Men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games |
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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 |
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Ken Wilmshurst | England | 7.23 | 7.31 | x | 7.29 | x | 7.54 | 24 ft 8+3⁄4 in (7.54 m) | GR | |
Karim Olowu | Nigeria | 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m) | ||||||||
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
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.