| V British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
| Host City: | Vancouver, Canada |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Athletes: | 662 |
| Events: | 91 |
| Opening: | 30 July 1954 |
| Closing: | 7 August 1954 |
| Opened By: | Earl Alexander of Tunis |
| Athlete Oath: | Bill Parnell |
| Closed By: | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Stadium: | Empire Stadium |
| Previous: | IV |
The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the fifth edition of the event that would eventually become known as the Commonwealth Games, the second post-war Games, the second Canadian Games after the inaugural event in Hamilton and the first event 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 time 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.[1]
24 teams were represented at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
See main article: Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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| nowrap | Light Welterweight Men | |||
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| Heavyweight Men |
| Time Trial Men | 00:01:12 | 00:01:13 | |||||
| Sprint Men | +not awarded | ||||||
| nowrap | Individual Pursuit Men | 00:05:03 | 00:05:09 | 00:05:07 | |||
| 10 Miles Scratch Men | 00:21:59 |
| Road Race Men | 02:44:08 | NTT | NTT |
| Foil Men | ||||
| Foil – Team Men | René Paul Allan Jay Ralph Cooperman | Ivan Lund John Fethers Rod Steel | Carl Schwende J.A. Howard Roland Asselin | |
| Épée Men | ||||
| Épée – Team Men | René Paul Allan Jay Charles de Beaumont | Carl Schwende Edward Brooke Roland Asselin | Ivan Lund John Fethers Laurence Harding-Smith | |
| Sabre Men | ||||
| Sabre- Team Men | Carl Schwende Leslie Krasa Roland Asselin | Michael Amberg William Beatley Ralph Cooperman | Ivan Lund John Fethers Rod Steel Laurence Harding-Smith | |
| Foil Women |
| Men's single sculls | 8:28 | 8:43 | 8:51 | ||||
| nowrap | Men's double sculls | 7:55 | 8:05 | 8:29 | |||
| nowrap | Men's coxless pair | 8:24 | 8:24 | 8:30 | |||
| Men's coxed four | 7:58 | 8:04 | 8:05 | ||||
| Men's eight | 6:59 | 7:11 |
| 110 yd freestyle | 56.5 | 58.5 | 58.7 | ||||
| 440 yd freestyle | 4:39.8 | 4:41.5 | 4:43.3 | ||||
| 1650 yd freestyle | 19:01.4 | 19:22.1 | 19:28.4 | ||||
| 110 yd backstroke | 1:06.5 | 1:06.9 | 1:08.6 | ||||
| 220 yd breaststroke | 2:52.6 | 2:52.6 | 2:52.8 | ||||
| nowrap | 4×220 yd freestyle relay | 8:47.6 |  CanadaAllen Gilchrist George Park Gerald McNamee Ted Simpson | 8:56.0 | 8:56.3 | ||
| 3×110 yd medley relay | 3:22.0 | 3:26.6 | 3:27.3 |
| 110 yd freestyle | 1:05.8 | 1:06.3 | 1:08.2 | ||||
| 440 yd freestyle | 5:11.4 | 5:19.6 | 5:21.4 | ||||
| 110 yd backstroke | 1:15.2 | 1:17.4 | 1:17.5 | ||||
| 220 yd breaststroke | 2:59.2 | 3:03.3 | 3:04.5 | ||||
| nowrap | 4×110 yd freestyle relay | 4:33.9 | 4:37.0 | 4:41.8 | |||
| 3×110 yd medley relay | 3:51.0 | 3:52.7 | 3:55.6 |
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving Men | 146.76 | 145.27 | 144.98 | |||||
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Men | 142.7 | 142.06 | 141.32 | |||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving Women | 128.26 | 127.74 | 126.19 | |||||
| nowrap | 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Women | 86.55 | 79.86 | 79.53 |
| Bantamweight – Overall Men | 281 | 276.5 | 274 | ||||
| Featherweight – Overall Men | 313 | 297 | 279 | ||||
| Lightweight – Overall Men | 347 | 344.5 | 333 | ||||
| Middleweight – Overall Men | 362.5 | 342 | 338 | ||||
| Light Heavyweight – Overall Men | 403.5 | 367 | 353.5 | ||||
| nowrap | Middle Heavyweight – Overall Men | 399 | 392 | 376.5 | |||
| Heavyweight – Overall Men | 471.5 | 453.5 | 421.5 |
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| nowrap | Light Heavyweight Men | |||
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Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Hong Kong
Jamaica
Kenya
Nigeria
South Africa
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda