Australia at the 1938 British Empire Games

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Australia hosted the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales and their team was abbreviated AUS. This was their third of 3 Commonwealth Games meets.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 1938 Australian Team & Results 2.1 Athletics (Men) 2.2 Athletics (Women) 2.3 Bowls 2.4 Boxing 2.5 Cycling 2.6 Rowing 2.7 Swimming (Men) 2.8 Swimming (Women) 2.9 Diving (Men) 2.10 Diving (Women) 2.11 Wrestling 3 Officials 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Australia	25	19	32	66

[edit] Gold

• Decima Norman - Broad Jump (Women) - 19 ft 1/4in (GR)
• Decima Norman - 100 yards (Women) - 11.1 sec (GR)
• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe (Men) - Hop, Step, Jump - 50 ft 10 in
• Decima Norman - 220 yards (Women) - 24.7 sec (heat 24.9, semi 24.5 (GR))
• Lurline Hook - Platform (Women) - 36.47 points
• Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard - 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, A Eileen Wearne - 440 yards Medley Relay (Women) - 49.1 sec
• Jean Coleman, Decima Norman, 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
• Ronald Masters - Diving, Springboard (Men) - 126.36 points

[edit] Silver

• Keith W Pardon - Hammer Throw (Men) - 148 ft 1 1/4in
• Fletcher, Leslie A - Pole Vault (Men) - 13 ft 0 1/4in
• Miller, D Lloyd - Hop, Step, Jump (Men) - 50 ft 6 3/4in
• 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

[edit] Bronze

• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - Javelin Throw (Men) - 182 ft 2 1/4in
• Drew, Francis - Shot Put (Men) - 45 ft 3 3/8in
• Basil C Dickenson - Broad Jump (Men) - 23 ft 5 1/2in
• 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 1 3/4in
• 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 2 5/8in
• 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

[edit] 1938 Australian Team & Results

[edit] Athletics (Men)

Javelin Throw

• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 3rd, 182 ft 2 1/4in
• James Barlow - 5th, 169 ft 0 1/4in
• Goode, David P - 6th, 165 ft 1 in
• Sheiles, Bert - 7th, 163 ft 10 1/4in

Discus Throw

• Harold B Wilson - 4th, 133 ft 2 3/
• Keith W Pardon - 5th, 130 ft 4 1/4in
• William R MacKenzie - 6th, 128 ft 11 1/2in
• Button, Adrian - 7th, 125 ft 8 1/2in

Shot Put

• Drew, Francis - 3rd, 45 ft 3 3/8in
• William C Plummer - 4th, 44 ft 5 5/8in
• Harold B Wilson - 5th, 43 ft 3 5/8in
• William R MacKenzie - 6th, 42 ft 1 3/4in

Hammer Throw

• Keith W Pardon - 2nd, 148 ft 1 1/4in
• McNamara, Patrick - 4th, 139 ft 9 1/8in
• Rosenblum, Myer E - 5th, 135 ft 9 1/4in
• Graham, Leslie - 6th, 131 ft 5 1/4in

Pole Vault

• Fletcher, Leslie A - 2nd, 13 ft 0 1/4in
• Winter, Edwin J - 5th, 12 ft 9 in
• Frederick Irvine Woodhouse - 7th, 12 ft 4 1/2in
• 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 5 1/2in
• Gould, Henry 'Harry' T - 4th, 23 ft 4 1/2in
• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 5th, 23 ft 2 3/4in

Hop, Step, Jump

• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 1st, 50 ft 10 in
• Miller, D Lloyd - 2nd, 50 ft 6 3/4in
• Basil C Dickenson - 3rd, 50 ft 1 3/4in
• Raymond G Graf - 4th, 47 ft 11 5/8in

High Jump

• Heffernan, Robert - 2nd, 6 ft 2 in
• Shetliffe, Douglas F - 3rd, 6 ft 2 in
• Tancred, Peter L - 4th, 6 ft 1 1/4in 4in
• John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 7th, 5 ft 11 3/4in

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

• Frederick 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

[edit] 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 2 5/8in
• Evans, Enid - 10th 15 ft 10 1/4in
• Nell Gould - 12th 14 ft 9 1/2in

Javelin Throw

• Jones, Elsie - 5th, 101 ft 8 in
• Mitchell, Lena - 6th, 100 ft 3 in
• Clarice Kennedy - 7th, 97 ft 3 3/4in

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)

[edit] 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

[edit] Boxing

• Trevor Law - Flyweight (up to 51 kg) - Eliminated
• Jack B Dillon - Bantamweight (up to 54 kg) - 3rd
• Leonard Schulter - 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

[edit] Cycling

10 miles

• Fred Ashley - 4th
• John Molloy - unplaced
• Charlie E Wright - unplaced

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

[edit] 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) - Did not compete
• John Edward Suffren (reserve) - Did not compete

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Wrestling

• Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard - 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

[edit] Officials

• Honorary Team Manager - Wilfred S Kent Hughes (VIC)
• Athletics Manager - W E 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)

[edit] See also

• Australia at the Commonwealth Games

[edit] External links

• Australia Commonwealth Games Association

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