III Brittish Empire Games 1938 Sydeny, New South Wales, Australia
MedalsGdSvBrAll
1.AUS Australia25191966
2.ENG England15151040
3.Can Canada13161544
4.SAF South Africa1010626
5.NZL New Zealand571325
6.WAL Wales21 3
7.CEY Ceylon1 1
8.SCO Scotland 235
9.BGU British Guiana 1 1
10.SRH Southern Rhodesia 22
Total 10 nations717171213
Host city: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nations participating: 15
Athletes participating: 464
Events: 71
Opening Ceremony: 5 February
Closing Ceremony: 12 February
Officially opened by: John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst
Main venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

Boxing

EventGoldSilverBronze
FlyweightJohnny JoubertSAFSAFJoe GagnonCANCANHugh CameronSCOSCO
BantamweightWilliam ButlerENGENGHendrik KnoesenSAFSAFJack DillonAUSAUS
FeatherweightBarney HenricusCEYCEYJames WatsonSCOSCOKenneth MoranNZLNZL
LightweightHarry GrovesENGENGHarry HurstCANCANWilliam FultonRHORHO
WelterweightBill SmithAUSAUSArthur HeeneyNZLNZLAndrew TsirindonisRHORHO
MiddleweightDenis ReardonWALWALMaurice DennisENGENGRex CareyCANCAN
Light heavyweightNick WolmaransSAFSAFCecil OverellAUSAUSJoseph WilbyENGENG
HeavyweightThomas OsborneCANCANClaude SterleySAFSAFLeslie HarleyAUSAUS

Cycling Track

EventGoldSilverBronze
Time TrialBob PorterAUSAUS1:15.2Tasman JohnsonAUSAUS1:15.7Ernest MillsENGENG1:15.9
Sprint 1000 ydDunc GrayAUSAUS Bob PorterAUSAUS George GilesNZLNZL
10-mile ScratchWilliam MaxfieldENGENG24:44.0Ray HicksENGENGSyd RoseSAFSAF

Cycling Road

EventGoldSilverBronze
Road RaceHennie BinnemanSAFSAF2'53:29.6John BrownNZLNZL2'53:29.6Ray JonesENGENG2'53:29.6
Diving
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men 3m springboardRon MastersAUSAUS126.36Doug TomalinENGENG124.78George AthansCANCAN117.90
Men 10m platformDoug TomalinENGENG108.74Ron MastersAUSAUS102.87George AthansCANCAN98.93
Women 3m springboardIrene DonnettAUSAUS91.18Lynda AdamsCANCAN88.27Marie SharkeyCANCAN81.66
Women 10m platformLurline HookAUSAUS36.47Lynda AdamsCANCAN36.39Irene DonnettAUSAUS34.57
Lawn bowls
Rowing
The double sculls competition was an invitation event and originally no medals were awarded nevertheless these medals were counted nowadays. The bronze medal is listed as won by New Zealand.
EventGoldSilverBronze
Single scullsHerb TurnerAUSAUS8:24Peter JacksonENGENG Robert SmithNZLNZL&
Double scullsCecil Pearceand
William Bradley
AUSAUS7:29.4Jack Offerand
Dick Offer
ENGENGGus Jacksonand
Robert Smith
NZLNZL
Coxed fourAustralia
Don Fraser
Gordon Freeth
Harry Kerr
Jack Fisher
Stewart Elder
7:16.8New Zealand
Albert Hope
George Burns
John RigbyKen BoswellJim Clayton
+1.25 lgthsCanada
Donald Davis
James Temple
James MacDonald
Kenneth Jaggard
Max Winkler
+0.75 lgths
EightsEngland
Basil Beazley
Desmond Kingsford
John Sturrock
John Burrough
John Turnbull
Peter Jackson
Rhodes Hambridge
J. Tim Turner
William Reeve (cox)
6:29Australia
Joe Gould
Alfred Gregory
Ted Bromley
Frank le Souef
Gordon Yewers
Richard Paramor
W.G. Thomas
Bill Dixon
Doug Bowden
+0.75 lgthsNew Zealand
Gus Jackson
Cyril Stiles
Rangi Thompson
Howard Benge
John Charters
Les Pithie
Oswald Denison
James Gould
William Stodart
+2 lgths

Swimming

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men 110yd FreestyleBob PirieCANCAN59.6Terry CollardSAFSAF60.8William FlemingAUSAUS61.0
Men 440yd FreestyleBob PirieCANCAN4:54.6Bob LeiversENGENG4:55.4Robin BiddulphAUSAUS4:55.5
Men 1650yd FreestyleBob LeiversENGENG19:46.4Bob PirieCANCAN19:59.2Norman WainwrightENGENG20:17.4
Men 110yd BackstrokePercy OliverAUSAUS01:07.9Gordon KerrCANCAN1:09.0Micky TaylorENGENG1:09.3
Men 220yd BreaststrokeJohn DaviesENGENG2:51.9BriWalter SpenceBGUBGU3:00.5Jimmy PrenticeCANCAN3:00.8
Men 4×220yd Freestyle RelayEngland
Frederick Dove
Mostyn Ffrench-Williams
Norman Wainwright
Bob Leivers
9:19.0Canada
George Burleigh
Gordon Devlin
Robert Hooper
Bob Pirie
9:20.2Australia
Robert Wilshire
Noel Ryan
Robin Biddulph
William Fleming
9:32.9AUSAUS
Men 3×110yd Medley RelayEngland
Frederick Dove
John Davies
Micky Taylor
3:28.2CanadaGordon KerrJimmy PrenticeBob Pirie3:30.5Australia
Ernest Hobbs
Percy Oliver
William Fleming
AUSAUS3:31.8
Women 110yd FreestyleEvelyn de LacyAUSAUS1:10.1Dorothy GreenAUSAUS1:11.1Dorothy LyonCANCAN1:12.1
Women 440yd FreestyleDorothy GreenAUSAUS5:39.7Margaret JefferyENGENG5:40.2Mona LeydonNZLNZL5:42.0
Women 110yd BackstrokePat NortonAUSAUS1:19.5Jeanne GreenlandWALWAL1:22.5Margot HamiltonSCOSCO1:23.2
Women 220yd BreaststrokeDoris StoreyENGENG3:06.3Carla GerkeSAFSAF3:12.1Joan LangdonCANCAN3:22.2
Women 4×110yd Freestyle RelayCanada
Noel Oxenbury
Dorothy Lyon
Mary Baggaley
Phyllis Dewar
CANCAN4:48.3Australia
Dorothy Green
Evelyn de Lacy
Margaret Rawson
Pat Norton
AUSAUS4:49.0England
Edna Hughes
Joyce Harrowby
Margery Hinton
Zilpha Grant
ENGENG4:50.1
Women 3×110yd Medley RelayEngland
Doris Storey
Lorna Frampton
Margery Hinton
ENGENG3:57.7South Africa
Carla Gerke
Hazel Holmes
Molly Ryde
SAFSAF4:07.5Australia
Evelyn de Lacy
Pat Norton
Valerie George
AUSAUS4:10.0
Wrestling
EventGoldSilverBronze
BantamweightTed PurcellAUSAUSVernon BlakeCANCANRay CazauxENGENG
FeatherweightRoy PurchaseAUSAUSLarry ClarkeCANCANJoe GenetNZLNZL
LightweightDick GarrardAUSAUSVernon ThomasNZLNZLAlfred HardingSAFSAF
WelterweightTom TrevaskisAUSAUSFelix StanderSAFSAFJeremiah PodjurskyNZLNZL
MiddleweightTerry EvansCANCANPeter SheasbySAFSAFLeslie JeffersENGENG
Light heavyweightEddie ScarfAUSAUSSidney GreenspanSAFSAFThomas WardSCOSCO
HeavyweightJack KnightAUSAUSJim DrydenNZLNZLJohn WhelanCANCAN
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