Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Commonwealth Games
Venue Empire Stadium
Dates4 August
A competitior throws at the games.s
Attribution:Province newspaper 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, discus.png
A competitior throws at the games.s
Attribution:Province newspaper

The men's discus throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. [1] [2] [3]

Results

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Fanie du Plessis Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa 169 ft 7+12 in (51.70 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Roy Pella Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 162 ft 6 in (49.53 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Mark Pharaoh Flag of England.svg  England 156 ft 11+12 in (47.84 m)
4 Stanley Raike Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 150 ft 0 in (45.72 m)
5 Hywel Williams Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg Wales 148 ft 3 in (45.19 m)
6 Kenneth Swalwell Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 147 ft 1+12 in (44.84 m)
7 Svein Sigfusson Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 143 ft 1+12 in (43.62 m)
8 Mesulame Rakuro Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg Fiji 140 ft 1+12 in (42.71 m)
9 John Savidge Flag of England.svg  England 137 ft 4 in (41.86 m)
10 Parduman Singh Brar Flag of India.svg  India 135 ft 8+12 in (41.36 m)
James Lally Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland DNS
Ewan Douglas Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNS
Jakobus Dreyer Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa DNS

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Chataway wins three miles". The Manchester Guardian. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 5 August 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2020.