Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres
# Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 and 27 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Ben Johnson Canada | Linford Christie England | Mike McFarlane England |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: +2.0 m/s, Heat 2: +3.0 m/s, Heat 3: +2.5 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.15 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.29 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Linford Christie | England | 10.31 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.32 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.38 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Simon Baird | Northern Ireland | 10.40 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.49 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Clarence Callender | England | 10.49 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Robert Stone | Australia | 10.51 | q |
| 10 | 3 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.56 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 10.57 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Jerry Jeremiah | Vanuatu | 10.66 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Michael Dwyer | Canada | 10.81 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Maloni Bole | Fiji | 10.94 | q |
| 15 | 3 | Nelson Chan Ka Chiu | Hong Kong | 10.95 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Chris Perry | Australia | 11.00 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Sunday Maweni | Botswana | 11.01 | |
| 18 | 2 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | Swaziland | 11.05 | |
| 19 | 1 | William Akanoa | Cook Islands | 11.81 | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: -1.5 m/s, Heat 2: +3.2 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.18 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Linford Christie | England | 10.29 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.29 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.31 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Clarence Callender | England | 10.32 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.41 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Michael Dwyer | Canada | 10.42 | |
| 8 | 2 | Robert Stone | Australia | 10.47 | |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.59 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.60 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Simon Baird | Northern Ireland | 10.62 | |
| 12 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 10.63 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jerry Jeremiah | Vanuatu | 10.79 | |
| 14 | 1 | Maloni Bole | Fiji | 10.96 | |
| 15 | 2 | Chris Perry | Australia | 11.03 | |
| 16 | 1 | Nelson Chan Ka Chiu | Hong Kong | 11.11 | |

### Final

Wind: +1.6 m/s

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.07 |
| | 6 | Linford Christie | England | 10.28 |
| | 4 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.35 |
| 4 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.36 |
| 5 | 5 | Elliot Bunney | Scotland | 10.37 |
| 6 | 7 | Clarence Callender | England | 10.42 |
| 7 | 2 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.55 |
| 8 | 8 | Jamie Henderson | Scotland | 10.68 |
