The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the first event since the name change from British Empire Games took effect in 1952.

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V British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Host city	Vancouver, Canada
Nations	24
Athletes	662
Events	91
Opening	30 July 1954
Closing	7 August 1954
Opened by	Earl Alexander of Tunis
Closed by	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Athlete's Oath	Bill Parnell
Main venue	Empire Stadium
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It was at these games that the "Miracle Mile" took place between Roger Bannister and John Landy at Empire Stadium. This was the first time these two (and at that time the only two) sub-four-minute mile runners appeared in the same race, and also the first time two runners broke four minutes in the same race. On the same afternoon, Jim Peters, the holder of the world best time for the marathon, entered the stadium 17 minutes ahead of his nearest rival, but collapsed on his final lap, and never completed the race.

The games were attended by 24 nations and 662 competitors.^[1]

• Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Athletics: Empire Stadium, Hastings Park
• Bowls: West Point Grey Club, New West Club
• Boxing: Exhibition Forum, Pacific National Exhibition
• Cycling: Empire Oval (Track), 1155 East Broadway (Road)
• Fencing: Lord Byng School, West Point Grey
• Rowing: Vedder Canal, Chilliwack
• Swimming and Diving: Empire Pool, University of British Columbia, West Point Grey
• Weightlifting: Exhibition Gardens, Pacific National Exhibition
• Wrestling: Kerrisdale Arena
• Athletes' Village: University of British Columbia, West Point Grey

24 teams were represented at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

  *   Host nation (Canada)

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	23	24	20	67
2	Australia	20	11	17	48
3	South Africa	16	6	13	35
4	Canada*	9	20	14	43
5	New Zealand	7	7	5	19
6	Scotland	6	2	5	13
7	Southern Rhodesia	2	2	1	5
8	Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	0	4
9	Northern Ireland	2	1	0	3
10	Northern Rhodesia	1	4	3	8
11	Nigeria	1	3	3	7
12	Pakistan	1	3	2	6
13	Wales	1	1	5	7
14	Jamaica	1	0	0	1
15	Barbados	0	1	0	1
	Hong Kong	0	1	0	1
	Uganda	0	1	0	1
18	British Guiana	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 entries)		92	89	89	270

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