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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
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6 miles	men
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Field events
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Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
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The women's shot put event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. It was the first time that the event was contested by women at the Games.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Yvette Williams	New Zealand	45 ft 9+1⁄2 in (13.96 m)	GR
	Jackie Gelling	Canada	42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
	Magdalena Swanepoel	South Africa	42 ft 0+1⁄2 in (12.81 m)
4	Valerie Lawrence	Australia	40 ft 4+3⁄4 in (12.31 m)
5	Pearline Thornhill-Fisher	Northern Rhodesia	40 ft 4+1⁄2 in (12.31 m)
6	Suzanne Allday	England	39 ft 2+3⁄4 in (11.96 m)
7	Mary Lawrence	Canada	34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
8	Heather Walker	Canada	30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
9	Helen Metchuck	Canada	28 ft 4+1⁄2 in (8.65 m)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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