Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres
# Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Allan Wells Scotland | Ben Johnson Canada | Cameron Sharp Scotland |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.

Wind: Heat 1: +1.9 m/s, Heat 2: -1.3 m/s, Heat 3: -1.6 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: 0.0 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.30 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana | 10.43 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.45 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 10.49 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Hasely Crawford | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.50 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 10.54 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Iziaq Adeyanju | Nigeria | 10.55 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Tony Sharpe | Canada | 10.57 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Ikpoto Eseme | Nigeria | 10.57 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 10.58 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Christopher Madzokere | Zimbabwe | 10.59 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 10.59 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Drew McMaster | Scotland | 10.62 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.62 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.62 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Samson Oyeledun | Nigeria | 10.64 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Omar Fye | Gambia | 10.67 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Harry King | England | 10.69 | Q |
| 18 | 5 | Jim Evans | England | 10.69 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Christopher Brathwaite | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.71 | Q |
| 20 | 5 | Peter Gandy | Australia | 10.71 | Q |
| 22 | 1 | Peni Bati | Fiji | 10.75 | Q |
| 23 | 1 | Joseph Leota | Western Samoa | 10.85 | q |
| 24 | 4 | Banana Jarju | Gambia | 10.88 | Q |
| 25 | 2 | Peter Wekesa | Kenya | 10.89 | Q |
| 26 | 4 | David Lukuba | Tanzania | 10.92 | Q |
| 27 | 4 | Inoke Bainimoli | Fiji | 10.98 | Q |
| 28 | 5 | Samuel Aidoo | Ghana | 11.03 | Q |
| 29 | 4 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | Swaziland | 11.05 | q |
| 29 | 4 | Sioeli Saufoi | Western Samoa | 11.05 | q |
| 31 | 3 | Alfred Nyambani | Kenya | 11.07 | Q |
| 32 | 3 | Charles Gumbura | Zimbabwe | 11.10 | Q |
| 33 | 2 | Lee Tze Fai | Hong Kong | 11.13 | Q |
| 34 | 5 | Odiya Silweya | Malawi | 11.14 | Q |
| 35 | 3 | Stalin Issah | Ghana | 11.17 | q |
| 35 | 5 | Charles Kachenjala | Zambia | 11.17 | q |
| 37 | 5 | Georges Taniel | Vanuatu | 11.19 | |
| 38 | 2 | Zenas Marambakuyama | Zimbabwe | 11.28 | |
| 39 | 2 | Leslie Lazarus | Solomon Islands | 11.38 | |
| 40 | 3 | Jim Marau | Solomon Islands | 11.39 | |
| 41 | 3 | David McCutcheon | Isle of Man | 11.40 | |
| 42 | 4 | Joseph Njewa | Malawi | 11.42 | |
| 43 | 2 | Gilles Brelu-Brelu | Mauritius | 11.50 | |
| 44 | 5 | Joseph Keil | Western Samoa | 11.78 | |

### Quarterfinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: +2.6 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +3.5 m/s, Heat 4: +2.6 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 10.22 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.25 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Tony Sharpe | Canada | 10.26 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana | 10.27 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Christopher Brathwaite | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.30 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.31 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Drew McMaster | Scotland | 10.32 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 10.36 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Jim Evans | England | 10.36 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 10.37 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.38 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Hasely Crawford | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.41 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.45 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Harry King | England | 10.47 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Samson Oyeledun | Nigeria | 10.48 | q |
| 16 | 3 | Iziaq Adeyanju | Nigeria | 10.51 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 10.51 | q |
| 18 | 4 | Peter Gandy | Australia | 10.55 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Ikpoto Eseme | Nigeria | 10.56 | |
| 20 | 3 | David Lukuba | Tanzania | 10.67 | |
| 21 | 4 | Christopher Madzokere | Zimbabwe | 10.69 | |
| 22 | 1 | Omar Fye | Gambia | 10.70 | |
| 23 | 3 | Peter Wekesa | Kenya | 10.71 | |
| 24 | 1 | Charles Gumbura | Zimbabwe | 10.72 | |
| 25 | 4 | Peni Bati | Fiji | 10.79 | |
| 26 | 3 | Samuel Aidoo | Ghana | 10.81 | |
| 27 | 4 | Alfred Nyambani | Kenya | 10.82 | |
| 28 | 1 | Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | Swaziland | 10.87 | |
| 29 | 3 | Odiya Silweya | Malawi | 10.96 | |
| 30 | 2 | Sioeli Saufoi | Western Samoa | 10.97 | |
| 31 | 1 | Inoke Bainimoli | Fiji | 10.99 | |
| 31 | 2 | Banana Jarju | Gambia | 10.99 | |
| 31 | 4 | Lee Tze Fai | Hong Kong | 10.99 | |
| 34 | 4 | Joseph Leota | Western Samoa | 11.02 | |
| 35 | 2 | Charles Kachenjala | Zambia | 11.37 | |
| | 2 | Stalin Issah | Ghana | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.9 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 10.20 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 10.26 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.30 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 10.31 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.31 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.33 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Tony Sharpe | Canada | 10.37 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.37 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Drew McMaster | Scotland | 10.37 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana | 10.38 | |
| 11 | 2 | Hasely Crawford | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.40 | |
| 12 | 1 | Christopher Brathwaite | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.43 | |
| 12 | 2 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 10.43 | |
| 14 | 1 | Jim Evans | England | 10.47 | |
| 15 | 1 | Harry King | England | 10.49 | |
| 16 | 1 | Samson Oyeledun | Nigeria | 10.54 | |
| 17 | 2 | Iziaq Adeyanju | Nigeria | 10.57 | |
| 18 | 1 | Peter Gandy | Australia | 10.73 | |

### Final

Wind: +5.9 m/s

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 8 | Allan Wells | Scotland | 10.02 |
| | 7 | Ben Johnson | Canada | 10.05 |
| | 2 | Cameron Sharp | Scotland | 10.07 |
| 4 | 6 | Paul Narracott | Australia | 10.09 |
| 5 | 1 | Mike McFarlane | England | 10.11 |
| 6 | 4 | Tony Sharpe | Canada | 10.11 |
| 7 | 9 | Drew McMaster | Scotland | 10.16 |
| 8 | 5 | Desai Williams | Canada | 10.17 |
| 9 | 3 | Gerrard Keating | Australia | 10.18 |
