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1954:  V British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Vancouver, Canada (30 July - 7 August)
 

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Australian Team / Results

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Australian Team Officials

SPORT
NAME
TITLE / ROLE
Headquarters


Athletics

Bowls
Boxing & Weightlifting
Wrestling
Cycling
Fencing
Rowing
Swimming
Eve, James Sydney Wallace (NSW)
Kenny, Edward (VIC)
Morison, Mrs Norah E (NSW)
Treacy, Frank Theodore (WA)
Gould, Nell (NSW)
Winn, Frederick James (NSW)
Keenan, Herbert John (VIC)
Young, William John (NSW)
Young, William John (NSW)
Beck, Joan (NSW)
Thursfield, Roy William (VIC)
Holland, William James (QLD)
Honorary General Manager
Hon Asst General Manager Honorary Manageress
Manager
Honorary Womens Coach
Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
Coach
Manager
Manager

 

Medal Tally

COUNTRY

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

England
Australia
South Africa
Canada
New Zealand
Scotland
Trinidad *
Northern Ireland
Southern Rhodesia**
Northern Rhodesia**
Nigeria
Pakistan
Wales
Jamaica
Barbados
Hong Kong
Uganda
British Guiana***

23
20
16
9
7
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-

24
11
6
20
7
2
2
1
1
5
3
3
1
-
1
1
1
-

20
17
13
14
5
5
-
-
-
4
3
2
5
-
-
-
-
1

67
48
35
43
19
13
4
3
3
10
7
6
7
1
1
1
1
1

Total
92
89
89
270

*now Trinidad & Tobago **now Zimbabwe ***Guyana

 

Australian Medal Tally by Sport

SPORT

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

Athletics
Bowls
Boxing
Cycling
Fencing
Rowing
Swimming
Diving
Weightlilfting
Wrestling

6
-
-
2
1
2
6
1
1
1

3
-
2
-
2
-
1
2
-
1
4
-
3
-
3
1
4
-
1
1
13
-
5
2
6
3
11
3
2
3
Total
20
11
17
48

 

Logo

 

The 1954 Commonwealth Games logo consisted of a shield encasing a red maple leaf on a white background.

The words " British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954" were written in white with a blue background situated above the maple leaf.

The word Canada was written in white on a black background below the maple leaf.

 
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