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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
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6 miles	men
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4 × 110 yd relay	men	women
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Field events
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Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
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Javelin throw	men	women
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The men's shot put 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	Result	Notes
	John Savidge	England	55 ft 0+1⁄4 in (16.77 m)	GR
	John Pavelich	Canada	49 ft 0+3⁄4 in (14.95 m)
	Fanie du Plessis	South Africa	49 ft 0 in (14.94 m)
4	Stanley Raike	Canada	48 ft 1+3⁄4 in (14.67 m)
5	Lionel Whitman	Canada	47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.54 m)
6	Mark Pharaoh	England	46 ft 10 in (14.27 m)
7	Parduman Singh Brar	India	45 ft 6+1⁄2 in (13.88 m)
8	Geoff Elliott	England	45 ft 1+1⁄4 in (13.75 m)
9	Eric Coy	Canada	43 ft 10+3⁄4 in (13.38 m)
10	Derek Cox	England	41 ft 4 in (12.60 m)
11	Hywel Williams	Wales	40 ft 4+1⁄2 in (12.31 m)
	Kevin Flanagan	Northern Ireland	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
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