Australia_at_the_1938_British_Empire_Games

Australia at the 1938 British Empire Games

Australia at the 1938 British Empire Games

Sporting event delegation

Australia hosted the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales and their team was abbreviated AUS. This was their third of 3 Commonwealth Games meets.

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1938 Australian Team & Results

Athletics (Men)

Javelin Throw

  • John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 3rd, 182 ft 21⁄4in
  • James Barlow – 5th, 169 ft 01⁄4in
  • Goode, David P – 6th, 165 ft 1 in
  • Sheiles, Bert – 7th, 163 ft 101⁄4in

Discus Throw

  • Harold B Wilson – 4th, 133 ft 2 3/
  • Keith W Pardon – 5th, 130 ft 41⁄4in
  • William R MacKenzie – 6th, 128 ft 111⁄2in
  • Button, Adrian – 7th, 125 ft 81⁄2in

Shot Put

  • Drew, Francis – 3rd, 45 ft 33⁄8in
  • William C Plummer – 4th, 44 ft 55⁄8in
  • Harold B Wilson – 5th, 43 ft 35⁄8in
  • William R MacKenzie – 6th, 42 ft 13⁄4in

Hammer Throw

  • Keith W Pardon – 2nd, 148 ft 11⁄4in
  • McNamara, Patrick – 4th, 139 ft 91⁄8in
  • Rosenblum, Myer E – 5th, 135 ft 91⁄4in
  • Graham, Leslie – 6th, 131 ft 51⁄4in

Pole Vault

  • Fletcher, Leslie A – 2nd, 13 ft 01⁄4in
  • Winter, Edwin J – 5th, 12 ft 9 in
  • Frederick Irvine Woodhouse – 7th, 12 ft 41⁄2in
  • Cartwright, William – 8th, 11 ft 6 in

Long Jump

  • Raymond G Graf – 7th, 22 ft 6 in

Broad Jump

  • Basil C Dickenson – 3rd, 23 ft 51⁄2in
  • Gould, Henry 'Harry' T – 4th, 23 ft 41⁄2in
  • John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 5th, 23 ft 23⁄4in

Hop, Step, Jump

  • John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 1st, 50 ft 10 in
  • Miller, D Lloyd – 2nd, 50 ft 63⁄4in
  • Basil C Dickenson – 3rd, 50 ft 13⁄4in
  • Raymond G Graf – 4th, 47 ft 115⁄8in

High Jump

  • Heffernan, Robert – 2nd, 6 ft 2 in
  • Shetliffe, Douglas F – 3rd, 6 ft 2 in
  • Tancred, Peter L – 4th, 6 ft 11⁄4in 4in
  • John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 7th, 5 ft 113⁄4in

100 yards

  • John Mumford – 2nd, 9.8 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.1)
  • Edward W Best – 3rd, 9.9 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.0)
  • T Edward Hampson – 5th, 10.0 sec (heat 10.1, semi 10.1)
  • Howard Spencer Yates – 6th, 10.1 sec (heat 10.1, semi 10.2)

220 yards

  • John Mumford – 2nd, 21.3 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.6)
  • Edward W Best – 3rd, 21.4 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.4)
  • T Edward Hampson – 4th, 21.6 sec (semi) (heat 22.1)
  • Howard Spencer Yates – 5th, 21.7 sec (heat 22.0, semi 21.4)

440 yards

  • Athol H Jones – 3rd, 49.8 sec (heat)
  • John Mumford – 4th, 48.3 (heat)
  • Hugh Johnson – 4th (heat)
  • Scott, Francis – 4th (heat)

880 yards

  • Maxwell Fleming – 6th (heat)
  • Goff, Leslie – 6th (heat)
  • Gerald I Backhouse – 7th, 1:55.1 (heat)
  • Chappel, Roy – 7th (heat)

1-mile

  • Gerald I Backhouse – 2nd, 4:12.2 (heat 4:18.0)
  • Maxwell Fleming – 5th (heat)
  • Frederick Barry-Brown – 6th (heat)
  • Bonham, Donald – 7th (heat)

3 miles

  • Nicholls, Stanley E – 5th, 14:30.0
  • Colman, Frederick – Did not finish
  • Faulkner, Keith – Did not finish
  • Weightman, Walter – Did not finish

6 miles

  • Fred Bassed – 8th
  • Millington, Stanley – 9th
  • Doyle, Brendan – 10th

120 yards Hurdles

  • Stenner, Sydney G – 3rd, 14.4 sec (heat 14.5)
  • McLardy, Donald F – 4th, 14.6 sec (heat 14.9)
  • Wilson, George – 4th, 15.1 sec (heat)
  • Popplewell, Frederick – 4th (heat)

440 yards Hurdles

  • John F Park – 2nd, 54.6 sec
  • McDougall, Alan – 3rd, 55.2 sec
  • Alfred J Watson – 4th
  • Magee, Paul F – 6th

4x110 yards Relay

  • Edward W Best – 3rd, 41.9 sec
  • T Edward Hampson – 3rd, 41.9 sec
  • Alfred J Watson – 3rd, 41.9 sec
  • Howard Spencer Yates – 3rd, 41.9 sec

4x440 yards Relay

  • Athol H Jones – 4th
  • Hugh Johnson – 4th
  • John F Park – 4th
  • Wallace, Vernon – 4th
  • Lewis, Maurice – Did not compete (reserve)

Marathon

  • Crossley, Richard J – 8th, 3:12:50.0
  • Wood, John – 9th, 3:19:47.0
  • Hayes, Alfred – Did not finish
  • Jolly, Ernest – Did not finish
  • Liddle, William – Did not finish
  • Patterson, James – Did not finish

Athletics (Women)

High Jump

  • Carter, Doris – 5th, 5 ft 1 in
  • Poore, Elsie – 6th, 4 ft 8 in

Broad Jump

  • Decima Norman – 1st, 19 ft 1/4in (GR)
  • Thelma Peake – 3rd, 18 ft 25⁄8in
  • Evans, Enid – 10th 15 ft 101⁄4in
  • Nell Gould – 12th 14 ft 91⁄2in

Javelin Throw

  • Jones, Elsie – 5th, 101 ft 8 in
  • Mitchell, Lena – 6th, 100 ft 3 in
  • Clarice Kennedy – 7th, 97 ft 33⁄4in

100 yards

  • Decima Norman – 1st, 11.1 sec (GR)
  • Walker, Joyce – 2nd, 11.3 sec (heat 11.4, semi 11.4)
  • Joan Woodland – 5th, 11.5 sec (heat 11.5, semi 11.2)
  • Thelma Peake – (semi) Disqualified (heat 11.5)

220 yards

  • Decima Norman – 1st, 24.7 sec (heat 24.9, semi 24.5 (GR))
  • Jean Coleman – 2nd, 25.1 sec (heat 25.3, semi 25.2)
  • A Eileen Wearne – 3rd, 25.3 sec (heat 25.1, semi 25.2)
  • Talbot, Irene – 6th (heat 25.7, semi 25.4)

440 yards Medley Relay

  • Jean Coleman – 1st, 49.1 sec
  • Decima Norman – 1st, 49.1 sec
  • A Eileen Wearne – 1st, 49.1 sec

660 yards Medley Relay

  • Jean Coleman – 1st, 1:15.2
  • Decima Norman – 1st, 1:15.2
  • Thelma Peake – 1st, 1:15.2
  • Joan Woodland – 1st, 1:15.2

80 m Hurdles

  • Grant, Isabel – 2nd, 11.7 sec (heat 12.1)
  • Clarice Kennedy – 4th (heat 12.2)
  • Thelma Peake – 5th (heat 12.4)
  • Nell Gould – 4th (heat)

Bowls

Singles

  • Jack Low – 3rd

Pairs

  • Percy Hutton – 2nd
  • Howard Mildren – 2nd

Fours

  • Tom Kinder – 3rd
  • Charlie H McNeill – 3rd
  • Aubrey Murray – 3rd
  • H Frank Murray – 3rd

Boxing

  • Trevor Law – Flyweight (up to 51 kg) – Eliminated
  • Jack B Dillon – Bantamweight (up to 54 kg) – 3rd
  • Leonard Schluter – Featherweight (up to 57 kg) – Eliminated
  • I Ellis – Lightweight (up to 60 kg) – Eliminated
  • William Smith – Welterweight (up to 67 kg) – 1st
  • Athol Stubbs – Middleweight (up to 75 kg) – Eliminated
  • Leslie Harley – Heavyweight (up to 91 kg) – 3rd
  • Cecil G Overell – Light-Heavyweight (up to 81 kg) – 2nd

Cycling

10 miles

  • Fred Ashby – 4th
  • John Molloy – unplaced
  • Charlie E Wright – unplaced
  • Sh. Janki Das – first Indian cyclist

100 km Road Race

  • Fred Hines – 6th
  • Harold Clayton – unplaced
  • Alick Yuille – unplaced

1,000 m Sprint

  • Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray – 1st, 13.6 sec
  • Robert Porter – 2nd
  • Tasman Johnson – unplaced

1,000 m Time Trial

  • Robert Porter – 1st, 1:15.2 (GR)
  • Tasman Johnson – 2nd, 1:15.7
  • Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray – 5th, 1:16.5

Rowing

Eight

  • William G Thomas (bow), 2nd
  • Alfred J Gregory (stroke) – 2nd
  • Doug K Bowden (cox) – 2nd
  • Frank A W le Souef (2) – 2nd
  • Gordon H Yewers (3) – 2nd
  • Richard L Paramor (4) – 2nd
  • Edward R Bromley (5) – 2nd
  • William G Dixon (6) – 2nd
  • Ainslie B 'Joe' Gould (7) – 2nd
  • John Chester (reserve) – Did not compete
  • R B Scott (reserve) – Did not compete

Single Scull

  • Herbert J Turner – 1st, 8:24.0 (won by 5 lengths)

Double Scull

  • William F Bradley (bow) – 1st, 7:29.4
  • Cecil A Pearce (stroke) – 1st, 7:29.4

Coxed Four

  • Gordon Freeth (bow) – 1st, 7:16.8
  • Jack T Fisher (stroke) – 1st, 7:16.8
  • H F Kerr (cox) – 1st, 7:16.8
  • Don H Fraser (2) – 1st, 7:16.8
  • Stewart J Elder (3) – 1st, 7:16.8
  • Max Gaskin (reserve)
  • John Edward Suffren (reserve)

Swimming (Men)

110 yd Freestyle

  • William Fleming – 3rd, 1:01.0 (heat 1:01.8)
  • Percy Charles Oliver – 6th, 1:03.1 (heat)
  • J Robert Wilshire – 7th, 1:01.6 (heat 1:01.4)

440 yd Freestyle

  • H Robin Biddulph – 3rd, 4:55.4 (heat 5:01.5)
  • Robert Newbiggen – 5th, 5:19.8 (heat)
  • Noel Phillip Ryan – 7th, 5:20.4 (heat 5:19.0)

1,650 yd Freestyle

  • H Robin Biddulph – 5th, 20:42.2 (heat 21:07.2)
  • Noel Phillip Ryan – 6th, 21:08.2 (heat 21:06.6)
  • Robert Newbiggen – Did not finish

4x220 yd Freestyle Relay

  • H Robin Biddulph – 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:18.8)
  • William Fleming – 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:26.8)
  • Noel Phillip Ryan – 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:24.6)
  • J Robert Wilshire – 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:27.7)

3x110 yd Medley Relay

  • William Fleming – 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:01.6)
  • Ernest A Hobbs – 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:20.7)
  • Percy Charles Oliver – 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:09.5)

220 yd Breaststroke

  • Ray Cameron – 4th, 3:03.1 (heat 3:07.2)
  • Ernest A Hobbs – 7th, 3:09.0 (heat 3:04.9)
  • John Johnson – 5th, 3:03.6 (heat 3:07.8)

110 yd Backstroke

  • Percy Charles Oliver – 1st, 1:07.9 (GR) (heat 1:09.6)
  • Reginald Vaughan Clark – 4th, 1:18.3 (heat)
  • Roth Bassingthwaite – 5th, 1:15.1 (heat)

Swimming (Women)

110 yd Freestyle

  • Evelyn de Lacy – 1st, 1:10.1 (GR) (heat 1:10.6)
  • Dorothy J Green – 2nd, 1:11.1 (heat 1:11.4)
  • Margaret Rawson – 5th, 1:15.8 (heat)

110 yd Backstroke

  • Gwen Millard – 4th, 1:27.5 (heat)
  • Marion Nixon – 5th, 1:26.5 (heat)
  • Patricia Norton – 1st, 1.19.5 (heat 1:20.6)

220 yd Breaststroke

  • Margaret Dovey – 6th, 3:32.0
  • Valerie George – 4th, 3:23.0
  • Joan Thomas – 5th, 3:23.6

440 yd Freestyle

  • Dorothy J Green – 1st, 5:39.9 (GR) (heat 5:43.0)
  • Evelyn de Lacy – 5th, 5:59.4 (heat)
  • Mynee Steel – 6th, 5:51.7 (heat 5:53.2)

4x110 yd Freestyle Relay

  • Evelyn de Lacy – 2nd, 4:49.9
  • Dorothy J Green – 2nd, 4:49.9
  • Patricia Norton – 2nd, 4:49.9
  • Margaret Rawson – 2nd, 4:49.9

3x110 yd Medley Relay

  • Evelyn de Lacy – 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:12.9)
  • Valerie George – 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:12.0)
  • Patricia Norton – 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:20.1)

Diving (Men)

Springboard

  • George Johnston – 4th, 111.39 points
  • Ronald Masters – 1st, 126.36 points
  • David J Norris – 5th, 110.62 points

Platform

  • Ray Davis – 5th, 94.21 points
  • Ronald Masters – 2nd, 102.87 points
  • Arthur O'Connor – 4th, 97.39 points

Diving (Women)

Springboard

  • Irene Donnett – 1st, 91.18 points
  • Laurie Hawe – 4th, 75.32 points
  • Janet Weidenhofer – 7th, 47.40 points

Platform

  • Irene Donnett – 3rd, 34.57 points
  • Lurline Hook – 1st, 36.47 points
  • Pamela Hunt – 5th, 26.10 points

Wrestling

  • Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard – Lightweight (up to 68 kg) – 1st
  • Todd Hardwick – Middleweight (up to 82 kg) – 2nd
  • John Lambert 'Jack' Knight – Heavyweight (up to 100 kg) – 1st
  • Edward Purcell – Bantamweight (up to 57 kg) – 1st
  • Roy Purchase – Featherweight (up to 62 kg) – 1st
  • Eddie Richard Scarf – Light Heavyweight (up to 90 kg) – 1st
  • Tom Trevaskis – Welterweight (up to 74 kg) – 1st

Officials

  • Honorary Team Manager – Wilfred Selwyn Kent Hughes (VIC)
  • Athletics Manager – Wilfred Ernest Painter (VIC)
  • Athletics Manageress – Mrs Doris Magee (NSW)
  • Boxing & Wrestling Manager – Edgar Stephen Tanner (VIC)
  • Cycling Manager – C J 'Mick' Gray (VIC)
  • Rowing Manager – John Rook (NSW)
  • Rowing Coach – T K 'Toff' Qurban (SA)
  • Rowing Eights Coach – Sidney Raper (NSW)
  • Swimming Manager – Jack P Sheedy (WA)
  • Swimming Manageress – Katie Buckle (NSW)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Flag bearers". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
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