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