1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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British Empire and Commonwealth Games middle-distance running race multi-sport event

The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were an international multi-sport event held in Vancouver, Canada, remembered especially for the “Miracle Mile” race between Roger Bannister and John Landy.

Aliases (2)

Miracle Mile ×9
1954 Commonwealth Games ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Empire and Commonwealth Games → middle-distance running race → multi-sport event →
alsoKnownAs	1954 Commonwealth Games → Vancouver 1954 →
category	1954 in Canadian sport → 1954 in multi-sport events → Commonwealth Games in Canada → Sports competitions in Vancouver →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
date	1954-08-07 →
distance	one mile →
endDate	1954-08-07 →
followedBy	1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games →
follows	1950 British Empire Games →
historicalSignificance	first Commonwealth Games held in Canada →
hostCity	Vancouver →
hostNation	Canada →
levelOfCompetition	international →
mainStadium	Empire Stadium →
motto	United in Strength →
notableAthlete	John Landy → Roger Bannister →
notableEvent	Miracle Mile →
notableFor	first time two men ran a sub-four-minute mile in the same race →
officialName	1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games →
openingYear	1954 →
organisedBy	British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation →
participatingEntities	countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth →
partOf	Commonwealth Games →
runnerUp	John Landy →
sequenceInGames	5 →
sport	athletics →
sportsDiscipline	athletics → boxing → cycling → fencing → lawn bowls → rowing → swimming → weightlifting → wrestling →
startDate	1954-07-30 →
timePeriod	20th century →
tookPlaceAt	1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games →
typeOfCompetition	quadrennial multi-sport event →
venue	Empire Stadium →
winner	Roger Bannister →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games ("1954 Commonwealth Games") →	alsoKnownAs
Commonwealth Games series →	hasEdition
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games →	officialName
Miracle Mile →	tookPlaceAt