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

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Men's high jump
at the Commonwealth Games
Venue Empire Stadium
Dates1 August
Peter Wells of New Zealand in the high jump event.
Attribution:Province newspaper 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Peter Wells high jump.png
Peter Wells of New Zealand in the high jump event.
Attribution:Province newspaper

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

A new Commonwealth record was established by Emmanuel Ifeajuna of Nigeria, who became the first Commonwealth athlete to clear six feet and eight inches. [4] Ifeajuna was also the first black African to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. [5]

Results

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Emmanuel Ifeajuna Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg Nigeria 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) GR
Silver medal icon.svg Patrick Etolu Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg Uganda 6 ft 6+14 in (1.99 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Nafiu Osagie Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg Nigeria 6 ft 6+14 in (1.99 m)
4 Peter Wells Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
5 Douglas Stuart Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
6 John Vernon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
7 Derek Cox Flag of England.svg  England 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
8 Kiprono Maritim Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
9 Murray Jeffries Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
10 Jonathan Lenemiria Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
11 Ajit Singh Balla Flag of India.svg  India 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
12 Kevin McMahon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
13 David Blair Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
14 Bob Adams Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
15 Ian Hume Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
16 Victor Cassis Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. John de St. Jorre, The Nigerian Civil War (Hodder and Stoughton Publishing: London, 1972) p. 31.
  5. Oliver, Brian (13 July 2014). "Emmanuel Ifeajuna: Commonwealth Games gold to facing a firing squad". theguardian.com . Retrieved 13 July 2014.