Asafa Powell (Jamaica) won the 100 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The change from yards to meters in Olympic swimming events occurred in 1968. This switch was made to align with the international standard of using the metric system for measurements.
Winsome Cripps (AUS) won silver medals in the 100 yards and 220 yards at the 1954 Commonwealth games
Two time Olympic gold medalist (100 meter dash and 200 meter dash at the 1952 Games in Helsinki) Marjorie Jackson of Australia set world records in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash at the 1952 Games. She broke the 100 meter dash world record in winning the gold medal in an electronically timed 11.65 seconds. She broke the 200 meter dash world record with an electronically timed 23.59 seconds. She also won 7 Commonwealth Games gold medals, winning the 100 yard and 220 yard dashes and being a member of the 110x220x110 yard relay and 220x110x220x110 yard relay teams at the 1950 Games in Auckland. At the 1954 Games in Vancouver, she again won the 100 yard and 220 yard dashes and was a member of the winning 4x110 yard relay team.
8. Linford ran the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay at both the 1988 Games in Seoul and 1992 Games in Barcelona and the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. He won gold in the 100 meters at the 1992 Games and silver in the 100 meters and 4x100 meter relay, both at the 1988 Games.
The current Commonwealth Games record for the 100m is held by Ato Boldon, who ran the distance in 9.88 at the 1998 Games.
Jenny won gold in 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash at the 2011 IWAS World Junior Championships in Dubai. She has also won other medals ... a silver in the 100 meters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and bronze in both 100 meters and 200 meters at the Paralympic World Cup in 2010 and 2011.
The 100m sprint was introduced at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. The same Edition featured the introduction of the metric system for the Athletics program.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games fifty pence coin is ranged between £25 to £100 depending on the condition of the coin.
100 meter dash.
There have been short, sprint races since the beginning of the ancient Olympic Games although history has not recorded when the first 100 meter dash race was run. The 100 meter dash has been part of the modern Olympics since the first Games in 1896.
Ato Bolden.Bolden has won four Olympic medals, a bronze in both men's 100 meter dash and men's 200 meter dash at the 1996 Games in Atlanta and a silver in men's 100 meter dash and bronze in men's 200 meter dash at the 2000 Games in Sydney.