Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 hosted the 1938 British Empire Games

1938 British Empire Games

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 February 5–12, 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary...

 in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and their team was abbreviated AUS. This was their third of 3 Commonwealth Games meets.

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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Gold

• Decima Norman
  Decima Norman
  Decima Norman, MBE was an Australian athlete, who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games....
  
   - Broad Jump (Women) - 19 ft ¼ in (GR)
• Decima Norman
  Decima Norman
  Decima Norman, MBE was an Australian athlete, who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games....
  
   - 100 yards (Women) - 11.1 sec (GR)
• Jack Metcalfe
  Jack Metcalfe
  John "Jack" Patrick Metcalfe was an Australian athlete who competed in high jump, long jump and javelin events, though he is best remembered as a triple jumper....
  
   (Men) - Hop, Step, Jump - 50 ft 10 in
• Decima Norman
  Decima Norman
  Decima Norman, MBE was an Australian athlete, who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games....
  
   - 220 yards (Women) - 24.7 sec (heat 24.9, semi 24.5 (GR))
• Lurline Hook - Platform (Women) - 36.47 points
• Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard
  Dick Garrard
  Richard "Dick" Edward Garrard, OBE was an Australian Olympic wrestler.Garrard was born on 21 January 1911 in Geelong, Victoria. In a thirty year career, from 1926 to 1956, Garrard lost only nine of 525 bouts, making him Australia's most successful sport wrestler ever...
  
   - Wrestling, Lightweight
• John Lambert 'Jack' Knight - Wrestling, Heavyweight
• Edward Purcell - Wrestling, Bantamweight
• Roy Purchase - Wrestling, Featherweight
• Eddie Richard Scarf - Wrestling, Light Heavyweight
• Tom Trevaskis - Wrestling, Welterweight
• Jean Coleman, Decima Norman
  Decima Norman
  Decima Norman, MBE was an Australian athlete, who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games....
  
  , A Eileen Wearne - 440 yards Medley Relay (Women) - 49.1 sec
• Jean Coleman, Decima Norman
  Decima Norman
  Decima Norman, MBE was an Australian athlete, who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games....
  
  , Thelma Peake, Joan Woodland - 660 yards Medley Relay - 1:15.2
• William Smith - Boxing, Welterweight
• Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray - Cycling, 1,000 m Sprint - 13.6 sec
• Robert Porter - Cycling, 1,000 m Time Trial - 1:15.2 (GR)
• Herbert J Turner - Rowing, Single Scull - 8:24.0 (won by 5 lengths)
• William F Bradley, Cecil A Pearce - Rowing, Double Scull (bow) - 7:29.4
• Gordon Freeth, Jack T Fisher, H F Kerr, Don H Fraser, Stewart J Elder - Rowing, Coxed Four - 7:16.8
• Percy Charles Oliver - 110 yd Backstroke - 1:07.9 (GR) (heat 1:09.6)
• Evelyn de Lacy - 110 yd Freestyle - 1:10.1 (GR) (heat 1:10.6)
• Patricia Norton - 110 yd Backstroke - 1.19.5 (heat 1:20.6)
• Dorothy J Green - 440 yd Freestyle - 5:39.9 (GR) (heat 5:43.0)
• Irene Donnett - Springboard (Women) - 91.18 points
• Ron Masters
  Ron Masters
  Ronald "Ron" Masters was an Australian diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he finished 14th in the 3 metre springboard event and 15th in the 10 metre platform competition....
  
   - Diving, Springboard (Men) - 126.36 points

Silver

• Keith W Pardon - Hammer Throw (Men) - 148 ft 1¼in
• Fletcher, Leslie A - Pole Vault (Men) - 13 ft 0¼in
• Miller, D Lloyd - Hop, Step, Jump (Men) - 50 ft 6¾in
• Heffernan, Robert - High Jump (Men) - 6 ft 2 in
• John Mumford - 100 yards (Men) - 9.8 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.1)
• John Mumford - 220 yards (Men) - 21.3 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.6)
• Gerald I Backhouse - 1 mile (Men) - 4:12.2 (heat 4:18.0)
• John F Park - 440 yards Hurdles (Men) - 54.6 sec
• Walker, Joyce - 100 yards (Women) - 11.3 sec (heat 11.4, semi 11.4)
• Jean Coleman - 220 yards (Women) - 25.1 sec (heat 25.3, semi 25.2)
• Grant, Isabel - 80 m Hurdles - 11.7 sec (heat 12.1)
• Percy Hutton, Howard Mildren - Rowing, Pairs
• Cecil G Overell - Boxing, Light-Heavyweight
• Todd Hardwick - Wrestling, Middleweight
• Robert Porter - Cycling, 1,000 m Sprint
• Tasman Johnson - Cycling, 1,000 m Time Trial - 1:15.7
• William G Thomas, Alfred J Gregory, Doug K Bowden, Frank A W le Souef, Gordon H Yewers, Richard L Paramor, Edward R Bromley, William G Dixon, Ainslie B 'Joe' Gould - Rowing Eight
• Dorothy J Green - 110 yd Freestyle - 1:11.1 (heat 1:11.4)
• Evelyn de Lacy, Dorothy J Green, Patricia Norton, Margaret Rawson - 4x110 yd Freestyle Relay - 4:49.9
• Ronald Masters - Diving, Platform (Men) - 102.87 points

Bronze

• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - Javelin Throw (Men) - 182 ft 2¼in
• Drew, Francis - Shot Put (Men) - 45 ft 3⅜in
• Basil C Dickenson - Broad Jump (Men) - 23 ft 5½in
• Edward W Best - 100 yards (Men) - 9.9 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.0)
• Edward W Best - 220 yards (Men) - 21.4 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.4)
• Basil C Dickenson - Hop, Step, Jump (Men) - 50 ft 1¾in
• Shetliffe, Douglas F - High Jump (Men) - 6 ft 2 in
• Stenner, Sydney G - 120 yards Hurdles (Men) - 14.4 sec (heat 14.5)
• McDougall, Alan - 440 yards Hurdles (Men) - 55.2 sec
• Edward W Best, T Edward Hampson, Alfred J Watson, Howard Spencer Yates - 4x110 yards Relay (Men) - 41.9 sec
• Thelma Peake - Broad Jump (Women) - 18 ft 2⅝in
• A Eileen Wearne - 220 yards (Women) - 25.3 sec (heat 25.1, semi 25.2)
• Jack Low - Rowing, Singles
• Tom Kinder, Charlie H McNeill, Aubrey Murray, H Frank Murray - Rowing, Fours
• Jack B Dillon - Boxing, Bantamweight
• Leslie Harley - Boxing, Heavyweight
• William Fleming - 110 yd Freestyle - 1:01.0 (heat 1:01.8)
• H Robin Biddulph - 440 yd Freestyle - 4:55.4 (heat 5:01.5)
• H Robin Biddulph, William Fleming, Noel Phillip Ryan, J Robert Wilshire - 4x220 yd Freestyle Relay - 9:32.9 (split 2:18.8)
• William Fleming, Ernest A Hobbs, Percy Charles Oliver - 3x110 yd Medley Relay - 3:31.8 (split 1:01.6)
• Evelyn de Lacy, Valerie George, Patricia Norton - 3x110 yd Medley Relay - 4:10.0 (split 1:12.9)
• Irene Donnett - Platform (Women) - 34.57 points

Athletics (Men)

Javelin Throw

• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 3rd, 182 ft 2¼in
• James Barlow - 5th, 169 ft 0¼in
• Goode, David P - 6th, 165 ft 1 in
• Sheiles, Bert - 7th, 163 ft 10¼in

Discus Throw

• Harold B Wilson - 4th, 133 ft 2 3/
• Keith W Pardon - 5th, 130 ft 4¼in
• William R MacKenzie - 6th, 128 ft 11½in
• Button, Adrian - 7th, 125 ft 8½in

Shot Put

• Drew, Francis - 3rd, 45 ft 3⅜in
• William C Plummer - 4th, 44 ft 5⅝in
• Harold B Wilson - 5th, 43 ft 3⅝in
• William R MacKenzie - 6th, 42 ft 1¾in

Hammer Throw

• Keith W Pardon - 2nd, 148 ft 1¼in
• McNamara, Patrick - 4th, 139 ft 9⅛in
• Rosenblum, Myer E
  Myer Rosenblum
  Myer E. Rosenblum OAM was an Australian sportsman and lawyer. He was born in South Africa to parents who had migrated from present-day Belarus. His family moved to Sydney, Australia in 1914, and he was educated at Fort Street High School and Sydney University. He played four Test matches for the...
  
   - 5th, 135 ft 9¼in
• Graham, Leslie - 6th, 131 ft 5¼in

Pole Vault

• Fletcher, Leslie A - 2nd, 13 ft 0¼in
• Winter, Edwin J - 5th, 12 ft 9 in
• Frederick Irvine Woodhouse - 7th, 12 ft 4½in
• Cartwright, William - 8th, 11 ft 6 in

Long Jump

• Raymond G Graf - 7th, 22 ft 6 in

Broad Jump

• Basil C Dickenson - 3rd, 23 ft 5½in
• Gould, Henry 'Harry' T - 4th, 23 ft 4½in
• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 5th, 23 ft 2¾in

Hop, Step, Jump

• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 1st, 50 ft 10 in
• Miller, D Lloyd - 2nd, 50 ft 6¾in
• Basil C Dickenson - 3rd, 50 ft 1¾in
• Raymond G Graf - 4th, 47 ft 11⅝in

High Jump

• Heffernan, Robert - 2nd, 6 ft 2 in
• Shetliffe, Douglas F - 3rd, 6 ft 2 in
• Tancred, Peter L - 4th, 6 ft 1¼in 4in
• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 7th, 5 ft 11¾in

100 yards

• John Mumford - 2nd, 9.8 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.1)
• Edward W Best - 3rd, 9.9 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.0)
• T Edward Hampson - 5th, 10.0 sec (heat 10.1, semi 10.1)
• Howard Spencer Yates - 6th, 10.1 sec (heat 10.1, semi 10.2)

220 yards

• John Mumford - 2nd, 21.3 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.6)
• Edward W Best - 3rd, 21.4 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.4)
• T Edward Hampson - 4th, 21.6 sec (semi) (heat 22.1)
• Howard Spencer Yates - 5th, 21.7 sec (heat 22.0, semi 21.4)

440 yards

• Athol H Jones - 3rd, 49.8 sec (heat)
• John Mumford - 4th, 48.3 (heat)
• Hugh Johnson - 4th (heat)
• Scott, Francis - 4th (heat)

880 yards

• Maxwell Fleming - 6th (heat)
• Goff, Leslie - 6th (heat)
• Gerald I Backhouse - 7th, 1:55.1 (heat)
• Chappel, Roy - 7th (heat)

1 mile

• Gerald I Backhouse - 2nd, 4:12.2 (heat 4:18.0)
• Maxwell Fleming - 5th (heat)
• Frederick Barry-Brown - 6th (heat)
• Bonham, Donald - 7th (heat)

3 miles

• Nicholls, Stanley E - 5th, 14:30.0
• Colman, Frederick - Did not finish
• Faulkner, Keith - Did not finish
• Weightman, Walter - Did not finish

6 miles

• Fred Bassed - 8th
• Millington, Stanley - 9th
• Doyle, Brendan - 10th

120 yards Hurdles

• Stenner, Sydney G - 3rd, 14.4 sec (heat 14.5)
• McLardy, Donald F - 4th, 14.6 sec (heat 14.9)
• Wilson, George - 4th, 15.1 sec (heat)
• Popplewell, Frederick - 4th (heat)

440 yards Hurdles

• John F Park - 2nd, 54.6 sec
• McDougall, Alan - 3rd, 55.2 sec
• Alfred J Watson - 4th
• Magee, Paul F - 6th

4x110 yards Relay

• Edward W Best - 3rd, 41.9 sec
• T Edward Hampson - 3rd, 41.9 sec
• Alfred J Watson - 3rd, 41.9 sec
• Howard Spencer Yates - 3rd, 41.9 sec

4x440 yards Relay

• Athol H Jones - 4th
• Hugh Johnson - 4th
• John F Park - 4th
• Wallace, Vernon - 4th
• Lewis, Maurice - Did not compete (reserve)

Marathon

• Crossley, Richard J - 8th, 3:12:50.0
• Wood, John - 9th, 3:19:47.0
• Hayes, Alfred - Did not finish
• Jolly, Ernest - Did not finish
• Liddle, William - Did not finish
• Patterson, James - Did not finish

Athletics (Women)

High Jump

• Carter, Doris - 5th, 5 ft 1 in
• Poore, Elsie - 6th, 4 ft 8 in

Broad Jump

• Decima Norman - 1st, 19 ft 1/4in (GR)
• Thelma Peake - 3rd, 18 ft 2⅝in
• Evans, Enid - 10th 15 ft 10¼in
• Nell Gould - 12th 14 ft 9½in

Javelin Throw

• Jones, Elsie - 5th, 101 ft 8 in
• Mitchell, Lena - 6th, 100 ft 3 in
• Clarice Kennedy - 7th, 97 ft 3¾in

100 yards

• Decima Norman - 1st, 11.1 sec (GR)
• Walker, Joyce - 2nd, 11.3 sec (heat 11.4, semi 11.4)
• Joan Woodland - 5th, 11.5 sec (heat 11.5, semi 11.2)
• Thelma Peake - (semi) Disqualified (heat 11.5)

220 yards

• Decima Norman - 1st, 24.7 sec (heat 24.9, semi 24.5 (GR))
• Jean Coleman - 2nd, 25.1 sec (heat 25.3, semi 25.2)
• A Eileen Wearne - 3rd, 25.3 sec (heat 25.1, semi 25.2)
• Talbot, Irene - 6th (heat 25.7, semi 25.4)

440 yards Medley Relay

• Jean Coleman - 1st, 49.1 sec
• Decima Norman - 1st, 49.1 sec
• A Eileen Wearne - 1st, 49.1 sec

660 yards Medley Relay

• Jean Coleman - 1st, 1:15.2
• Decima Norman - 1st, 1:15.2
• Thelma Peake - 1st, 1:15.2
• Joan Woodland - 1st, 1:15.2

80 m Hurdles

• Grant, Isabel - 2nd, 11.7 sec (heat 12.1)
• Clarice Kennedy - 4th (heat 12.2)
• Thelma Peake - 5th (heat 12.4)
• Nell Gould - 4th (heat)

Bowls

Singles

• Jack Low - 3rd

Pairs

• Percy Hutton - 2nd
• Howard Mildren - 2nd

Fours

• Tom Kinder - 3rd
• Charlie H McNeill - 3rd
• Aubrey Murray - 3rd
• H Frank Murray - 3rd

Boxing

• Trevor Law - Flyweight (up to 51 kg) - Eliminated
• Jack B Dillon - Bantamweight (up to 54 kg) - 3rd
• Leonard Schluter - Featherweight (up to 57 kg) - Eliminated
• J Ellis - Lightweight (up to 60 kg) - Eliminated
• William Smith - Welterweight (up to 67 kg) - 1st
• Athol Stubbs - Middleweight (up to 75 kg) - Eliminated
• Leslie Harley - Heavyweight (up to 91 kg) - 3rd
• Cecil G Overell - Light-Heavyweight (up to 81 kg) - 2nd

Cycling

10 miles

• Fred Ashley - 4th
• John Molloy - unplaced
• Charlie E Wright - unplaced
• Sh. Janki Das - first inidian cyclist

100 km Road Race

• Fred Hines - 6th
• Harold Clayton - unplaced
• Alick Yuille - unplaced

1,000 m Sprint

• Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray - 1st, 13.6 sec
• Robert Porter - 2nd
• Tasman Johnson - unplaced

1,000 m Time Trial

• Robert Porter - 1st, 1:15.2 (GR)
• Tasman Johnson - - 2nd, 1:15.7
• Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray - 5th, 1:16.5

Rowing

Eight

• William G Thomas (bow), 2nd
• Alfred J Gregory (stroke) - 2nd
• Doug K Bowden (cox) - 2nd
• Frank A W le Souef (2) - 2nd
• Gordon H Yewers (3) - 2nd
• Richard L Paramor (4) - 2nd
• Edward R Bromley (5) - 2nd
• William G Dixon (6) - 2nd
• Ainslie B 'Joe' Gould (7) - 2nd
• John Chester (reserve) - Did not compete
• R B Scott (reserve) - Did not compete

Single Scull

• Herbert J Turner - 1st, 8:24.0 (won by 5 lengths)

Double Scull

• William F Bradley (bow) - 1st, 7:29.4
• Cecil A Pearce (stroke) - 1st, 7:29.4

Coxed Four

• Gordon Freeth (bow) - 1st, 7:16.8
• Jack T Fisher (stroke) - 1st, 7:16.8
• H F Kerr (cox) - 1st, 7:16.8
• Don H Fraser (2) - 1st, 7:16.8
• Stewart J Elder (3) - 1st, 7:16.8
• Max Gaskin (reserve)
• John Edward Suffren (reserve)

Swimming (Men)

110 yd Freestyle

• William Fleming - 3rd, 1:01.0 (heat 1:01.8)
• Percy Charles Oliver - 6th, 1:03.1 (heat)
• J Robert Wilshire - 7th, 1:01.6 (heat 1:01.4)

440 yd Freestyle

• H Robin Biddulph - 3rd, 4:55.4 (heat 5:01.5)
• Robert Newbiggen - 5th, 5:19.8 (heat)
• Noel Phillip Ryan - 7th, 5:20.4 (heat 5:19.0)

1,650 yd Freestyle

• H Robin Biddulph - 5th, 20:42.2 (heat 21:07.2)
• Noel Phillip Ryan - 6th, 21:08.2 (heat 21:06.6)
• Robert Newbiggen - Did not finish

4x220 yd Freestyle Relay

• H Robin Biddulph - 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:18.8)
• William Fleming - 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:26.8)
• Noel Phillip Ryan - 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:24.6)
• J Robert Wilshire - 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:27.7)

3x110 yd Medley Relay

• William Fleming - 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:01.6)
• Ernest A Hobbs - 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:20.7)
• Percy Charles Oliver - 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:09.5)

220 yd Breaststroke

• Ray Cameron - 4th, 3:03.1 (heat 3:07.2)
• Ernest A Hobbs - 7th, 3:09.0 (heat 3:04.9)
• John Johnson - 5th, 3:03.6 (heat 3:07.8)

110 yd Backstroke

• Percy Charles Oliver - 1st, 1:07.9 (GR) (heat 1:09.6)
• Reginald Vaughan Clark - 4th, 1:18.3 (heat)
• Roth Bassingthwaite - 5th, 1:15.1 (heat)

Swimming (Women)

110 yd Freestyle

• Evelyn de Lacy - 1st, 1:10.1 (GR) (heat 1:10.6)
• Dorothy J Green - 2nd, 1:11.1 (heat 1:11.4)
• Margaret Rawson - 5th, 1:15.8 (heat)

110 yd Backstroke

• Gwen Millard - 4th, 1:27.5 (heat)
• Marion Nixon - 5th, 1:26.5 (heat)
• Patricia Norton - 1st, 1.19.5 (heat 1:20.6)

220 yd Breaststroke

• Margaret Dovey - 6th, 3:32.0
• Valerie George - 4th, 3:23.0
• Joan Thomas - 5th, 3:23.6

440 yd Freestyle

• Dorothy J Green - 1st, 5:39.9 (GR) (heat 5:43.0)
• Evelyn de Lacy - 5th, 5:59.4 (heat)
• Mynee Steel - 6th, 5:51.7 (heat 5:53.2)

4x110 yd Freestyle Relay

• Evelyn de Lacy - 2nd, 4:49.9
• Dorothy J Green - 2nd, 4:49.9
• Patricia Norton - 2nd, 4:49.9
• Margaret Rawson - 2nd, 4:49.9

3x110 yd Medley Relay

• Evelyn de Lacy - 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:12.9)
• Valerie George - 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:12.0)
• Patricia Norton - 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:20.1)

Diving (Men)

Springboard

• George Johnston - 4th, 111.39 points
• Ronald Masters - 1st, 126.36 points
• David J Norris - 5th, 110.62 points

Platform

• Ray Davis - 5th, 94.21 points
• Ronald Masters - 2nd, 102.87 points
• Arthur O'Connor - 4th, 97.39 points

Diving (Women)

Springboard

• Irene Donnett - 1st, 91.18 points
• Laurie Hawe - 4th, 75.32 points
• Janet Weidenhofer - 7th, 47.40 points

Platform

• Irene Donnett - 3rd, 34.57 points
• Lurline Hook - 1st, 36.47 points
• Pamela Hunt - 5th, 26.10 points

Wrestling

• Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard
  Dick Garrard
  Richard "Dick" Edward Garrard, OBE was an Australian Olympic wrestler.Garrard was born on 21 January 1911 in Geelong, Victoria. In a thirty year career, from 1926 to 1956, Garrard lost only nine of 525 bouts, making him Australia's most successful sport wrestler ever...
  
  - Lightweight (up to 68 kg) - 1st
• Todd Hardwick - Middleweight (up to 82 kg) - 2nd
• John Lambert 'Jack' Knight - Heavyweight (up to 100 kg) - 1st
• Edward Purcell - Bantamweight (up to 57 kg) - 1st
• Roy Purchase - Featherweight (up to 62 kg) - 1st
• Eddie Richard Scarf - Light Heavyweight (up to 90 kg) - 1st
• Tom Trevaskis - Welterweight (up to 74 kg) - 1st

Officials

• Honorary Team Manager - Wilfred Selwyn Kent Hughes (VIC)
• Athletics Manager - Wilfred Ernest Painter (VIC)
• Athletics Manageress - Mrs Doris Magee (NSW)
• Boxing & Wrestling Manager - Edgar Stephen Tanner (VIC)
• Cycling Manager - C J 'Mick' Gray (VIC)
• Rowing Manager - John Rook (NSW)
• Rowing Coach - T K 'Toff' Qurban (SA)
• Rowing Eights Coach - Sidney Raper (NSW)
• Swimming Manager - Jack P Sheedy (WA)
• Swimming Manageress - Katie Buckle (NSW)

External links

• Australia Commonwealth Games Association