British Empire Games 1938 / Athletics
At the British Empire Games in Sydney in 1938 , a total of 28 competitions were held in athletics between February 5 and 12, 20 of which were for men and eight for women. The venue was the Sydney Cricket Ground .
Men
100 yard run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Cyril Holmes |
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9.7 |
2 | John Mumford |
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9.8 |
3 | Ted Best |
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9.9 |
4th | Tom Lavery |
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9.9 |
5 | Ted Hampson |
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10.0 |
6th | Howard Yates |
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10.1 |
Final: February 5th
220 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Cyril Holmes |
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21.2 |
2 | John Mumford |
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21.3 |
3 | Ted Best |
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21.4 |
4th | Larry O'Connor |
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21.6 |
5 | Howard Yates |
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21.7 |
6th | Bill Roberts |
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21.7 |
Final: February 10th
440 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Bill Roberts |
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47.9 |
2 | William Fritz |
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47.9 |
3 | Denis Shore |
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48.1 |
4th | John Mumford |
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5 | John Loaring |
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6th | Harold Tyrie |
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Final: February 12th
880 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Pat boat |
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1: 51.2 |
2 | Frank Handley |
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1: 54.0 |
3 | Bill Dale |
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1: 54.2 |
4th | Jim Alford |
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5 | Theo Allen |
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6th | Brian MacCabe |
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7th | Gerald Backhouse |
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8th | Niklaas Wessels |
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Final: February 7th
Mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Jim Alford |
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4: 11.6 |
2 | Gerald Backhouse |
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4: 12.3 |
3 | Pat boat |
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4: 12.6 |
4th | Kind of Clarke |
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4: 14.4 |
5 | Bernard Eeles |
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4: 15.2 |
6th | Bill Pullar |
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Bobby Graham |
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DNF | |
Theo Allen |
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DNF |
Final: February 12th
Three mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Cecil Matthews |
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13: 59.6 |
2 | Peter Ward |
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14: 05.6 |
3 | Scotty Rankine |
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14: 24.0 |
4th | Wally Hayward |
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14: 24.4 |
5 | Stan Nicholls |
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14: 30.0 |
6th | Laurie Weatherill |
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7th | Alan Geddes |
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8th | Keith Faulkner |
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February 5th
Six mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Cecil Matthews |
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30: 14.5 |
2 | Scotty Rankine |
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3 | Wally Hayward |
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4th | Alan Geddes |
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5 | Laurie Weatherill |
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6th | Jackie Gibson |
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7th | Milt Wallace |
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8th | Fred Bassed |
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February 10th
marathon
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
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1 | John Coleman |
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2:30:50 |
2 | Bert Norris |
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2:37:57 |
3 | Jackie Gibson |
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2:38:20 |
4th | Donald Robertson |
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2:42:40 |
5 | James Bartlett |
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2:50:41 |
6th | Lloyd Longman |
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2:54:54 |
7th | Walter Young |
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2:59:05 |
8th | Dick Crossley |
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3:12:50 |
February 7th
120 yard hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Tom Lavery |
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14.0 |
2 | Larry O'Connor |
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14.2 |
3 | Sid Stenner |
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14.4 |
4th | Don McLardy |
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14.6 |
5 | Sid Kiel |
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14.7 |
6th | Frank Sharpley |
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15.0 |
Final: February 12th
440 yard hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | John Loaring |
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52.9 |
2 | John Park |
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54.6 |
3 | Alan McDougall |
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55.2 |
4th | Alf Watson |
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5 | Arnold Anderson |
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6th | Paul Magee |
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February 5th
4-by-110-yard relay
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 |
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Jack Brown Pat Haley John Loaring Larry O'Connor |
41.6 |
2 |
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Kenneth Richardson Sandy Duncan Lawrence Wallace Cyril Holmes |
41.8 |
3 |
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Ted Best Alf Watson Ted Hampson Howard Yates |
41.9 |
4 by 440 yards relay
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 |
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Lee Orr Bill Dale William Fritz John Loaring |
3: 16.9 |
2 |
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Frank Handley Henry Pack Brian MacCabe Bill Roberts |
3: 19.2 |
3 |
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Alan Sayers Arnold Anderson Graham Quinn Harold Tyrie |
3: 22.0 |
4th |
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Hugh Johnson Athol Jones John Park Vernon Wallace |
high jump
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Edwin Thacker |
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1.96 |
2 | Robert Heffernan |
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1.88 |
3 | Dudleigh Shetliffe |
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1.88 |
4th | Peter Tancred |
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1.86 |
5 | John Newman |
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1.86 |
6th | Joe Haley |
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1.86 |
7th | Jack Metcalfe |
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1.82 |
8th | Henry Perera |
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1.82 |
February 5th
Pole vault
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Andries du Plessis |
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4.11 |
2 | Les Fletcher |
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3.97 |
3 | Stuart Frid |
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3.88 |
4th | Richard Webster |
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3.88 |
5 | Ted Winter |
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3.88 |
6th | Ian Barrett |
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3.77 |
7th | Fred Woodhouse |
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3.77 |
8th | Bill Cartwright |
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3.50 |
February 12th
Long jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Harold Brown |
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7.43 |
2 | Jim Panton |
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7.25 |
3 | Basil Dickinson |
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7.15 |
4th | Harry Gould |
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7.12 |
5 | Jack Metcalfe |
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7.08 |
6th | Walter Tambimuttu |
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6.95 |
7th | Ray Graf |
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6.86 |
8th | Harry Lister |
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6.84 |
February 10th
Triple jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Jack Metcalfe |
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15.49 |
2 | Lloyd Miller |
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15.41 |
3 | Basil Dickinson |
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15.28 |
4th | Ray Graf |
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14.62 |
5 | Harold Brown |
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14.08 |
6th | Bertie Shillington |
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13.94 |
7th | Jim Panton |
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13.37 |
8th | Wallace Brown |
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12.23 |
February 12th
Shot put
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Louis Fouché |
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14.48 |
2 | Eric Coy |
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13.96 |
3 | Francis Drew |
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13.80 |
4th | William Plummer |
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13.55 |
5 | Harry Wilson |
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13.19 |
6th | William MacKenzie |
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12.84 |
7th | Jim Courtright |
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12.10 |
8th | George Sutherland |
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11.99 |
February 12th
Discus throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Eric Coy |
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44.75 |
2 | David Young |
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43.04 |
3 | George Sutherland |
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41.47 |
4th | Harry Wilson |
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40.59 |
5 | Keith Pardon |
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39.73 |
6th | William MacKenzie |
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39.30 |
7th | Adrian Button |
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38.32 |
8th | John Morgan |
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36.57 |
February 7th
Hammer throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | George Sutherland |
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48.71 |
2 | Keith Pardon |
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45.11 |
3 | James Leckie |
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44.33 |
4th | Patrick McNamara |
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42.60 |
5 | Myer Rosenblum |
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41.39 |
6th | Les Graham |
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40.06 |
Eric Coy |
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DNS |
February 10th
Javelin throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Jim Courtright |
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62.81 |
2 | Stanley Lay |
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62.21 |
3 | Jack Metcalfe |
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55.50 |
4th | Harold Brown |
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53.30 |
5 | James Barlow |
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51.53 |
6th | David Goode |
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50.31 |
7th | Bert Sheiles |
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49.95 |
8th | John Clarke |
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49.65 |
February 5th
Women
100 yard run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Decima Norman |
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11.1 |
2 | Joyce Walker |
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11.3 |
3 | Mildred Dolson |
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11.4 |
4th | Barbara Burke |
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11.5 |
5 | Joan Woodland |
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11.5 |
6th | Barbara Howard |
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11.6 |
Final: February 5th
220 yards run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Decima Norman |
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24.7 |
2 | Jean Coleman |
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25.1 |
3 | Eileen Wearne |
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25.3 |
4th | Aileen Meagher |
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25.5 |
5 | Barbara Burke |
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6th | Irene Talbot |
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Final: February 12th
80 meter hurdles
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Barbara Burke |
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11.7 |
2 | Isabel Grant |
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11.7 |
3 | Rona Tong |
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11.8 |
4th | Clarice Kennedy |
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5 | Thelma Peake |
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Kathleen Tiffen |
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DNS |
Final: February 12th
440 yards relay (220 + 110 + 110)
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 |
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Jean Coleman Eileen Wearne Decima Norman |
49.1 |
2 |
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Aileen Meagher Mildred Dolson Barbara Howard |
49.9 |
3 |
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Kathleen Stokes Dorothy Saunders Winifred Jeffrey |
51.3 |
4th |
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Doreen Lumley Doris Strachan Rona Tong |
660 yards relay (220 + 220 + 110 + 110)
space | country | Athletes | Time (min) |
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1 |
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Jean Coleman Decima Norman Thelma Peake Joan Woodland |
1: 15.2 |
2 |
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Winifred Jeffrey Dorothy Saunders Kathleen Stokes Ethel Raby |
1: 17.2 |
3 |
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Mildred Dolson Barbara Howard Aileen Meagher Violet Montgomery |
1: 19.0 |
high jump
space | Athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Dorothy Odam |
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1.60 |
2 | Dora Gardner |
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1.58 |
3 | Elizabeth Forbes |
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1.58 |
4th | Margaret Bell |
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1.58 |
5 | Doris Carter |
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1.55 |
6th | Elsie Poore |
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1.42 |
7th | Isabella Miller |
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1.37 |
February 12th
Long jump
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Decima Norman |
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5.80 |
2 | Ethel Raby |
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5.66 |
3 | Thelma Peake |
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5.55 |
4th | Evelyn Goshawk |
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5.38 |
5 | Mary Holloway |
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5.22 |
6th | Doris Strachan |
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5.20 |
7th | Dora Gardner |
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5.14 |
8th | Thelma Norris |
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5.12 |
February 7th
Javelin throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Robina Higgins |
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38.28 |
2 | Antonia Robertson |
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36.98 |
3 | Gladys Lunn |
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36.41 |
4th | Mary Mitchell |
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35.98 |
5 | Elsie Jones |
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30.98 |
6th | Lena Mitchell |
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30.55 |
7th | Clarice Kennedy |
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29.66 |
February 10th
Web links
- Results on the Commonwealth Games Federation website
- III Commonwealth Game, Sydney 1938 on trackfield.brinkster.net
- III Commonwealth Games on TOPS in athletics