Australia at the 1938 British Empire Games

Athletics (Men)

Javelin Throw

• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 3rd, 182 ft 2¼in
• James Barlow – 5th, 169 ft 0¼in
• Goode, David P – 6th, 165 ft 1 in
• Sheiles, Bert – 7th, 163 ft 10¼in

Discus Throw

• Harold B Wilson – 4th, 133 ft 2 3/
• Keith W Pardon – 5th, 130 ft 4¼in
• William R MacKenzie – 6th, 128 ft 11½in
• Button, Adrian – 7th, 125 ft 8½in

Shot Put

• Drew, Francis – 3rd, 45 ft 3⅜in
• William C Plummer – 4th, 44 ft 5⅝in
• Harold B Wilson – 5th, 43 ft 3⅝in
• William R MacKenzie – 6th, 42 ft 1¾in

Hammer Throw

• Keith W Pardon – 2nd, 148 ft 1¼in
• McNamara, Patrick – 4th, 139 ft 9⅛in
• Rosenblum, Myer E – 5th, 135 ft 9¼in
• Graham, Leslie – 6th, 131 ft 5¼in

Pole Vault

• Fletcher, Leslie A – 2nd, 13 ft 0¼in
• Winter, Edwin J – 5th, 12 ft 9 in
• Frederick Irvine Woodhouse – 7th, 12 ft 4½in
• 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 5½in
• Gould, Henry 'Harry' T – 4th, 23 ft 4½in
• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 5th, 23 ft 2¾in

Hop, Step, Jump

• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 1st, 50 ft 10 in
• Miller, D Lloyd – 2nd, 50 ft 6¾in
• Basil C Dickenson – 3rd, 50 ft 1¾in
• Raymond G Graf – 4th, 47 ft 11⅝in

High Jump

• Heffernan, Robert – 2nd, 6 ft 2 in
• Shetliffe, Douglas F – 3rd, 6 ft 2 in
• Tancred, Peter L – 4th, 6 ft 1¼in 4in
• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 7th, 5 ft 11¾in

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 2⅝in
• Evans, Enid – 10th 15 ft 10¼in
• Nell Gould – 12th 14 ft 9½in

Javelin Throw

• Jones, Elsie – 5th, 101 ft 8 in
• Mitchell, Lena – 6th, 100 ft 3 in
• Clarice Kennedy – 7th, 97 ft 3¾in

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