1930 British Empire Games
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1930 British Empire Games
| 1st British Empire Games | |
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| Host city | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| 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, in the province of Ontario in 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]
The games were opened by the Governor General of Canada Lord Willingdon on the 16 August.
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Participating teams
There were 11 teams participating in these first British Empire Games:
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Medals table
| 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 | |
Venues
- Prince of Wales School - accommodations
References
- ^ "Tigertown Triumphs" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56. 10 June 2006.
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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