Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Men's hammer throw at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Muhammad Iqbal Pakistan	Jakobus Dreyer South Africa	Ewan Douglas Scotland

Results

Qualification

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Muhammad Iqbal	Pakistan	181 ft 1+1⁄2 in (55.21 m)	q
2	Jakobus Dreyer	South Africa	178 ft 7+1⁄2 in (54.44 m)	q
3	Peter Allday	England	172 ft 5 in (52.55 m)	q
4	Don Anthony	England	171 ft 9 in (52.35 m)	q
5	Alec Valentine	Scotland	170 ft 11+1⁄2 in (52.11 m)	q
6	James Lally	Northern Ireland	157 ft 5+1⁄2 in (47.99 m)	q
7	Ewan Douglas	Scotland	155 ft 4+1⁄2 in (47.36 m)	q
8	Max Carr	New Zealand	152 ft 7 in (46.51 m)	q
9	John Savidge	England	147 ft 1+1⁄2 in (44.84 m)
10	Mark Pharaoh	England	147 ft 0+1⁄2 in (44.82 m)
11	Svein Sigfusson	Canada	139 ft 7+1⁄2 in (42.56 m)
12	Robert Johnson	Canada	127 ft 5+1⁄2 in (38.85 m)
	Stanley Raike	Canada	DNS
	John Pavelich	Canada	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Muhammad Iqbal	Pakistan	181 ft 8 in (55.37 m)	GR
	Jakobus Dreyer	South Africa	179 ft 7+1⁄2 in (54.75 m)
	Ewan Douglas	Scotland	173 ft 3 in (52.81 m)
4	Don Anthony	England	171 ft 2+1⁄2 in (52.18 m)
5	Peter Allday	England	170 ft 4 in (51.92 m)
6	Alec Valentine	Scotland	169 ft 0+1⁄2 in (51.52 m)
7	James Lally	Northern Ireland	157 ft 1 in (47.88 m)
8	Max Carr	New Zealand	157 ft 0 in (47.85 m)