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The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...
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Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ...
Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country Province Canada Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846 [1] Mayor Fred Eisenberger City Council Hamilton City Council Representatives MPs and MPPs Area - City 1,138. ...
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. A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...
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Men playing bowls Bowls (or Lawn Bowls) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack) than ones opponent is able to do. ...
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Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ...
Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally known as Civic Stadium) is a Canadian football stadium located in Hamilton, Ontario. ...
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Flag of British Guiana Guyana CGA Logo British Guiana at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a total of seven atheletes and abbreviated ???. British Guiana one of only eleven countries to be represented at the inaugural Games. ...
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Medals by event
Athletics | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 100 Yards | Men | Percy Williams (CAN) | 9.9 | Ernest Page (ENG) | 10.2e | Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN) | | | 220 Yards | Men | Stanley Engelhart (ENG) | 21.8 | Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN) | | William Walters (SAF) | | | 440 Yards | Men | Alex Wilson (CAN) | 48.8 | William Walters (SAF) | 48.9e | George Golding (AUS) | | | 880 Yards | Men | Tommy Hampson (ENG) | 00:01:52 | Reg Thomas (ENG) | 1:55.5e | Alex Wilson (CAN) | 1:55.6e | | 1 Mile | Men | Reg Thomas (ENG) | 00:04:14 | William Whyte (AUS) | 4:17.0e | Jerry Cornes (ENG) | | | 3 Miles | Men | Stan Tomlin (ENG) | 00:14:27 | Alex Hillhouse (AUS) | 14:27.6e | Jack Winfield (ENG) | 14:28e | | 6 Miles | Men | John "Billy" Savidan (NZL) | 00:30:50 | Ernie Harper (ENG) | 31:01.6e | Tom Evenson (ENG) | | | Marathon | Men | Dunky Wright (SCO) | 02:43:43 | Sam Ferris (ENG) | +880yd | Johnny Miles (CAN) | +300yd | | 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Men | George Bailey (ENG) | 00:09:52 | Alex Hillhouse (AUS) | | Vernon Morgan (ENG) | | | 120 Yards Hurdles | Men | Lord Burghley (ENG) | 14.6 | Howard Davies (SAF) | 14.7e | Fred Gaby (ENG) | | | 440 Yards Hurdles | Men | Lord Burghley (ENG) | 54.4 | Roger Leigh-Wood (ENG) | 55.9e | Douglas Neame (ENG) | | | High Jump | Men | Johannes Viljoen (SAF) | 1.9 | Colin Gordon (BGU) | 1.88 | William Stargratt (CAN) | 1.85 | | Pole Vault | Men | Vic Pickard (CAN) | 3.73 | Howard Ford (ENG) | 3.73 | Robert Stoddard (CAN) | | | Long Jump | Men | Len Hutton (CAN) | 7.2 | Reginald Revans (ENG) | 6.96 | Johannes Viljoen (SAF) | 6.86 | | Triple Jump | Men | Gordon Smallacombe (CAN) | 14.76 | Reginald Revans (ENG) | 14.29 | Len Hutton (CAN) | 13.9 | | Shot | Men | Harry Hart (SAF) | 14.58 | Robert "Bonzo" Howland (ENG) | 13.46 | Charlie Herman (CAN) | 12.98 | | Discus | Men | Harry Hart (SAF) | 41.43 | Charlie Herman (CAN) | 41.22 | Abe Zvonkin (CAN) | 41.17 | | Hammer | Men | Malcolm Nokes (ENG) | 47.13 | Bill Britton (IRL) | 46.89 | John Cameron (CAN) | 44.45 | | Javelin | Men | Stanley Lay (NZL) | 63.13 | Doral Pilling (CAN) | 55.93 | Harry Hart (SAF) | 53.21 | | 4 x 110 Yards Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 42.2 | England (ENG) | 42.7e | South Africa (SAF) | | | 4 x 440 Yards Relay | Men | England (ENG) | 00:03:19 | Canada (CAN) | 3:19.8e | South Africa (SAF) | | John C. Johnny Miles, C.M. (October 30, 1905 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian marathon runner. ...
Bowls | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Singles | Men | Robert Colquhoun (ENG) | | J.G. Thomas (SAF) | | William Fielding (NZL) | | | Pairs | Men | Tommy Hills & George Wright (ENG) | | William Fielding & Peter McWhannell (NZL) | | W.H. Moore & Arthur Reid (CAN) | | | Fours | Men | England (ENG) | | Canada (CAN) | | Scotland † (SCO) | |
Boxing | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Flyweight | Men | Jacob Smith (SAF) | | Thomas Pardoe (ENG) | | Ross Galloway (CAN) | | | Bantamweight | Men | Harry Mizler (ENG) | | Tommy Holt (SCO) | | John Keller (CAN) | | | Featherweight | Men | F.R. Meacham (ENG) | | Lawrence Stevens (SAF) | | Alex Lyon (SCO) | | | Lightweight | Men | James Rolland (SCO) | | Cosmos Canzano (CAN) | | Albert Love (ENG) | | | Welterweight | Men | Leonard Hall (SAF) | | Howard Williams (CAN) | | F. Brooman (ENG) | | | Middleweight | Men | Frederick Mallin (ENG) | | Dudley Gallagher (AUS) | | E Pearce (SAF) | | | Light Heavyweight | Men | Joe Goyder (ENG) | | Joey Basson (ENG) | | A Pitcher (CAN) | | | Heavyweight | Men | Victor Stuart (ENG) | | William Skimming (CAN) | | | |
Rowing | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Single Sculls | Men | Henry "Bobby" Pearce (AUS) | 00:08:04 | Jack Beresford (ENG) | | Fred Bradley (ENG) | | | Double Sculls | Men | Elswood Bole & Bob Richards (CAN) | 00:07:48 | | | | | | Coxless Fours | Men | F.M.L Fitzwilliams, A.J. Halby, Arthur Edwards & Humphrey Boardman (ENG) | 00:07:05 | J. Gayner, J. Fleming, O.G. Bellew & H.J. Pelham (CAN) | +2 lgths | Barry Johnson, Vic Olsson, Alex Ross & Charley Saunders (NZL) | | | Coxed Fours | Men | Mick Brough, John MacDonald, Ben Waters, Bert Sandos & Arthur Eastwood (NZL) | 00:08:02 | B.L. Gales, R.S. Evans, J.A. Butler, H.R. McCuaig & A. Miles (CAN) | +2 lgths | J.I. Matthews, F.O. Gomes, B.P. Bagley, E.M. Gonsalves & J. Jardine (BGU) | | | Eights | Men | England (ENG) | 00:06:37 | New Zealand (NZL) | +0.75 lgths | Canada (CAN) | +4 lgths | In the Double Sculls event only Canada was represented, so the organisers simply invited a couple of crews from the United States of America to provide some opposition. Jack Beresford, (1899-December 3, 1977) one of the most accomplished rowers of his generation, he won medals at 5 straight Olympics, which was an Olympic record in rowing (since tied by Steven Redgrave). ...
Swimming | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 100 Yards Freestyle | Men | Munroe Bourne (CAN) | 56 | Norman Brooks (ENG) | 56.1 | Bert Gibson (CAN) | | | 400 Yards Freestyle | Men | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 00:04:40 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) | 00:04:46 | George Burleigh (CAN) | | | 1500 Yards Freestyle | Men | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 00:18:55 | Gordon Bridson (NZL) | 00:19:41 | George Burleigh (CAN) | | | 100 Yards Backstroke | Men | James "Bill" Trippett (ENG) | 00:01:05 | Willie Francis (SCO) | 00:01:06 | John Besford (ENG) | 00:01:07 | | 200 Yards Breaststroke | Men | Jack Aubin (CAN) | 00:02:38 | Stanley Bell (ENG) | 00:02:40 | Reggie Flint (ENG) | 00:02:45 | | 4 x 200 Yards Freestyle Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:08:42 | England (ENG) | 00:08:43 | | |
Diving | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Alfred Phillips (CAN) | 147 | Cyril Kennett (CAN) | 138 | Arthur Stott (CAN) | 127 | | 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Alfred Phillips (CAN) | 90.6 | Samuel Walker (CAN) | 83.3 | Thomas Scott (ENG) | 82.3 |
Swimming | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 100 Yards Freestyle | Women | Joyce Cooper (ENG) | 00:01:07 | Ellen King (SCO) | 00:01:07 | Valerie Davies (WAL) | | | 400 Yards Freestyle | Women | Joyce Cooper (ENG) | 00:05:25 | Valerie Davies (WAL) | 00:05:28 | Sarah Stewart (SCO) | | | 100 Yards Backstroke | Women | Joyce Cooper (ENG) | 00:01:15 | Valerie Davies (WAL) | 00:01:17 | Phyllis Harding (ENG) | 00:01:18 | | 200 Yards Breaststroke | Women | Celia Wolstenholme (ENG) | 00:02:55 | Margery Hinton (ENG) | 00:03:04 | Ellen King (SCO) | | | 4 x 100 Yards Freestyle Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 00:04:33 | Canada (CAN) | 00:04:33 | Scotland (SCO) | 00:04:37 |
Diving | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Oonagh Whitsett (SAF) | 90.1 | Doris Ogilvie (CAN) | 89.7 | Mollie Bailey (CAN) | 88.7 | | 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Pearl Stoneham (CAN) | 39.3 | Helen McCormack (CAN) | 38.3 | | |
Wrestling | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Bantamweight | Men | James Trifunov (CAN) | Joseph Reid (ENG) | | | Featherweight | Men | Cliff Chilcott (CAN) | | | | Lightweight | Men | Howard Thomas (CAN) | Harold Angus (ENG) | | | Welterweight | Men | Reg Priestley (CAN) | Harry Johnson (ENG) | | | Middleweight | Men | Mike Chepwick (CAN) | Stanley Bissell (ENG) | Max Thiel (SAF) | | Light Heavyweight | Men | Bill McIntyre (CAN) | Edgar Bacon (ENG) | | | Heavyweight | Men | Earl McCready (CAN) | Alex Sanguine (ENG) | |
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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