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The men's 1 mile event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

The final race – dubbed The Miracle Mile – represented a landmark in the history of the Four-minute mile. Roger Bannister had been the first to have broken the barrier earlier that year, but John Landy followed soon after with sub-4 minute (and world record time of 3:58.0) of his own. The games offered the first time that two sub-4 minute runners had duelled against each other. Landy led until the final curve, at which point he turned left to gauge Bannister's position. Bannister took the opportunity to overtake him on his blind side and he edged out a victory over Landy with a time of 3:58.8 minutes. Landy also ran under four minutes, representing the first time two men had done so in the same race. A sculpture of the race-deciding moment was later placed outside the stadium in memory of the duel.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Roger Bannister  England	John Landy  Australia	Rich Ferguson  Canada

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Murray Halberg	New Zealand	4:07.4	Q, GR
2	1	Rich Ferguson	Canada	4:07.8	Q
3	1	Roger Bannister	England	4:08.4	Q
4	1	David Law	England	4:08.6	Q
5	1	John Disley	Wales	4:09.0
6	1	Don MacMillan	Australia	4:11.6
7	1	John Moule	Canada	4:17.2
	1	Edwin Warren	Australia	DNF
	1	James Daly	New Zealand	DNF
1	2	Bill Baillie	New Zealand	4:11.4	Q
2	2	Victor Milligan	Northern Ireland	4:11.4	Q
3	2	John Landy	Australia	4:11.4	Q
4	2	Ian Boyd	England	4:11.6	Q
5	2	Bill Parnell	Canada	4:13.8
6	2	Chris Brasher	England	4:15.4
7	2	Edward Morton	Canada	4:23.2
	2	Jim Bailey	Australia	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Roger Bannister	England	3:58.8	GR
	John Landy	Australia	3:59.6
	Rich Ferguson	Canada	4:04.6
4	Victor Milligan	Northern Ireland	4:05.0
5	Murray Halberg	New Zealand	4:07.2
6	Ian Boyd	England	4:07.2
7	Bill Baillie	New Zealand	4:11.0
	David Law	England	DNF

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. Bryant, John (2005). 3:59.4: The Quest to Break the Four Minute Mile. Arrow Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-09-946908-7.
3. "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
4. "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
5. "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

• Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• 1500 metres at the Commonwealth Games
• Mile races