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.
England finished at the top of the medal table.
Medal table
The athletes that competed are listed below.Athletes
Name | Age | Event/s | Medal/s |
Suzanne Allday | 19 | Discus, Hammer, Javelin, Shot put | 1 x silver |
Peter Allday | 27 | Hammer | - |
Don Anthony | 25 | Hammer | - |
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
Name | Age | Event/s | Medal/s |
Edwin Bateman | 73 | pairs | none |
James Carr | 60 | fours | none |
John Coles | 62 | fours | none |
Stanley Lee | 54 | singles, fours | none |
William Parker | 61 | fours | none |
Tom Stewart | 70 | pairs | none |