The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 4 × 110 yards relay.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|
Jamaica Errol Stewart Lennox Miller Carl Lawson Don Quarrie |
Ghana Michael Ahey James Addy Edward Owusu George Daniels |
England Ian Green Martin Reynolds Dave Dear Brian Green |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 teams of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Final
Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jamaica | Errol Stewart, Lennox Miller, Carl Lawson, Don Quarrie | 39.46 | GR | |
Ghana | Michael Ahey, James Addy, Edward Owusu, George Daniels | 39.82 | ||
England | Brian Green, Dave Dear, Ian Green, Martin Reynolds | 40.05 | ||
4 | Scotland | Ian Turnbull, Les Piggot, Stuart Bell, Don Halliday | 40.0 | |
5 | Wales | Terry Davies, Lynn Davies, John Williams, Howard Davies | 40.2 | |
6 | Trinidad and Tobago | Wendell Mottley, Carl Archer, Hasely Crawford, Edwin Roberts, | 40.3 | |
7 | Nigeria | Timon Oyebami, Robert Ojo, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kolawole Abdulai | 40.9 | |
8 | Northern Ireland | Mike Bull, Gerard Carson, Joe Chivers, John Kilpatrick | 41.1 |
References
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