Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 120 yards hurdles

Men's 120 yards hurdles at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 120 yards hurdles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Tom Lavery South Africa	Larry O'Connor Canada	Sid Stenner   Australia

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Tom Lavery	South Africa	14.4	Q, GR
2	1	Sid Stenner	Australia	14.5e	Q, 0.5 yard behind
3	1	Phillip Sharpley	New Zealand	??.?	Q, 8 yards behind
4	1	Fred Popplewell	Australia	??.?
1	2	Larry O'Connor	Canada	14.6	Q
2	2	Sid Kiel	South Africa	??.?	Q, 1 yard behind
3	2	Don McLardy	Australia	15.0e	Q, 2 yards behind
4	2	George Wilson	Australia	15.2e

Final

The final underway

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Tom Lavery	South Africa	14.0 (w)	GR
	Larry O'Connor	Canada	14.2e (w)	1 yard behind
	Sid Stenner	Australia	14.4e (w)	1.5 yards behind
4	Don McLardy	Australia	14.6e (w)
5	Sid Kiel	South Africa	14.7e (w)
6	Phillip Sharpley	New Zealand	15.0e (w)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.