Boxing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
| Boxing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Vancouver Forum |
| Location | Vancouver, Canada |
| Dates | 30 July – 7 August 1954 |
Boxing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fifth appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Vancouver, Canada, and featured contests in ten weight classes.[1]
The boxing events were held in the Vancouver Forum.[2] South Africa topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.[3]
In the light-middleweight category Bruce Wells won his semi-final against Maurice Tuck but after a clash of heads in the bout he was declared unfit for the final. Tuck was also declared unfit to continue resulting in Freddy Wright progressing to the final instead.
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa (SAF) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN)* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Scotland (SCO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  England (ENG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Northern Rhodesia (NRH) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Wales (WAL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Medallists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Dick Currie (SCO) | Abe Bekker (NRH) | Warner Batchelor (AUS) |
| Bantamweight | John Smillie (SCO) | Gordon Smith (SRH) | Abubakar Idi Garuba (NGR) |
| Featherweight | Leonard Leisching (SAF) | Malcolm Collins (WAL) | Dave Charnley (ENG) |
| Lightweight | Piet van Staden (SRH) | Frank McQuillan (SCO) | Brian Cahill (AUS) |
| Light Welterweight | Mickey Bergin (CAN) | Aubrey Harris (SRH) | Des Duguid (AUS) |
| Welterweight | Nicholas Gargano (ENG) | Rodney Litzow (AUS) | Hendrik van der Linde (SAF) |
| Light Middleweight | Wilf Greaves (CAN) | Freddy Wright (NRH) | Bruce Wells (ENG) |
| Middleweight | Jan Adriaan van der Kolff (SAF) | Arthur Crawford (NRH) | Marcel Piau (CAN) |
| Light Heavyweight | Piet van Vuuren (SAF) | Tony Madigan (AUS) | Bill Misselbrook (CAN) |
| Heavyweight | Brian Harper (ENG) | Gerry Buchanan (CAN) | George Jenkins (SAF) |
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Weight | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | |||
| Currie | Boucher | points | |
| Bekker | Batchelor | points | |
| Bantamweight | |||
| Smillie | Stockley | TKO 2 | |
| Smith | Idi Garuba | points | |
| Featherweight | |||
| Leisching | Charnley | points | |
| Collins | Wilson | TKO 2 | |
| Lightweight | |||
| van Staden | Pretorius | TKO 3 | |
| McQuillan | Cahill | points | |
| Light-welterweight | |||
| Bergin | Duguid | points | |
| Harris | Scaife | points | |
| Welterweight | |||
| Gargano | van der Linde | points | |
| Litzow | Vivier | points | |
| Light-middleweight | |||
| Greaves | Wright+ | NC | |
| Wells+ | Tuck | TKOI 1 | |
| Middleweight | |||
| van der Kolff | bye | ||
| Crawford | Piau | points | |
| Light heavyweight | |||
| van Vuuren | bye | ||
| Madigan | Misselbrook | TKO 1 | |
| Heavyweight | |||
| Harper | Zoranich | KO 1 | |
| Buchanan | Jenkins | TKO 2 | |
Bronze medal
[edit]| Weight | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Batchelor | Boucher | |
| Bantamweight | Idi Garuba | Stockley | |
| Featherweight | Charnley | Wilson | |
| Lightweight | Cahill | Pretorius | |
| Light-welterweight | Duguid | Scaife | |
| Welterweight | van der Linde | Vivier | |
| Light-middleweight | Wells | Tuck | w/o |
| Middleweight | Piau | no opponent | |
| Light heavyweight | Misselbrook | no opponent | |
| Heavyweight | Jenkins | Zoranich |
Finals
[edit]| Weight | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Currie | Bekker | points |
| Bantamweight | Smillie | Smith | points |
| Featherweight | Leisching | Collins | points |
| Lightweight | van Staden | McQuillan | points |
| Light-welterweight | Bergin | Harris | points |
| Welterweight | Gargano | Litzow | points |
| Light-middleweight | Greaves | Wright | points |
| Middleweight | van der Kolff | Crawford | points |
| Light heavyweight | van Vuuren | Madigan | points |
| Heavyweight | Harper | Buchanan | points |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Medal Standings Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ "Wednesday at the BEG". Vancouver Sun. 3 August 1954. p. 14. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via Google Newspapers.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ "K.Harrison breaks record but is third". Evening Despatch. 5 August 1954. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "British Empire & Commonwealth Games Vancouver, Canada August 3-7, 1954". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ "Boxing". Leicester Evening Mail. 7 August 1954. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
