Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 21 August at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Canada.[1][2][3][4]


Results edit

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Malcolm Nokes   England 154 ft 7 in (47.12 m)
  Bill Britton   Ireland 153 ft 10 in (46.89 m)
  John Cameron   Canada 145 ft 10 in (44.45 m)
4 Alexander Smith   Scotland 145 ft 4+12 in (44.31 m)
5 Archibald Moir Murray   Scotland 140 ft 1 in (42.70 m)
6 Archie McDiarmid   Canada 139 ft 3 in (42.44 m)
? Charles Hermann   Canada ??.??
? George Sutherland   Canada ??.??
? Kenneth Pridie   England ??.??
? Johannes Viljoen   South Africa ??.??
? Harry Hart   South Africa ??.??

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "More English wins at Hamilton. Hampson's half-mile. Scot's great victory in Marathon race". The Manchester Guardian. 22 August 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Williams equals mark". The Gazette (Montreal). 22 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, 1930 'The Empire Games'". The Times. 23 Aug 1930. p. 4 – via Times Digital Archive.