The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 17 and 18 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 120 yards hurdles.
Medallists + Medallists Gold Silver BronzeDavid HemeryMalcolm BairdGodfrey Murray
Results Heats Qualification for semifinals The first 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind speed Heat 1: +6.8 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 David Hemery 13.73 Q 2 1 Mal Baird 14.04 Q 3 1 Brian Donnelly 14.0 Q 4 1 John Akii-Bua 14.3 Q 5 1 Alfred Belleh 14.4 q 6 1 Michael Billy-Montague 15.2 7 1 Pierre Jallow 16.8 1 2 Godfrey Murray 14.1 Q 2 2 Stuart Storey 14.2 Q 3 2 George Neeland 14.4 Q 4 2 Alan Murray 14.6 Q 5 2 John Kinahan 14.9 6 2 Jean Jatha 15.6 1 3 Alan Pascoe 13.8 Q 2 3 Kwaku Ohene-Frempong 14.1 Q 3 3 Adeola Aboyade-Cole 14.3 Q 4 3 Rich McDonald 14.3 Q 5 3 Charles Kirkpatrick 14.6 q 6 3 Alun James 14.7 q
Semifinals Held on 18 July
Qualification for final The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Wind speed Heat 1: +5.4 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 David Hemery 13.8 Q 2 1 Mal Baird 14.02 Q 3 1 Kwaku Ohene-Frempong 14.0 Q 4 1 Rich McDonald 14.2 Q 5 1 Stuart Storey 14.25 6 1 Berwyn Price 14.4 7 1 Alfred Belleh 14.4 8 1 Charles Kirkpatrick 14.7 1 2 Alan Pascoe 13.9 Q 2 2 Godfrey Murray 14.0 Q 3 2 Brian Donnelly 14.1 Q 4 2 George Neeland 14.2 Q 5 2 John Akii-Bua 14.4 6 2 Adeola Aboyade-Cole 14.7 7 2 Alan Murray 14.7 8 2 Alun James 14.9
Final Held on 18 July
Wind speed +2.9 m/s
+ Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 David Hemery 13.66 4 Mal Baird 13.86 3 Godfrey Murray 14.02 4 5 George Neeland 14.2 5 7 Brian Donnelly 14.2 6 2 Rich McDonald 14.4 7 6 Kwaku Ohene-Frempong 14.7 8 Alan Pascoe
References
Heats results (p28) Semifinals & Final results (p9) Australian results