The men's 100 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
Results Heats Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Harry Nelson 9.8 2 1 Hector Hogan 9.8 3 1 Abdul Khaliq 9.9 4 1 Karim Olowu 10.0 5 1 Alan Lillington 10.0 6 1 Orien Young 10.2 7 1 Yekoyasi Kasango 10.3 1 Louis Knight 1 2 Mike Agostini 9.8 2 2 George Ellis 9.8 3 2 Bruce Springbett 9.9 4 2 Abdul Karim Amu 10.0 5 2 Mohamed Aslam 10.2 6 2 Estefaino Xavier 10.2 2 Josefa Sadulu 2 Frank Hall 1 3 Edward Ajado 9.9 2 3 Ken Jones 10.0 3 3 Ben Nduga 10.0 4 3 Ken Box 10.1 5 3 James Warner 10.1 6 3 Les Laing 10.4 7 3 Irrington Isaacs 10.7 3 Kevan Gosper 1 4 Don McFarlane 9.9 2 4 Brian Shenton 9.9 3 4 Mohamed Sharif Butt 10.0 4 4 Ronald Horsham 10.0 5 4 Muslim Arogundade 10.1 6 4 Leonard Dames 10.3 4 Fitzroy Bates
Semifinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Edward Ajado 9.7 2 1 Hector Hogan 9.7 3 1 Don McFarlane 9.8 4 1 Ben Nduga 9.8 5 1 George Ellis 9.9 6 1 Abdul Khaliq 10.0 1 2 Mike Agostini 9.7 2 2 Harry Nelson 9.8 3 2 Ken Jones 9.8 4 2 Bruce Springbett 9.9 5 2 Brian Shenton 9.9 6 2 Mohamed Sharif Butt 9.9
Final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Mike Agostini 9.6 =GR Don McFarlane 9.7 Hector Hogan 9.7 4 Edward Ajado 9.7 5 Harry Nelson 9.7 6 Ken Jones 9.8
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