Vancouver 1954

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Vancouver 1954 refers to the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, an international multi-sport event held in Vancouver, Canada.

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Vancouver 1954 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Empire and Commonwealth Games edition
multi-sport event
alsoKnownAs 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
surface form: 5th British Empire and Commonwealth Games
continent North America
country Canada
endDate 1954-08-07
eventCategory 1954 in Canadian sport
20th-century multi-sport events in Canada
Sports competitions in Vancouver
followedBy Cardiff 1958
governingBody Commonwealth Games Federation
surface form: British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation
hostCity Vancouver
hostNationDebutAsHost true
hostProvinceOrState British Columbia
languageOfHostCountry English
legacy construction of Empire Stadium in Vancouver
levelOfCompetition international
mainStadium Empire Stadium
multiSport true
notableAthlete John Landy
Roger Bannister
notableEvent Miracle Mile
numberOfAthletes 662
numberOfEvents 91
numberOfParticipatingNations 24
numberOfSports 9
officialName 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
openedBy Elizabeth II
openingYear 1954
partOf British Empire Games
surface form: British Empire and Commonwealth Games
precededBy Auckland 1950
sequenceInGames 5
shortName 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
surface form: 1954 Commonwealth Games
sportIncluded athletics
boxing
cycling
fencing
lawn bowls
rowing
swimming
weightlifting
wrestling
startDate 1954-07-30
timePeriod 1954
typeOfCompetition summer sports

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