Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres

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

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMerlene OtteyKerry JohnsonPauline Davis

Results

Heats Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:Heat 1: +3.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +0.8 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Merlene Ottey 11.07 Q 2 2 Kerry Johnson 11.25 Q 3 2 Pauline Davis 11.44 Q 4 1 Simmone Jacobs 11.45 Q 5 2 Stephi Douglas 11.46 Q 6 2 Sallyanne Short 11.47 Q, NR 7 1 Briar Toop 11.51 Q 8 2 Michelle Seymour 11.69 Q 9 2 Oliver Acii 11.76 q 9 3 Paula Dunn 11.76 Q 11 2 Nadine Halliday 11.77 q 12 3 Helen Pirovano 11.78 Q 13 3 Carmen Smart 11.91 Q 14 2 Michelle Freeman 11.93 q 15 1 Esmie Lawrence 11.97 Q 16 3 France Gareau 12.03 Q 17 3 Janis Neilson 12.11 Q 18 3 Judith Robinson 12.24 19 1 Elizabeth Onyambu 12.29 Q 20 1 Kinah Chikontwe 12.39 21 3 Ng Ka Yi 12.45 22 1 Erin Tierney 12.67

Semifinals Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:Heat 1: +1.6 m/s, Heat 2: +1.6 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Kerry Johnson 11.19 Q, AR 2 1 Merlene Ottey 11.20 Q 3 2 Pauline Davis 11.35 Q 4 1 Sallyanne Short 11.47 Q, =NR 5 2 Stephi Douglas 11.53 Q 6 1 Simmone Jacobs 11.54 Q 7 2 Briar Toop 11.55 Q 8 1 Paula Dunn 11.57 Q 9 2 Oliver Acii 11.64 q 10 2 Carmen Smart 11.66 11 1 Michelle Seymour 11.69 12 1 Helen Pirovano 11.72 13 1 Janis Neilson 11.83 14 2 Nadine Halliday 11.88 15 1 France Gareau 12.01 16 1 Esmie Lawrence 12.02 17 2 Elizabeth Onyambu 12.34 2 Michelle Freeman

Final Wind: +4.4 m/s Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Merlene Ottey 11.02 5 Kerry Johnson 11.17 3 Pauline Davis 11.20 4 9 Stephi Douglas 11.39 5 6 Sallyanne Short 11.41 6 7 Briar Toop 11.46 7 8 Simmone Jacobs 11.53 8 2 Paula Dunn 11.55 9 1 Oliver Acii 11.65

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