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

Men's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1954 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
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High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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

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+3⁄4 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+1⁄2 in (7.23 m)
4 Derek Cox  England 23 ft 7+3⁄4 in (7.21 m)
5 Hector Hogan  Australia 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
6 Alfred Brown  Northern Rhodesia 23 ft 1+1⁄2 in (7.05 m)
7 Benjamin Laryea  Gold Coast 22 ft 2+1⁄4 in (6.76 m)
8 Graham Turnbull  Canada 22 ft 1+1⁄2 in (6.74 m)
9 Keith Gardner  Jamaica 21 ft 10+1⁄4 in (6.66 m)
10 Benjamin Brooks  Canada 21 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.57 m)
11 David Stafford  Canada 21 ft 2+3⁄4 in (6.47 m)
12 Lenwood Goodine  Canada 20 ft 11+3⁄4 in (6.39 m)
Brian Oliver  Australia DNS
Ken Box  England DNS
Louis Knight  Jamaica DNS
Lawrence Ogwang  Uganda 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.