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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile

The men's 1 mile event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]

The final race – dubbed The Miracle Mile – represented a landmark in the history of the Four-minute mile. Roger Bannister had been the first to have broken the barrier earlier that year, but John Landy followed soon after with sub-4 minute (and world record time of 3:58.0) of his own. The games offered the first time that two sub-4 minute runners had duelled against each other. Landy led until the final curve, at which point he turned left to gauge Bannister's position. Bannister took the opportunity to overtake him on his blind side and he edged out a victory over Landy with a time of 3:58.8 minutes. Landy also ran under four minutes, representing the first time two men had done so in the same race.[2] A sculpture of the race-deciding moment was later placed outside the stadium in memory of the duel.

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Roger Bannister
  England 		John Landy
  Australia 		Rich Ferguson
  Canada

Results edit

Heats edit

 
A sculpture commemorating the Miracle mile

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Murray Halberg   New Zealand 4:07.4 Q, GR
2 1 Rich Ferguson   Canada 4:07.8 Q
3 1 Roger Bannister   England 4:08.4 Q
4 1 David Law   England 4:08.6 Q
5 1 John Disley   Wales 4:09.0
6 1 Don MacMillan   Australia 4:11.6
7 1 John Moule   Canada 4:17.2
1 Edwin Warren   Australia DNF
1 James Daly   New Zealand DNF
1 2 Bill Baillie   New Zealand 4:11.4 Q
2 2 Victor Milligan   Northern Ireland 4:11.4 Q
3 2 John Landy   Australia 4:11.4 Q
4 2 Ian Boyd   England 4:11.6 Q
5 2 Bill Parnell   Canada 4:13.8
6 2 Chris Brasher   England 4:15.4
7 2 Edward Morton   Canada 4:23.2
2 Jim Bailey   Australia DNS

Final edit

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Roger Bannister   England 3:58.8 GR
  John Landy   Australia 3:59.6
  Rich Ferguson   Canada 4:04.6
4 Victor Milligan   Northern Ireland 4:05.0
5 Murray Halberg   New Zealand 4:07.2
6 Ian Boyd   England 4:07.2
7 Bill Baillie   New Zealand 4:11.0
David Law   England DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ Bryant, John (2005). 3:59.4: The Quest to Break the Four Minute Mile. Arrow Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-09-946908-7.
  3. ^ "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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