- Participating teams
- Medals by country
- Medals by event Athletics Boxing Cycling Track Road Diving Men's events Women's events Lawn bowls Rowing Swimming Men's events Women's events Wrestling
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2013}}{{Infobox games
| Name = III British Empire Games
| Logo = 1938 British Empire Games.png
| Size = 130
| Host city = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| Optional caption =
| Nations participating = 15
| Athletes participating = 464
| Events = 71
| Opening ceremony = 5 February
| Closing ceremony = 12 February
| Officially opened by = John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst
| Queen's Baton =
| Stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground
| previous = II
| next = IV
}}The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games being the modern-day equivalent. Held in Sydney, New South Wales, 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.[1] The star of the games was the Australian athlete Decima Norman, who won five gold medals in track and field. Margaret Dovey, the future wife of 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{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}- {{flaglink|Australia|at the 1938 British Empire Games}}
- {{flag|Bermuda}}
- {{flag|British Guiana|1919}}
- {{flag|Canada|1921}}
- {{flag|Ceylon|colonial}}
- {{flagCGF|ENG|1938}}
- {{flaglink|Fiji|at the 1938 British Empire Games|variant=colonial}}
- India
- {{flaglink|New Zealand|at the 1938 British Empire Games}}
- {{flag|Northern Ireland}}
- {{flag|Scotland}}
- {{flag|South Africa|1928}}
- {{flag|Southern Rhodesia}}
- {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago|colonial}}
- {{flag|Wales|1807}}
{{div col end}}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 eventAthletics{{main|Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games}}Boxing| Flyweight | RSA|1928}} Johnny Joubert (SAF) | Joe Gagnon|CAN|1921}} | Hugh Cameron|SCO}} | | Bantamweight | William Butler|ENG}} | RSA|1928}} Hendrik Knoesen (SAF) | Jack Dillon|AUS}} | | Featherweight | Ceylon|colonial}} Barney Henricus (CEY) | James Watson|SCO}} | Kenneth Moran|NZL}} | | Lightweight | Harry Groves|ENG}} | Harry Hurst|CAN|1921}} | Southern Rhodesia}} William Fulton (RHO) | | Welterweight | Bill Smith|AUS}} | Arthur Heeney|NZL}} | Southern Rhodesia}} Andrew Tsirindonis (RHO) | | Middleweight | Denis Reardon|WAL|1807}} | Maurice Dennis|ENG}} | Rex Carey|CAN|1921}} | | Light heavyweight | RSA|1928}} Nick Wolmarans (SAF) | Cecil Overell|AUS}} | Joseph Wilby|ENG}} | | Heavyweight | Thomas Osborne|CAN|1921}} | RSA|1928}} Claude Sterley (SAF) | Leslie Harley|AUS}} |
CyclingTrack| Time Trial | Bob Porter|AUS}} | 1:15.2 | Tasman Johnson|AUS}} | 1:15.7 | Ernest Mills|ENG}} | 1:15.9 | | Sprint 1000 yd | Dunc Gray|AUS}} | Bob Porter|AUS}} | George Giles|NZL}} | | 10-mile Scratch | William Maxfield|ENG}} | 24:44.0 | Ray Hicks|ENG}} | RSA|1928}} Syd Rose (SAF) |
Road| Road Race | RSA|1928}} Hennie Binneman (SAF) | 2'53:29.6 | John Brown|NZL}} | s.t. | Ray Jones|ENG}} | s.t. |
DivingMen's events| 3 m springboard | Ron Masters|AUS}} | 126.36 | Doug Tomalin|ENG}} | 124.78 | George Athans|CAN|1921}} | 117.90 | | 10 m platform | Doug Tomalin|ENG}} | 108.74 | Ron Masters|AUS}} | 102.87 | George Athans|CAN|1921}} | 98.93 |
Women's events| 3 m springboard | Irene Donnett|AUS}} | 91.18 | Lynda Adams|CAN|1921}} | 88.27 | Marie Sharkey|CAN|1921}} | 81.66 | | 10 m platform | Lurline Hook|AUS}} | 36.47 | Lynda Adams|CAN|1921}} | 36.39 | Irene Donnett|AUS}} | 34.57 |
Lawn bowls{{main|Lawn Bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games}}RowingAll 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. | Single sculls | Herb Turner|AUS}} | 8:24 | Peter Jackson|ENG}} | Robert Smith|NZL}} | | Double sculls | Cecil Pearce
and William Bradley|AUS}} | 7:29.4 | Jack Offer
and Dick Offer|ENG}} | Gus Jackson
and Robert Smith|NZL}} | | Coxed four | Australia}}
Don Fraser
Gordon Freeth
Harry Kerr
Jack Fisher
Stewart Elder | 7:16.8 | New Zealand}}
Albert Hope
George Burns
John Rigby
Kenneth Boswell
Jim Clayton | +1.25 lgths | Canada|1921}}
Donald Davis
James Temple
James MacDonald
Kenneth Jaggard
Max Winkler | +0.75 lgths | | Eights | England}}
Basil Beazley
Desmond Kingsford
John Sturrock
John Burrough
John Turnbull
Peter Jackson
Rhodes Hambridge
J. T. Turner
Thomas Reeve (cox) | 6:29 | Australia}}
Joe Gould
Alfred Gregory
Ted Bromley
Frank le Souef
Gordon Yewers
Richard Paramor
W.G. Thomas [2]
Bill Dixon
Doug Bowden | +0.75 lgths | New Zealand}}
Gus Jackson
Cyril Stiles
Rangi Thompson
Howard Benge
John Charters
Les Pithie
Oswald Denison
James Gould
William Stodart | +2 lgths |
SwimmingMen's events| 110 yd freestyle | Bob Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 59.6 | RSA|1928}} Terry Collard (SAF) | 60.8 | William Fleming|AUS}} | 61.0 | | 440 yd freestyle | Bob Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 4:54.6 | Bob Leivers|ENG}} | 4:55.4 | Robin Biddulph|AUS}} | 4:55.5 | | 1650 yd freestyle | Bob Leivers|ENG}} | 19:46.4 | Bob Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 19:59.2 | Norman Wainwright|ENG}} | 20:17.4 | | 110 yd backstroke | Percy Oliver|AUS}} | 01:07.9 | Gordon Kerr|CAN|1921}} | 1:09.0 | Micky Taylor|ENG}} | 1:09.3 | | 220 yd breaststroke | John Davies|ENG}} | 2:51.9 | British Guiana|1919}} Walter Spence (BGU) | 3:00.5 | Jimmy Prentice|CAN|1921}} | 3:00.8 | | 4×220 yd freestyle relay | England}}
Frederick Dove
Mostyn Ffrench-Williams
Norman Wainwright
Bob Leivers | 9:19.0 | Canada|1921}}
George Burleigh
Gordon Devlin
Robert Hooper
Bob Pirie | 9:20.2 | Australia}}
Robert Wilshire
Noel Ryan
Robin Biddulph
William Fleming | 9:32.9 | | 3×110 yd medley relay | England}}
Frederick Dove
John Davies
Micky Taylor | 3:28.2 | Canada|1921}}
Gordon Kerr
Jimmy Prentice
Bob Pirie | 3:30.5 | Australia}}
Ernest Hobbs
Percy Oliver
William Fleming | 3:31.8 |
Women's events| 110 yd freestyle | Evelyn de Lacy|AUS}} | 1:10.1 | Dorothy Green|AUS}} | 1:11.1 | Dorothy Lyon|CAN|1921}} | 1:12.1 | | 440 yd freestyle | Dorothy Green|AUS}} | 5:39.7 | Margaret Jeffrey|ENG}} | 5:40.2 | Mona Leydon|NZL}} | 5:42.0 | | 110 yd backstroke | Pat Norton|AUS}} | 1:19.5 | Jeanne Greenland|WAL|1807}} | 1:22.5 | Margot Hamilton|SCO}} | 1:23.2 | | 220 yd breaststroke | Doris Storey|ENG}} | 3:06.3 | RSA|1928}} Carla Gerke (SAF) | 3:12.1 | Joan Langdon|CAN|1921}} | 3:22.2 | | 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Canada|1921}}
Noel Oxenbury
Dorothy Lyon
Mary Baggaley
Phyllis Dewar | 4:48.3 | Australia}}
Dorothy Green
Evelyn de Lacy
Margaret Rawson
Pat Norton | 4:49.0 | England}}
Edna Hughes
Joyce Harrowby
Margery Hinton
Zilpha Grant | 4:50.1 | | 3×110 yd medley relay | England}}
Doris Storey
Lorna Frampton
Margery Hinton | 3:57.7 | South Africa|1928}}
Carla Gerke
Hazel Holmes
Molly Ryde | 4:07.5 | Australia}}
Evelyn de Lacy
Pat Norton
Valerie George | 4:10.0 |
WrestlingAll events were for men only. | Bantamweight | Ted Purcell|AUS}} | Vernon Blake|CAN|1921}} | Ray Cazaux|ENG}} | | Featherweight | Roy Purchase|AUS}} | Larry Clarke|CAN|1921}} | Joe Genet|NZL}} | | Lightweight | Dick Garrard|AUS}} | Vernon Thomas|NZL}} | RSA|1928}} Alfred Harding (SAF) | | Welterweight | Tom Trevaskis|AUS}} | RSA|1928}} Felix Stander (SAF) | Jeremiah Podjursky|NZL}} | | Middleweight | Terry Evans|CAN|1921}} | RSA|1928}} Peter Sheasby (SAF) | Leslie Jeffers|ENG}} | | Light heavyweight | Eddie Scarf|AUS}} | RSA|1928}} Sidney Greenspan (SAF) | Thomas Ward|SCO}} | | Heavyweight | Jack Knight|AUS}} | Jim Dryden|NZL}} | John Whelan|CAN|1921}} |
See also - 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/intro.asp?yr=1938|title=Commonwealth Games Federation - 1938 Commonwealth Games - Introduction|last=|first=|date=|website=www.thecgf.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414200818/http://thecgf.com/games/intro.asp?yr=1938|archive-date=14 April 2017|dead-url=yes|access-date=2017-05-06|df=dmy-all}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/commonwealth-games/1938-Sydney.php|title=1938 Sydney Empire Games - History of Australian Rowing|website=www.rowinghistory-aus.info|accessdate=2 July 2017}}
External links- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312064648/http://www.guernseycga.org.gg/1938sydney.html 1938 British Empire Games] at the official Guernsey site
- 1938 British Empire Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website
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