Athletics at the 3rd British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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![]() 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 |
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
[edit]Men
[edit]( 'e' denotes an estimated time )
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards |
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9.7 | ![]() |
9.8e | ![]() |
9.9e |
220 yards |
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21.2 | ![]() |
21.3e | ![]() |
21.4e |
440 yards |
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47.9 | ![]() |
47.9e | ![]() |
48.1e |
880 yards |
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1:51.2 | ![]() |
1:54.0e | ![]() |
1:54.2e |
1 mile |
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4:11.6 | ![]() |
4:12.2e | ![]() |
4:12.6e |
3 miles |
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13:59.6 | ![]() |
14:05.4 | ![]() |
14:24.0e |
6 miles |
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30:14.5 | ![]() |
+180 yds (~30:45) | ![]() |
+250 yds (~31:28) |
Marathon |
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2:30:15 | ![]() |
2:37:57 | ![]() |
2:38:20 |
120 yards hurdles |
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14.0w | ![]() |
14.2ew | ![]() |
14.4ew |
440 yards hurdles |
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52.9 | ![]() |
54.6e | ![]() |
55.2e |
4 × 110 yards relay |
![]() Jack Brown Pat Haley John Loaring Larry O'Connor |
41.6 | ![]() Ken Richardson Sandy Duncan Lawrence Wallace Cyril Holmes |
41.8e | ![]() Ted Best Alf Watson Ted Hampson Howard Yates |
41.9e |
4 × 440 yards relay |
![]() Lee Orr Bill Dale William Fritz John Loaring |
3:16.9 | ![]() Frank Handley Henry Pack Brian MacCabe Bill Roberts |
3:19.2 | ![]() Alan Sayers Arnold Anderson Graham Quinn Harold Tyrie |
3:22.0 |
High jump |
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1.96 | ![]() |
1.88 | ![]() |
1.88 |
Pole vault |
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4.11 | ![]() |
3.97 | ![]() |
3.88 |
Long jump |
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7.43 | ![]() |
7.25 | ![]() |
7.15 |
Triple jump |
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15.49 | ![]() |
15.41 | ![]() |
15.28 |
Shot put |
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14.48 | ![]() |
13.95 | ![]() |
13.80 |
Discus throw |
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44.76 | ![]() |
43.04 | ![]() |
41.47 |
Hammer throw |
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48.71 | ![]() |
45.11 | ![]() |
44.21 |
Javelin throw |
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62.80 | ![]() |
62.21 | ![]() |
55.53 |
Invitation events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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220 yards hurdles |
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24.7 | ![]() |
+2 yds (~24.9) | ![]() |
+0.5 yd |
2 miles walk |
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13:51.4 | ![]() |
+250 yds (~14:50) | ![]() |
+20 yds |
Women
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 yards |
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11.1 | ![]() |
11.3e | ![]() |
11.4e |
220 yards |
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24.7 | ![]() |
25.1e | ![]() |
25.3e |
80 metres hurdles |
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11.7w | ![]() |
11.7ew | ![]() |
11.8ew |
110–220–110 yards relay |
![]() Jean Coleman Eileen Wearne Decima Norman |
49.1 | ![]() Aileen Meagher Jeanette Dolson Barbara Howard |
49.9e | ![]() Kathleen Stokes Dorothy Saunders Winifred Jeffrey |
51.3e |
220–110–220–110 yards relay |
![]() Decima Norman Joan Woodland Jean Coleman Thelma Peake |
1:15.2 | ![]() Kathleen Stokes Ethel Raby Dorothy Saunders Winifred Jeffrey |
1:17.2e | ![]() Violet Montgomery Barbara Howard Aileen Meagher Jeanette Dolson |
1:19.0e |
High jump |
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1.60 | ![]() |
1.57 | ![]() |
1.57 |
Long jump |
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5.80 | ![]() |
5.65 | ![]() |
5.55 |
Javelin throw |
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38.28 | ![]() |
36.98 | ![]() |
36.41 |
Medal table
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Decima_Norman.jpg/220px-Decima_Norman.jpg)
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |
Participating nations
[edit]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)
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 1938 Games Commentary and video of men's 100 yards from British Pathé