1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Host City Vancouver
Country CAN
Held 30 July – 7 August 1954
Competitors 216
Countries 17

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 y Men 31 July 1954 Medal 3 3
220 y Men 3 – 5 August 1954 Medal 3 3
440 y Men 5 – 7 August 1954 Medal 3 3
880 y Men 31 July – 3 August 1954 Medal 3 1
1 mile Men 5 – 7 August 1954 Medal 3 3
3 miles Men 3 August 1954 Medal 3 1
6 miles Men 31 July 1954 Medal 3 1
Marathon Men 7 August 1954 Medal 3 2
120 y Hurdles Men 5 August 1954 Medal 3 3
440 y Hurdles Men 31 July – 3 August 1954 Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Relay Men 6 – 7 August 1954 Medal 12 3
4 x 440 y Relay Men 7 August 1954 Medal 12 3
High Jump Men 31 July 1954 Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men 7 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men 5 August 1954 Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men 3 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men 5 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men 3 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men 6 – 7 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men 5 August 1954 Medal 3 2
100 y Women 31 July 1954 Medal 3 2
220 y Women 3 – 5 August 1954 Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women 5 August 1954 Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Relay Women 7 August 1954 Medal 12 3
High Jump Women 3 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women 7 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women 31 July 1954 Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women 7 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women 5 August 1954 Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men 5 August 1954 Medal 3 3
10 m Platform Men 3 August 1954 Medal 3 3
3 m Springboard Women 4 August 1954 Medal 3 3
10 m Platform Women 6 August 1954 Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Single Sculls Men — Medal 3 3
Coxless Pairs Men — Medal 6 3
Double Sculls Men — Medal 6 3
Coxed Fours Men — Medal 15 3
Eights Men — Medal 18 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
110 y Freestyle Men 31 July – 2 August 1954 Medal 3 1
440 y Freestyle Men 3 – 4 August 1954 Medal 3 3
1,650 y Freestyle Men 5 – 6 August 1954 Medal 3 2
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay Men 31 July 1954 Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Men 4 – 6 August 1954 Medal 3 3
220 y Breaststroke Men 2 – 4 August 1954 Medal 3 2
3 x 110 y Medley Relay Men 6 August 1954 Medal 9 3
110 y Freestyle Women 31 July – 2 August 1954 Medal 3 3
440 y Freestyle Women 3 – 6 August 1954 Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay Women 31 July 1954 Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Women 2 – 4 August 1954 Medal 3 3
220 y Breaststroke Women 31 July – 4 August 1954 Medal 3 3
3 x 110 y Medley Relay Women 3 August 1954 Medal 9 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 16 6 10 32
2 England ENG 12 17 13 42
3 New Zealand NZL 7 5 4 16
4 Canada CAN 6 13 10 29
5 South Africa RSA 5 6 8 19
6 Scotland SCO 4 1 4 9
7 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 2 2 0 4
8 Nigeria NGR 1 3 2 6
9 Pakistan PAK 1 1 1 3
= Zambia ZAM 1 1 1 3
11 Northern Ireland NIR 1 1 0 2
12 Wales WAL 1 0 3 4
13 Jamaica JAM 1 0 0 1
14 Barbados BAR 0 1 0 1
= Uganda UGA 0 1 0 1
16 Guyana GUY 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men Mike Agostini TTO Don McFarlane CAN Hec Hogan AUS
220 y, Men Don Jowett NZL Brian Shenton ENG Ken Jones WAL
440 y, Men Kevan Gosper AUS Don Jowett NZL Terry Tobacco CAN
880 y, Men Derek Johnson ENG Brian Hewson ENG Ian Boyd ENG
1 mile, Men Roger Bannister ENG John Landy AUS Rich Ferguson CAN
3 miles, Men Chris Chataway ENG Fred Green ENG Frank Sando ENG
6 miles, Men Peter Driver ENG Frank Sando ENG Jim Peters ENG
Marathon, Men Joe McGhee SCO Jackie Mekler RSA Jan Barnard RSA
120 y Hurdles, Men Keith Gardner JAM Chris Higham ENG Norm Williams CAN
440 y Hurdles, Men David Lean AUS Harry Kane ENG Bob Shaw WAL
4 x 110 y Relay, Men Canada CAN Nigeria NGR Australia AUS
4 x 440 y Relay, Men England ENG Canada CAN Australia AUS
High Jump, Men Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna NGR Patrick Etolu UGA Nafiu Osagie NGR
Pole Vault, Men Geoff Elliott ENG Ron Miller CAN Andries Burger RSA
Long Jump, Men Ken Wilmshurst ENG Karim Olowu NGR Sylvanus Williams NGR
Triple Jump, Men Ken Wilmshurst ENG Peter Esiri NGR Brian Oliver AUS
Shot Put, Men John Savidge ENG John Pavelich CAN Fanie du Plessis RSA
Discus Throw, Men Fanie du Plessis RSA Gino Roy Pella CAN Mark Pharaoh ENG
Hammer Throw, Men Muhammad Iqbal PAK Jakobus Dreyer RSA Ewan Douglas SCO
Javelin Throw, Men Jim Achurch AUS Muhammad Nawaz PAK Jalal Khan PAK
100 y, Women Marjorie Jackson AUS Winsome Cripps AUS Edna Maskell ZAM
220 y, Women Marjorie Jackson AUS Winsome Cripps AUS Shirley Hampton ENG
80 m Hurdles, Women Edna Maskell ZAM Gwen Hobbins CAN Jean Desforges ENG
4 x 110 y Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
High Jump, Women Thelma Hopkins NIR Dorothy Odam-Tyler ENG Alice Whitty CAN
Long Jump, Women Yvette Williams NZL Thelma Hopkins NIR Jean Desforges ENG
Shot Put, Women Yvette Williams NZL Jackie MacDonald CAN Magdalena Swanepoel RSA
Discus Throw, Women Yvette Williams NZL Suzanne Farmer-Allday ENG Marie Anne Dupree CAN
Javelin Throw, Women Magdalena Swanepoel RSA Pearl Thornhill-Fisher ZAM Shirley Couzens CAN
3 m Springboard, Men Peter Heatly SCO Tony Turner ENG Jack Stewart NZL
10 m Platform, Men Bill Patrick CAN Kevin Newell AUS Peter Heatly SCO
3 m Springboard, Women Ann Long ENG Barbara McAulay AUS Irene MacDonald CAN
10 m Platform, Women Barbara McAulay AUS Eunice Millar ENG Ann Long ENG
Single Sculls, Men Don Rowlands NZL Sidney Rand ENG Bobby Williams CAN
Coxless Pairs, Men Bob Parker / Reginald Douglas NZL Tom Christie / Nicholas Clack ENG Dave Anderson / Geoff Williamson AUS
Double Sculls, Men Merv Wood / Murray Riley AUS Bob Parker / Reginald Douglas NZL Donald Guest / Lawrence Stephan CAN
Coxed Fours, Men Australia AUS New Zealand NZL England ENG
Eights, Men Canada CAN England ENG
110 y Freestyle, Men Jon Henricks AUS Cyrus Weld AUS Rex Aubrey AUS
440 y Freestyle, Men Gary Chapman AUS Jack Wardrop SCO Graham Johnston RSA
1,650 y Freestyle, Men Graham Johnston RSA Peter Duncan RSA Gary Chapman AUS
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN South Africa RSA
110 y Backstroke, Men John Brockway WAL Lincoln Hurring NZL Cyrus Weld AUS
220 y Breaststroke, Men Jack Doms NZL Peter Jervis ENG Alan Hime ENG
3 x 110 y Medley Relay, Men Australia AUS New Zealand NZL Scotland SCO
110 y Freestyle, Women Lorraine Crapp AUS Virginia Grant CAN Joan Harrison RSA
440 y Freestyle, Women Lorraine Crapp AUS Gladys Priestley CAN Margaret Girvan SCO
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Women South Africa RSA Canada CAN England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Women Joan Harrison RSA Pat Symons ENG Jean Stewart NZL
220 y Breaststroke, Women Elenor Gordon SCO Mary Morgan RSA Margaret Grundy ENG
3 x 110 y Medley Relay, Women Scotland SCO South Africa RSA Australia AUS
bantamweight -123.5 lbs (-56 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Maurice Megennis ENG Frank Cope ENG Keith Caple AUS
featherweight -132.25 lbs (-60 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Rodney Wilkes TTO Jules Sylvain CAN Ron Jenkins WAL
lightweight -148.75 lbs (-67.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Vern Barberis AUS George Nicholls BAR Jan Pieterse RSA
middleweight -165.375 lbs (-75 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Jim Halliday ENG Lionel De Freitas TTO Julius Park GUY
light-heavyweight -181.875 lbs (-82.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Gerry Gratton CAN Louis Greeff RSA Bruce George NZL
middle-heavyweight -198.375 lbs (-90 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Keevil Daly CAN Lennox Kilgour TTO Mel Barnett ENG
heavyweight +198.375 lbs (+90 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Douglas Hepburn CAN Dave Baillie CAN Harold Cleghorn NZL