Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres
Appearance
The men's 200 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Allan Wells![]() |
James Gilkes![]() |
Colin Bradford![]() |
Results
Heats
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s
Quarterfinals
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +2.1 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +1.8 m/s
Semifinals
Held on 10 August
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +3.6 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Allan Wells | ![]() |
20.68 | Q |
2 | 2 | Paul Narracott | ![]() |
20.71 | Q |
3 | 2 | Floyd Brown | ![]() |
20.72 | Q |
4 | 2 | James Gilkes | ![]() |
20.75 | Q |
5 | 2 | Timothy Bonsor | ![]() |
20.89 | |
6 | 2 | Christopher Brathwaite | ![]() |
21.10 | |
7 | 1 | Colin Bradford | ![]() |
21.15 | Q |
8 | 2 | Cole Doty | ![]() |
21.25 | |
9 | 1 | Trevor Hoyte | ![]() |
21.31 | Q |
10 | 1 | Richard Hopkins | ![]() |
21.42 | Q |
11 | 1 | Calvin Dill | ![]() |
21.46 | Q |
12 | 1 | Don Quarrie | ![]() |
21.49 | |
13 | 1 | Albert Lomotey | ![]() |
21.58 | |
14 | 1 | Dacre Bowen | ![]() |
21.61 | |
15 | 1 | Rawle Clarke | ![]() |
22.14 | |
2 | Mike McFarlane | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
Held on 10 August
Wind: +4.4 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Allan Wells | ![]() |
20.12 | |
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7 | James Gilkes | ![]() |
20.18 | |
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8 | Colin Bradford | ![]() |
20.43 | |
4 | 2 | Paul Narracott | ![]() |
20.74 | |
5 | 4 | Floyd Brown | ![]() |
20.79 | |
6 | 6 | Richard Hopkins | ![]() |
20.88 | |
7 | 5 | Trevor Hoyte | ![]() |
20.90 | |
8 | 1 | Calvin Dill | ![]() |
21.07 |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-21.