Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
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The events took place with a makeshift track at the cricket ground
At the 1938 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia in February 1938. A total of 28 athletics events were contested at the Games, 20 by men and 8 by women.
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 yards | ![]() | 9.7 | ![]() | 9.8e | ![]() | 9.9e |
220 yards | ![]() | 21.2 | ![]() | 21.3e | ![]() | 21.4e |
440 yards | ![]() | 47.9 | ![]() | 47.9e | ![]() | 48.1e |
880 yards | ![]() | 1:51.2 | ![]() | 1:54.0e | ![]() | 1:54.2e |
1 mile | ![]() | 4:11.6 | ![]() | 4:12.2e | ![]() | 4:12.6e |
3 miles | ![]() | 13.59.6 | ![]() | 14:05.4 | ![]() | 14:24.0e |
6 miles | ![]() | 30:14.5 | ![]() | +180 yd | ![]() | +250 yd |
Marathon | ![]() | 2:30:15 | ![]() | 2:37:57 | ![]() | 2:38:20 |
120 yards hurdles | ![]() | 14.0w | ![]() | 14.2ew | ![]() | 14.4ew |
440 yards hurdles | ![]() | 52.9 | ![]() | 54.6e | ![]() | 55.2e |
High jump | ![]() | 1.96 | ![]() | 1.88 | ![]() | 1.88 |
Pole vault | ![]() | 4.11 | ![]() | 3.97 | ![]() | 3.88 |
Long jump | ![]() | 7.43 | ![]() | 7.25 | ![]() | 7.15 |
Triple jump | ![]() | 15.49 | ![]() | 15.41 | ![]() | 15.28 |
Shot put | ![]() | 14.47 | ![]() | 13.96 | ![]() | 13.8 |
Discus throw | ![]() | 44.75 | ![]() | 43.04 | ![]() | 41.47 |
Hammer throw | ![]() | 48.71 | ![]() | 45.11 | ![]() | 44.21 |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 62.8 | ![]() | 62.21 | ![]() | 55.5 |
4×110 yards relay | ![]() Jack Brown John Loaring Larry O'Connor Pat Haley | 41.6 | ![]() Cyril Holmes Ken Richardson Sandy Duncan Lawrence Wallace | 41.8e | ![]() Alf Watson Ted Hampson Ted Best Howard Yates | 41.9e |
4×440 yards relay | ![]() John Loaring Lee Orr Bill Dale William Fritz | 3:16.9 | ![]() Brian MacCabe Frank Handley Henry Pack Bill Roberts | 3:19.2 | ![]() Alan Sayers Arnold Anderson Graham Quinn Harold Tyrie | 3:22.0 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 yards | ![]() | 11.1 | ![]() | 11.3e | ![]() | 11.4e |
220 yards | ![]() | 24.7 | ![]() | 25.1e | ![]() | 25.3e |
80 metre hurdles | ![]() | 11.7w | ![]() | 11.7ew | ![]() | 11.8ew |
High jump | ![]() | 1.60 | ![]() | 1.57 | ![]() | 1.57 |
Long jump | ![]() | 5.80 | ![]() | 5.65 | ![]() | 5.55 |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 38.28 | ![]() | 36.98 | ![]() | 36.41 |
110-220-110 yards relay |
![]() Eileen Wearne Decima Norman Jean Coleman | 49.1 | ![]() Barbara Howard Aileen Meagher Jeanette Dolson | 49.9e | ![]() Dorothy Saunders Kathleen Stokes Winifred Jeffrey | 51.3e |
220-110-220-110 yards relay |
![]() Decima Norman Jean Coleman Joan Woodland Thelma Peake | 1:15.2 | ![]() Dorothy Saunders Ethel Raby Kathleen Stokes Winifred Jeffrey | 1:17.2e | ![]() Barbara Howard Aileen Meagher Jeanette Dolson Violet Montgomery | 1:19.0e |
Medal table
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- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |
References
- ↑ Fact sheet 188 – Empire Games, Sydney, 1938. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
External links
- 1938 Games Commentary and video of men's 100 yards from British Pathé
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