| 1st British Empire Games | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 60 | |
| 2 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 54 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 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 | |||
| Bantamweight | |||
| Featherweight | |||
| Lightweight | |||
| Welterweight | |||
| Middleweight | |||
| Light heavyweight | |||
| Heavyweight | none awarded |
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 3 m springboard | 147 | 138 | 127 | |||
| 10 m platform | 90.6 | 83.3 | 82.3 | |||
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 3 m springboard | 90.1 | 89.7 | 88.7 | |||
| 10 m platform | 39.3 | 38.3 | none awarded | |||
Lawn Bowls
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Singles | |||
| Pairs | and George Wright (ENG) |
and Percy McWhannell (NZL) |
and Arthur Reid (CAN) |
| Fours | Ernie Gudgeon James Edney Jack Frith Albert Hough |
Harry Allen Jimmy Campbell Mitch THomas Billy Rae |
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 | 8:04 | |||||
| Double sculls | and Bob Richards (CAN) |
7:48 | none awarded | none awarded | ||
| Coxless fours | F.M.L Fitzwilliams A.J. Halby Hugh Edwards Humphrey Boardman |
7:05 | J. Gayner J. Fleming O.G. Bellew Henry Pelham |
+2 lgths | Barry Johnson Vic Olsson Alex Ross Charley Saunders |
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| Coxed fours | Mick Brough John MacDonald Ben Waters Bert Sandos Arthur Eastwood |
8:02 | B.L. Gales R.S. Evans J.A. Butler H.R. McCuaig A. Miles |
+2 lgths | J.I. Matthews F.O. Gomes B.P. Bagley E.M. Gonsalves J. Jardine |
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| Eights | 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 | Arthur Eastwood Bert Sandos Charley Saunders Ben Waters Mick Brough Fred Thompson John Gilby John MacDonald Vic Olsson |
+0.75 lgths | 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 | 56.0 | 56.1 | ||||
| 400 yd freestyle | 4.39.8 | 4.45.8 | ||||
| 1500 yd freestyle | 18:55.4 | 19:41 | ||||
| 100 yd backstroke | 1:05.4 | 1:06 | 1:07 | |||
| 200 yd breaststroke | 2.38.4 | 2.39.6 | 2:45 | |||
| 4×200 yd freestyle relay |
Bert Gibson Munroe Bourne George Burleigh James Thompson |
8:42.4 | Freddie Milton Norman Brooks Arthur Watts Joseph Whiteside |
8:43 | none awarded | |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 yd freestyle | 1:03.0 | 1:07 | ||||
| 400 yd freestyle | 5:25 | 5:28 | ||||
| 100 yd backstroke | 1:15 | 1:17 | 1:18 | |||
| 200 yd breaststroke | 3:06.3 | |||||
| 4×100 yd freestyle relay |
Joyce Cooper Doreen Cooper Olive Joynes Phyllis Harding |
4:32.8 | Betty Edwards Irene Pirie Marjorie Linton Peggy Bailey |
4:33.0 | Cissie Stewart Ellen King Jean McDowell Jessie McVey |
4:37.0 |
Wrestling
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight | none awarded | ||
| Featherweight | none awarded | none awarded | |
| Lightweight | none awarded | ||
| Welterweight | none awarded | ||
| Middleweight | |||
| Light heavyweight | none awarded | ||
| Heavyweight | 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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