1954 British Empire And Commonwealth Games Press Articles

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) - On This Day

August 16, 2008 --

1930: The first British Empire Games opened in Hamilton, Canada. The Games were renamed the Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954 and the...

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Birmingham Post (England), The - On This Day

August 16, 2008 --

1898 The rollercoaster was patented by Edwin Prescott. 1927 Wembley Stadium was sold for greyhound racing. 1930 The first British Empire Games...

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South African Medical Journal - Jim Peters' collapse in the 1954 Vancouver Empire Games marathon

August 1, 2008 -- On 7 August 1954, the world 42 km marathon record holder, Jim Peters, collapsed repeatedly during the final 385 metres of the British Empire and...

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South African Medical Journal - Historic marathon collapse

August 1, 2008 -- The dramatic collapse of Jim Peters, the world record holder for the marathon and leading runner in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games...

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South Wales Evening Post - This week in sport. . .

August 16, 2007 --

1930: The first British Empire Games opened in Canada. The competition then became known as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in...

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