Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games
At the 1930 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The programme featured 21 men's events, with all measurements being done in imperial units.
England came away with the most medals in the athletics competition, winning nine gold medals and twenty-five medals overall. The hosts, Canada, were the next most successful and won 19 medals altogether, six of which were gold. South Africa were the other nation to take away a large athletics medal haul, having three golds and ten medals in total. Eight nations featured on the medal tally at the first British Empire Games.
South African Harry Hart was highly successful in the throwing events and he came away from the games as the champion in the shot put and discus throw, as well as being the javelin throw bronze medallist. David Burghley took a hurdles double for England, winning both the 110-yard and 440-yard races. Reg Thomas won the mile run and was the 880 yards silver medallist. John Fitzpatrick of Canada won a medal of each colour in the sprinting events, winning his gold with the Canadian 4×100 metres relay team. Englishman Reg Revans won silver medals in the horizontal jumps, while Canadian Len Hutton won long jump gold, but only a bronze in the triple jump. Johannes Viljoen of South Africa showed his versatility by winning the high jump and reaching the podium in the long jump as well.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards |  Percy Williams (CAN) | 9.9 |  Ernie Page (ENG) | 10.2e | John Fitzpatrick (CAN) | 10.2e |
| 220 yards | Stanley Engelhart (ENG) | 21.8 | John Fitzpatrick (CAN) |  Willie Walters (SAF) | ||
| 440 yards | Alex Wilson (CAN) | 48.8 | Willie Walters (SAF) | 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) | 2:47.13e | Johnny Miles (CAN) | 2:48:23e |
| 2 Mile steeplechase | George Bailey (ENG) | 9:52 | Alex Hillhouse (AUS) | Vernon Morgan (ENG) | ||
| 120 yards hurdles | David Burghley (ENG) | 14.6 | Howard Davies (SAF) | 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 (SAF) | 1.90 |  Colin Gordon (BGU) | 1.88 | William Stargratt (CAN) | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Victor Pickard (CAN) | 3.73 | Howard Ford (ENG) | 3.73 | Robert Stoddard (CAN) | 3.66 |
| Long jump | Len Hutton (CAN) | 7.20 | Reg Revans (ENG) | 6.96 | Johannes Viljoen (SAF) | 6.86 |
| Triple jump | Gordon Smallacombe (CAN) | 14.76 | Reg Revans (ENG) | 14.29 | Len Hutton (CAN) | 13.90 |
| Shot put | Harry Hart (SAF) | 14.58 | Robert Howland (ENG) | 13.46 | Charles Hermann (CAN) | 12.98 |
| Discus throw | Harry Hart (SAF) | 41.43 | Charles Hermann (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 | Stan Lay (NZL) | 63.13 | Doral Pilling (CAN) | 55.93 | Harry Hart (SAF) | 53.21 |
| 4×110 yards relay | Canada Jim Brown John Fitzpatrick Leigh Miller Ralph Adams | 42.2 | England James Cohen John Heap John Hanlon Stanley Engelhart | 42.7e | South Africa Howard Davies Werner Gerhardt Wilfred Legg Willie Walters | |
| 4×440 yards relay | England David Burghley Stuart Townend Kenneth Brangwin Roger Leigh-Wood | 3:19 | Canada Alex Wilson Art Scott Jimmy Ball Stanley Glover | 3:19.8e | South Africa John Chandler Werner Gerhardt Wilfred Legg Willie Walters | |
Medal table
- Key
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 |  Canada | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7= | British Guiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7= | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
References
- Commonwealth Games Medalists (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
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