England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

England competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 30 July to 7 August 1954.[1]

England at the
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF codeENG
CGACommonwealth Games England
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
23
Silver
24
Bronze
20
Total
67
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

England finished at the top of the medal table.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England23242067
2 Australia20111748
3 South Africa1661335
Totals (3 nations)594150150

The athletes that competed are listed below.[2]

Athletes

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Suzanne Allday19Discus, Hammer, Javelin, Shot put1 x silver
Peter Allday27HammerNone
Don Anthony25HammerNone
Roger Bannister251 mile1 x gold
Ken Box23100y, 220y, relay, Long jumpnone
Ian Boyd21880y, 1 mile1 x bronze
Chris Brasher251 milenone
Shirley Burgess20100y, 220y, relay1 x silver
Christopher Chataway233 miles1 x gold
Derek Cox23High jump, Long jump, Shot putnone
Stan Cox366 miles, Marathonnone
Jean Desforges2580mh, Long jump2 x bronze
Alan Dick24440y, relay1 x gold
Peter Driver223 miles, 6 miles1 x gold
Geoff Elliott23Pole vault, Shot put1 x gold
George Ellis21100y, 220y, relaynone
Peter Fryer26440y, relay1 x gold
Fred Green283 miles1 x silver
Shirley Hampton18100y, 220y, relay1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Brian Hewson21880y1 x silver
Peter Higgins25440y, relay1 x gold
Chris Higham23120yh1 x silver
Ann Johnson20220y, Long jumpnone
Derek Johnson21880y, relay2 x gold
Harry Kane21440y, 440yh1 x silver
David Law24880y, 1 milenone
Alan Lillington21100y, 220y, relaynone
Jack Parker26120yhnone
Anne Pashley19100y, relay1 silver
Jim Peters356 miles, Marathon1 x bronze
Mark Pharaoh23Discus, Shot put1 x bronze
Frank Sando233 miles, 6 miles1 silver, 1 x bronze
John Savidge29Shot put, Discus,1 x gold
Pam Seaborne1880mhnone
Brian Shenton27100y, 220y, relay1 x silver
Dorothy Tyler34High jump, Javelin, Long jump1 x silver
Ken Wilmshurst23440yh, Long jump, Triple jump2 x gold
Heather Young21100y, 220y, relay1 x silver

Bowls

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Edwin Bateman73pairsnone
James Carr60foursnone
John Coles62foursnone
Stanley Lee54singles, foursnone
William Parker61foursnone
Tom Stewart70pairsnone

Boxing

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Dave Charnley19featherweight1 x bronze
Nicholas Gargano19welterweight1 x gold
Brian Harper20heavyweight1 x gold
Bruce Wells21welterweight1 x bronze
George Whelan19Lightweightnone

Cycling

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Peter Brotherton23Pursuit, 1,000m1 x silver
Keith Harrison21Time trial, Scratch, 1,000m1 silver, 1 x bronze
Tony Hoar22Roadnone
Cyril Peacock25Sprint, Time trial1 x gold
Bernard Pusey23Pursuit, Road1 x bronze
Norman Sheil21Pursuit, Road, Scratch1 x silver
Eric Thompson27Road, Scratch1 x gold

Diving

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Ann Long173m & 10m Platform1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Frank Mercer263m Springboardnone
Eunice Millar2610m Platform1 x silver
Peter Tarsey1710m Platformnone
Tony Turner3m Springboard, 10m Platform1 x silver
Charmain Welsh163m Springboardnone

Fencing

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Michael Amberg28Sabre, Sabre team1 x gold, 1 x silver
William Beatley20Sabre, Sabre team1 x silver
Ralph Cooperman26Foil, Foil Team, Sabre, Sabre team1 x gold, 2 x silver
Charles de Beaumont51Épée, Épée team1 x gold
Mary Glen-Haig36Foil1 x gold
Allan Jay24Épée, Épée team, Foil, Foil Team2 x gold, 1 x bronze
René Paul33Épée, Épée team, Foil, Foil Team3 x gold, 1 x silver
Gillian Sheen25Foil1 x silver

Rowing

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Tom Christie27Coxless pairs1 x silver
Nicholas Clack23Coxless pairs1 x silver
Alastair DavidsonCoxed fours, eights1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Joe Eldeen31Eights1 x silver
David Glynne-Jones25Coxed fours, eights1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Maurice LeggCoxed fours, eights1 x silver, 1 x bronze
John Macmillan26Coxed fours, eights1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Geoffrey Page25Coxed fours, eights1 x silver, 1 x bronze
John PopeEights1 x silver
Sidney Rand19Single sculls1 x silver
M.G.C. SavageEights1 x silver
Alan Watson25Eights1 x silver

Swimming

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Donald Bland23440y & 1650y freestyle, freestyle relaynone
Jean Botham19110y freestyle, freestyle & medley relays1 x bronze
Fearne Ewart17110y freestyle, freestyle relay1 x bronze
Margaret Grundy16220y breastroke, medley relay1 x bronze
Peter Head19110y & 440y freestyle, freestyle relaynone
Alan Hime24220y breaststroke1 x bronze
Peter Jervis22220y breaststroke, medley relay1 x silver
Vivienne Meyrick17110y backstrokenone
Valerie Nares-Pillow17100y freestyle, freestyle relay1 x bronze
Maureen Pitchfork19110y backstroke, medley relaynone
Haydn Rigby17110y backstroke, medley & freestyle relaynone
Ronald Roberts31110y fresstyle, medley & freestyle relaysnone
Pat Symons19110y backstroke1 x silver
Daphne Wilkinson22440y freestyle, freestyle relay1 x bronze

Weightlifting

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Joseph Barnett33Heavyweight1 x bronze
Frank Cope26Bantamweight1 x silver
Jim Halliday36Middleweight1 x gold
Sydney Harrington27Light-heavyweightnone
Maurice Megennis24Bantamweight1 x gold

Wrestling

Name Age Event/s Medal/s
Herbie Hall27Featherweight1 x silver
Harry KendallMiddleweight1 x bronze
Allan LeylandFlyweightnone
Ray Myland27Welterweight1 x bronze
Kenneth Richmond28Heavyweight1 x gold

References

  1. "1954 Vancouver". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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