Wrestling at the 1938 British Empire Games

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Wrestling at the 1938 British Empire Games
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Venue Rushcutters Bay Stadium
LocationSydney, Australia
Dates5 – 12 February 1938
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At the 1938 British Empire Games , the wrestling competition was held in Sydney, Australia, and featured contests in seven weight classes.

Contents

The wrestling events were held at the Rushcutters Bay Stadium, following a large number of entries for the boxing and wrestling events. [1]

Wrestlers in each weight division would compete in a round-robin to determine final positions. [2] [3]

The Sydney Stadium (also called Rushcutters Bay Stadium) in 1941J Sydney Stadium - Front c1941.jpg
The Sydney Stadium (also called Rushcutters Bay Stadium) in 1941J

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)*6006
2Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)1214
3Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa  (SAF)0314
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0224
5Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)0022
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)0011
Totals (6 entries)77721

Medallists

All events were for men only.

EventGoldSilverBronze
BantamweightFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ted Purcell  (AUS)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Vernon Blake  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Ray Cazaux  (ENG)
FeatherweightFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Roy Purchase  (AUS)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Larry Clarke  (CAN)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Joe Genet  (NZL)
LightweightFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Dick Garrard  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Vernon Thomas  (NZL) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Alfred Harding (SAF)
WelterweightFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Tom Trevaskis  (AUS) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Felix Stander (SAF)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jerry Podjursky  (NZL)
MiddleweightCanadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Terry Evans  (CAN) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Peter Sheasby (SAF)Flag of England.svg  Leslie Jeffers  (ENG)
Light heavyweightFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Eddie Scarf  (AUS) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sidney Greenspan (SAF)Flag of Scotland.svg  Thomas Ward  (SCO)
HeavyweightFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jack Knight  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jim Dryden  (NZL)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  John Whelan  (CAN)

Round robin

Jim Dryden of New Zealand won a silver medal at heavyweight Jim Dryden 02, 1937.jpg
Jim Dryden of New Zealand won a silver medal at heavyweight
WeightWinnerLoserScore
Bantamweight
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Vernon Blake Flag of England.svg Ray Cazaux Points
Flag of New Zealand.svg Leo Nolan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Purcell 3mins
CazauxNolan1min 45sec
PurcellBlake9mins
BlakeNolan9mins
PurcellCazauxPoints
Featherweight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Purchase Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Larry Clarke 5mins
Purchase Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Genet 1min
ClarkeGenetPoints
Lightweight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Garrard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Alfred Harding Points
Garrard Flag of New Zealand.svg Vernon Thomas Points
ThomasHardingPoints
Welterweight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Trevaskis Flag of New Zealand.svg Jerry Podjursky 8.5mins
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Felix Stander Podjursky7.5mins
TrevaskisStanderPoints
Middleweight
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Peter Sheasby Flag of England.svg Leslie Jeffers Points
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Terry Evans Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd A. Hardwick Points
Jeffers Flag of New Zealand.svg Harcourt Godfrey 2mins
SheasbyHardwick6mins
EvansJeffersPoints
SheasbyGodfrey14mins 28sec
EvansSheasbyPoints
EvansGodfrey?
GodfreyHardwick?
JeffersHardwick?
Light heavyweight
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sidney Greenspan Flag of New Zealand.svg Torsten Anderson 2.5mins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Scarf Flag of Scotland.svg Thomas Ward Points
GreenspanWardPoints
ScarfAnderson5.5mins
ScarfGreenspan2mins 57sec
WardAnderson?
Heavyweight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Knight Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg John Whelan 1min
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Dryden Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Dudgeon Points
DrydenWhelanPoints
KnightDudgeon2.5mins
KnightDryden14min 58sec
WhelanDudgeon?

References

  1. ↑ "The 1938 Commonwealth Games". Lochista. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "More Records broken" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 7 February 1938. Retrieved 24 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Empire Games results" . Evening Despatch. 9 February 1938. Retrieved 24 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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