Australia at the 1938 British Empire Games

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.

Medals

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Australia	25	19	32	66

Gold

Decima Norman – Broad Jump (Women) – 19 ft ¼ in (GR)
Decima Norman – 100 yards (Women) – 11.1 sec (GR)
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, 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
Ron Masters – 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

1938 Australian Team & Results

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 – 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
I 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 Ashby – 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)