Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

Held on 27 January

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +3.1 m/s, Heat 3: +2.8 m/s, Heat 4: +1.1 m/s, Heat 5: +1.6 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	George Daniels	Ghana	20.92	Q[2]
2	1	David Jenkins	Scotland	21.0	Q
3	1	Carl Lawson	Jamaica	21.4	Q
4	1	Charles Asati	Kenya	21.5	q
5	1	Japhet Kwimba	Tanzania	21.47
6	1	Brian Green	England	21.90
7	1	Timon Oyebami	Nigeria	22.24
1	2	Bevan Smith	New Zealand	20.9	Q
2	2	Ian Matthews	England	21.3	Q
3	2	Richard Hardware	Jamaica	21.5	Q
4	2	Nestor Rweyemamu	Tanzania	21.53
5	2	Joseph Chivers	Northern Ireland	21.89
6	2	Michael Delaney	Wales	21.91
7	2	Tony Moore	Fiji	21.92
	2	Ohene Karikari	Ghana	DNS
1	3	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	20.7	Q
2	3	Greg Lewis	Australia	20.84	Q[3]
3	3	Calvin Dill	Bermuda	21.2	Q
4	3	Trevor Cochrane	New Zealand	21.68
5	3	Tochi Mochache	Kenya	21.69
6	3	Samuela Yavala	Fiji	22.20
7	3	Bambo Fatty	Gambia	22.27
1	4	Albert Lomotey	Ghana	21.3	Q
2	4	Robert Martin	Canada	21.4	Q
3	4	Andrew Ratcliffe	Australia	21.56	Q[3]
4	4	Grant Anderson	New Zealand	21.95
5	4	Solomon Opiepie	Nigeria	22.10
6	4	Eliki Nukutabu	Fiji	22.48
7	4	Enoch Mtelemuka	Malawi	22.59
8	4	Wavala Kali	Papua New Guinea	22.90
1	5	Chris Monk	England	20.88	Q[2]
2	5	John Mwebi	Kenya	21.5	Q
3	5	Graham Haskell	Australia	21.53	Q[3]
4	5	Don Halliday	Scotland	21.69
5	5	Motsapi Moorosi	Lesotho	21.73
6	5	William Dralu	Uganda	21.86
7	5	Eston Kaonga	Malawi	21.87
8	5	Stephen Higgins	Isle of Man	23.79

Held on 29 January

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Greg Lewis	Australia	20.95	Q[3]
2	1	David Jenkins	Scotland	20.97	Q
2	1	John Mwebi	Kenya	20.97	Q[2]
4	1	Graham Haskell	Australia	21.12	Q[3]
5	1	Calvin Dill	Bermuda	21.17
6	1	Albert Lomotey	Ghana	21.48
7	1	Ian Matthews	England	21.58
8	1	Richard Hardware	Jamaica	21.86
1	2	George Daniels	Ghana	21.0	Q
2	2	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	21.1	Q
3	2	Bevan Smith	New Zealand	21.2	Q
4	2	Chris Monk	England	21.2	Q
5	2	Andrew Ratcliffe	Australia	21.51
6	2	Robert Martin	Canada	21.54
7	2	Charles Asati	Kenya	21.56
8	2	Carl Lawson	Jamaica	21.71

Held on 29 January

Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1	Don Quarrie	Jamaica	20.73
	2	George Daniels	Ghana	20.97
	6	Bevan Smith	New Zealand	21.08
4	4	Graham Haskell	Australia	21.12
5	3	Greg Lewis	Australia	21.17
6	7	Chris Monk	England	21.26
7	8	David Jenkins	Scotland	21.49
8	5	John Mwebi	Kenya	21.60