |
| 7 | 7 | Seth Amoo | Ghana | 0.239 | 10.75 | |
| 8 | 8 | Chris Walasi | Solomon Islands | 0.169 | 10.85 | PB |
| | | | | | Wind: +0.3 m/s | Wind: +0.3 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 0.185 | 10.36 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Marc Burns | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.228 | 10.43 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Ambrose Ezenwa | Australia | 0.139 | 10.47 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ainsley Waugh | Jamaica | 0.167 | 10.49 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Jason Gardener | England | 0.147 | 10.58 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kareem Streete-Thompson | Cayman Islands | 0.138 | 10.71 | |
| 7 | 1 | Gibrilla Bangura | Sierra Leone | 0.147 | 10.78 | |
| 8 | 7 | Casnel Bushay | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.167 | 10.99 | |
| | | | | | Wind: -0.4 m/s | Wind: -0.4 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Heat | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 0.138 | 10.29 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Anson Henry | Canada | 0.133 | 10.30 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Mark Lewis-Francis | England | 0.167 | 10.41 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 0.177 | 10.43 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Lee-Roy Newton | South Africa | 0.193 | 10.53 | |
| 6 | 6 | Darrel Brown | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.150 | 10.79 | |
| 7 | 8 | Eric Nkansah | Ghana | 0.141 | 11.10 | |
| 8 | 7 | Moses Kamut | Vanuatu | 0.188 | 11.16 | |
| | | | | | Wind: -0.5 m/s | Wind: -0.5 m/s |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 0.178 | 10.15 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Marlon Devonish | England | 0.157 | 10.21 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Joshua Ross | Australia | 0.143 | 10.23 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Sherwin Vries | South Africa | 0.167 | 10.32 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Daniel Bailey | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.139 | 10.38 | |
| 6 | 1 | Josephus Thomas | Sierra Leone | 0.151 | 10.49 | |
| 7 | 8 | Biao Sani | Cameroon | 0.167 | 10.60 | |
| 8 | 7 | Wally Kirika | Papua New Guinea | 0.181 | 10.80 | |
| | | | | | Wind: +1.8 m/s | Wind: +1.8 m/s |

### Semi-finals
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Marc Burns | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.154 | 10.15 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 0.161 | 10.21 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 0.144 | 10.24 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Marlon Devonish | England | 0.143 | 10.27 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Joshua Ross | Australia | 0.163 | 10.28 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sherwin Vries | South Africa | 0.170 | 10.33 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ainsley Waugh | Jamaica | 0.135 | 10.35 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ambrose Ezenwa | Australia | 0.140 | 10.50 | |
| | | | | | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 0.155 | 10.03 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria | 0.164 | 10.15 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Patrick Johnson | Australia | 0.151 | 10.26 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Anson Henry | Canada | 0.154 | 10.26 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 0.203 | 10.38 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jaycey Harper | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.122 | 10.46 | |
| - | 4 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 0.146 | DQ | |
| - | 1 | Mark Lewis-Francis | England | -0.018 | DQ | |
| | | | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

### Final

| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 0.139 | 10.03 | |
| | 6 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria | 0.152 | 10.11 | |
| | 4 | Marc Burns | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.201 | 10.17 | |
| 4 | 5 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 0.164 | 10.22 | |
| 5 | 2 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 0.177 | 10.22 | |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick Johnson | Australia | 0.173 | 10.26 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anson Henry | Canada | 0.149 | 10.28 | |
| 8 | 7 | Marlon Devonish | England | 0.137 | 10.30 | |
| | | | | | Wind: +0.9 m/s | Wind: +0.9 m/s |