The men's 100 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
Results Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Tom Lavery 10.0 2 1 Howard Yates 10.1e , 1 foot behind 3 1 Sigurd Nielson , inches behind 4 1 Lawrence Wallace 5 1 Graham Quinn 1 2 John Mumford 10.0 2 2 Jack Brown 10.2e , 1.5 yards behind 3 2 John Cumberbatch , 1 foot behind 4 2 Cecil LeSeur 10.4e 5 2 Ken Richardson 10.4e 1 3 Cyril Holmes 10.0 2 3 Ted Hampson 10.1e , 1 yard behind 3 3 Patrick Haley 10.2e , 1 yard behind 4 3 Sid Kiel 1 4 Ted Best 10.0 2 4 Denis Shore 10.2e , 3 yards behind 3 4 Phillip Sharpley , 1 yard behind 4 4 Sandy Duncan 10.4e 5 4 John Harrison 10.4e
Semifinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Tom Lavery 9.9 , =GR 2 1 John Mumford 10.1e , 1.5 yards behind 3 1 Howard Yates 10.2e , 0.5 yard behind 4 1 John Cumberbatch 10.2e 5 1 Sigurd Nielson 10.3e 6 1 Phillip Sharpley 10.4e 1 2 Cyril Holmes 9.9 , =GR 2 2 Ted Best 10.0e , 1 yard behind 3 2 Ted Hampson 10.1e , 0.5 yard behind 4 2 Jack Brown 5 2 Patrick Haley 6 2 Denis Shore
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Cyril Holmes 9.7 GR John Mumford 9.8e 1 yard behind Ted Best 9.9e 0.5 yard behind 4 Tom Lavery 9.9e 5 Ted Hampson 10.0e 6 Howard Yates 10.1e
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