1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. These were the first games since the name change from British Empire Games took effect in 1952.
It was at these games that the 'Miracle Mile' between Roger Bannister and John Landy. This was the first time the two (and at that time the only) sub-four minute mile runners took part.
The games were attended by 24 nations and 662 competitors.
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Participating Teams
24 teams were represented at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Those competing for the first time are shown in bold
Medals by country
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |
England | 23 | 24 | 20 | 67 |
| 2 |
Australia | 20 | 11 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 |  South Africa
| 16 | 6 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 |
Canada | 9 | 20 | 14 | 43 |
| 5 |
New Zealand | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 |
Scotland | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 |  Trinidad and Tobago
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |
Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |
Southern Rhodesia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |
Northern Rhodesia | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 |  Nigeria
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 |
Pakistan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 |
Wales | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 |  Jamaica
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Barbados
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hong Kong
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  British Guiana
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 |  The Bahamas
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Ghana
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Kenya
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Medal Totals | 92 | 89 | 89 | 270 |
Medals by event
Athletics
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 100 Yards | Women | Marjorie Nelson (Jackson) (AUS) | 10.7w | Winsome Cripps (AUS) | 10.8w | Edna Maskell (NRH) | 10.8w |
| 220 Yards | Women | Marjorie Nelson (Jackson) (AUS) | 24 | Winsome Cripps (AUS) | 24.5 | Shirley Hampton (ENG) | 25 |
| 80 Metres Hurdles | Women | Edna Maskell (NRH) | 10.9w | Gwen Hobbins (CAN) | 11.2w | Jean Desforges (ENG) | 11.2w |
| High Jump | Women | Thelma Hopkins (NIR) | 1.67 | Dorothy Tyler (ENG) | 1.6 | Alice Whitty (CAN) | 1.6 |
| Long Jump | Women | Yvette Williams (NZL) | 6.08 | Thelma Hopkins (NIR) | 5.84 | Jean Desforges (ENG) | 5.84 |
| Shot | Women | Yvette Williams (NZL) | 13.96 | Jackie MacDonald (CAN) | 12.98 | Magdalena Swanepoel (SAF) | 12.81 |
| Discus | Women | Yvette Williams (NZL) | 45.01 | Suzanne Allday (ENG) | 40.02 | Marie Depree (CAN) | 38.66 |
| Javelin | Women | Magdalena Swanepoel (SAF) | 43.83 | Pearl Fisher (NRH) | 41.97 | Shirley Couzens (CAN) | 38.98 |
| 4 x 110 Yards Relay | Women | Australia (AUS) | 46.8 | England (ENG) | 46.9 | Canada (CAN) | 47.8 |
| 100 Yards | Men | Mike Agostini (TRI) | 9.6 | Don McFarlane (CAN) | 9.7 | Hec Hogan (AUS) | 9.7 |
| 220 Yards | Men | Don Jowett (NZL) | 21.5 | Brian Shenton (ENG) | 21.5 | Ken Jones (WAL) | 21.9 |
| 440 Yards | Men | Kevan Gosper (AUS) | 47.2 | Don Jowett (NZL) | 47.4 | Terry Tobacco (CAN) | 47.8 |
| 880 Yards | Men | Derek Johnson (ENG) | 00:01:51 | Brian Hewson (ENG) | 00:01:51 | Ian Boyd (ENG) | 00:01:52 |
| 1 Mile | Men | Roger Bannister (ENG) | 00:03:58.8 | John Landy (AUS) | 00:03:59.6 | Rich Ferguson (CAN) | 00:04:05 |
| 3 Miles | Men | Chris Chataway (ENG) | 00:13:35 | Fred Green (ENG) | 00:13:37 | Frank Sando (ENG) | 00:13:37 |
| 6 Miles | Men | Peter Driver (ENG) | 00:29:09 | Frank Sando (ENG) | 00:29:10 | Jim Peters (ENG) | 00:29:20 |
| Marathon | Men | Joseph McGhee (SCO) | 02:39:36 | Jack Mekler (SAF) | 02:40:57 | Johannes Barnard (SAF) | 02:51:50 |
| 120 Yards Hurdles | Men | Keith Gardner (JAM) | 14.2 | Chris Higham (ENG) | 14.9 | Norman Williams (CAN) | 14.9 |
| 440 Yards Hurdles | Men | David Lean (AUS) | 52.4 | Harry Kane (ENG) | 53.3 | Bob Shaw (WAL) | 53.3 |
| High Jump | Men | Emmanuel Ifeajuna (NGR) | 2.03 | Patrick Etolu (UGA) | 1.99 | Nafio Osagie (NGR) | 1.99 |
| Pole Vault | Men | Geoff Elliott (ENG) | 4.26 | Ron Miller (CAN) | 4.2 | Andries Burger (SAF) | 4.13 |
| Long Jump | Men | Ken Wilmshurst (ENG) | 7.54 | Karim Oluwu (NGR) | 7.39 | Sylvanus Williams (NGR) | 7.22 |
| Triple Jump | Men | Ken Wilmshurst (ENG) | 15.28 | Peter Esiri (NGR) | 15.25 | Brian Oliver (AUS) | 15.14 |
| Shot | Men | John Savidge (ENG) | 16.77 | John Pavelich (CAN) | 14.95 | Stephanus du Plessis (SAF) | 14.93 |
| Discus | Men | Stephanus du Plessis (SAF) | 51.7 | Roy Pella (CAN) | 49.53 | Mark Pharaoh (ENG) | 47.84 |
| Hammer | Men | Muhammad Iqbal (PAK) | 55.37 | Jakobus Dreyer (SAF) | 54.75 | Ewan Douglas (SCO) | 52.81 |
| Javelin | Men | James Achurch (AUS) | 68.52 | Muhammad Nawaz (PAK) | 68.09 | Jalal Khan (PAK) | 67.5 |
| 4 x 110 Yards Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 41.3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 41.3 | Australia (AUS) | 41.7 |
| 4 x 440 Yards Relay | Men | England (ENG) | 00:03:11 | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:12 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:16 |
Bowls
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Singles | Men | Ralph Hodges (SRH) | Jim Pirret (NZL) | Arthur Saunders (SAF) | |||
| Pairs | Men | William Rosbotham & Percy Watson (NIR) | Sam Gardiner & Richard Williams (CAN) | George Budge & John Carswell (SCO) | |||
| Fours | Men | South Africa (SAF) | Hong Kong (HKG) | Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | |||
Boxing
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | Dick Currie (SCO) | Abe Bekker (NRH) | Warren Batchelor (AUS) |
| Bantamweight | Men | John Smillie (SCO) | Gordon Smith (SRH) | Abubakar Idi Garuba (NGR) |
| Featherweight | Men | Leonard Leisching (SAF) | Malcolm Collins (WAL) | Dave Charnley (ENG) |
| Lightweight | Men | Piet van Staden (SRH) | Frank McQuillan (SCO) | Brian Cahill (AUS) |
| Light Welterweight | Men | Mickey Bergin (CAN) | Aubrey Harris (SRH) | Des Duguid (AUS) |
| Welterweight | Men | Nicholas Gargano (ENG) | Rodney Litzow (AUS) | Hendrik van der Linde (SAF) |
| Light Middleweight | Men | Wilf Greaves (CAN) | Freddy Wright (SRH) | Bruce Wells (ENG) |
| Middleweight | Men | Johannes van der Kolff (SAF) | Arthur Crawford (SRH) | Marcel Piau (CAN) |
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Piet van Vuuren (SAF) | Tony Madigan (AUS) | Bill Misselbrooke (CAN) |
| Heavyweight | Men | Brian Harper (ENG) | Gerry Buchanan (CAN) | George Jenkins (SAF) |
Cycling
Track
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Time Trial | Men | Dick Ploog (AUS) | 00:01:12 | Keith Harrison (ENG) | 00:01:13 | ||
| Alfred Swift (SAF) | 00:01:12 | ||||||
| Sprint | Men | Cyril Peacock (ENG) | Tom Shardelow (SAF) | ||||
| Individual Pursuit | Men | Norman Sheil (ENG) | 00:05:03 | Peter Brotherton (ENG) | 00:05:09 | Robert Fowler (SAF) | 00:05:07 |
| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | Lindsay Cocks (AUS) | 00:21:59 | Keith Harrison (ENG) | Don Skene (WAL) | ||
Road
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Road Race | Men | Eric Thompson (ENG) | 02:44:08 | John Baird (NZL) | NTT | Bernard Pusey (ENG) | NTT |
Fencing
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Foil | Men | René Paul (ENG) | John Fethers (AUS) | Allan Jay (ENG) | |||
| Foil - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Canada (CAN) | |||
| Épée | Men | Ivan Lund (AUS) | René Paul (ENG) | Carl Schwende (CAN) | |||
| Épée - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Canada (CAN) | Australia (AUS) | |||
| Sabre | Men | Mike Amberg (ENG) | Ralph Cooperman (ENG) | John Fethers (AUS) | |||
| Sabre- Team | Men | Canada (CAN) | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | |||
| Foil | Women | Mary Glen-Haig (ENG) | Gillian Sheen (ENG) | Aileen Harding (WAL) | |||
Rowing
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Single Sculls | Men | Don Rowlands (NZL) | 00:08:28 | Sidney Rand (ENG) | 00:08:43 | Bobby Williams (CAN) | 00:08:51 |
| Double Sculls | Men | Mervyn Wood & Murray Riley (AUS) | 00:07:55 | Bob Parker & Reg Douglas (NZL) | 00:08:05 | Donald Guest & Lawrence Stephan (CAN) | 00:08:29 |
| Coxless Pairs | Men | Bob Parker & Reg Douglas (NZL) | 00:08:24 | Tom Christie & Nicholas Clack (ENG) | 00:08:24 | Dave Anderson & Geoff Williamson (AUS) | 00:08:30 |
| Coxed Fours | Men | Lionel Robberds, Dave Anderson, Peter Evatt, Geoff Williamson & Mervyn Wood (AUS) | 00:07:58 | Bruce Culpan, Kerry Ashby, Murray Ashby, William Tinnock & Stanley Gallagher (NZL) | 00:08:04 | Geoffrey Page, Roderick Macmillan, Alastair Davidson, Maurice Legg & David Glynne-Jones (ENG) | 00:08:05 |
| Eights | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:06:59 | England (ENG) | 00:07:11 | ||
Swimming
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 110 Yards Freestyle | Men | Jon Henricks (AUS) | 56.5 | Cyrus Weld (AUS) | 58.5 | Rex Aubrey (AUS) | 58.7 |
| 440 Yards Freestyle | Men | Gary Chapman (AUS) | 00:04:40 | Jack Wardrop (SCO) | 00:04:41 | Graham Johnston (SAF) | 00:04:43 |
| 1650 Yards Freestyle | Men | Graham Johnston (SAF) | 00:19:01 | Peter Duncan (SAF) | 00:19:22 | Gary Chapman (AUS) | 00:19:28 |
| 110 Yards Backstroke | Men | John Brockway (WAL) | 00:01:07 | Lincoln Hurring (NZL) | 00:01:07 | Cyrus Weld (AUS) | 00:01:09 |
| 220 Yards Breaststroke | Men | Jack Doms (NZL) | 00:02:53 | Peter Jervis (ENG) | 00:02:53 | Alan Hime (ENG) | 0.002 |
| 4 x 220 Yards Freestyle Relay | Men | Australia (AUS) | 00:08:48 | Canada (CAN) | 00:08:56 | South Africa (SAF) | 00:08:56 |
| 3 x 110 Yards Medley Relay | Men | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:22 | New Zealand (NZL) | 00:03:27 | Scotland (SCO) | 00:03:27 |
Diving
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Peter Heatly (SCO) | 146.76 | Tony Turner (ENG) | 145.27 | Jack Stewart (NZL) | 144.98 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Bill Patrick (CAN) | 142.7 | Kevin Newell (AUS) | 142.06 | Peter Heatly (SCO) | 141.32 |
Swimming
Diving
Weightlifting
Wrestling
External links
- [Commonwealth Games Official Site]
- [1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games] - Australian Commonwealth Games official website
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