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The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 30 July-7 August 1954. 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" took place between Roger Bannister and John Landy at Empire Stadium. This was the first time these two (and at that time the only two) sub-four minute mile runners appeared in the same race, and also the first time two runners broke four minutes in the same race. On the same afternoon, Jim Peters, the holder of the world best for the marathon, entered the stadium 17 minutes ahead of his nearest rival, but collapsed on his final lap, and never completed the race. The games were attended by 24 nations and 662 competitors.
Participating teams  Countries which participated 24 teams were represented at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Those competing for the first time are shown in bold Medal table Statue in Vancouver commemorating the "Miracle Mile" between Roger Bannister and John Landy | 1 | | 23 | 24 | 20 | 67 | | 2 | | 20 | 11 | 17 | 48 | | 3 | | 16 | 6 | 13 | 35 | | 4 | | 9 | 20 | 14 | 43 | | 5 | | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | | 6 | | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | | 7 | | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | | 8 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | 9 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | 10 | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | | 11 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | 12 | | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | | 13 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 14 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 17 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Total[1] | 92 | 89 | 89 | 270 | Medal winners Athletics Bowls | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Singles | Men | Ralph Hodges (SRH) | James Pirrett (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) | Warner 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 Misselbrook (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 Fencing | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Foil | Men | Ren Paul (ENG) | John Fethers (AUS) | Allan Jay (ENG) | | Foil - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Canada (CAN) | | p e | Men | Ivan Lund (AUS) | Ren Paul (ENG) | Carl Schwende (CAN) | | p e - 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 Swimming Men's events Women's events 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 | | 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 Loubser (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) | Footnotes External links de:British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 es:Juegos de la Mancomunidad de 1954 fr:Jeux de l'Empire britannique et du Commonwealth de 1954 nl:British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 ja:1954 pl:Igrzyska Imperium Brytyjskiego i Wsp lnoty Brytyjskiej 1954 pt:Jogos do Imp rio Brit nico e da Commonwealth de 1954
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