1938 British Empire Games
The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 years since the foundation of British settlement in Australia). Venues included the Sydney Cricket Ground (the main stadium), the Sydney Sports Ground, North Sydney Olympic Pool and Henson Park. An estimated 40,000 people attended the opening ceremony. A competitors' residential village was established within the grounds of the Sydney Showground.[1][2]
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| Host city | Sydney, Australia |
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| Nations participating | 15 |
| Athletes participating | 464 |
| Events | 71 |
| Opening ceremony | 5 February |
| Closing ceremony | 12 February |
| Officially opened by | John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst |
| Main venue | Sydney Cricket Ground |
The star of the games was the Australian athlete Decima Norman, who won five gold medals in track and field. Margaret Dovey, the future wife of Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, finished sixth in the 220 yards breaststroke.
Due to the onset of World War II, the games were not held again until 1950.
Participating teams
Countries that participated
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Medals by country
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 25 | 19 | 22 | 66 |
| 2 |  | 15 | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 13 | 16 | 15 | 44 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 |  | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 213 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
Boxing
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Cycling
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Time Trial | | 1:15.2 | | 1:15.7 | | 1:15.9 |
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| 10-mile Scratch | | 24:44.0 | | | ||
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Road Race | | 2'53:29.6 | | s.t. | | s.t. |
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 3 m springboard | | 126.36 | | 124.78 | | 117.90 |
| 10 m platform | | 108.74 | | 102.87 | | 98.93 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 3 m springboard | | 91.18 | | 88.27 | | 81.66 |
| 10 m platform | | 36.47 | | 36.39 | | 34.57 |
Lawn bowls
Rowing
All events were for men only. The double sculls competition was an invitation event and originally no medals were awarded nevertheless these medals were counted nowadays. The bronze medal is listed as won by New Zealand.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Single sculls | | 8:24 | | | ||
| Double sculls | and William Bradley (AUS) | 7:29.4 | and Dick Offer (ENG) | and Robert Smith (NZL) | ||
| Coxed four | Don Fraser Gordon Freeth Harry Kerr Jack Fisher Stewart Elder | 7:16.8 | Albert Hope George Burns John Rigby Kenneth Boswell Jim Clayton | +1.25 lgths | Donald Davis James Temple James MacDonald Kenneth Jaggard Max Winkler | +0.75 lgths |
| Eights | Basil Beazley Desmond Kingsford John Sturrock John Burrough John Turnbull Peter Jackson Rhodes Hambridge J. Tim Turner William Reeve (cox) | 6:29 | Joe Gould Alfred Gregory Ted Bromley Frank le Souef Gordon Yewers Richard Paramor W.G. Thomas[3] Bill Dixon Doug Bowden | +0.75 lgths | Gus Jackson Cyril Stiles Rangi Thompson Howard Benge John Charters Les Pithie Oswald Denison James Gould William Stodart | +2 lgths |
Swimming
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 110 yd freestyle | | 59.6 | | 60.8 | | 61.0 |
| 440 yd freestyle | | 4:54.6 | | 4:55.4 | | 4:55.5 |
| 1650 yd freestyle | | 19:46.4 | | 19:59.2 | | 20:17.4 |
| 110 yd backstroke | | 01:07.9 | | 1:09.0 | | 1:09.3 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | | 2:51.9 | | 3:00.5 | | 3:00.8 |
| 4×220 yd freestyle relay | Frederick Dove Mostyn Ffrench-Williams Norman Wainwright Bob Leivers | 9:19.0 | George Burleigh Gordon Devlin Robert Hooper Bob Pirie | 9:20.2 | Robert Wilshire Noel Ryan Robin Biddulph William Fleming | 9:32.9 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay | Frederick Dove John Davies Micky Taylor | 3:28.2 | Gordon Kerr Jimmy Prentice Bob Pirie | 3:30.5 | Ernest Hobbs Percy Oliver William Fleming | 3:31.8 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 110 yd freestyle | | 1:10.1 | | 1:11.1 | | 1:12.1 |
| 440 yd freestyle | | 5:39.7 | | 5:40.2 | | 5:42.0 |
| 110 yd backstroke | | 1:19.5 | | 1:22.5 | | 1:23.2 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | | 3:06.3 | | 3:12.1 | | 3:22.2 |
| 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Noel Oxenbury Dorothy Lyon Mary Baggaley Phyllis Dewar | 4:48.3 | Dorothy Green Evelyn de Lacy Margaret Rawson Pat Norton | 4:49.0 | Edna Hughes Joyce Harrowby Margery Hinton Zilpha Grant | 4:50.1 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay | Doris Storey Lorna Frampton Margery Hinton | 3:57.7 | Carla Gerke Hazel Holmes Molly Ryde | 4:07.5 | Evelyn de Lacy Pat Norton Valerie George | 4:10.0 |
Wrestling
All events were for men only.
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See also
- 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia
References
- "Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- "British Empire Games in Sydney 80 years ago was Australia's first major international event". insidethegames.biz. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- "1938 Sydney Empire Games – History of Australian Rowing". rowinghistory-aus.info. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
External links
- "Sydney 1938". Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Results and Medalists—1938 British Empire Games". Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation.
| Preceded by London |
British Empire Games Sydney III British Empire Games |
Succeeded by Auckland |
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