Athletics at the 3rd British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 5–12 February 1938 |
Host city | Sydney, Australia |
Venue | Sydney Cricket Ground |
Level | Senior |
Events | 28 |
Participation | 187 athletes from 11 nations |
At the 1938 British Empire Games , the athletics events were held at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia in February 1938. A total of 28 athletics events were contested at the Games, 20 by men and 8 by women.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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220 yards hurdles | Phillip Sharpley (NZL) | 24.7 | Alan McDougall (AUS) | +2 yd | Jack Lobban (AUS) | +0.5 yd |
2 miles walk | Athol Stubbs (AUS) | 13:51.4 | R. Stephenson (AUS) | +250 yd | W. Hayward (AUS) | +20 yd |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Decima Norman (AUS) | 11.1 | Joyce Walker (AUS) | 11.3e | Jeanette Dolson (CAN) | 11.4e |
220 yards | Decima Norman (AUS) | 24.7 | Jean Coleman (AUS) | 25.1e | Eileen Wearne (AUS) | 25.3e |
80 metres hurdles | Barbara Burke (SAF) | 11.7w | Isabel Grant (AUS) | 11.7ew | Rona Tong (NZL) | 11.8ew |
110–220–110 yards relay | Australia Jean Coleman Eileen Wearne Decima Norman | 49.1 | Canada Aileen Meagher Jeanette Dolson Barbara Howard | 49.9e | England Kathleen Stokes Dorothy Saunders Winifred Jeffrey | 51.3e |
220–110–220–110 yards relay | Australia Decima Norman Joan Woodland Jean Coleman Thelma Peake | 1:15.2 | England Kathleen Stokes Ethel Raby Dorothy Saunders Winifred Jeffrey | 1:17.2e | Canada Violet Montgomery Barbara Howard Aileen Meagher Jeanette Dolson | 1:19.0e |
High jump | Dorothy Odam (ENG) | 1.60 | Dora Gardner (ENG) | 1.57 | Betty Forbes (NZL) | 1.57 |
Long jump | Decima Norman (AUS) | 5.80 | Ethel Raby (ENG) | 5.65 | Thelma Peake (AUS) | 5.55 |
Javelin throw | Robina Higgins (CAN) | 38.28 | Antonia Robertson (SAF) | 36.98 | Gladys Lunn (ENG) | 36.41 |
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada (CAN) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
2 | Australia (AUS)* | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
3 | South Africa (RSA) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
4 | England (ENG) | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
6 | Wales (WAL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (7 nations) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |
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