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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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100 yd	men	women
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880 yd	men
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The men's hammer throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Muhammad Iqbal  Pakistan	Jakobus Dreyer  South Africa	Ewan Douglas  Scotland

Results

Qualification

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Muhammad Iqbal	Pakistan	181 ft 1+1⁄2 in (55.21 m)	q
2	Jakobus Dreyer	South Africa	178 ft 7+1⁄2 in (54.44 m)	q
3	Peter Allday	England	172 ft 5 in (52.55 m)	q
4	Don Anthony	England	171 ft 9 in (52.35 m)	q
5	Alec Valentine	Scotland	170 ft 11+1⁄2 in (52.11 m)	q
6	James Lally	Northern Ireland	157 ft 5+1⁄2 in (47.99 m)	q
7	Ewan Douglas	Scotland	155 ft 4+1⁄2 in (47.36 m)	q
8	Max Carr	New Zealand	152 ft 7 in (46.51 m)	q
9	John Savidge	England	147 ft 1+1⁄2 in (44.84 m)
10	Mark Pharaoh	England	147 ft 0+1⁄2 in (44.82 m)
11	Svein Sigfusson	Canada	139 ft 7+1⁄2 in (42.56 m)
12	Robert Johnson	Canada	127 ft 5+1⁄2 in (38.85 m)
	Stanley Raike	Canada	DNS
	John Pavelich	Canada	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Muhammad Iqbal	Pakistan	181 ft 8 in (55.37 m)	GR
	Jakobus Dreyer	South Africa	179 ft 7+1⁄2 in (54.75 m)
	Ewan Douglas	Scotland	173 ft 3 in (52.81 m)
4	Don Anthony	England	171 ft 2+1⁄2 in (52.18 m)
5	Peter Allday	England	170 ft 4 in (51.92 m)
6	Alec Valentine	Scotland	169 ft 0+1⁄2 in (51.52 m)
7	James Lally	Northern Ireland	157 ft 1 in (47.88 m)
8	Max Carr	New Zealand	157 ft 0 in (47.85 m)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. ^ "Qualification & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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