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

Men's high jump at the Commonwealth Games

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.

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

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)