Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
International athletics championship event
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 |
1938 British Empire Games |
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 | |||
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100 yards details | ![]() | 9.7 | ![]() | 9.8e | ![]() | 9.9e |
220 yards details | ![]() | 21.2 | ![]() | 21.3e | ![]() | 21.4e |
440 yards details | ![]() | 47.9 | ![]() | 47.9e | ![]() | 48.1e |
880 yards details | ![]() | 1:51.2 | ![]() | 1:54.0e | ![]() | 1:54.2e |
1 mile details | ![]() | 4:11.6 | ![]() | 4:12.2e | ![]() | 4:12.6e |
3 miles details | ![]() | 13:59.6 | ![]() | 14:05.4 | ![]() | 14:24.0e |
6 miles details | ![]() | 30:14.5 | ![]() | +180 yd | ![]() | +250 yd |
Marathon details | ![]() | 2:30:15 | ![]() | 2:37:57 | ![]() | 2:38:20 |
120 yards hurdles details | ![]() | 14.0w | ![]() | 14.2ew | ![]() | 14.4ew |
440 yards hurdles details | ![]() | 52.9 | ![]() | 54.6e | ![]() | 55.2e |
4 × 110 yards relay details | ![]() 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 details | ![]() 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 details | ![]() | 1.96 | ![]() | 1.88 | ![]() | 1.88 |
Pole vault details | ![]() | 4.11 | ![]() | 3.97 | ![]() | 3.88 |
Long jump details | ![]() | 7.43 | ![]() | 7.25 | ![]() | 7.15 |
Triple jump details | ![]() | 15.49 | ![]() | 15.41 | ![]() | 15.28 |
Shot put details | ![]() | 14.48 | ![]() | 13.95 | ![]() | 13.80 |
Discus throw details | ![]() | 44.76 | ![]() | 43.04 | ![]() | 41.47 |
Hammer throw details | ![]() | 48.71 | ![]() | 45.11 | ![]() | 44.21 |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 62.80 | ![]() | 62.21 | ![]() | 55.53 |
Invitation events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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220 yards hurdles details | ![]() | 24.7 | ![]() | +2 yd | ![]() | +0.5 yd |
2 miles walk details | ![]() | 13:51.4 | ![]() | +250 yd | ![]() | +20 yd |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 yards details | ![]() | 11.1 | ![]() | 11.3e | ![]() | 11.4e |
220 yards details | ![]() | 24.7 | ![]() | 25.1e | ![]() | 25.3e |
80 metres hurdles details | ![]() | 11.7w | ![]() | 11.7ew | ![]() | 11.8ew |
110–220–110 yards relay details | ![]() 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 details | ![]() 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 details | ![]() | 1.60 | ![]() | 1.57 | ![]() | 1.57 |
Long jump details | ![]() | 5.80 | ![]() | 5.65 | ![]() | 5.55 |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 38.28 | ![]() | 36.98 | ![]() | 36.41 |
Medal table
![](http://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
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
- ^ 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