Athletics_at_the_1938_British_Empire_Games
Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
International athletics championship event
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.
Quick Facts Dates, Host city ...
| Athletics at the 3rd British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
The events took place with a makeshift track at the cricket ground | |
| Dates | 5–12 February 1938 |
| Host city | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 28 |
| Participation | 187 athletes from 11 nations |
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Men
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards details |
 Cyril Holmes (ENG) | 9.7 | John Mumford (AUS) | 9.8e | Ted Best (AUS) | 9.9e |
| 220 yards details |
Cyril Holmes (ENG) | 21.2 | John Mumford (AUS) | 21.3e | Ted Best (AUS) | 21.4e |
| 440 yards details |
Bill Roberts (ENG) | 47.9 |  William Fritz (CAN) | 47.9e |  Denis Shore (SAF) | 48.1e |
| 880 yards details |
 Pat Boot (NZL) | 1:51.2 | Frank Handley (ENG) | 1:54.0e | Bill Dale (CAN) | 1:54.2e |
| 1 mile details |
 Jim Alford (WAL) | 4:11.6 | Gerald Backhouse (AUS) | 4:12.2e | Pat Boot (NZL) | 4:12.6e |
| 3 miles details |
Cecil Matthews (NZL) | 13:59.6 | Peter Ward (ENG) | 14:05.4 | Scotty Rankine (CAN) | 14:24.0e |
| 6 miles details |
Cecil Matthews (NZL) | 30:14.5 | Scotty Rankine (CAN) | +180 yd | Wally Hayward (SAF) | +250 yd |
| Marathon details |
Johannes Coleman (SAF) | 2:30:15 | Bert Norris (ENG) | 2:37:57 | Jackie Gibson (SAF) | 2:38:20 |
| 120 yards hurdles details |
Tom Lavery (SAF) | 14.0w | Larry O'Connor (CAN) | 14.2ew | Sid Stenner (AUS) | 14.4ew |
| 440 yards hurdles details |
John Loaring (CAN) | 52.9 | John Park (AUS) | 54.6e | Alan McDougall (AUS) | 55.2e |
| 4 × 110 yards relay details |
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 details |
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 details |
Edwin Thacker (SAF) | 1.96 | Robert Heffernan (AUS) | 1.88 | Doug Shetliffe (AUS) | 1.88 |
| Pole vault details |
Andries du Plessis (SAF) | 4.11 | Les Fletcher (AUS) | 3.97 | Stuart Frid (CAN) | 3.88 |
| Long jump details |
Harold Brown (CAN) | 7.43 | Jim Panton (CAN) | 7.25 | Basil Dickinson (AUS) | 7.15 |
| Triple jump details |
Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 15.49 | Lloyd Miller (AUS) | 15.41 | Basil Dickinson (AUS) | 15.28 |
| Shot put details |
Louis Fouché (SAF) | 14.48 | Eric Coy (CAN) | 13.95 | Francis Drew (AUS) | 13.80 |
| Discus throw details |
Eric Coy (CAN) | 44.76 |  David Young (SCO) | 43.04 | George Sutherland (CAN) | 41.47 |
| Hammer throw details |
George Sutherland (CAN) | 48.71 | Keith Pardon (AUS) | 45.11 | Jim Leckie (NZL) | 44.21 |
| Javelin throw details |
Jim Courtright (CAN) | 62.80 | Stan Lay (NZL) | 62.21 | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 55.53 |
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Invitation events
Women
More information Event, Gold ...
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* Host nation (Australia)
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS)* | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | England (ENG) | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Wales (WAL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
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Australia (78)
British Ceylon (4)
Canada (37)
England (24)
New Zealand (19)
Northern Ireland (3)
Scotland (4)
South Africa (12)
Southern Rhodesia (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
Wales (1)
- Fact sheet 188 – Empire Games, Sydney, 1938. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- 1938 Games Commentary and video of men's 100 yards from British Pathé