Australia at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Australia at the
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Flag of Australia.svg
CGF codeAUS
CGAAustralian Commonwealth Games Association
Websitecommonwealthgames.org.au
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Competitors78 in 10 sports
Flag bearersOpening: Dick Garrard[1]
Closing:
Officials13
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
20
Silver
11
Bronze
17
Total
48
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

Australia competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada from 30 July to 7 August 1954. It was Australia's fifth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Australia won medals in nine of the ten sports that it entered.

Medallists[]

Team Management[]

Honorary General Manager and Chief of Mission - Jim Eve
Honorary Assistant General Manager - Edward Kenny
Honorary Manageress - Norah Morison Section Officials: Athletics Manager - Frank Treacy, Athletics Women's Coach - Nell Gould ; Lawn Bowls Manager - Frederick Winn ; Boxing, Weightlifting & Wrestling Manager - Herbert Keenan ; Cycling Manager - Bill Young ; Fencing Coach - Joan Beck ; Rowing Manager - Roy Thursfield ; Swimming Manager - William Holland [2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Flag bearers". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ 1911-2010 Australia at the Commonwealth Games : Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games 3-14 October. Melbourne: Australian Commonwealth Games Association. 2010.

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