1938 British Empire Games

Host City Sydney
Country AUS
Held 5 – 12 February 1938
Competitors 236
Countries 10

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 y Men — Medal 3 2
220 y Men — Medal 3 2
440 y Men — Medal 3 3
880 y Men — Medal 3 3
1 mile Men — Medal 3 3
3 miles Men — Medal 3 3
6 miles Men — Medal 3 3
Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
120 y Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
440 y Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 440 y Relay Men — Medal 12 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 1
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
100 y Women — Medal 3 2
220 y Women — Medal 3 1
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
Medley Relay Women — Medal 9 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-50.8 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-53.5 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-57.2 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-61.2 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-66.7 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-72.6 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-79,4 kg Men — Medal 3 3
+79.4 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Road Race Individual Men — Medal 3 3
Sprint Men — Medal 3 2
Scratch Men — Medal 3 2
1 km Time Trial Men — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 3
10 m Platform Men — Medal 3 3
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Single Sculls Men — Medal 3 3
Double Sculls Men — Exhibition 6 3
Coxed Fours Men — Medal 15 3
Eights Men — Medal 27 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
110 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
440 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
1,650 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
220 y Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
3 x 110 y Medley Relay Men — Medal 9 3
110 y Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
440 y Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
220 y Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
3 x 110 y Medley Relay Women — Medal 9 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Freestyle -56 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -61 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -66 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -72 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -79 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle +87 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -87 kg Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 24 18 20 62
2 England ENG 15 14 10 39
3 Canada CAN 13 16 15 44
4 South Africa RSA 9 9 5 23
5 New Zealand NZL 3 6 12 21
6 Wales WAL 2 1 0 3
7 Sri Lanka SRI 1 0 0 1
8 Scotland SCO 0 2 3 5
9 Guyana GUY 0 1 0 1
10 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 0 2 2

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men Cyril Holmes ENG John Mumford AUS Ted Best AUS
220 y, Men Cyril Holmes ENG John Mumford AUS Ted Best AUS
440 y, Men Bill Roberts ENG Bill Fritz CAN Denis Shore RSA
880 y, Men Pat Boot NZL Frank Handley ENG Bill Dale CAN
1 mile, Men Jim Alford WAL Gerald Backhouse AUS Pat Boot NZL
3 miles, Men Cecil Matthews NZL Peter Ward ENG Scotty Rankine CAN
6 miles, Men Cecil Matthews NZL Scotty Rankine CAN Wally Hayward RSA
Marathon, Men Johannes Coleman RSA Bert Norris ENG Jackie Gibson RSA
120 y Hurdles, Men Tom Lavery RSA Larry O'Connor CAN Sid Stenner AUS
440 y Hurdles, Men Johnny Loaring CAN John Park AUS Alan McDougall AUS
4 x 110 y Relay, Men Canada CAN England ENG Australia AUS
4 x 440 y Relay, Men Canada CAN England ENG New Zealand NZL
High Jump, Men Edwin Thacker RSA Robert Heffernan AUS Douglas Shetliffe AUS
Pole Vault, Men Andries du Plessis RSA Les Fletcher AUS Stuart Frid CAN
Long Jump, Men Hal Brown CAN Jim Panton CAN Basil Dickinson AUS
Triple Jump, Men Jack Metcalfe AUS Lloyd Miller AUS Basil Dickinson AUS
Shot Put, Men Louis Alec Fouché RSA Eric Coy CAN Francis Drew AUS
Discus Throw, Men Eric Coy CAN David Young SCO George Sutherland CAN
Hammer Throw, Men George Sutherland CAN Keith Pardon AUS Jim Leckie NZL
Javelin Throw, Men Jim Courtright CAN Stan Lay NZL Jack Metcalfe AUS
100 y, Women Clara Norman AUS Joyce Walker AUS Jeanette Dolson CAN
220 y, Women Clara Norman AUS Jean Coleman AUS Eileen Wearne AUS
80 m Hurdles, Women Barbara Burke RSA Isabel Grant AUS Rona Iris Tong NZL
Medley Relay, Women Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
Medley Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
High Jump, Women Dorothy Odam-Tyler ENG Dora Gardner ENG Betty Forbes-Taylor NZL
Long Jump, Women Clara Norman AUS Ethel Raby ENG Thelma Peake AUS
Javelin Throw, Women Robina Higgins-Haight CAN Antonia Robertson RSA Sally Lunn ENG
-50.8 kg, Men Johannes Joubert RSA Joseph Gagnon CAN Hugh MacDonald SCO
-53.5 kg, Men William Butler ENG Hendrik Knoesen RSA Jack Dillon AUS
-57.2 kg, Men Ansdale Henricus SRI James Watson SCO Kenneth Moran NZL
-61.2 kg, Men Harry Groves ENG Harry Hurst CAN William Fulton ZIM
-66.7 kg, Men William Smith AUS Arthur John Heeney NZL Andrew Tsirindanis ZIM
-72.6 kg, Men Denis Reardon WAL Maurice Dennis ENG Rex Carey CAN
-79,4 kg, Men Nicolaas Wolmarans RSA Cecil Overell AUS Joseph Wilby ENG
+79.4 kg, Men Thomas Osborne CAN Claude Sterley RSA Leslie Harley AUS
Road Race Individual, Men Hennie Binneman RSA John Brown NZL Raymond Jones ENG
Sprint, Men Dunc Gray AUS Robert Porter AUS George Giles NZL
Scratch, Men William Maxfield ENG Ray Hicks ENG Sidney Rose RSA
1 km Time Trial, Men Robert Porter AUS Tassy Johnson AUS Ernie Mills ENG
3 m Springboard, Men Ron Masters AUS Doug Tomalin ENG George Athans CAN
10 m Platform, Men Doug Tomalin ENG Ron Masters AUS George Athans CAN
3 m Springboard, Women Irene Donnett AUS Lynda Adams CAN Marie Sharkey CAN
10 m Platform, Women Lurline Hook AUS Lynda Adams CAN Irene Donnett AUS
Single Sculls, Men Herb Turner AUS Peter Jackson ENG Robert Smith NZL
Coxed Fours, Men Australia AUS New Zealand NZL Canada CAN
Eights, Men England ENG Australia AUS New Zealand NZL
110 y Freestyle, Men Bob Pirie CAN Terry Collard RSA William Fleming AUS
440 y Freestyle, Men Bob Pirie CAN Bobby Leivers ENG Robin Biddulph AUS
1,650 y Freestyle, Men Bobby Leivers ENG Bob Pirie CAN Norman Wainwright ENG
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay, Men England ENG Canada CAN Australia AUS
110 y Backstroke, Men Percy Oliver AUS Gordon Kerr CAN Micky Taylor ENG
220 y Breaststroke, Men Goldup Davies ENG Walter Spence GUY Jimmy Prentice CAN
3 x 110 y Medley Relay, Men England ENG Canada CAN Australia AUS
110 y Freestyle, Women Evelyn de Lacy AUS Dorothy Green AUS Dorothy Lyon CAN
440 y Freestyle, Women Dorothy Green AUS Margaret Jeffery ENG Monica Leydon-Smith NZL
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Women Canada CAN Australia AUS England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Women Pat Norton AUS Jeanne Greenland WAL Margot Hamilton SCO
220 y Breaststroke, Women Doris Storey ENG Carla Gerke RSA Joan Langdon CAN
3 x 110 y Medley Relay, Women England ENG South Africa RSA Australia AUS
Freestyle -56 kg, Men Edward Purcell AUS Vernon Blake CAN Ray Cazaux ENG
Freestyle -61 kg, Men Roy Purchase AUS Larry Clarke CAN Joseph Genet NZL
Freestyle -66 kg, Men Dick Garrard AUS Vernon Thomas NZL Alfred Harding RSA
Freestyle -72 kg, Men Thomas Trevaskis AUS Felix Stander RSA Jeremiah Podjursky NZL
Freestyle -79 kg, Men Terry Evans CAN Peter Sheasby RSA Leslie Jeffers ENG
Freestyle -87 kg, Men Eddie Scarf AUS Sidney Greenspan RSA Tom Ward SCO
Freestyle +87 kg, Men John Knight AUS James Dryden NZL John Whelan CAN