# Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 28 January at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
Wind:
* Heat 1: +0.9 m/s
* Heat 2: +1.3 m/s
* Heat 3: +2.1 m/s
* Heat 4: +3.9 m/s
* Heat 5: +2.0 m/s
* Heat 6: +3.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 10.18 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Abdullahi Tetengi | Nigeria | 10.29 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Kennedy Ondiek | Kenya | 10.40 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ray Stewart | Jamaica | 10.43 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Linford Christie | England | 10.44 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | John Mair | Jamaica | 10.47 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Bruny Surin | Canada | 10.49 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Osmond Ezinwa | Nigeria | 10.49 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | Tim Jackson | Australia | 10.50 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Fabian Muyaba | Zimbabwe | 10.51 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.52 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | John Regis | England | 10.52 | Q |
| 13 | 6 | Gus Nketia | Ghana | 10.53 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Moses Musonge | Uganda | 10.54 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Shane Naylor | Australia | 10.56 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Joseph Gikonyo | Kenya | 10.56 | Q |
| 17 | 5 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.58 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Dave Clark | Scotland | 10.60 | Q |
| 19 | 3 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.65 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Clinton Bufuku | Zambia | 10.68 | Q |
| 20 | 4 | Yiannis Zisimides | Cyprus | 10.68 | Q |
| 20 | 5 | Scott Bowden | New Zealand | 10.68 | Q |
| 23 | 3 | Bertram Haynes | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.70 | Q |
| 23 | 6 | Edward Bitoga | Uganda | 10.70 | Q |
| 25 | 1 | Peter Ogilvie | Canada | 10.74 | Q |
| 26 | 2 | Mark Woods | New Zealand | 10.77 | Q |
| 26 | 4 | Marcus Adam | England | 10.77 | Q |
| 28 | 4 | Everton Anderson | Canada | 10.78 | Q |
| 29 | 1 | Murray Gutry | New Zealand | 10.83 | Q |
| 30 | 4 | Esekiel Wartovo | Papua New Guinea | 10.85 | q |
| 31 | 2 | Lindel Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 10.87 | q |
| 32 | 6 | Mohamed Shah Jalal | Bangladesh | 10.91 | q |
| 33 | 5 | John Hou | Papua New Guinea | 10.95 | Q |
| 34 | 2 | Leung Wing Kwong | Hong Kong | 11.00 | q |
| 35 | 6 | Kareem Streete-Thompson | Cayman Islands | 11.03 | q |
| 36 | 4 | Peauope Suli | Tonga | 11.05 | q |
| 37 | 5 | Mohamed Shah Alam | Bangladesh | 11.12 | |
| 38 | 5 | Jayson Majase | Botswana | 11.13 | |
| 39 | 1 | Shahanuddin Choudhury | Bangladesh | 11.14 | |
| 40 | 3 | Victor Gamedze | Swaziland | 11.15 | |
| 41 | 5 | Percy Larame | Seychelles | 11.27 | |
| 42 | 3 | Emmanuel Mack | Papua New Guinea | 11.30 | |
| 43 | 4 | Clifford Adams | Gambia | 11.31 | |
| 44 | 1 | Mark Sherwin | Cook Islands | 11.37 | |
| 45 | 2 | Alan Rua | Cook Islands | 11.88 | |
| | 1 | Felix Sandy | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 3 | Kuckrey Nakat | Vanuatu | DNS | |

### Quarterfinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind:
* Heat 1: +3.5 m/s
* Heat 2: +1.2 m/s
* Heat 3: +3.0 m/s
* Heat 4: -1.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 10.16 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Linford Christie | England | 10.19 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Bruny Surin | Canada | 10.22 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Marcus Adam | England | 10.22 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Tim Jackson | Australia | 10.22 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Kennedy Ondiek | Kenya | 10.30 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | John Regis | England | 10.32 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Abdullahi Tetengi | Nigeria | 10.39 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.41 | q |
| 9 | 4 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.41 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Ray Stewart | Jamaica | 10.42 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Osmond Ezinwa | Nigeria | 10.43 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Joseph Gikonyo | Kenya | 10.46 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Fabian Muyaba | Zimbabwe | 10.52 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | John Mair | Jamaica | 10.52 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.53 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Moses Musonge | Uganda | 10.55 | |
| 18 | 2 | Dave Clark | Scotland | 10.65 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Gus Nketia | Ghana | 10.65 | Q |
| 20 | 3 | Everton Anderson | Canada | 10.66 | |
| 21 | 2 | Shane Naylor | Australia | 10.68 | |
| 22 | 2 | Edward Bitoga | Uganda | 10.69 | |
| 23 | 2 | Peter Ogilvie | Canada | 10.69 | |
| 24 | 3 | Scott Bowden | New Zealand | 10.70 | |
| 25 | 4 | Mark Woods | New Zealand | 10.71 | |
| 26 | 4 | Clinton Bufuku | Zambia | 10.73 | |
| 27 | 4 | Yiannis Zisimides | Cyprus | 10.75 | |
| 28 | 1 | Bertram Haynes | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.87 | |
| 29 | 3 | Kareem Streete-Thompson | Cayman Islands | 10.89 | |
| 30 | 4 | Esekiel Wartovo | Papua New Guinea | 10.90 | |
| 31 | 2 | Murray Gutry | New Zealand | 10.92 | |
| 32 | 2 | Leung Wing Kwong | Hong Kong | 10.97 | |
| 32 | 3 | Lindel Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 10.97 | |
| 34 | 1 | John Hou | Papua New Guinea | 11.12 | |
| | 1 | Mohamed Shah Jalal | Bangladesh | DNS | |
| | 4 | Peauope Suli | Tonga | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind:
* Heat 1: +3.5 m/s
* Heat 2: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Linford Christie | England | 10.02 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 10.19 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Abdullahi Tetengi | Nigeria | 10.22 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Bruny Surin | Canada | 10.24 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | John Regis | England | 10.25 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.30 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Marcus Adam | England | 10.31 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Tim Jackson | Australia | 10.34 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Osmond Ezinwa | Nigeria | 10.41 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Kennedy Ondiek | Kenya | 10.41 | |
| 11 | 2 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.46 | |
| 12 | 2 | Fabian Muyaba | Zimbabwe | 10.46 | |
| 13 | 2 | Joseph Gikonyo | Kenya | 10.50 | |
| 14 | 1 | John Mair | Jamaica | 10.53 | |
| 15 | 1 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.56 | |
| 15 | 2 | Gus Nketia | Ghana | 10.56 | |
| 17 | 1 | Ray Stewart | Jamaica | 11.15 | |
| | 1 | Dave Clark | Scotland | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +3.9 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | Linford Christie | England | 9.93 |
| | 3 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria | 10.05 |
| | 4 | Bruny Surin | Canada | 10.12 |
| 4 | 1 | Marcus Adam | England | 10.14 |
| 5 | 2 | Tim Jackson | Australia | 10.17 |
| 6 | 6 | Abdullahi Tetengi | Nigeria | 10.20 |
| 7 | 9 | John Regis | England | 10.22 |
| 8 | 8 | Osmond Ezinwa | Nigeria | 10.35 |
| 8 | 7 | Neil de Silva | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.35 |