Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 yards
# Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 yards

The men's 100 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Mike Agostini Trinidad and Tobago | Don McFarlane Canada | Hector Hogan Australia |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Harry Nelson | Canada | 9.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Hector Hogan | Australia | 9.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Abdul Khaliq | Pakistan | 9.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Karim Olowu | Nigeria | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 1 | Alan Lillington | England | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 1 | Orien Young | Bermuda | 10.2 | |
| 7 | 1 | Yekoyasi Kasango | Uganda | 10.3 | |
| | 1 | Louis Knight | Jamaica | DNS | |
| 1 | 2 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | George Ellis | England | 9.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bruce Springbett | Canada | 9.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Abdul Karim Amu | Nigeria | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 2 | Mohamed Aslam | Pakistan | 10.2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Estefaino Xavier | Hong Kong | 10.2 | |
| | 2 | Josefa Sadulu | Fiji | DNS | |
| | 2 | Frank Hall | Jamaica | DNS | |
| 1 | 3 | Edward Ajado | Nigeria | 9.9 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ken Jones | Wales | 10.0 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ben Nduga | Uganda | 10.0 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ken Box | England | 10.1 | |
| 5 | 3 | James Warner | Canada | 10.1 | |
| 6 | 3 | Les Laing | Jamaica | 10.4 | |
| 7 | 3 | Irrington Isaacs | Bahamas | 10.7 | |
| | 3 | Kevan Gosper | Australia | DNS | |
| 1 | 4 | Don McFarlane | Canada | 9.9 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Brian Shenton | England | 9.9 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Mohamed Sharif Butt | Pakistan | 10.0 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Ronald Horsham | Jamaica | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | Muslim Arogundade | Nigeria | 10.1 | |
| 6 | 4 | Leonard Dames | Bahamas | 10.3 | |
| | 4 | Fitzroy Bates | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Edward Ajado | Nigeria | 9.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Hector Hogan | Australia | 9.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Don McFarlane | Canada | 9.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ben Nduga | Uganda | 9.8 | |
| 5 | 1 | George Ellis | England | 9.9 | |
| 6 | 1 | Abdul Khaliq | Pakistan | 10.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.7 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Harry Nelson | Canada | 9.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ken Jones | Wales | 9.8 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Bruce Springbett | Canada | 9.9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Brian Shenton | England | 9.9 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mohamed Sharif Butt | Pakistan | 9.9 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.6 | =GR |
| | Don McFarlane | Canada | 9.7 | |
| | Hector Hogan | Australia | 9.7 | |
| 4 | Edward Ajado | Nigeria | 9.7 | |
| 5 | Harry Nelson | Canada | 9.7 | |
| 6 | Ken Jones | Wales | 9.8 | |
