British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954

British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954
venue	Vancouver , Canada
participating countries	24
Participating athletes	662
Competitions	91 in 9 sports
Opening ceremony	July 30, 1954
Closing ceremony	7th August 1954

The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were the fifth edition of the event now known as the Commonwealth Games . They took place from July 30th to August 7th, 1954 in the Canadian city ​​of Vancouver .

91 competitions were held in the fields of bowls , boxing , fencing , weightlifting , athletics , cycling , wrestling , rowing and swimming (including diving ). 662 athletes from 24 countries took part. The main competition site was the Empire Stadium .

The men's mile run, which went down in history as the “race of the century”, is the most sensational competition. The Englishman Roger Bannister beat the Australian world record holder John Landy , whereby both remained under the "magical" four-minute limit, which was long considered unattainable. It was also the first track and field event to be broadcast live on television worldwide.

participating countries

Participating countries (purple: first participation)

Australia  Bahamas  Barbados  Bermuda  British Guiana  England  Fiji  Gold coast

Hong Kong  India  Jamaica  Canada  British East Africa  New Zealand  Nigeria  Northern Ireland

Northern Rhodesia  Pakistan  Scotland  South African Union  Southern Rhodesia  Trinidad and Tobago  Uganda  Wales

Results

(The links lead to detailed results pages)

• Bowls
• Boxing
• fencing
• Weightlifting
• athletics
• Cycling
• Wrestling
• rowing
• swim
• Diving

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	England	23	24	20th	67
2	Australia	20th	11	17th	48
3	South African Union	16	6th	14th	36
4th	Canada	9	21st	14th	44
5	New Zealand	7th	7th	5	19th
6th	Scotland	6th	2	5	13
7th	Southern Rhodesia	3	6th	3	12
8th	Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	-	4th
9	Northern Ireland	2	1	-	3
10	Nigeria	1	3	3	7th
11	Pakistan	1	3	2	6th
12	Wales	1	1	5	7th
13	Jamaica	1	-	-	1
14th	Barbados	-	1	-	1
	Hong Kong	-	1	-	1
	Uganda	-	1	-	1
17th	British Guiana	-	-	1	1
	Northern Rhodesia	-	-	1	1

Web links

• Commonwealth Games Federation