1938 British Empire Games
{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Sydney, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox games
| name = III British Empire Games
| logo = 1938 British Empire Games.png
| size = 170
| host_city = Sydney, Australia
| caption =
| nations = 15
| athletes = 464
| events = 71
| opening = 5 February 1938
| closing = 12 February 1938
| opened_by = John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst
| Queens_Baton =
| stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground
| previous = II
| next = IV
}}
The 1938 British Empire Games were the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 years since the foundation of British settlement in Australia). Venues included the Sydney Cricket Ground (the main stadium), the Sydney Sports Ground, North Sydney Olympic Pool and Henson Park. An estimated 40,000 people attended the opening ceremony. A competitors' residential village was established within the grounds of the Sydney Showground.{{Cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/games/sydney-1938|title=Sydney 1938|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-date=7 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407182918/https://thecgf.com/games/sydney-1938|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1060423/british-empire-games-in-sydney-80-years-ago-was-australias-first-major-international-event|title=British Empire Games in Sydney 80 years ago was Australia's first major international event|date=21 January 2018|website=insidethegames.biz|access-date=28 December 2019}}
The star of the games was the Australian athlete Decima Norman, who won five gold medals in track and field. Margaret Dovey, later married to Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, finished sixth in the 220 yards breaststroke.
Due to the onset of World War II, the games were not held again until 1950.
Participating teams
Image:Empire games 1938 countries map.PNG
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- {{flaglink|Australia|at the 1938 British Empire Games}} (host)
- {{flag|Bermuda}}
- {{flag|British Guiana|1919}}
- {{flag|Canada|1921}}
- 23px Ceylon
- {{flagCGF|ENG|1938}}
- {{flaglink|Fiji|at the 1938 British Empire Games|variant=colonial}}
- 23px India
- {{flaglink|New Zealand|at the 1938 British Empire Games}}
- {{flag|Northern Ireland}}
- {{flag|Scotland}}
- 23px South Africa
- {{flag|Southern Rhodesia}}
- {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago|colonial}}
- {{flag|Wales|1807}}
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Medals by country
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host = AUS
| flag_template =
| event =
| team =
| gold_AUS = 25 | silver_AUS = 19 | bronze_AUS = 22 | host_AUS = yes
| gold_ENG = 15 | silver_ENG = 15 | bronze_ENG = 10
| gold_CAN = 13 | silver_CAN = 16 | bronze_CAN = 15 | name_CAN = {{flagteam|CAN|1921}}
| gold_SAF = 10 | silver_SAF = 10 | bronze_SAF = 6 | name_SAF = {{flagteam|SAF|1928}}
| gold_NZL = 5 | silver_NZL = 7 | bronze_NZL = 13
| gold_WAL = 2 | silver_WAL = 1 | bronze_WAL = 0 | name_WAL = {{flagteam|WAL|1807}}
| gold_CEY = 1 | silver_CEY = 0 | bronze_CEY = 0 | name_CEY = {{flagteam|CEY|colonial}}
| gold_SCO = 0 | silver_SCO = 2 | bronze_SCO = 3
| gold_BGU = 0 | silver_BGU = 1 | bronze_BGU = 0 | name_BGU = {{flagteam|BGU|1919}}
| gold_SRH = 0 | silver_SRH = 0 | bronze_SRH = 2
}}
Medals by event
=Athletics=
{{main|Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games}}
=Boxing=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=250}} |
| Flyweight
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Johnny Joubert (SAF) |{{flagathlete|Joe Gagnon|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Hugh Cameron|SCO}} |
| Bantamweight
|{{flagathlete|William Butler|ENG}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Hendrik Knoesen (SAF) |{{flagathlete|Jack Dillon|AUS}} |
| Featherweight
|{{flagicon|British Ceylon}} Barney Henricus (CEY) |{{flagathlete|James Watson|SCO}} |{{flagathlete|Kenneth Moran|NZL}} |
| Lightweight
|{{flagathlete|Harry Groves|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Harry Hurst|CAN|1921}} |{{flagicon|Southern Rhodesia}} William Fulton (RHO) |
| Welterweight
|{{flagathlete|Bill Smith|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Arthur Heeney|NZL}} |{{flagicon|Southern Rhodesia}} Andrew Tsirindonis (RHO) |
| Middleweight
|{{flagathlete|Denis Reardon|WAL|1807}} |{{flagathlete|Maurice Dennis|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Rex Carey|CAN|1921}} |
| Light heavyweight
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Nick Wolmarans (SAF) |{{flagathlete|Cecil Overell|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Joseph Wilby|ENG}} |
| Heavyweight
|{{flagathlete|Thomas Osborne|CAN|1921}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Claude Sterley (SAF) |{{flagathlete|Leslie Harley|AUS}} |
=Cycling=
==Track==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} | |||
| Time Trial
|{{flagathlete|Bob Porter|AUS}} | 1:15.2
|{{flagathlete|Tasman Johnson|AUS}} | 1:15.7
|{{flagathlete|Ernest Mills|ENG}} | 1:15.9 |
| Sprint 1000 yd
|{{flagathlete|Dunc Gray|AUS}} | |{{flagathlete|Bob Porter|AUS}} | |{{flagathlete|George Giles|NZL}} | |
| 10-mile Scratch
|{{flagathlete|William Maxfield|ENG}} | 24:44.0
|{{flagathlete|Ray Hicks|ENG}} | |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Syd Rose (SAF) |
==Road==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} | |||
| Road Race
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Hennie Binneman (SAF) | 2'53:29.6
|{{flagathlete|John Brown|NZL}} | s.t.
|{{flagathlete|Ray Jones|ENG}} | s.t. |
=Diving=
==Men's events==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} | |||
| 3 m springboard
|{{flagathlete|Ron Masters|AUS}} | 126.36
|{{flagathlete|Doug Tomalin|ENG}} | 124.78
|{{flagathlete|George Athans|CAN|1921}} | 117.90 |
| 10 m platform
|{{flagathlete|Doug Tomalin|ENG}} | 108.74
|{{flagathlete|Ron Masters|AUS}} | 102.87
|{{flagathlete|George Athans|CAN|1921}} | 98.93 |
==Women's events==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} | |||
| 3 m springboard
|{{flagathlete|Irene Donnett|AUS}} | 91.18
|{{flagathlete|Lynda Adams|CAN|1921}} | 88.27
|{{flagathlete|Marie Sharkey|CAN|1921}} | 81.66 |
| 10 m platform
|{{flagathlete|Lurline Hook|AUS}} | 36.47
|{{flagathlete|Lynda Adams|CAN|1921}} | 36.39
|{{flagathlete|Irene Donnett|AUS}} | 34.57 |
=Lawn bowls=
{{main|Lawn Bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games}}
=Rowing=
All events were for men only. The double sculls competition was an invitation event and originally no medals were awarded nevertheless these medals were counted nowadays. The bronze medal is listed as won by New Zealand.
=Swimming=
==Men's events==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} | |||
| 110 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Bob Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 59.6
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Terry Collard (SAF) | 60.8
|{{flagathlete|William Fleming|AUS}} | 61.0 |
| 440 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Bob Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 4:54.6
|{{flagathlete|Bob Leivers|ENG}} | 4:55.4
|{{flagathlete|Robin Biddulph|AUS}} | 4:55.5 |
| 1650 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Bob Leivers|ENG}} | 19:46.4
|{{flagathlete|Bob Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 19:59.2
|{{flagathlete|Norman Wainwright|ENG}} | 20:17.4 |
| 110 yd backstroke
|{{flagathlete|Percy Oliver|AUS}} | 01:07.9
|{{flagathlete|Gordon Kerr|CAN|1921}} | 1:09.0
|{{flagathlete|Micky Taylor|ENG}} | 1:09.3 |
| 220 yd breaststroke
|{{flagathlete|John Davies|ENG}} | 2:51.9
|{{flagicon|British Guiana|1919}} Walter Spence (BGU) | 3:00.5
|{{flagathlete|Jimmy Prentice|CAN|1921}} | 3:00.8 |
| nowrap | 4×220 yd freestyle relay
|{{flag|England}} | 9:19.0
|{{flag|Canada|1921}} | 9:20.2
|{{flag|Australia}} | 9:32.9 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay
|{{flag|England}} | 3:28.2
|{{flag|Canada|1921}} | 3:30.5
|{{flag|Australia}} | 3:31.8 |
==Women's events==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} | |||
| 110 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Evelyn de Lacy|AUS}} | 1:10.1
|{{flagathlete|Dorothy Green|AUS}} | 1:11.1
|{{flagathlete|Dorothy Lyon|CAN|1921}} | 1:12.1 |
| 440 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Dorothy Green|AUS}} | 5:39.7
|{{flagathlete|Margaret Jeffery|ENG}} | 5:40.2
|{{flagathlete|Mona Leydon|NZL}} | 5:42.0 |
| 110 yd backstroke
|{{flagathlete|Pat Norton|AUS}} | 1:19.5
|{{flagathlete|Jeanne Greenland|WAL|1807}} | 1:22.5
|{{flagathlete|Margot Hamilton|SCO}} | 1:23.2 |
| 220 yd breaststroke
|{{flagathlete|Doris Storey|ENG}} | 3:06.3
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Carla Gerke (SAF) | 3:12.1
|{{flagathlete|Joan Langdon|CAN|1921}} | 3:22.2 |
| nowrap | 4×110 yd freestyle relay
|{{flag|Canada|1921}} | 4:48.3
|{{flag|Australia}} | 4:49.0
|{{flag|England}} | 4:50.1 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay
|{{flag|England}} | 3:57.7
|{{flag|South Africa|1928}} | 4:07.5
|{{flag|Australia}} | 4:10.0 |
=Wrestling=
All events were for men only.
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=250}} |
| Bantamweight
|{{flagathlete|Ted Purcell|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Vernon Blake|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Ray Cazaux|ENG}} |
| Featherweight
|{{flagathlete|Roy Purchase|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Larry Clarke|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Joe Genet|NZL}} |
| Lightweight
|{{flagathlete|Dick Garrard|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Vernon Thomas|NZL}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Alfred Harding (SAF) |
| Welterweight
|{{flagathlete|Tom Trevaskis|AUS}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Felix Stander (SAF) |{{flagathlete|Jerry Podjursky|NZL}} |
| Middleweight
|{{flagathlete|Terry Evans|CAN|1921}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Peter Sheasby (SAF) |{{flagathlete|Leslie Jeffers|ENG}} |
| Light heavyweight
|{{flagathlete|Eddie Scarf|AUS}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Sidney Greenspan (SAF) |{{flagathlete|Thomas Ward|SCO}} |
| Heavyweight
|{{flagathlete|Jack Knight|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Jim Dryden|NZL}} |{{flagathlete|John Whelan|CAN|1921}} |
See also
- 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia
References
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External links
- [https://www.commonwealthsport.com/commonwealth-games/sydney-1938 "Sydney 1938"]. Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
- [https://thecgf.com/results/games/3031 "Results and Medalists—1938 British Empire Games"]. Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation.
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