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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men
880 yd	men
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
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4 × 110 yd relay	men	women
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Road events
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Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
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Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
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The men's long jump event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Ken Wilmshurst	England	7.23	7.31	x	7.29	x	7.54	24 ft 8+3⁄4 in (7.54 m)	GR
	Karim Olowu	Nigeria							24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
	Sylvanus Williams	Nigeria							23 ft 8+1⁄2 in (7.23 m)
4	Derek Cox	England							23 ft 7+3⁄4 in (7.21 m)
5	Hector Hogan	Australia							23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
6	Alfred Brown	Northern Rhodesia							23 ft 1+1⁄2 in (7.05 m)
7	Benjamin Laryea	Gold Coast							22 ft 2+1⁄4 in (6.76 m)
8	Graham Turnbull	Canada							22 ft 1+1⁄2 in (6.74 m)
9	Keith Gardner	Jamaica							21 ft 10+1⁄4 in (6.66 m)
10	Benjamin Brooks	Canada							21 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.57 m)
11	David Stafford	Canada							21 ft 2+3⁄4 in (6.47 m)
12	Lenwood Goodine	Canada							20 ft 11+3⁄4 in (6.39 m)
	Brian Oliver	Australia							DNS
	Ken Box	England							DNS
	Louis Knight	Jamaica							DNS
	Lawrence Ogwang	Uganda							DNS

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

• Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• Long jump at the Commonwealth Games