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 later replaced by the 4 × 100 metres relay.
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Medalists
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
Heats
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
Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ghana | Ebenezer Addy, Bonner Mends, James Addy, Stanley Allotey | 39.8 | GR | |
Jamaica | Wes Clayton, Pablo McNeil, Lynn Headley, Michael Fray | 40.0 | ||
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
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats results". The Observer. 14 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.