Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
The events took place with a makeshift track at the cricket ground
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.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards |  Cyril Holmes (ENG) | 9.7 |  John Mumford (AUS) | 9.8e | Ted Best (AUS) | 9.9e |
| 220 yards | Cyril Holmes (ENG) | 21.2 | John Mumford (AUS) | 21.3e | Ted Best (AUS) | 21.4e |
| 440 yards | Bill Roberts (ENG) | 47.9 |  William Fritz (CAN) | 47.9e | .svg.png){kind=small} Denis Shore (SAF) | 48.1e |
| 880 yards |  Pat Boot (NZL) | 1:51.2 | Frank Handley (ENG) | 1:54.0e | Bill Dale (CAN) | 1:54.2e |
| 1 mile |  Jim Alford (WAL) | 4:11.6 | Gerald Backhouse (AUS) | 4:12.2e | Pat Boot (NZL) | 4:12.6e |
| 3 miles | Cecil Matthews (NZL) | 13.59.6 | Peter Ward (ENG) | 14:05.4 | Scotty Rankine (CAN) | 14:24.0e |
| 6 miles | Cecil Matthews (NZL) | 30:14.5 | Scotty Rankine (CAN) | +180 yd | Wally Hayward (SAF) | +250 yd |
| Marathon | Johannes Coleman (SAF) | 2:30:15 | Bert Norris (ENG) | 2:37:57 | Jackie Gibson (SAF) | 2:38:20 |
| 120 yards hurdles | Tom Lavery (SAF) | 14.0w | Larry O'Connor (CAN) | 14.2ew | Sid Stenner (AUS) | 14.4ew |
| 440 yards hurdles | John Loaring (CAN) | 52.9 | John Park (AUS) | 54.6e | Alan McDougall (AUS) | 55.2e |
| High jump | Edwin Thacker (SAF) | 1.96 | Robert Heffernan (AUS) | 1.88 | Doug Shetliffe (AUS) | 1.88 |
| Pole vault | Andries du Plessis (SAF) | 4.11 | Les Fletcher (AUS) | 3.97 | Stuart Frid (CAN) | 3.88 |
| Long jump | Harold Brown (CAN) | 7.43 | Jim Panton (CAN) | 7.25 | Basil Dickinson (AUS) | 7.15 |
| Triple jump | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 15.49 | Lloyd Miller (AUS) | 15.41 | Basil Dickinson (AUS) | 15.28 |
| Shot put | Louis Fouché (SAF) | 14.47 | Eric Coy (CAN) | 13.96 | Francis Drew (AUS) | 13.8 |
| Discus throw | Eric Coy (CAN) | 44.75 |  David Young (SCO) | 43.04 | George Sutherland (CAN) | 41.47 |
| Hammer throw | George Sutherland (CAN) | 48.71 | Keith Pardon (AUS) | 45.11 | James Leckie (NZL) | 44.21 |
| Javelin throw | Jim Courtright (CAN) | 62.8 | Stan Lay (NZL) | 62.21 | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 55.5 |
| 4×110 yards relay | Canada Jack Brown John Loaring Larry O'Connor Pat Haley | 41.6 | England Cyril Holmes Ken Richardson Sandy Duncan Lawrence Wallace | 41.8e | Australia Alf Watson Ted Hampson Ted Best Howard Yates | 41.9e |
| 4×440 yards relay | Canada John Loaring Lee Orr Bill Dale William Fritz | 3:16.9 | England Brian MacCabe Frank Handley Henry Pack Bill Roberts | 3:19.2 | New Zealand Alan Sayers Arnold Anderson Graham Quinn Harold Tyrie | 3:22.0 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Decima Norman (AUS) | 11.1 | Joyce Walker (AUS) | 11.3e | Jeanette Dolson (CAN) | 11.4e |
| 220 yards | Decima Norman (AUS) | 24.7 | Jean Coleman (AUS) | 25.1e | Eileen Wearne (AUS) | 25.3e |
| 80 metre hurdles | Barbara Burke (SAF) | 11.7w | Isabel Grant (AUS) | 11.7ew | Rona Tong (NZL) | 11.8ew |
| High jump | Dorothy Odam (ENG) | 1.60 | Dora Gardner (ENG) | 1.57 | Elizabeth Forbes (NZL) | 1.57 |
| Long jump | Decima Norman (AUS) | 5.80 | Ethel Raby (ENG) | 5.65 | Thelma Peake (AUS) | 5.55 |
| Javelin throw | Robina Higgins (CAN) | 38.28 | Antonia Robertson (SAF) | 36.98 | Gladys Lunn (ENG) | 36.41 |
| 110-220-110 yards relay |
Australia Eileen Wearne Decima Norman Jean Coleman | 49.1 | Canada Barbara Howard Aileen Meagher Jeanette Dolson | 49.9e | England Dorothy Saunders Kathleen Stokes Winifred Jeffrey | 51.3e |
| 220-110-220-110 yards relay |
Australia Decima Norman Jean Coleman Joan Woodland Thelma Peake | 1:15.2 | England Dorothy Saunders Ethel Raby Kathleen Stokes Winifred Jeffrey | 1:17.2e | Canada Barbara Howard Aileen Meagher Jeanette Dolson Violet Montgomery | 1:19.0e |
Medal table
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | England | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
- 1938 Games Commentary and video of men's 100 yards from British Pathé
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