New Zealand at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 56 competitors and nine officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Max Carr. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 19 medals, seven of which were gold.

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables New Zealand was fifth in the medal table in 1954, with a total of 19 medals, including seven gold.

MedalNameSportEvent Athletics Men's 220 yards Athletics Women's discus throw Athletics Women's long jump Athletics Women's shot put Rowing Men's single sculls Bob Parker Rowing Men's coxless pair Swimming Men's 220 yards breaststroke Athletics Men's 440 yards Cycling Men's road race Lawn bowls Men's singles Murray AshbyStanley Callagher (cox)Bruce CulpanBill Tinnock Rowing Men's coxed four Bob Parker Rowing Men's double sculls Swimming Men's 110 yards backstroke Lincoln HurringBuddy Lucas Swimming Men's 3 x 110 yards medley relay Diving Men's 3 m springboard Swimming Women's 110 yards backstroke Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight Weightlifting Men's heavyweight Wrestling Men's featherweight

Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 4105 Rowing 2204 Swimming 1214 Cycling 0101 Lawn bowls 0101 Weightlifting 0022 Diving 0011 Wrestling 0011 Total77519

Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 4 7 415 Female 3 0 14 Total77519

Competitors The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 11 3 14Boxing 4 4Cycling 5 5Diving 1 1 2Fencing 3 1 4Lawn bowls 7 7Rowing 8 8Swimming 3 3 6Weightlifting 3 3Wrestling 2 2 Total 47 8 55

Athletics

Track

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankBill BaillieMen's 880 yards 1:52.3 2 Q colspan=2 1:52.5 4Men's 1 mile 4:11.4 1 Q colspan=2 4:13.2 7Jim DalyMen's 1 mile did not advanceMen's 3 miles colspan=4 14:41.0 14Dave FlemingMen's 440 yards 49.8 3 did not advanceMen's 440 yards hurdles 53.8 3 Q colspan=2 53.9 4Murray HalbergMen's 1 mile 4:07.4 GR 1 Q colspan=2 4:07.2 5Ernie HaskellMen's 3 miles colspan=4 14:07.0 9Men's 6 miles colspan=4 31:41.0 11Don JowettMen's 220 yards 21.8 1 Q 21.9 1 Q 21.5 Men's 440 yards 48.4 1 Q 48.9 2 Q 47.4 Lawrence KingMen's 3 miles colspan=4 14:03.4 8Men's 6 miles colspan=4 31:01.9 9Noelene SwintonWomen's 100 yards 11.5 8 colspan=2 did not advanceYvette WilliamsWomen's 80 m hurdles 11.3 2 Q colspan=2 11.5 6

Field AthleteEventQualifyingFinalResultRankResultRankJune BlackburnWomen's long jump colspan=2 13Max CarrMen's hammer throw 8 Q 8Murray JeffriesMen's high jump colspan=2 9Merv RichardsMen's pole vault colspan=2 5Noelene SwintonWomen's high jump colspan=2 =5Peter WellsMen's high jump colspan=2 4Yvette WilliamsWomen's discus throw colspan=2 Women's long jump colspan=2 GR Women's shot put colspan=2 GR

Boxing

AthleteEvent Quarter Final Semi Final Final / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Eddie Stockley Bantamweight L Did not advance 4 Alan Scaife Light welterweight L Did not advance 4 Mike Hannah Welterweight L did not advance Maurice Tuck Light middleweight L Did not advance 4

Cycling

Road Men's road race AthleteTimeRankJohn Baird Les Lock unplacedLance Payne unplacedNeil Ritchie unplaced

Track Men's 1000 m sprint AthleteRound 1RepechageRound 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankColin Dickinson2W 12.3W 12.4L, L did not advanceLes LockL2L did not advance

Men's 1 km time trial AthleteTimeRankColin Dickinson1:13.26Les Lock1:16.116Neil Ritchie1:15.312

Men's 4000 m individual pursuit AthleteQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankTimeRankOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultNeil Ritchie5:21.46L did not advance

Men's 10 miles scratch race AthleteTimeRankColin DickinsonunplacedLes Lock5Neil Ritchieunplaced

Diving

AthleteEventPointsRankJeanette LawsWomen's 3 m springboard 104.26 5Women's 10 m platform 61.34 4Jack StewartMen's 3 m springboard 144.98

Fencing

Men Individual epee AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWins Austen Gittos      2 did not advance Brian Hampton       3 did not advance Walter Stafford       5       18

Individual foil AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWins Austen GittosWWLWWW5LWLLLWL 2 7 Brian HamptonLLLLLL0 did not advance Walter StaffordLLLLLLL0 did not advance

Individual sabre AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWins Austen GittosLLLLWLL1 did not advance Brian HamptonLLLLLLL0 did not advance Walter StaffordLLWLLL1 did not advance

Team epee AthleteRound robinRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsAusten GittosBrian HamptonWalter StaffordL 2 – 7L 0 – 9L 1 – 804

Team foil AthleteRound robinRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsAusten GittosBrian HamptonWalter StaffordL 2 – 7L 3 – 6L 4 – 504

Team sabre AthleteRound robinRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsAusten GittosBrian HamptonWalter StaffordL 0 – 9L 3 – 6L 2 – 704

Women

Individual foil AthleteRound robinRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWins Joyce FrancisL      1 6

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventRound robinRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore James Pirret Men's singlesW 21 – 19W 21 – 19L 20 – 21W 21 – 7L 17 – 21L 14 – 21W 21 – 8W 21 – 8W 21 – 8 6 0 3 +45 Eliphalet RavenwoodAndrew Snaddon Men's pairsL 12 – 29W 29 – 14L 16 – 21L 20 – 21L 28 – 17W 21 – 18W 21 – 20L 13 – 27W 25 – 22 4 0 5 −23 8 William FreethArthur WebsterArthur ConnewPete Skoglund Men's foursL 18 – 24L 20 – 26W 30 – 14L 14 – 26L 11 – 26W 26 – 20D 20 – 20W 29 – 18L 14 – 26 3 1 5 −18 6

Rowing

Athlete Event Heat FinalTimeRankTimeRank Don Rowlands Men's single sculls 8:52.1 1 Q 8:28.2 Bob ParkerReg Douglas Men's double sculls colspan=2 8:05.2 Men's coxless pair colspan=2 8:23.9 Bruce CulpanKerry AshbyBill TinnockMurray AshbyStanley Callagher (cox) Men's coxed four 8:13.9 2 Q 8:04.0

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankJack DomsMen's 220 yards breaststroke 2:54.1 2 Q 2:52.6 Winifred GriffinWomen's 110 yards freestyle 1:12.2 12 did not advanceWomen's 440 yards freestyle 5:39.8 9 did not progressLincoln HurringMen's 110 yards backstroke 1:07.6 2 Q 1:06.9 Buddy LucasMen's 440 yards freestyle 4:58.3 9 did not advanceMen's 1650 yards freestyle 20:17.3 7 did not progressMarrion RoeWomen's 110 yards freestyle 1:08.7 5 1:08.9 4Women's 440 yards freestyle 5:34.7 8 did not progressJean StewartWomen's 110 yards backstroke 1:16.9 2 Q 1:17.5 Lincoln HurringJack DomsBuddy LucasMen's 3 x 110 yards medley relay colspan=2 3:26.6

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank Tony George Light heavyweight Trevor Clark Middle heavyweight 5 Harold Cleghorn Heavyweight

Wrestling

AthleteEventElimination roundsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Ken Ruby BantamweightLL Eliminated John Armitt FeatherweightWLL

Officials Team manager – Alex Ross

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

References

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