England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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

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

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

The athletes that competed are listed below.[2]

Team

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[3]

'Men

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Peter Allday London Athletic Club 27 Hammer None
Don Anthony Watford Harriers 25 Hammer None
Roger Bannister Achilles Club 25 1 mile
Ken Box Loughborough College 23 100y, 220y, relay, Long jump none
Ian Boyd Herne Hill Harriers 21 880y, 1 mile
Chris Brasher Achilles Club 25 1 mile none
Christopher Chataway Achilles Club 23 3 miles
Derek Cox Eton Manor AC 23 High jump, Long jump, Shot put none
Stan Cox Southgate Harriers 36 6 miles, Marathon none
Alan Dick Achilles Club 24 440y, relay
Peter Driver South London Harriers 22 3 miles, 6 miles
Geoff Elliott Woodford Green AC 23 Pole vault, Shot put
George Ellis London Athletic Club 21 100y, 220y, relay none
Peter Fryer London Athletic Club 26 440y, relay
Fred Green Birchfield Harriers 28 3 miles
Brian Hewson Mitcham AC 21 880y
Peter Higgins Southgate Harriers 25 440y, relay
Chris Higham Achilles Club 23 120yh
Derek Johnson Woodford Green AC 21 880y, relay ,
Harry Kane London Athletic Club 21 440y, 440yh
David Law Achilles Club 24 880y, 1 mile none
Alan Lillington Durham University 21 100y, 220y, relay none
Jack Parker South London Harriers 26 120yh none
Jim Peters Essex Beagles 35 6 miles, Marathon
Mark Pharaoh Walton AC 23 Discus, Shot put
Frank Sando Aylesford Paper Mills 23 3 miles, 6 miles ,
John Savidge Royal Naval A.C. 29 Shot put, Discus,
Brian Shenton Polytechnic Harriers 27 100y, 220y, relay
Dennis Tucker Herne Hill Harriers 26 Javelin none
Ken Wilmshurst Walton AC 23 440yh, Long jump, Triple jump ,

Women[4]

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Suzanne Allday Spartan LAC 19 Discus, Hammer, Javelin, Shot put
Heather Armitage Longwood AC 21 100y, 220y, relay
Shirley Burgess Woolwich Poly H 20 100y, 220y, relay
Jean Desforges Essex LAC 25 80mh, Long jump ,
Shirley Hampton Phoenix AC 18 100y, 220y, relay ,
Ann Johnson Cambridge Harriers 20 220y, Long jump none
Anne Pashley Great Yarmouth AC 19 100y, relay
Pam Seaborne Essex LAC 18 80mh none
Dorothy Tyler Mitcham AC 34 High jump, Javelin, Long jump

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[5]

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Dave Charnley Fitzroy Lodge BC 19 featherweight
Nicholas Gargano Army & Eton Manor BC 19 welterweight
Brian Harper RAF & Blackpool 20 heavyweight
Bruce Wells RAF & Caius BC 21 welterweight
George Whelan Army & Chiswick General 19 Lightweight none

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[6]

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Peter Brotherton East Midlands Clarion 23 Pursuit, 1,000m
Keith Harrison Wyndham RC 21 Time trial, Scratch, 1,000m ,
Tony Hoar Emsworth CC 22 Road none
Cyril Peacock Tooting BC 25 Sprint, Time trial
Bernard Pusey Redhill CC 23 Pursuit, Road
Norman Sheil Molyneux CC 21 Pursuit, Road, Scratch
Eric Thompson East Midlands Clarion 27 Road, Scratch

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[7]

Men

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Frank Mercer Highgate 26 3m Springboard none
Peter Tarsey Ealing 17 10m Platform none
Tony Turner Highgate 21 3m Springboard, 10m Platform

Women

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Ann Long Ilford 17 3m & 10m Platform ,
Eunice Millar Bourne & Hollingworth 26 10m Platform
Charmain Welsh Durham City 16 3m Springboard none

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[8]

Men

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Michael Amberg London FC 28 Sabre, Sabre team ,
William Beatley 20 Sabre, Sabre team
Ralph Cooperman 26 Foil, Foil Team, Sabre, Sabre team , ,
Charles de Beaumont London FC 51 Épée, Épée team
Allan Jay 24 Épée, Épée team, Foil, Foil Team ,,
René Paul Salle Paul FC 33 Épée, Épée team, Foil, Foil Team ,,,

Women

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Mary Glen-Haig London FC 36 Foil
Gillian Sheen 25 Foil

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[9]

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Edwin Bateman Nottingham City BC 73 pairs none
James Carr Southall BC 60 fours none
John Coles Chesham BC 62 fours none
Stanley Lee Hitchin BC 54 singles, fours none
William Parker Winchmore Hill BC 61 fours none
Tom Stewart Bracknell BC 70 pairs none

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[10]

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Tom Christie RAF RC 27 Coxless pairs
Nicholas Clack RAF RC 23 Coxless pairs
Alastair Davidson Thames RC Coxed fours, eights ,
Joe Eldeen Thames RC 31 Eights
David Glynne-Jones Thames RC 25 Coxed fours, eights ,
Maurice Legg Thames RC 28 Coxed fours, eights ,
John Macmillan Thames RC 26 Coxed fours, eights ,
Geoffrey Page Thames RC 25 Eights
John Pope Thames RC Eights
Sidney Rand RAF RC 19 Single sculls
M.G.C. Savage Thames RC Coxed fours, Eights ,
Alan Watson Thames RC 25 Eights

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[7]

Men

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Donald Bland Northsea 23 440y & 1650y freestyle, freestyle relay none
Peter Head Ilford 19 110y & 440y freestyle, freestyle relay none
Alan Hime Stoke Newington 24 220y breaststroke
Peter Jervis Retford 22 220y breaststroke, medley relay
Haydn Rigby Southport 17 110y backstroke, medley & freestyle relay none
Ronald Roberts Otter SC, London 31 110y freestyle, medley & freestyle relays none

Women

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Jean Botham South Manchester SC 19 110y freestyle, freestyle & medley relays
Fearne Ewart Hastings SC 17 110y freestyle, freestyle relay
Margaret Grundy Blackpool 16 220y breastroke, medley relay
Vivienne Meyrick Ilford 17 110y backstroke none
Valerie Nares-Pillow Surrey Ladies 17 100y freestyle, freestyle relay
Maureen Pitchfork Mansfield Ladies 19 110y backstroke, medley relay none
Pat Symons Northumberland ASC 19 110y backstroke
Daphne Wilkinson Leamington 22 440y freestyle, freestyle relay

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[11]

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Mel Barnett Gloucester 33 Heavyweight
Frank Cope London 26 Bantamweight
Jim Halliday Bolton 36 Middleweight
Sydney Harrington Wolverhampton 27 Light-heavyweight none
Maurice Megennis Leeds 24 Bantamweight

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

[12]

Name Club Age Event/s Medal/s
Herbie Hall Bolton Harriers 27 Featherweight
Harry Kendall Olympic AWC, Walworth Middleweight
Allan Leyland Bolton Harriers 20 Flyweight none
Ray Myland St Albans 27 Welterweight
Kenneth Richmond Foresters AWC, London 28 Heavyweight

References

  1. ^ "1954 Vancouver". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "England pick strong team for Empire Games". Halifax Evening Courier. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Empire Games Ten English Women Named For Vancouver Trip". Liverpool Echo. 21 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "England Boxers For Empire Games". Lincolnshire Echo. 14 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "The cyclists to represent England in Vancouver". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ a b "Ardrop pair for Turin". Daily Herald. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Michael Amberg Chosen". Northampton Mercury. 18 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Bateman selected for Canadian bowls tour". Nottingham Evening Post. 6 February 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Rand The Sculler For Empire Games". Birmingham Daily Post. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Leeds weightlifter chosen". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 12 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Games Wrestlers". Evening Despatch. 9 June 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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