Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games

At the 1938 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia in February 1938. A total of 28 athletics events were contested at the Games, 20 by men and 8 by women.

Athletics at the 3rd British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The events took place with a makeshift track at the cricket ground
Dates5–12 February 1938
Host citySydney, AustraliaAustralia
VenueSydney Cricket Ground
LevelSenior
Events28
Participation187 athletes from
11 nations


Medal summary edit

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards
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  Cyril Holmes (ENG) 9.7   John Mumford (AUS) 9.8e   Ted Best (AUS) 9.9e
220 yards
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  Cyril Holmes (ENG) 21.2   John Mumford (AUS) 21.3e   Ted Best (AUS) 21.4e
440 yards
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  Bill Roberts (ENG) 47.9   William Fritz (CAN) 47.9e   Denis Shore (SAF) 48.1e
880 yards
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  Pat Boot (NZL) 1:51.2   Frank Handley (ENG) 1:54.0e   Bill Dale (CAN) 1:54.2e
1 mile
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  Jim Alford (WAL) 4:11.6   Gerald Backhouse (AUS) 4:12.2e   Pat Boot (NZL) 4:12.6e
3 miles
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  Cecil Matthews (NZL) 13:59.6   Peter Ward (ENG) 14:05.4   Scotty Rankine (CAN) 14:24.0e
6 miles
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  Cecil Matthews (NZL) 30:14.5   Scotty Rankine (CAN) +180 yd   Wally Hayward (SAF) +250 yd
Marathon
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  Johannes Coleman (SAF) 2:30:15   Bert Norris (ENG) 2:37:57   Jackie Gibson (SAF) 2:38:20
120 yards hurdles
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  Tom Lavery (SAF) 14.0w   Larry O'Connor (CAN) 14.2ew   Sid Stenner (AUS) 14.4ew
440 yards hurdles
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  John Loaring (CAN) 52.9   John Park (AUS) 54.6e   Alan McDougall (AUS) 55.2e
4 × 110 yards relay
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  Canada
Jack Brown
Pat Haley
John Loaring
Larry O'Connor
41.6   England
Ken Richardson
Sandy Duncan
Lawrence Wallace
Cyril Holmes
41.8e   Australia
Ted Best
Alf Watson
Ted Hampson
Howard Yates
41.9e
4 × 440 yards relay
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  Canada
Lee Orr
Bill Dale
William Fritz
John Loaring
3:16.9   England
Frank Handley
Henry Pack
Brian MacCabe
Bill Roberts
3:19.2   New Zealand
Alan Sayers
Arnold Anderson
Graham Quinn
Harold Tyrie
3:22.0
High jump
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  Edwin Thacker (SAF) 1.96   Robert Heffernan (AUS) 1.88   Doug Shetliffe (AUS) 1.88
Pole vault
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  Andries du Plessis (SAF) 4.11   Les Fletcher (AUS) 3.97   Stuart Frid (CAN) 3.88
Long jump
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  Harold Brown (CAN) 7.43   Jim Panton (CAN) 7.25   Basil Dickinson (AUS) 7.15
Triple jump
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  Jack Metcalfe (AUS) 15.49   Lloyd Miller (AUS) 15.41   Basil Dickinson (AUS) 15.28
Shot put
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  Louis Fouché (SAF) 14.48   Eric Coy (CAN) 13.95   Francis Drew (AUS) 13.80
Discus throw
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  Eric Coy (CAN) 44.76   David Young (SCO) 43.04   George Sutherland (CAN) 41.47
Hammer throw
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  George Sutherland (CAN) 48.71   Keith Pardon (AUS) 45.11   Jim Leckie (NZL) 44.21
Javelin throw
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  Jim Courtright (CAN) 62.80   Stan Lay (NZL) 62.21   Jack Metcalfe (AUS) 55.53

Invitation events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
220 yards hurdles
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  Phillip Sharpley (NZL) 24.7   Alan McDougall (AUS) +2 yd   Jack Lobban (AUS) +0.5 yd
2 miles walk
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  Athol Stubbs (AUS) 13:51.4   R. Stephenson (AUS) +250 yd   W. Hayward (AUS) +20 yd

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards
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  Decima Norman (AUS) 11.1   Joyce Walker (AUS) 11.3e   Jeanette Dolson (CAN) 11.4e
220 yards
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  Decima Norman (AUS) 24.7   Jean Coleman (AUS) 25.1e   Eileen Wearne (AUS) 25.3e
80 metres hurdles
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  Barbara Burke (SAF) 11.7w   Isabel Grant (AUS) 11.7ew   Rona Tong (NZL) 11.8ew
110–220–110 yards relay
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  Australia
Jean Coleman
Eileen Wearne
Decima Norman
49.1   Canada
Aileen Meagher
Jeanette Dolson
Barbara Howard
49.9e   England
Kathleen Stokes
Dorothy Saunders
Winifred Jeffrey
51.3e
220–110–220–110 yards relay
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  Australia
Decima Norman
Joan Woodland
Jean Coleman
Thelma Peake
1:15.2   England
Kathleen Stokes
Ethel Raby
Dorothy Saunders
Winifred Jeffrey
1:17.2e   Canada
Violet Montgomery
Barbara Howard
Aileen Meagher
Jeanette Dolson
1:19.0e
High jump
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  Dorothy Odam (ENG) 1.60   Dora Gardner (ENG) 1.57   Betty Forbes (NZL) 1.57
Long jump
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  Decima Norman (AUS) 5.80   Ethel Raby (ENG) 5.65   Thelma Peake (AUS) 5.55
Javelin throw
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  Robina Higgins (CAN) 38.28   Antonia Robertson (SAF) 36.98   Gladys Lunn (ENG) 36.41

Medal table edit

 
Decima Norman was Australia's most successful athlete of the games with five gold medals.[1]

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada (CAN)86620
2  Australia (AUS)*6111229
3  South Africa (RSA)61310
4  England (ENG)48214
5  New Zealand (NZL)3159
6  Wales (WAL)1001
7  Scotland (SCO)0101
Totals (7 entries)28282884

Participating nations edit

References edit

Results

External links edit