Athletics V British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver, Canada - 31st July - 7th August |
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Men Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
Men 100yd | Mike Agostini | TRI | 9.6s =GR | Don McFarlane | Can | 9.7 | Hector Hogan | AUS | 9.7 |
Men 220yd | Don Jowett | NZL | 21.5s | Brian Shenton | ENG | 21.5 | Ken Jones | WAL | 21.9 |
Men 440yd | Kevan Gosper | AUS | 47.2s GR | Don Jowett | NZL | 47.4 | Terry Tobacco | Can | 47.8 |
Men 880yd | Derek Johnson | ENG | 1:50.7 GR | Brian Hewson | ENG | 1:51.2 | Ian Boyd | ENG | 1:51.9 |
Men 1 Mile | Roger Bannister | ENG | 3:58.8 GR | John Landy | AUS | 3:59.6 | Rich Ferguson | Can | 4:04.6 |
Men 3 Miles | Chris Chataway | ENG | 13:35.2 GR | Fred Green | ENG | 13:37.2 | Frank Sando | ENG | 13:37.4 |
Men 6 Miles | Peter Driver | ENG | 29:09.4 GR | Frank Sando | ENG | 29:10.0 | Jim Peters | ENG | 29:20.0 |
Men Marathon | Joe McGhee | SCO | 2:39:36 | Jack Mekler | SAF | 2:40:57 | Johannes Barnard | SAF | 2:51:50 |
Men 120yd Hurdles | Keith Gardner | JAM | 14.2s GR | Chris Higham | ENG | 14.9 | Norman Williams | Can | 14.9 |
Men 440yd Hurdles | David Lean | AUS | 52.4s GR | Harry Kane | ENG | 53.3 | Bob Shaw | WAL | 53.3 |
Men High Jump | Emmanuel Ifeajuna | NGR | 2.03m GR | Patrick Etolu | UGA | 1.99m NR | Nafiu Osagie | NGR | 1.99m |
Men Pole Vault | Geoff Elliott | ENG | 4.26m GR | Ron Miller | Can | 4.20m | Andries Burger | SAF | 4.13m |
Men Long Jump | Ken Wilmshurst | ENG | 7.54m GR | Karim Olowu | NGR | 7.39m | Sylvanus Williams | NGR | 7.22m |
Men Triple Jump | Ken Wilmshurst | ENG | 15.28m | Peter Esiri | NGR | 15.25m | Brian Oliver | AUS | 15.14m |
Men Shot Put | John Savidge | ENG | 16.77m GR | John Pavelich | Can | 14.95m | Stephanus du Plessis | SAF | 14.93m |
Men Discus Throw | Stephanus du Plessis | SAF | 51.70m GR | Roy Pella | Can | 49.53m | Mark Pharaoh | ENG | 47.84m |
Men Hammer Throw | Muhammad Iqbal | PAK | 55.37m GR | Jakobus Dreyer | SAF | 54.75m | Ewan Douglas | SCO | 52.81m |
Men Javelin Throw | James Achurch | AUS | 68.52m GR | Muhammad Nawaz | PAK | 68.09m | Jalal Khan | PAK | 67.50m |
Women Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
Women 100yd | Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | AUS | 10.7s w | Winsome Cripps | AUS | 10.8s w | Edna Maskell | NRH | 10.8s w |
Women 220yd | Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | AUS | 24.0 GR | Winsome Cripps | AUS | 24.5s | Shirley Hampton | ENG | 25.0s |
Women 80m Hurdles | Edna Maskell | NRH | 10.9s w | Gwen Hobbins | Can | 11.2s w | Jean Desforges | ENG | 11.2s w |
Women High Jump | Thelma Hopkins | NIR | 1.67m GR | Dorothy Tyler | ENG | 1.60m | Alice Whitty | Can | 1.60m |
Women Long Jump | Yvette Williams | NZL | 6.08m GR | Thelma Hopkins | NIR | 5.84m | Jean Desforges | ENG | 5.84m |
Women Shot Put | Yvette Williams | NZL | 13.96m GR | Jackie MacDonald | Can | 12.98m | Magdalena Swanepoel | SAF | 12.81m |
Women Discus Throw | Yvette Williams | NZL | 45.01m GR | Suzanne Allday | ENG | 40.02m | Marie Dupree | Can | 38.66m |
Women Javelin Throw | Magdalena Swanepoel | SAF | 43.83m GR | Pearl Fisher | NRH | 41.97m | Shirley Couzens | Can | 38.98m |
Relays | ||||||
Men 4×110yd Relay | Canada Bruce Springbett, Don Stonehouse, Harry NelsonDon McFarlane | 41.3s GR | Nigeria Muslim Arogundade, Abdul Karim Amu, Karim Olowu, Edward Ajado | 41.3s | Australia David Lean, Hector Hogan, Brian Oliver, Kevan Gosper | 41.7s |
Men 4×440yd Relay | England Peter Higgins, Alan Dick, Peter Fryer, Derek Johnson | 3:11.2 GR | Canada Laird Sloan, Douglas Clement, Joe Foreman, Terry Tobacco | 3:11.6 | Australia Brian Oliver, Don MacMillan, David Lean, Kevan Gosper | 3:16.0 |
Women 4×110yd Relay | Australia Gwen Wallace, Winsome Cripps, Nancy Fogarty, Marjorie Jackson | 46.8s GR | England Anne Pashley, Heather Armitage, Shirley Burgess, Shirley Hampton | 46.9s | Canada Margery Squires, Dorothy Kozak, Annabelle Murray, Geraldine Bemister | 47.8s |