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1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia. 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.

Medals by country

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
England 23 24 20 67
Australia 20 11 17 48
South Africa 16 6 13 35
Canada 9 20 14 43
New Zealand 7 7 5 19
Scotland 6 2 5 13
Rhodesia 2 4 0 6
Trinidad & Tobago 2 2 0 4
Northern Ireland 2 1 0 3
Nigeria 1 3 3 7
Pakistan 1 3 2 6
Northern Rhodesia 1 2 3 6
Wales 1 1 5 7
Jamaica 1 0 0 1
Barbados 0 1 0 1
Hong Kong 0 1 0 1
Uganda 0 1 0 1
British Guiana 0 0 1 1
Southern Rhodesia 0 0 1 1

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) 00:03:59 John Landy (AUS) 00:04:00 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 (RHO) 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 (RHO) Abubakar Idi Garuba (NGR)
Featherweight Men Leonard Leisching (SAF) Malcolm Collins (WAL) Dave Charnley (ENG)
Lightweight Men Piet van Staden (RHO) Frank McQuillan (SCO) Brian Cahill (AUS)
Light Welterweight Men Mickey Bergin (CAN) Aubrey Harris (RHO) Des Duguid (AUS)
Welterweight Men Nicholas Gargano (ENG) Rodney Litzow (AUS) Hendrik van der Linde (SAF)
Light Middleweight Men Wilf Greaves (CAN) Freddy Wright (RHO) Bruce Wells (ENG)
Middleweight Men Johannes van der Kolff (SAF) Arthur Crawford (RHO) 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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 Yards Freestyle Women Lorraine Crapp (AUS) 00:01:06 Virginia Grant (CAN) 00:01:06 Joan Harrison (SAF) 00:01:08
440 Yards Freestyle Women Lorraine Crapp (AUS) 00:05:11 Gladys Pristley (CAN) 00:05:20 Margaret Girvan (SCO) 00:05:21
110 Yards Backstroke Women Joan Harrison (SAF) 00:01:15 Pat Symons (ENG) 00:01:17 Jean Stewart (NZL) 00:01:18
220 Yards Breaststroke Women Elenor Gordon (SCO) 00:02:59 Mary Morgan (SAF) 00:03:03 Margaret Grundy (ENG) 00:03:05
4 x 110 Yards Freestyle Relay Women South Africa (SAF) 00:04:34 Canada (CAN) 00:04:37 England (ENG) 00:04:42
3 x 110 Yards Medley Relay Women Scotland (SCO) 00:03:51 South Africa (SAF) 00:03:53 Australia (AUS) 00:03:56

Diving

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard Diving Women Ann Long (ENG) 128.26 Barbara McAulay (AUS) 127.74 Irene MacDonald (CAN) 126.19
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Women Barbara McAulay (AUS) 86.55 Eunice Miller (ENG) 79.86 Ann Long (ENG) 79.53

Weightlifting

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight - Overall Men Maurice Megennis (ENG) 281 Frank Cope (ENG) 276.5 Keith Caple (AUS) 274
Featherweight - Overall Men Rodney Wilkes (TRI) 313 Jules Sylvain (CAN) 297 Ron Jenkins (WAL) 279
Lightweight - Overall Men Vern Barberis (AUS) 347 George Nicholls (BAR) 344.5 Jan Pieterse (SAF) 333
Middleweight - Overall Men Jim Halliday (ENG) 362.5 Lionel de Freitas (TRI) 342 Julius Park (BGU) 338
Light Heavyweight - Overall Men Gerry Gratton (CAN) 403.5 Louis Greeff (SAF) 367 Bruce George (NZL) 353.5
Middle Heavyweight - Overall Men Keevil Daly (CAN) 399 Lennox Kilgour (TRI) 392 Joseph Barnett (ENG) 376.5
Heavyweight - Overall Men Doug Hepburn (CAN) 471.5 Dave Baillie (CAN) 453.5 Harold Cleghorn (NZL) 421.5

Wrestling

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight Men Louis Baise (SAF) Fred Flannery (AUS) Muhammad Din (PAK)
Bantamweight Men Geoff Jameson (AUS) Muhammad Amin (PAK) Ian Epton (NRH)
Featherweight Men Abraham Geldenhuys (SAF) Herb Hall (ENG) John Armitt (NZL)
Lightweight Men Godfrey Pienaar (SAF) Ruby Leobovitch (CAN) Dick Garrard (AUS)
Welterweight Men Nick Loubscher (SAF) Abdul Rashid (PAK) Ray Myland (ENG)
Middleweight Men Hermanus van Zyl (SAF) Jim Christie (CAN) Harry Kendall (ENG)
Light Heavyweight Men Jacob Theron (SAF) Bob Steckle (CAN) Dan van Staden (NRH)
Heavyweight Men Ken Richmond (ENG) Keith Maltman (CAN)

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