Wales at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

CGF codeWAL

CGAWales at the Commonwealth Games

Websiteteamwales.cymru

Medals
Ranked 13th

Gold

1

Silver

1

Bronze

5

Total

7

Wales at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF code	WAL
CGA	Wales at the Commonwealth Games
Website	teamwales.cymru
in Vancouver, Canada
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 5 Total 7
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

Wales at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (abbreviated WAL) was the fifth time that the nation had participated at the Games following the appearances in 1930, 1934, 1938 and 1950.^[1][2]

The Games were held in Vancouver, Canada, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. Wales came 13th overall with one gold, one silver and five bronze medals.^[3][4]

Wales sent 20 athlete to the games, a considerable increase on the three athletes sent four years previous.^[5] The team was sent to the 1954 Games amidst news that the British Empire and Commonwealth Games Council for Wales wished to raise a 50,000 sum to enable the nation to host the 1958 games.^[6]

Weightlifter Mel Barnett and rower David Glynne-Jones both competed for England instead of Wales.