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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men
880 yd	men
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
80 m hurdles		women
120 yd hurdles	men
440 yd hurdles	men
4 × 110 yd relay	men	women
4 × 440 yd relay	men
Road events
Marathon	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
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The men's discus throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Fanie du Plessis	South Africa	169 ft 7+1⁄2 in (51.70 m)
	Roy Pella	Canada	162 ft 6 in (49.53 m)
	Mark Pharaoh	England	156 ft 11+1⁄2 in (47.84 m)
4	Stanley Raike	Canada	150 ft 0 in (45.72 m)
5	Hywel Williams	Wales	148 ft 3 in (45.19 m)
6	Kenneth Swalwell	Canada	147 ft 1+1⁄2 in (44.84 m)
7	Svein Sigfusson	Canada	143 ft 1+1⁄2 in (43.62 m)
8	Mesulame Rakuro	Fiji	140 ft 1+1⁄2 in (42.71 m)
9	John Savidge	England	137 ft 4 in (41.86 m)
10	Parduman Singh Brar	India	135 ft 8+1⁄2 in (41.36 m)
	James Lally	Northern Ireland	DNS
	Ewan Douglas	Scotland	DNS
	Jakobus Dreyer	South Africa	DNS

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.

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