Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 110 yards relay

The men's 4 × 110 yards relay event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]

Athletics at the 1954 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
 Canada
Bruce Springbett
Don Stonehouse
Harry Nelson
Don McFarlane		  Nigeria
Muslim Arogundade
Abdul Karim Amu
Karim Olowu
Edward Ajado		  Australia
David Lean
Hector Hogan
Brian Oliver
Kevan Gosper

Results

Heats

[2]

Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

RankHeatNationAthletesTimeNotes
11 NigeriaMuslim Arogundade, Abdul Karim Amu, Karim Olowu, Edward Ajado41.8Q
21 CanadaBruce Springbett, Don Stonehouse, Harry Nelson, Don McFarlane41.9Q
31 AustraliaDavid Lean, Hector Hogan, Brian Oliver, Kevan Gosper?Q
41 FijiArthur Eustace, Josefa Sadulu, Mesulame Rakuro, Tito Ele44.5
12 EnglandBrian Shenton, George Ellis, Alan Lillington, Ken Box42.3Q
22 JamaicaKeith Gardner, Frank Hall, Ron Horsham, Les Laing42.3Q
32 PakistanAbdul Aziz, Mohamed Aslam, Muhammad Sharif Butt, Abdul Khaliq42.5Q
42 UgandaBenjamin Kiyini Nduga, John Agoro, Lawrence Ogwang, Yekoyasi Kasango43.1

Final

[2][3]

RankNationAthletesTimeNotes
 CanadaBruce Springbett, Don Stonehouse, Harry Nelson, Don McFarlane41.3GR
 NigeriaMuslim Arogundade, Abdul Karim Amu, Karim Olowu, Edward Ajado41.3
 AustraliaDavid Lean, Hector Hogan, Brian Oliver, Kevan Gosper41.7
4 EnglandBrian Shenton, George Ellis, Alan Lillington, Ken Box41.9
5 PakistanAbdul Aziz, Mohamed Aslam, Muhammad Sharif Butt, Abdul Khaliq42.0
6 JamaicaKeith Gardner, Frank Hall, Ron Horsham, Les Laing?

References
  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Heats & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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