1930 British Empire Games
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1st British Empire Games | |
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) | |
220 yards | Stanley Engelhart (ENG) | 21.8 | Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN) | William Walters (RSA) | ||
440 yards | Alex Wilson (CAN) | 48.8 | William Walters (RSA) | 48.9e | George Golding (AUS) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | ||
120 yards hurdles | David Burghley (ENG) | 14.6 | Howard Davies (RSA) | 14.7e | Fred Gaby (ENG) | |
440 yards hurdles | David Burghley (ENG) | 54.4 | Roger Leigh-Wood (ENG) | 55.9e | Douglas Neame (ENG) | |
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) | |
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 | |
4×440 yards relay | England | 3:19 | Canada | 3:19.8e | South Africa |
[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) | ||
Double sculls | Elswood Bole and Bob Richards (CAN) |
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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) | |
400 yd freestyle | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 4:40 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) | 4:46 | George Burleigh (CAN) | |
1500 yd freestyle | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 18:55 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) | 19:41 | George Burleigh (CAN) | |
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) | |
400 yd freestyle | Joyce Cooper (ENG) | 5:25 | Valerie Davies (WAL) | 5:28 | Sarah Stewart (SCO) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Featherweight | Cliff Chilcott (CAN) | ||
Lightweight | Howard Thomas (CAN) | Harold Angus (ENG) | |
Welterweight | Reg Priestley (CAN) | Harry Johnson (ENG) | |
Middleweight | Mike Chepwick (CAN) | Stanley Bissell (ENG) | Max Thiel (RSA) |
Light heavyweight | Bill McIntyre (CAN) | Edgar Bacon (ENG) | |
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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