Sporting event delegation
England competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 30 July to 7 August 1954.[1]
England finished at the top of the medal table.
Medal table[]
The athletes that competed are listed below.[2]
Athletes[]
Name
|
Age
|
Event/s
|
Medal/s
|
Suzanne Allday |
19 |
Discus, Hammer, Javelin, Shot put |
1 x silver
|
Peter Allday |
27 |
Hammer |
None
|
Don Anthony |
25 |
Hammer |
None
|
Roger Bannister |
25 |
1 mile |
1 x gold
|
Ken Box |
23 |
100y, 220y, relay, Long jump |
none
|
Ian Boyd |
21 |
880y, 1 mile |
1 x bronze
|
Chris Brasher |
25 |
1 mile |
none
|
Shirley Burgess |
20 |
100y, 220y, relay |
1 x silver
|
Christopher Chataway |
23 |
3 miles |
1 x gold
|
Derek Cox |
23 |
High jump, Long jump, Shot put |
none
|
Stan Cox |
36 |
6 miles, Marathon |
none
|
Jean Desforges |
25 |
80mh, Long jump |
2 x bronze
|
Alan Dick |
24 |
440y, relay |
1 x gold
|
Peter Driver |
22 |
3 miles, 6 miles |
1 x gold
|
Geoff Elliott |
23 |
Pole vault, Shot put |
1 x gold
|
George Ellis |
21 |
100y, 220y, relay |
none
|
Peter Fryer |
26 |
440y, relay |
1 x gold
|
Fred Green |
28 |
3 miles |
1 x silver
|
Shirley Hampton |
18 |
100y, 220y, relay |
1 x silver, 1 x bronze
|
Brian Hewson |
21 |
880y |
1 x silver
|
Peter Higgins |
25 |
440y, relay |
1 x gold
|
Chris Higham |
23 |
120yh |
1 x silver
|
Ann Johnson |
20 |
220y, Long jump |
none
|
Derek Johnson |
21 |
880y, relay |
2 x gold
|
Harry Kane |
21 |
440y, 440yh |
1 x silver
|
David Law |
24 |
880y, 1 mile |
none
|
Alan Lillington |
21 |
100y, 220y, relay |
none
|
Jack Parker |
26 |
120yh |
none
|
Anne Pashley |
19 |
100y, relay |
1 silver
|
Jim Peters |
35 |
6 miles, Marathon |
1 x bronze
|
Mark Pharaoh |
23 |
Discus, Shot put |
1 x bronze
|
Frank Sando |
23 |
3 miles, 6 miles |
1 silver, 1 x bronze
|
John Savidge |
29 |
Shot put, Discus, |
1 x gold
|
Pam Seaborne |
18 |
80mh |
none
|
Brian Shenton |
27 |
100y, 220y, relay |
1 x silver
|
Dorothy Tyler |
34 |
High jump, Javelin, Long jump |
1 x silver
|
Ken Wilmshurst |
23 |
440yh, Long jump, Triple jump |
2 x gold
|
Heather Young |
21 |
100y, 220y, relay |
1 x silver
|
Bowls[]
Boxing[]
Cycling[]
Name
|
Age
|
Event/s
|
Medal/s
|
Peter Brotherton |
23 |
Pursuit, 1,000m |
1 x silver
|
Keith Harrison |
21 |
Time trial, Scratch, 1,000m |
1 silver, 1 x bronze
|
Tony Hoar |
22 |
Road |
none
|
Cyril Peacock |
25 |
Sprint, Time trial |
1 x gold
|
Bernard Pusey |
23 |
Pursuit, Road |
1 x bronze
|
Norman Sheil |
21 |
Pursuit, Road, Scratch |
1 x silver
|
Eric Thompson |
27 |
Road, Scratch |
1 x gold
|
Diving[]
Fencing[]
Name
|
Age
|
Event/s
|
Medal/s
|
Michael Amberg |
28 |
Sabre, Sabre team |
1 x gold, 1 x silver
|
William Beatley |
20 |
Sabre, Sabre team |
1 x silver
|
Ralph Cooperman |
26 |
Foil, Foil Team, Sabre, Sabre team |
1 x gold, 2 x silver
|
Charles de Beaumont |
51 |
Épée, Épée team |
1 x gold
|
Mary Glen-Haig |
36 |
Foil |
1 x gold
|
Allan Jay |
24 |
Épée, Épée team, Foil, Foil Team |
2 x gold, 1 x bronze
|
René Paul |
33 |
Épée, Épée team, Foil, Foil Team |
3 x gold, 1 x silver
|
Gillian Sheen |
25 |
Foil |
1 x silver
|
Rowing[]
Name
|
Age
|
Event/s
|
Medal/s
|
Tom Christie |
27 |
Coxless pairs |
1 x silver
|
Nicholas Clack |
23 |
Coxless pairs |
1 x silver
|
Alastair Davidson |
|
Coxed fours, eights |
1 x silver, 1 x bronze
|
Joe Eldeen |
31 |
Eights |
1 x silver
|
David Glynne-Jones |
25 |
Coxed fours, eights |
1 x silver, 1 x bronze
|
Maurice Legg |
|
Coxed fours, eights |
1 x silver, 1 x bronze
|
John Macmillan |
26 |
Coxed fours, eights |
1 x silver, 1 x bronze
|
Geoffrey Page |
25 |
Coxed fours, eights |
1 x silver, 1 x bronze
|
John Pope |
|
Eights |
1 x silver
|
Sidney Rand |
19 |
Single sculls |
1 x silver
|
|
|
Eights |
1 x silver
|
Alan Watson |
25 |
Eights |
1 x silver
|
Swimming[]
Name
|
Age
|
Event/s
|
Medal/s
|
Donald Bland |
23 |
440y & 1650y freestyle, freestyle relay |
none
|
Jean Botham |
19 |
110y freestyle, freestyle & medley relays |
1 x bronze
|
Fearne Ewart |
17 |
110y freestyle, freestyle relay |
1 x bronze
|
Margaret Grundy |
16 |
220y breastroke, medley relay |
1 x bronze
|
Peter Head |
19 |
110y & 440y freestyle, freestyle relay |
none
|
Alan Hime |
24 |
220y breaststroke |
1 x bronze
|
Peter Jervis |
22 |
220y breaststroke, medley relay |
1 x silver
|
Vivienne Meyrick |
17 |
110y backstroke |
none
|
Valerie Nares-Pillow |
17 |
100y freestyle, freestyle relay |
1 x bronze
|
Maureen Pitchfork |
19 |
110y backstroke, medley relay |
none
|
Haydn Rigby |
17 |
110y backstroke, medley & freestyle relay |
none
|
Ronald Roberts |
31 |
110y fresstyle, medley & freestyle relays |
none
|
Pat Symons |
19 |
110y backstroke |
1 x silver
|
Daphne Wilkinson |
22 |
440y freestyle, freestyle relay |
1 x bronze
|
Weightlifting[]
Wrestling[]
References[]
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England hosted the Games in 1934 and 2002. |
Lists of Commonwealth Games medallists |
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