The
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...
at the
2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the
athletics programme were held at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday 19 March and Monday 20 March 2006.
The top three runners in each of the initial eight heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in 4 heats in the second round, with the top four runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top four from each heat advanced to the final.
Records
Medals
Qualification
Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the
International Association of Athletics Federations
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body fo ...
were:
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
* Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
* q denotes qualification by overall place.
* DNS denotes did not start.
* DNF denotes did not finish.
* DQ denotes disqualification.
* NR denotes national record.
* GR denotes Games record.
* WR denotes world record.
* PB denotes personal best.
* SB denotes season best.
Round 1
Round 2
Semi-finals
Final
References
Results
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Men's 100
2006