Australia at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
# Australia at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Australia competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada from 30 July to 7 August 1954. It was Australia's fifth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Australia won medals in nine of the ten sports that it entered.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Kevan Gosper | Athletics | Men's 400 yards |
| Gold | David Lean | Athletics | Men's 400 yards hurdles |
| Gold | James Achurch | Athletics | Men's javelin |
| Gold | Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | Athletics | Women's 100 yards |
| Gold | Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | Athletics | Women's 200 yards |
| Gold | Gwen Wallace Winsome Cripps Nancy Fogarty* Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | Athletics | Women's 4 × 110 yards relay |
| Gold | Dick Ploog | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Gold | Lindsay Cocks | Cycling | Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race |
| Gold | Barbara McAulay | Diving | Women's 10m Platform |
| Gold | Ivan Lund | Fencing | Men's Épée |
| Gold | Mervyn Wood Murray Riley | Rowing | Men's Double Sculls |
| Gold | Lionel Robberds Dave Anderson Peter Evatt Geoff Williamson Mervyn Wood | Rowing | Men's Coxed Four |
| Gold | Jon Henricks | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Gary Chapman | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Lorraine Crapp | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Lorraine Crapp | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | David Hawkins Gary Chapman Jon Henricks Rex Aubrey | Swimming | Men's 4 × 220 yards Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Cyrus Weld David Hawkins Jon Henricks | Swimming | Men's 3 × 110 yards Medley Relay |
| Gold | Vern Barberis | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight |
| Gold | Geoff Jameson | Wrestling | Men's Bantamweight |
| Silver | John Landy | Athletics | Men's 1 miles |
| Silver | Winsome Cripps | Athletics | Women's 100 yards |
| Silver | Winsome Cripps | Athletics | Women's 2200 yards |
| Silver | Tony Madigan | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Silver | Rodney Litzow | Boxing | Men's Welterweight |
| Silver | Barbara McAulay | Diving | Women's 3m Springboard |
| Silver | Kevin Newell | Diving | Men's 10m Platform |
| Silver | John Fethers | Fencing | Men's Foil |
| Silver | Ivan Lund John Fethers Rod Steel | Fencing | Men's Team Foil |
| Silver | Cyrus Weld | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | Fred Flannery | Wrestling | Men's Flyweight |
| Bronze | Hector Hogan | Athletics | Men's 100 yards |
| Bronze | Brian Oliver | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Bronze | David Lean Hector Hogan Brian Oliver Kevan Gosper | Athletics | Men's 4 × 110 yards relay |
| Bronze | Brian Oliver Don MacMillan David Lean Kevan Gosper | Athletics | Men's 4 × 440 yards relay |
| Bronze | Warner Batchelor | Boxing | Men's Flyweight |
| Bronze | Brian Cahill | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
| Bronze | Des Duguid | Boxing | Men's Lightweight Welter |
| Bronze | John Fethers | Fencing | Men's Sabre |
| Bronze | Ivan Lund John Fethers Laurence Harding-Smith | Fencing | Men's Team Épée |
| Bronze | Ivan Lund John Fethers Rod Steel Laurence Harding-Smith | Fencing | Men's Team Sabre |
| Bronze | Dave Anderson Geoff Williamson | Rowing | Men's Coxless Pair |
| Bronze | Rex Aubrey | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Gary Chapman | Swimming | Men's 1650 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Cyrus Weld | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Backstroke |
| Bronze | Jann Grier Judith Knight Lorraine Crapp | Swimming | Women's 3 × 110 yards Medleyle Relay |
| Bronze | Keith Caple | Weightlifting | Men's Bantamweight |
| Bronze | Dick Garrard | Wrestling | Men's Lightweight |

Medals by sport :

| Sport | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Swimming | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Diving | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 17 | 48 |

## Team Management

Honorary General Manager and Chief of Mission - Jim Eve

Honorary Assistant General Manager - Edward Kenny

Honorary Manageress - Norah Morison Section Officials: Athletics Manager - Frank Treacy, Athletics Women's Coach - Nell Gould ; Lawn Bowls Manager - Frederick Winn ; Boxing, Weightlifting & Wrestling Manager - Herbert Keenan ; Cycling Manager - Bill Young ; Fencing Coach - Joan Beck ; Rowing Manager - Roy Thursfield ; Swimming Manager - William Holland

