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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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The men's 220 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 and 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Don Jowett  New Zealand	Brian Shenton  England	Ken Jones  Wales

Results

Heats

Held on 5 August

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Don Jowett	New Zealand	21.8	Q
2	1	Harry Nelson	Canada	22.1	Q
3	1	Ben Nduga	Uganda	22.3
4	1	Les Laing	Jamaica	22.9
5	1	Abdul Aziz	Pakistan	23.8
	1	Alan Lillington	England	DNS
1	2	Hector Hogan	Australia	22.2	Q
2	2	Estefaino Xavier	Hong Kong	22.7	Q
3	2	Henry Ofori-Nayako	Gold Coast	22.9
4	2	Pat Walker	Canada	22.9
5	2	Titus Erinle	Nigeria	24.1
1	3	Mike Agostini	Trinidad and Tobago	22.2	Q
2	3	Bruce Springbett	Canada	22.5	Q
3	3	John Quartey	Gold Coast	22.9
4	3	Leonard Dames	Bahamas	23.9
	3	Ken Box	England	DNS
1	4	George Ellis	England	22.2	Q
2	4	Ronald Horsham	Jamaica	22.5	Q
3	4	Muslim Arogundade	Nigeria	22.6
4	4	Mohamed Aslam	Pakistan	23.2
5	4	Orien Young	Bermuda	23.8
1	5	Brian Shenton	England	22.2	Q
2	5	Muhammad Sharif Butt	Pakistan	22.9	Q
3	5	Frank Hall	Jamaica	23.6
4	5	Alfred Brown	Southern Rhodesia	24.0
	5	Edward Ajado	Nigeria	DNS
1	6	Ken Jones	Wales	22.4	Q
2	6	Abdul Karim Amu	Nigeria	22.5	Q
3	6	Don McFarlane	Canada	22.6
4	6	Fitzroy Bates	Trinidad and Tobago	23.1
	6	Allan Moore	Jamaica	DNS

Semifinals

Held on 5 August

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Don Jowett	New Zealand	21.9	Q
2	1	Brian Shenton	England	22.1	Q
3	1	Hector Hogan	Australia	22.3	Q
4	1	Ronald Horsham	Jamaica	22.3
5	1	Bruce Springbett	Canada	22.4
6	1	Abdul Karim Amu	Nigeria	22.7
1	2	George Ellis	England	22.0	Q
2	2	Ken Jones	Wales	22.1	Q
3	2	Harry Nelson	Canada	22.3	Q
4	2	Mike Agostini	Trinidad and Tobago	22.3
5	2	Muhammad Sharif Butt	Pakistan	22.9
6	2	Estefaino Xavier	Hong Kong	23.2

Final

Held on 6 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Don Jowett	New Zealand	21.5
	Brian Shenton	England	21.5
	Ken Jones	Wales	21.9
4	Harry Nelson	Canada	22.0
5	Hector Hogan	Australia	22.0
6	George Ellis	England	22.2

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. ^ "Chataway wins three miles". The Manchester Guardian. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. ^ "Emire Games Results". The Age. 5 August 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
4. "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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