Wrestling at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Wrestling at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fifth appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.
| Wrestling at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Kerrisdale Arena |
| Location | East Boulevard, Kerrisdale, Vancouver, Canada |
| Dates | 30 July – 7 August 1954 |
The sport featured contests in eight weight classes and the events were held in the Kerrisdale Arena.[1][2]
South Africa topped the wrestling medal table with six gold medals.[3][4]
Attribution:Province newspaper
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  England | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Canada* | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Northern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Louis Baise (SAF) |  Fred Flannery (AUS) | Din Mohammad (PAK) |
| Bantamweight | Geoff Jameson (AUS) | Muhammad Amin (PAK) | Ian Epton (NRH) |
| Featherweight | Abraham Geldenhuys (SAF) | Herbie Hall (ENG) | John Armitt (NZL) |
| Lightweight | Godfrey Pienaar (SAF) | Ruby Leobovitch (CAN) | Dick Garrard (AUS) |
| Welterweight | Nick Loubser (SAF) | Abdul Rashid (PAK) | Ray Myland (ENG) |
| Middleweight | Hermanus van Zyl (SAF) | Jim Christie (CAN) | Harry Kendall (ENG) |
| Light Heavyweight | Jacob Theron (SAF) | Bob Steckle (CAN) | Dan van Staden (NRH) |
| Heavyweight | Ken Richmond (ENG) | Keith Maltman (CAN) |
Results
Attribution:Province newspaper
A match lasted 15 minutes with either a unanimous or split decision deciding the bout. The match would finish earlier if a wrestler was pinned or was subject to a fall.[5][6][7]
Flyweight 52kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Leyland | David Clutchy | unanimous |
| Louis Baise | Fred Flannery | split |
| Din Mohammad | Leyland | unanimous |
| Flannery | Clutchy | split, eliminated |
| Baise | Mohammad | fall 9.43 |
| Flannery | Leyland | fall 9.20 |
| Flannery | Mohammad | fall 8.42 |
Final positions: 1. Baise 2. Flannery 3. Mohammad 4. Leyland 5. Clutchy
Bantamweight 57kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Jameson | Adrian Poliquin | pinned 4.55 |
| Ian Epton | Ken Ruby | pinned 4.26 |
| Muhammad Amin | Ruby | split, eliminated |
| Poliquin | Epton | unanimous |
| Jameson | Epton | fall 5.07 |
| Amin | Poliquin | unanimous |
| Jameson | Amin | unanimous |
Final positions: 1. Jameson 2. Amin 3. Epton 4. Poliquin 5. Ruby
Featherweight 62kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Geldenhuys | Herbie Hall | unanimous |
| John Armitt | Armand Bernard | split |
| Hall | Bernard | split, elimiated |
| Geldenhuys | Armitt | unanimous |
| Hall | Armitt | unanimous |
Final positions: 1. Geldenhuys 2. Hall 3. Armitt 4. Bernard
Lightweight 68kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Godfrey Pienaar | Ruby Leobovitch | unanimous |
| Dick Garrard |  George McKenzie | unanimous |
| Pienaar | McKenzie | unanimous, eliminated |
| Leobovitch | Garrard | unanimous |
| Pienaar | Garrad | split |
Final positions: 1. Pienaar 2. Leobovitch 3. Garrad 4. McKenzie
Welterweight 74kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Loubser | Henry Hudson | unanimous |
| Abdul Rashid | John Allison | fall 6.47 |
| Bruce Arthur | Ray Myland | unanimous |
| Loubser | Arthur | unanimous |
| Rashid | Hudson | unanimous, eliminated |
| Rashid | Arthur | fall 8.20, eliminated |
| Myland | Allison | fall 9.20, eliminated |
| Loubser | Rashid | fall 8.15 |
| Loubser | Myland | unanimous |
Final positions: 1. Loubser 2. Rashid 3. Myland 4. Arthur 5. Hudson 6. Allison
Middleweight 82kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hermanus van Zyl | Jim Christie | unanimous |
| Malcolm Cowdrey | George Farquhar | unanimous |
| Christie | Harry Kendall | unanimous |
| van Zyl | Cowdrey | unanimous |
| Christie | Cowdrey | unanimous, eliminated |
| van Zyl | Kendall | unanimous |
Final positions: 1. van Zyl 2. Christie 3. Kendall 4. Cowdrey 5. Farquhar
Light heavyweight 90kg
- only three competitors
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Theron | Dan van Staden | pinned 2.30 |
| Bob Steckle | van Staden | pinned 1.35 |
| Theron | Steckle | unanimous |
Final positions: 1. Theron 2. Steckle 3. van Staden
Heavyweight 100kg
- only two competitors
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Richmond | Keith Maltman | unanimous |
Final positions: 1. Richmond 2. Maltman