The men's 100 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Don Pettie 9.9 2 1 Arthur Eustace 3 1 Leslie Lewis 4 1 David Johnson 5 1 Sumana Navaratnam 1 2 Peter Henderson 9.9 2 2 Bill De Gruchy 9.9 3 2 Jack Archer 4 2 Orisi Dawai 10.1e 5 2 Gordon Crosby 10.5e 1 3 Scotchy Gordon 10.0 2 3 Brian Shenton 3 3 Kevin Beardsley 4 3 Manasa Nukuvou 10.2e 5 3 Stan Egerton 10.6e 1 4 John Treloar 9.7 , =GR 2 4 Clem Parker 3 4 Karim Olowu 4 4 Nicolas Stacey 10.2e 4 Ron Miller
Semifinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Don Pettie 9.8 2 1 Peter Henderson 3 1 Bill De Gruchy 9.9 4 1 Leslie Lewis 10.0e 5 1 Brian Shenton 10.2e 6 1 Kevin Beardsley 10.2e 1 2 John Treloar 9.7 , =GR 2 2 Scotchy Gordon 9.8 3 2 Clem Parker 4 2 Jack Archer 9.9e 5 2 Karim Olowu 10.0e 6 2 Arthur Eustace 10.1e
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 2 John Treloar 9.7 =GR 5 Bill De Gruchy 9.8 FS 3 Don Pettie 9.8 FS2Pettie false started twice and was initially disqualified. However, after arguing that Canada interpreted the false start rules differently he was allowed to start again. 4 6 Scotchy Gordon 9.9e 5 1 Peter Henderson 9.9e 6 4 Clem Parker 10.0e
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