Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump

The men's high jump event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2][3]

A new Commonwealth record was established by Emmanuel Ifeajuna of Nigeria, who became the first Commonwealth athlete to clear six feet and eight inches.[4] Ifeajuna was also the first black African to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.[5]

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Emmanuel Ifeajuna	Nigeria	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	GR
	Patrick Etolu	Uganda	6 ft 6 ^1⁄4 in (1.99 m)
	Nafiu Osagie	Nigeria	6 ft 6 ^1⁄4 in (1.99 m)
4	Peter Wells	New Zealand	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
5	Douglas Stuart	Australia	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
6	John Vernon	Australia	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
7	Derek Cox	England	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
8	Kiprono Maritim	Kenya	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
9	Murray Jeffries	New Zealand	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
10	Jonathan Lenemiria	Kenya	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
11	Ajit Singh Balla	India	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
12	Kevin McMahon	Australia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
13	David Blair	Canada	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
14	Bob Adams	Canada	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
15	Ian Hume	Canada	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
16	Victor Cassis	Canada	5 ft 10 in (1.78 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.
4. John de St. Jorre, The Nigerian Civil War (Hodder and Stoughton Publishing: London, 1972) p. 31.
5. Oliver, Brian (13 July 2014). "Emmanuel Ifeajuna: Commonwealth Games gold to facing a firing squad". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.