1930 British Empire Games
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| 1st British Empire Games | |
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| Host city | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Nations participating | 11 Nations of the Empire |
| Athletes participating | 400 |
| Opening ceremony | August 16, 1930 |
| Closing ceremony | August 23, 1930 |
| Main Stadium | Civic Stadium |
The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from August 16-23 1930.
The events included Athletics, Boxing, Lawn Bowls, Rowing, Swimming, and Wrestling. The opening ceremonies and many events were held at the Civic Stadium (now Ivor Wynne Stadium) in east Hamilton.[1]
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[edit] Participating Teams
There were 11 teams participating in these first British Empire Games:
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[edit] Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  England |
25 | 23 | 13 | 61 |
| 2 |  Canada |
20 | 15 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 |  Australia |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Scotland |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Wales |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  British Guiana |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 59 | 57 | 49 | 165 | |
[edit] Medals by event
[edit] Athletics
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 yards | Percy Williams (CAN) |
9.9 | Ernest Page (ENG) |
10.2e | Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN) |
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| 220 yards | Stanley Engelhart (ENG) |
21.8 | Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN) |
William Walters (RSA) |
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| 440 yards | Alex Wilson (CAN) |
48.8 | William Walters (RSA) |
48.9e | George Golding (AUS) |
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| 880 yards | Tommy Hampson (ENG) |
1:52 | Reg Thomas (ENG) |
1:55.5e | Alex Wilson (CAN) |
1:55.6e |
| 1 mile | Reg Thomas (ENG) |
04:14 | William Whyte (AUS) |
4:17.0e | Jerry Cornes (ENG) |
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| 3 miles | Stan Tomlin (ENG) |
14:27 | Alex Hillhouse (AUS) |
14:27.6e | Jack Winfield (ENG) |
14:28e |
| 6 miles | Billy Savidan (NZL) |
30:50 | Ernie Harper (ENG) |
31:01.6e | Tom Evenson (ENG) |
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| Marathon | Dunky Wright (SCO) |
2:43:43 | Sam Ferris (ENG) |
+880yd | Johnny Miles (CAN) |
+300yd |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
George Bailey (ENG) |
9:52 | Alex Hillhouse (AUS) |
Vernon Morgan (ENG) |
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| 120 yards hurdles | David Burghley (ENG) |
14.6 | Howard Davies (RSA) |
14.7e | Fred Gaby (ENG) |
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| 440 yards hurdles | David Burghley (ENG) |
54.4 | Roger Leigh-Wood (ENG) |
55.9e | Douglas Neame (ENG) |
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| High jump | Johannes Viljoen (RSA) |
1.90 | Colin Gordon |
1.88 | William Stargratt (CAN) |
1.85 |
| Pole vault | Vic Pickard (CAN) |
3.73 | Howard Ford (ENG) |
3.73 | Robert Stoddard (CAN) |
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| Long jump | Len Hutton (CAN) |
7.20 | Reg Revans (ENG) |
6.96 | Johannes Viljoen (RSA) |
6.86 |
| Triple jump | Gordon Smallacombe (CAN) |
14.76 | Reg Revans (ENG) |
14.29 | Len Hutton (CAN) |
13.90 |
| Shot put | Harry Hart (RSA) |
14.58 | Robert Howland (ENG) |
13.46 | Charlie Herman (CAN) |
12.98 |
| Discus throw | Harry Hart (RSA) |
41.43 | Charlie Herman (CAN) |
41.22 | Abe Zvonkin (CAN) |
41.17 |
| Hammer throw | Malcolm Nokes (ENG) |
47.13 | Bill Britton (IRL) |
46.89 | John Cameron (CAN) |
44.45 |
| Javelin throw | Stanley Lay (NZL) |
63.13 | Doral Pilling (CAN) |
55.93 | Harry Hart (RSA) |
53.21 |
| 4×110 yards relay | Canada |
42.2 | England |
42.7e | South Africa |
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| 4×440 yards relay | England |
3:19 | Canada |
3:19.8e | South Africa |
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[edit] Bowls
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Singles | Robert Colquhoun (ENG) |
J.G. Thomas (RSA) |
William Fielding (NZL) |
| Pairs | Tommy Hills and George Wright (ENG) |
William Fielding and Peter McWhannell (NZL) |
W.H. Moore and Arthur Reid (CAN) |
| Fours | England |
Canada |
Scotland |
[edit] Boxing
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight | Jacob Smith (RSA) |
Thomas Pardoe (ENG) |
Ross Galloway (CAN) |
| Bantamweight | Harry Mizler (ENG) |
Tommy Holt (SCO) |
John Keller (CAN) |
| Featherweight | Freddie Meacham (ENG) |
Lawrence Stevens (RSA) |
Alex Lyon (SCO) |
| Lightweight | James Rolland (SCO) |
Cosmos Canzano (CAN) |
Albert Love (ENG) |
| Welterweight | Leonard Hall (RSA) |
Howard Williams (CAN) |
Fred Brooman (ENG) |
| Middleweight | Frederick Mallin (ENG) |
Dudley Gallagher (AUS) |
Ernest Peirce (RSA) |
| Light heavyweight | Joe Goyder (ENG) |
Joey Basson (ENG) |
A. Pitcher (CAN) |
| Heavyweight | Victor Stuart (ENG) |
William Skimming (CAN) |
[edit] Rowing
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Single sculls | Bobby Pearce (AUS) |
8:04 | Jack Beresford (ENG) |
Fred Bradley (ENG) |
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| Double sculls | Elswood Bole and Bob Richards (CAN) |
7:48 | ||||
| Coxless fours | England F.M.L Fitzwilliams A.J. Halby Arthur Edwards Humphrey Boardman |
7:05 | Canada J. Gayner J. Fleming O.G. Bellew H.J. Pelham |
+2 lgths | New Zealand Barry Johnson Vic Olsson Alex Ross Charley Saunders |
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| Coxed fours | New Zealand Mick Brough John MacDonald Ben Waters Bert Sandos Arthur Eastwood |
8:02 | Canada B.L. Gales R.S. Evans J.A. Butler H.R. McCuaig A. Miles |
+2 lgths | British Guiana J.I. Matthews F.O. Gomes B.P. Bagley E.M. Gonsalves J. Jardine |
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| Eights | England |
6:37 | New Zealand |
+0.75 lgths | Canada |
+4 lgths |
In the double sculls event, only Canada was represented, so the organisers simply invited a couple of crews from the United States to provide some opposition.
[edit] Swimming
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 yd freestyle | Munroe Bourne (CAN) |
56.0 | Norman Brooks (ENG) |
56.1 | Bert Gibson (CAN) |
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| 400 yd freestyle | Noel Ryan (AUS) |
4:40 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) |
4:46 | George Burleigh (CAN) |
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| 1500 yd freestyle | Noel Ryan (AUS) |
18:55 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) |
19:41 | George Burleigh (CAN) |
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| 100 yd backstroke | Bill Trippett (ENG) |
1:05 | Willie Francis (SCO) |
1:06 | John Besford (ENG) |
1:07 |
| 200 yd breaststroke | Jack Aubin (CAN) |
2:38 | Stanley Bell (ENG) |
2:40 | Reggie Flint (ENG) |
2:45 |
| 4×200 yd freestyle relay |
Canada |
8:42 | England |
8:43 | ||
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 yd freestyle | Joyce Cooper (ENG) |
1:07 | Ellen King (SCO) |
1:07 | Valerie Davies (WAL) |
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| 400 yd freestyle | Joyce Cooper (ENG) |
5:25 | Valerie Davies (WAL) |
5:28 | Sarah Stewart (SCO) |
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| 100 yd backstroke | Joyce Cooper (ENG) |
1:15 | Valerie Davies (WAL) |
1:17 | Phyllis Harding (ENG) |
1:18 |
| 200 yd breaststroke | Celia Wolstenholme (ENG) |
2:55 | Margery Hinton (ENG) |
3:04 | Ellen King (SCO) |
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| 4×100 yd freestyle relay |
England |
4:33 | Canada |
4:33 | Scotland |
4:37 |
[edit] Diving
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 3 m springboard | Alfred Phillips (CAN) |
147 | Cyril Kennett (CAN) |
138 | Arthur Stott (CAN) |
127 |
| 10 m platform | Alfred Phillips (CAN) |
90.6 | Samuel Walker (CAN) |
83.3 | Thomas Scott (ENG) |
82.3 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 3 m springboard | Oonagh Whitsett (RSA) |
90.1 | Doris Ogilvie (CAN) |
89.7 | Mollie Bailey (CAN) |
88.7 |
| 10 m platform | Pearl Stoneham (CAN) |
39.3 | Helen McCormack (CAN) |
38.3 | ||
[edit] Wrestling
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight | James Trifunov (CAN) |
Joseph Reid (ENG) |
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| Featherweight | Cliff Chilcott (CAN) |
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| Lightweight | Howard Thomas (CAN) |
Harold Angus (ENG) |
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| Welterweight | Reg Priestley (CAN) |
Harry Johnson (ENG) |
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| Middleweight | Mike Chepwick (CAN) |
Stanley Bissell (ENG) |
Max Thiel (RSA) |
| Light heavyweight | Bill McIntyre (CAN) |
Edgar Bacon (ENG) |
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| Heavyweight | Earl McCready (CAN) |
Alex Sanguine (ENG) |
[edit] References
- ^ The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56 (2006-06-10). ""Tigertown Triumphs"". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
[edit] External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1930 British Empire Games at the official Guernsey site
- 1930 British Empire Games - Australian Commonwealth Games official website
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