Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

Men's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

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.[1][2]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ken Wilmshurst  England 7.23 7.31 x 7.29 x 7.54 24 ft 8+34 in (7.54 m) GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karim Olowu  Nigeria 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sylvanus Williams  Nigeria 23 ft 8+12 in (7.23 m)
4 Derek Cox  England 23 ft 7+34 in (7.21 m)
5 Hector Hogan  Australia 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
6 Alfred Brown  Northern Rhodesia 23 ft 1+12 in (7.05 m)
7 Benjamin Laryea  Gold Coast 22 ft 2+14 in (6.76 m)
8 Graham Turnbull  Canada 22 ft 1+12 in (6.74 m)
9 Keith Gardner  Jamaica 21 ft 10+14 in (6.66 m)
10 Benjamin Brooks  Canada 21 ft 6+34 in (6.57 m)
11 David Stafford  Canada 21 ft 2+34 in (6.47 m)
12 Lenwood Goodine  Canada 20 ft 11+34 in (6.39 m)
Brian Oliver  Australia DNS
Ken Box  England DNS
Louis Knight  Jamaica DNS
Lawrence Ogwang  Uganda DNS

References

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  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.