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Countries which participated
The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games being the modern-day equivalent. The Games were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from February 5-12 1938.
[edit] Participating teams
[edit] Medals by country
[edit] Medals by event
[edit] Athletics
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 100 Yards |
Women |
Decima Norman (AUS) |
11.1 |
Joyce Walker (AUS) |
11.3e |
Jeanette Dolson (CAN) |
11.4e |
| 220 Yards |
Women |
Decima Norman (AUS) |
24.7 |
Jean Coleman (AUS) |
25.1e |
Eileen Wearne (AUS) |
25.3e |
| 80 Metres Hurdles |
Women |
Barbara Burke (SAF) |
11.7w |
Isabel Grant (AUS) |
11.7ew |
Rona Tong (NZL) |
11.8ew |
| High Jump |
Women |
Dorothy Odam (ENG) |
1.6 |
Dora Gardner (ENG) |
1.57 |
Elizabeth Forbes (NZL) |
1.57 |
| Long Jump |
Women |
Decima Norman (AUS) |
5.8 |
Ethel Raby (ENG) |
5.65 |
Thelma Peake (AUS) |
5.55 |
| Javelin |
Women |
Robina Higgins (CAN) |
38.28 |
Antonia Robertson (SAF) |
36.98 |
Gladys Lunn (ENG) |
36.41 |
| 110 x 220 x 110 Yards Relay |
Women |
Australia (AUS) |
49.1 |
Canada (CAN) |
49.9e |
England (ENG) |
51.3e |
| 220 x 110 x 220 x 110 Yards Relay |
Women |
Australia (AUS) |
00:01:15 |
England (ENG) |
1:17.2e |
Canada (CAN) |
1:19.0e |
| 100 Yards |
Men |
Cyril Holmes (ENG) |
9.7 |
John Mumford (AUS) |
9.8e |
Ted Best (AUS) |
9.9e |
| 220 Yards |
Men |
Cyril Holmes (ENG) |
21.2 |
John Mumford (AUS) |
21.3e |
Ted Best (AUS) |
21.4e |
| 440 Yards |
Men |
Bill Roberts (ENG) |
47.9 |
Bill Fritz (CAN) |
47.9e |
Denis Shore (SAF) |
48.1e |
| 880 Yards |
Men |
Vernon "Pat" Boot (NZL) |
00:01:51 |
Frank Handley (ENG) |
1:54.0e |
Bill Dale (CAN) |
1:54.2e |
| 1 Mile |
Men |
Jim Alford (WAL) |
00:04:12 |
Gerald Backhouse (AUS) |
4:12.3e |
Vernon "Pat" Boot (NZL) |
4:12.6e |
| 3 Miles |
Men |
Cecil Matthews (NZL) |
00:14:00 |
Peter Ward (ENG) |
00:14:06 |
Bob Rankine (CAN) |
14:24.0e |
| 6 Miles |
Men |
Cecil Matthews (NZL) |
00:30:14 |
Bob Rankine (CAN) |
+180yd |
Wally Hayward (SAF) |
+250yd |
| Marathon |
Men |
Johannes Coleman (SAF) |
02:30:50 |
Bert Norris (ENG) |
02:37:57 |
Jackie Gibson (SAF) |
02:38:20 |
| 120 Yards Hurdles |
Men |
Tom Lavery (SAF) |
14.0w |
Larry O'Connor (CAN) |
14.2ew |
Sid Stenner (AUS) |
14.4ew |
| 440 Yards Hurdles |
Men |
John Loaring (CAN) |
52.9 |
John Park (AUS) |
54.6e |
Alan McDougall (AUS) |
55.2e |
| High Jump |
Men |
Edwin Thacker (SAF) |
1.96 |
Robert Heffernan (AUS) |
1.88 |
Dudleigh Shetliffe (AUS) |
1.88 |
| Pole Vault |
Men |
Andries du Plessis (SAF) |
4.11 |
Les Fletcher (AUS) |
3.97 |
Stuart Frid (CAN) |
3.88 |
| Long Jump |
Men |
Harold Brown (CAN) |
7.43 |
Jim Panton (CAN) |
7.25 |
Basil Dickinson (AUS) |
7.15 |
| Triple Jump |
Men |
Jack Metcalfe (AUS) |
15.49 |
Lloyd Miller (AUS) |
15.41 |
Basil Dickinson (AUS) |
15.28 |
| Shot |
Men |
Louis Fouché (SAF) |
14.47 |
Eric Coy (CAN) |
13.96 |
Francis Drew (AUS) |
13.8 |
| Discus |
Men |
Eric Coy (CAN) |
44.75 |
David Young (SCO) |
43.04 |
George Sutherland (CAN) |
41.47 |
| Hammer |
Men |
George Sutherland (CAN) |
48.71 |
Keith Pardon (AUS) |
45.11 |
James Leckie (NZL) |
44.21 |
| Javelin |
Men |
Jim Courtwright (CAN) |
62.8 |
Stanley Lay (NZL) |
62.21 |
Jack Metcalfe (AUS) |
55.5 |
| 4 x 110 Yards Relay |
Men |
Canada (CAN) |
41.6 |
England (ENG) |
41.8e |
Australia (AUS) |
41.9e |
| 4 x 440 Yards Relay |
Men |
Canada (CAN) |
00:03:17 |
England (ENG) |
3:19.5e |
New Zealand (NZL) |
3:22.5e |
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Singles |
Men |
Horace Harvey (SAF) |
|
Frank Livingstone (NZL) |
|
Jack Low (AUS) |
|
| Pairs |
Men |
Walter Denison & Lance Macey (NZL) |
|
Percy Hutton & Howard Mildren (AUS) |
|
D.A. Adamson & J.R. Appleford (SAF) |
|
| Fours |
Men |
New Zealand (NZL) |
|
South Africa (SAF) |
|
Australia (AUS) |
|
[edit] Boxing
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Flyweight |
Men |
Johannes Joubert (SAF) |
|
Joseph Gagnon (CAN) |
|
Hugh Cameron (SCO) |
|
| Bantamweight |
Men |
William Butler (ENG) |
|
Hendrik Knoesen (SAF) |
|
Jack Dillon (AUS) |
|
| Featherweight |
Men |
Ansdale Henricus (CEY) |
|
James Watson (SCO) |
|
Kenneth Moran (NZL) |
|
| Lightweight |
Men |
Harry Groves (ENG) |
|
Harry Hurst (CAN) |
|
William Fulton (RHO) |
|
| Welterweight |
Men |
Bill Smith (AUS) |
|
Darcy Heeney (NZL) |
|
Andrew Tsirindonis (RHO) |
|
| Middleweight |
Men |
Denis Reardon (WAL) |
|
Maurice Dennis (ENG) |
|
Rex Carey (CAN) |
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Men |
Nicholaas Wolmarans (SAF) |
|
Cecil Overell (AUS) |
|
Joseph Wilby (ENG) |
|
| Heavyweight |
Men |
Thomas Osborne (CAN) |
|
Claude Sterley (SAF) |
|
Les Harley (AUS) |
|
[edit] Cycling
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Time Trial |
Men |
Bob Porter (AUS) |
00:01:15 |
Tasman Johnson (AUS) |
00:01:16 |
Ernie Mills (ENG) |
00:01:16 |
| Sprint |
Men |
Edgar "Dunc" Gray (AUS) |
|
Bob Porter (AUS) |
|
George Giles (NZL) |
|
| 10 Miles Scratch |
Men |
William Maxfield (ENG) |
00:24:44 |
Ray Hicks (ENG) |
|
Syd Rose (SAF) |
|
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Road Race |
Men |
Hendrik Binneman (SAF) |
02:53:30 |
John Brown (NZL) |
02:53:30 |
Ray Jones (ENG) |
02:53:30 |
[edit] Rowing
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Single Sculls |
Men |
Herb Turner (AUS) |
00:08:24 |
Peter Jackson (ENG) |
+5 lgths |
Robert Smith (NZL) |
+4 lgths |
| Coxed Fours |
Men |
Gordon Fretyh, Don Fraser, Stewart Elder, Jack Fisher & Harry Kerr (AUS) |
00:07:17 |
Oliver Clayton, Albert Hope, Ken Boswell, John Rigby & George Burns (NZL) |
+1.25 lgths |
James Temple, Max Winkler, Donald Davis, John MacDonald & Kenneth Jaggard (CAN) |
+0.75 lgths |
| Eights |
Men |
England (ENG) |
00:06:29 |
Australia (AUS) |
+0.75 lgths |
New Zealand (NZL) |
+2 lgths |
[edit] Swimming
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 110 Yards Freestyle |
Men |
Bob Pirie (CAN) |
59.6 |
Terry Collard (SAF) |
00:01:01 |
Bill Fleming (AUS) |
00:01:01 |
| 440 Yards Freestyle |
Men |
Bob Pirie (CAN) |
00:04:55 |
Bobby Leivers (ENG) |
00:04:55 |
Robin Biddulph (AUS) |
00:04:56 |
| 1650 Yards Freestyle |
Men |
Bobby Leivers (ENG) |
00:19:46 |
Bob Pirie (CAN) |
00:19:59 |
Norman Wainwright (ENG) |
00:20:17 |
| 110 Yards Backstroke |
Men |
Percy Oliver (AUS) |
00:01:08 |
Gordon Kerr (CAN) |
00:01:09 |
Micky Taylor (ENG) |
00:01:09 |
| 220 Yards Breaststroke |
Men |
John Davies (ENG) |
00:02:52 |
Walter Spence (BGU) |
00:03:00 |
Jimmy Prentice (CAN) |
00:03:02 |
| 4 x 220 Yards Freestyle Relay |
Men |
England (ENG) |
00:09:19 |
Canada (CAN) |
00:09:20 |
Australia (AUS) |
00:09:33 |
| 3 x 110 Yards Medley Relay |
Men |
England (ENG) |
00:03:28 |
Canada (CAN) |
00:03:30 |
Australia (AUS) |
00:03:32 |
[edit] Diving
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving |
Men |
Ron Masters (AUS) |
126.36 |
Doug Tomalin (ENG) |
124.78 |
George Athans (CAN) |
117.9 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving |
Men |
Doug Tomalin (ENG) |
108.74 |
Ron Masters (AUS) |
102.87 |
George Athans (CAN) |
98.93 |
[edit] Swimming
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 110 Yards Freestyle |
Women |
Evelyn de Lacy (AUS) |
00:01:10 |
Dorothy Green (AUS) |
00:01:11 |
Dorothy Lyon (CAN) |
00:01:12 |
| 440 Yards Freestyle |
Women |
Dorothy Green (AUS) |
00:05:40 |
Margaret Jeffrey (ENG) |
00:05:40 |
Mona Leydon (NZL) |
00:05:42 |
| 110 Yards Backstroke |
Women |
Pat Norton (AUS) |
00:01:20 |
Jeanne Greenland (WAL) |
00:01:22 |
Margot Hamilton (SCO) |
00:01:23 |
| 220 Yards Breaststroke |
Women |
Doris Storey (ENG) |
00:03:06 |
Carla Gerke (SAF) |
00:03:12 |
Joan Langdon (CAN) |
00:03:22 |
| 4 x 110 Yards Freestyle Relay |
Women |
Canada (CAN) |
00:04:48 |
Australia (AUS) |
00:04:50 |
England (ENG) |
00:04:50 |
| 3 x 110 Yards Medley Relay |
Women |
England (ENG) |
00:03:58 |
South Africa (SAF) |
00:04:07 |
Australia (AUS) |
00:04:10 |
[edit] Diving
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving |
Women |
Irene Donnett (AUS) |
91.18 |
Lynda Adams (CAN) |
88.27 |
Marie Sharkey (CAN) |
81.66 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving |
Women |
Lurline Hook (AUS) |
36.47 |
Lynda Adams (CAN) |
36.39 |
Irene Donnett (AUS) |
34.57 |
[edit] Wrestling
| Event |
|
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Bantamweight |
Men |
Ted Purcell (AUS) |
|
Vernon Blake (CAN) |
|
Raymond Cazaux (ENG) |
|
| Featherweight |
Men |
Roy Purchase (AUS) |
|
Larry Clarke (CAN) |
|
Joseph Genet (NZL) |
|
| Lightweight |
Men |
Dick Garrard (AUS) |
|
Vernon Thomas (NZL) |
|
Alfred Harding (SAF) |
|
| Welterweight |
Men |
Thomas Trevaskis (AUS) |
|
Felix Standen (SAF) |
|
Jeremiah Podjursky (NZL) |
|
| Middleweight |
Men |
Terry Evans (CAN) |
|
Peter Sheasby (SAF) |
|
Leslie Jeffers (ENG) |
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Men |
Eddie Scarf (AUS) |
|
Sidney Greenspan (SAF) |
|
Thomas Ward (SCO) |
|
| Heavyweight |
Men |
Jack Knight (AUS) |
|
James Dryden (NZL) |
|
John Whelan (CAN) |
|
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