Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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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 | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
4 × 110 yd relay | men | women |
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Edna Maskell Northern Rhodesia | Gwen Hobbins Canada | Jean Desforges England |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. [2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Jean Desforges | England | 11.2 | Q |
2 | 1 | Yvette Williams | New Zealand | 11.3 | Q |
3 | 1 | Gwen Hobbins | Canada | 11.3 | Q |
4 | 1 | Gwen Wallace | Australia | 11.4 | |
5 | 1 | Luella Law | Canada | 12.0 | |
1 | 2 | Edna Maskell | Northern Rhodesia | 11.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | Shirley Eckel | Canada | 11.3 | Q |
3 | 2 | Pam Seaborne | England | 11.3 | Q |
4 | 2 | Thelma Hopkins | Northern Ireland | 11.4 | |
5 | 2 | Marlene Middlemiss | Australia | 12.0 |
Wind: +4.5 m/s [2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Edna Maskell | Northern Rhodesia | 10.9w | ||
Gwen Hobbins | Canada | 11.2w | ||
Jean Desforges | England | 11.2w | ||
4 | Pam Seaborne | England | 11.3w | |
5 | Shirley Eckel | Canada | 11.3w | |
6 | Yvette Williams | New Zealand | 11.4w |
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The women's 4 × 110 yards relay event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. It was the first time that this event was contested replacing the medley relay.
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The men's 220 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 and 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
The women's 220 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 and 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
The men's javelin throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
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The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 and 4 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
The women's high jump event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
The men's discus throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
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The men's 100 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
The women's 100 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
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