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 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