New Zealand at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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CGF code | NZL | ||||||||||||||||
CGA | New Zealand Olympic Committee | ||||||||||||||||
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Competitors | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
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Medals Ranked 5thth |
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New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) sent a team of 56 competitors and 9 officials to the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which were held at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Max Carr.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Medals
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
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7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
New Zealand was fifth in the medal table in 1954.
Gold
Don Jowett — Men's 220 yards
Yvette Williams — Women's Discus Throw
Yvette Williams — Women's Long Jump
Yvette Williams — Women's Shot Put
Reg Douglas and Bob Parker — Men's Coxless Pair
Don Rowlands — Men's Single Sculls
Jack Doms — Men's 220 yards Breaststroke
Silver
Don Jowett — Men's 440 yards
John Baird — Men's Road Race
James Pirret — Men's Singles
Kerry Ashby, Murray Ashby, Bruce Culpan, Stanley Callagher and Bill Tinnock — Men's Coxed Four
Reg Douglas and Bob Parker — Men's Double Sculls
Jack Doms, Lincoln Hurring and Buddy Lucas — Men's 330 yards Medley Relay
Lincoln Hurring — Men's 100 yard Backstroke
Bronze
Jack Stewart — Men's 1 m Springboard
Jean Stewart — Women's 110 yards Backstroke
Harold Cleghorn — Men's Heavyweight 110 kg
Bruce George — Men's Light Heavyweight -82.5 kg
John Armitt — Men's 62 kg
New Zealand Team
Alan Scaife (boxing: Light Welter Weight)
Athletics
Bowls
- No New Zealand competitors
Boxing
Cycling
Rowing
Swimming
100 yd Freestyle
Diving
Springboard
Wrestling
Lightweight (up to 68 kg) -->
See also
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics
External links
- NZOC website on the 1954 games
- Commonwealth Games Federation website
- Athletes in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a paragraph on these Games
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