| 1st British Empire Games | |
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| Host city | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Nations participating | 11 |
| Athletes participating | 400 |
| Events | 59 |
| Opening ceremony | 16 August |
| Closing ceremony | 23 August |
| Main Stadium | Civic Stadium |
The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from August 16-23 1930.
The events included Athletics, Boxing, Lawn Bowls, Rowing, Swimming, and Wrestling. The opening ceremonies and many events were held at the Civic Stadium (now Ivor Wynne Stadium) in east Hamilton.[1]
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Participating Teams
There were 11 teams participating in these first British Empire Games:
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Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  England |
25 | 22 | 13 | 60 |
| 2 |  Canada |
20 | 16 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 |  Australia |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Scotland |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Wales |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  British Guiana |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 59 | 57 | 49 | 165 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
All events were for men only.
Boxing
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight |  Jacob Smith (SAF) |
 Thomas Pardoe (ENG) |
 Ross Galloway (CAN) |
| Bantamweight | Harry Mizler (ENG) |
 Tommy Holt (SCO) |
John Keller (CAN) |
| Featherweight | Freddie Meachem (ENG) |
Lawrence Stevens (SAF) |
Alex Lyons (SCO) |
| Lightweight | James Rolland (SCO) |
Cosmos Canzano (CAN) |
Albert Love (ENG) |
| Welterweight | Leonard Hall (SAF) |
Howard Williams (CAN) |
Frank Brooman (ENG) |
| Middleweight | Fred Mallin (ENG) |
 Dudley Gallagher (AUS) |
Ernest Peirce (SAF) |
| Light heavyweight | Joe Goyder (ENG) |
Al Pitcher (CAN) |
Joey Basson (SAF) |
| Heavyweight | Vincent Stuart (ENG) |
William Skimming (CAN) |
none awarded |
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 3 m springboard | Alfred Phillips (CAN) |
147 | Cyril Kennett (CAN) |
138 | Arthur Stott (CAN) |
127 |
| 10 m platform | Alfred Phillips (CAN) |
90.6 | Samuel Walker (CAN) |
83.3 | Thomas Scott (ENG) |
82.3 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 3 m springboard | Oonagh Whitsett (SAF) |
90.1 | Doris Ogilvie (CAN) |
89.7 | Mollie Bailey (CAN) |
88.7 |
| 10 m platform | Pearl Stoneham (CAN) |
39.3 | Helen McCormack (CAN) |
38.3 | none awarded | |
Lawn Bowls
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Singles | Robert Colquhoun (ENG) |
J.G. Thomas (SAF) |
 William Fielding (NZL) |
| Pairs | Tommy Hills and George Wright (ENG) |
William Fielding and Percy McWhannell (NZL) |
W.H. Moore and Arthur Reid (CAN) |
| Fours | England Ernie Gudgeon James Edney Jack Frith Albert Hough |
Canada Harry Allen Jimmy Campbell Mitch THomas Billy Rae |
Scotland David Fraser John Orr Tom Chambers (*) William Campbell |
(*) Tom Chambers was Canadian. As one of the original team members died on the journey to Canada and the other teams agreed that Chambers could be a substitute even though he was not Scottish.
Rowing
All events were for men only. In the double sculls event, only Canada was represented, so the organisers simply invited a couple of crews from the United States to provide some opposition.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Single sculls | Bobby Pearce (AUS) |
8:04 | Jack Beresford (ENG) |
Fred Bradley (ENG) |
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| Double sculls | Elswood Bole and Bob Richards (CAN) |
7:48 | none awarded | none awarded | ||
| Coxless fours | England F.M.L Fitzwilliams A.J. Halby Hugh Edwards Humphrey Boardman |
7:05 | Canada J. Gayner J. Fleming O.G. Bellew Henry Pelham |
+2 lgths | New Zealand Barry Johnson Vic Olsson Alex Ross Charley Saunders |
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| Coxed fours | New Zealand Mick Brough John MacDonald Ben Waters Bert Sandos Arthur Eastwood |
8:02 | Canada B.L. Gales R.S. Evans J.A. Butler H.R. McCuaig A. Miles |
+2 lgths | British Guiana J.I. Matthews F.O. Gomes B.P. Bagley E.M. Gonsalves J. Jardine |
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| Eights | England A.J. Halby D.E.L. Howitt F.M.L Fitzwilliams Humphrey Boardman Hugh Edwards J. A. Brown J. H. Crawford R. Close-Brooke Terence O'Brien |
6:37 | New Zealand Arthur Eastwood Bert Sandos Charley Saunders Ben Waters Mick Brough Fred Thompson John Gilby John MacDonald Vic Olsson |
+0.75 lgths | Canada Albert Taylor Don Boal Earl Eastwood Harry Fry Joseph Zabinsky Joseph Bowkes Leslie McDonald William Moore William Thoburn |
+4 lgths |
Swimming
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 yd freestyle | Munroe Bourne (CAN) |
56.0 | Norman Brooks (ENG) |
56.1 | Bert Gibson (CAN) |
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| 400 yd freestyle | Noel Ryan (AUS) |
4.39.8 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) |
4.45.8 | George Burleigh (CAN) |
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| 1500 yd freestyle | Noel Ryan (AUS) |
18:55.4 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) |
19:41 | George Burleigh (CAN) |
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| 100 yd backstroke | Bill Trippett (ENG) |
1:05.4 | Willie Francis (SCO) |
1:06 | John Besford (ENG) |
1:07 |
| 200 yd breaststroke | Jack Aubin (CAN) |
2.38.4 | Stanley Bell (ENG) |
2.39.6 | Reginald Flint (ENG) |
2:45 |
| 4×200 yd freestyle relay |
Canada Bert Gibson Munroe Bourne George Burleigh James Thompson |
8:42.4 | England Freddie Milton Norman Brooks Arthur Watts Joseph Whiteside |
8:43 | none awarded | |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 yd freestyle | Joyce Cooper (ENG) |
1:03.0 | Ellen King (SCO) |
1:07 |  Valerie Davies (WAL) |
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| 400 yd freestyle | Joyce Cooper (ENG) |
5:25 | Valerie Davies (WAL) |
5:28 | Cissie Stewart (SCO) |
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| 100 yd backstroke | Joyce Cooper (ENG) |
1:15 | Valerie Davies (WAL) |
1:17 | Phyllis Harding (ENG) |
1:18 |
| 200 yd breaststroke | Cecelia Wolstenholme (ENG) |
3:06.3 | Margery Hinton (ENG) |
Ellen King (SCO) |
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| 4×100 yd freestyle relay |
England Joyce Cooper Doreen Cooper Olive Joynes Phyllis Harding |
4:32.8 | Canada Betty Edwards Irene Pirie Marjorie Linton Peggy Bailey |
4:33.0 | Scotland Cissie Stewart Ellen King Jean McDowell Jessie McVey |
4:37.0 |
Wrestling
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight | Jim Trifunov (CAN) |
Joseph Reid (ENG) |
none awarded |
| Featherweight | Cliff Chilcott (CAN) |
none awarded | none awarded |
| Lightweight | Howard Thomas (CAN) |
Harold Angus (ENG) |
none awarded |
| Welterweight | Reg Priestley (CAN) |
Harry Johnson (ENG) |
none awarded |
| Middleweight | Mike Chepwick (CAN) |
Stanley Bissell (ENG) |
Max Thiel (SAF) |
| Light heavyweight | Bill McIntyre (CAN) |
Edgar Bacon (ENG) |
none awarded |
| Heavyweight | Earl McCready (CAN) |
Albert Sangwine (ENG) |
none awarded |
References
- ^ The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56 (2006-06-10). "Tigertown Triumphs". Press release.
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1930 British Empire Games at the official Guernsey site
- 1930 British Empire Games - Australian Commonwealth Games official website
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