Australia at the 1938 British Empire Games

Australia hosted the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales and their team was abbreviated AUS. This was their third of 3 Commonwealth Games meets.

Medals

Gold

* Decima Norman - Broad Jump (Women) - 19 ft 1/4in (GR)
* Decima Norman - 100 yards (Women) - 11.1 sec (GR)
* John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe (Men) - Hop, Step, Jump - 50 ft 10 in
* Decima Norman - 220 yards (Women) - 24.7 sec (heat 24.9, semi 24.5 (GR))
* Lurline Hook - Platform (Women) - 36.47 points
* Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard - Wrestling, Lightweight
* John Lambert 'Jack' Knight - Wrestling, Heavyweight
* Edward Purcell - Wrestling, Bantamweight
* Roy Purchase - Wrestling, Featherweight
* Eddie Richard Scarf - Wrestling, Light Heavyweight
* Tom Trevaskis - Wrestling, Welterweight
* Jean Coleman, Decima Norman, A Eileen Wearne - 440 yards Medley Relay (Women) - 49.1 sec
* Jean Coleman, Decima Norman, Thelma Peake, Joan Woodland - 660 yards Medley Relay - 1:15.2
* William Smith - Boxing, Welterweight
* Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray - Cycling, 1,000 m Sprint - 13.6 sec
* Robert Porter - Cycling, 1,000 m Time Trial - 1:15.2 (GR)
* Herbert J Turner - Rowing, Single Scull - 8:24.0 (won by 5 lengths)
* William F Bradley, Cecil A Pearce - Rowing, Double Scull (bow) - 7:29.4
* Gordon Freeth, Jack T Fisher, H F Kerr, Don H Fraser, Stewart J Elder - Rowing, Coxed Four - 7:16.8
* Percy Charles Oliver - 110 yd Backstroke - 1:07.9 (GR) (heat 1:09.6)
* Evelyn de Lacy - 110 yd Freestyle - 1:10.1 (GR) (heat 1:10.6)
* Patricia Norton - 110 yd Backstroke - 1.19.5 (heat 1:20.6)
* Dorothy J Green - 440 yd Freestyle - 5:39.9 (GR) (heat 5:43.0)
* Irene Donnett - Springboard (Women) - 91.18 points
* Ronald Masters - Diving, Springboard (Men) - 126.36 points

ilver

* Keith W Pardon - Hammer Throw (Men) - 148 ft 1 1/4in
* Fletcher, Leslie A - Pole Vault (Men) - 13 ft 0 1/4in
* Miller, D Lloyd - Hop, Step, Jump (Men) - 50 ft 6 3/4in
* Heffernan, Robert - High Jump (Men) - 6 ft 2 in
* John Mumford - 100 yards (Men) - 9.8 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.1)
* John Mumford - 220 yards (Men) - 21.3 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.6)
* Gerald I Backhouse - 1 mile (Men) - 4:12.2 (heat 4:18.0)
* John F Park - 440 yards Hurdles (Men) - 54.6 sec
* Walker, Joyce - 100 yards (Women) - 11.3 sec (heat 11.4, semi 11.4)
* Jean Coleman - 220 yards (Women) - 25.1 sec (heat 25.3, semi 25.2)
* Grant, Isabel - 80 m Hurdles - 11.7 sec (heat 12.1)
* Percy Hutton, Howard Mildren - Rowing, Pairs
* Cecil G Overell - Boxing, Light-Heavyweight
* Todd Hardwick - Wrestling, Middleweight
* Robert Porter - Cycling, 1,000 m Sprint
* Tasman Johnson - Cycling, 1,000 m Time Trial - 1:15.7
* William G Thomas, Alfred J Gregory, Doug K Bowden, Frank A W le Souef, Gordon H Yewers, Richard L Paramor, Edward R Bromley, William G Dixon, Ainslie B 'Joe' Gould - Rowing Eight
* Dorothy J Green - 110 yd Freestyle - 1:11.1 (heat 1:11.4)
* Evelyn de Lacy, Dorothy J Green, Patricia Norton, Margaret Rawson - 4x110 yd Freestyle Relay - 4:49.9
* Ronald Masters - Diving, Platform (Men) - 102.87 points

Bronze

* John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - Javelin Throw (Men) - 182 ft 2 1/4in
* Drew, Francis - Shot Put (Men) - 45 ft 3 3/8in
* Basil C Dickenson - Broad Jump (Men) - 23 ft 5 1/2in
* Edward W Best - 100 yards (Men) - 9.9 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.0)
* Edward W Best - 220 yards (Men) - 21.4 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.4)
* Basil C Dickenson - Hop, Step, Jump (Men) - 50 ft 1 3/4in
* Shetliffe, Douglas F - High Jump (Men) - 6 ft 2 in
* Stenner, Sydney G - 120 yards Hurdles (Men) - 14.4 sec (heat 14.5)
* McDougall, Alan - 440 yards Hurdles (Men) - 55.2 sec
* Edward W Best, T Edward Hampson, Alfred J Watson, Howard Spencer Yates - 4x110 yards Relay (Men) - 41.9 sec
* Thelma Peake - Broad Jump (Women) - 18 ft 2 5/8in
* A Eileen Wearne - 220 yards (Women) - 25.3 sec (heat 25.1, semi 25.2)
* Jack Low - Rowing, Singles
* Tom Kinder, Charlie H McNeill, Aubrey Murray, H Frank Murray - Rowing, Fours
* Jack B Dillon - Boxing, Bantamweight
* Leslie Harley - Boxing, Heavyweight
* William Fleming - 110 yd Freestyle - 1:01.0 (heat 1:01.8)
* H Robin Biddulph - 440 yd Freestyle - 4:55.4 (heat 5:01.5)
* H Robin Biddulph, William Fleming, Noel Phillip Ryan, J Robert Wilshire - 4x220 yd Freestyle Relay - 9:32.9 (split 2:18.8)
* William Fleming, Ernest A Hobbs, Percy Charles Oliver - 3x110 yd Medley Relay - 3:31.8 (split 1:01.6)
* Evelyn de Lacy, Valerie George, Patricia Norton - 3x110 yd Medley Relay - 4:10.0 (split 1:12.9)
* Irene Donnett - Platform (Women) - 34.57 points

1938 Australian Team & Results

Athletics (Men)

Javelin Throw
* John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 3rd, 182 ft 2 1/4in
* James Barlow - 5th, 169 ft 0 1/4in
* Goode, David P - 6th, 165 ft 1 in
* Sheiles, Bert - 7th, 163 ft 10 1/4in

Discus Throw
* Harold B Wilson - 4th, 133 ft 2 3/
* Keith W Pardon - 5th, 130 ft 4 1/4in
* William R MacKenzie - 6th, 128 ft 11 1/2in
* Button, Adrian - 7th, 125 ft 8 1/2in

Shot Put
* Drew, Francis - 3rd, 45 ft 3 3/8in
* William C Plummer - 4th, 44 ft 5 5/8in
* Harold B Wilson - 5th, 43 ft 3 5/8in
* William R MacKenzie - 6th, 42 ft 1 3/4in

Hammer Throw
* Keith W Pardon - 2nd, 148 ft 1 1/4in
* McNamara, Patrick - 4th, 139 ft 9 1/8in
* Rosenblum, Myer E - 5th, 135 ft 9 1/4in
* Graham, Leslie - 6th, 131 ft 5 1/4in

Pole Vault
* Fletcher, Leslie A - 2nd, 13 ft 0 1/4in
* Winter, Edwin J - 5th, 12 ft 9 in
* Frederick Irvine Woodhouse - 7th, 12 ft 4 1/2in
* Cartwright, William - 8th, 11 ft 6 in

Long Jump
* Raymond G Graf - 7th, 22 ft 6 in

Broad Jump
* Basil C Dickenson - 3rd, 23 ft 5 1/2in
* Gould, Henry 'Harry' T - 4th, 23 ft 4 1/2in
* John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 5th, 23 ft 2 3/4in

Hop, Step, Jump
* John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 1st, 50 ft 10 in
* Miller, D Lloyd - 2nd, 50 ft 6 3/4in
* Basil C Dickenson - 3rd, 50 ft 1 3/4in
* Raymond G Graf - 4th, 47 ft 11 5/8in

High Jump
* Heffernan, Robert - 2nd, 6 ft 2 in
* Shetliffe, Douglas F - 3rd, 6 ft 2 in
* Tancred, Peter L - 4th, 6 ft 1 1/4in 4in
* John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 7th, 5 ft 11 3/4in

100 yards
* John Mumford - 2nd, 9.8 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.1)
* Edward W Best - 3rd, 9.9 sec (heat 10.0, semi 10.0)
* T Edward Hampson - 5th, 10.0 sec (heat 10.1, semi 10.1)
* Howard Spencer Yates - 6th, 10.1 sec (heat 10.1, semi 10.2)

220 yards
* John Mumford - 2nd, 21.3 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.6)
* Edward W Best - 3rd, 21.4 sec (heat 21.6, semi 21.4)
* T Edward Hampson - 4th, 21.6 sec (semi) (heat 22.1)
* Howard Spencer Yates - 5th, 21.7 sec (heat 22.0, semi 21.4)

440 yards
* Athol H Jones - 3rd, 49.8 sec (heat)
* John Mumford - 4th, 48.3 (heat)
* Hugh Johnson - 4th (heat)
* Scott, Francis - 4th (heat)

880 yards
* Maxwell Fleming - 6th (heat)
* Goff, Leslie - 6th (heat)
* Gerald I Backhouse - 7th, 1:55.1 (heat)
* Chappel, Roy - 7th (heat)

1 mile
* Gerald I Backhouse - 2nd, 4:12.2 (heat 4:18.0)
* Maxwell Fleming - 5th (heat)
* Frederick Barry-Brown - 6th (heat)
* Bonham, Donald - 7th (heat)

3 miles
* Nicholls, Stanley E - 5th, 14:30.0
* Colman, Frederick - Did not finish
* Faulkner, Keith - Did not finish
* Weightman, Walter - Did not finish

6 miles
* Fred Bassed - 8th
* Millington, Stanley - 9th
* Doyle, Brendan - 10th

120 yards Hurdles
* Stenner, Sydney G - 3rd, 14.4 sec (heat 14.5)
* McLardy, Donald F - 4th, 14.6 sec (heat 14.9)
* Wilson, George - 4th, 15.1 sec (heat)
* Popplewell, Frederick - 4th (heat)

440 yards Hurdles
* John F Park - 2nd, 54.6 sec
* McDougall, Alan - 3rd, 55.2 sec
* Alfred J Watson - 4th
* Magee, Paul F - 6th

4x110 yards Relay
* Edward W Best - 3rd, 41.9 sec
* T Edward Hampson - 3rd, 41.9 sec
* Alfred J Watson - 3rd, 41.9 sec
* Howard Spencer Yates - 3rd, 41.9 sec

4x440 yards Relay
* Athol H Jones - 4th
* Hugh Johnson - 4th
* John F Park - 4th
* Wallace, Vernon - 4th
* Lewis, Maurice - Did not compete (reserve)

Marathon
* Crossley, Richard J - 8th, 3:12:50.0
* Wood, John - 9th, 3:19:47.0
* Hayes, Alfred - Did not finish
* Jolly, Ernest - Did not finish
* Liddle, William - Did not finish
* Patterson, James - Did not finish

Athletics (Women)

High Jump
* Carter, Doris - 5th, 5 ft 1 in
* Poore, Elsie - 6th, 4 ft 8 in

Broad Jump
* Decima Norman - 1st, 19 ft 1/4in (GR)
* Thelma Peake - 3rd, 18 ft 2 5/8in
* Evans, Enid - 10th 15 ft 10 1/4in
* Nell Gould - 12th 14 ft 9 1/2in

Javelin Throw
* Jones, Elsie - 5th, 101 ft 8 in
* Mitchell, Lena - 6th, 100 ft 3 in
* Clarice Kennedy - 7th, 97 ft 3 3/4in

100 yards
* Decima Norman - 1st, 11.1 sec (GR)
* Walker, Joyce - 2nd, 11.3 sec (heat 11.4, semi 11.4)
* Joan Woodland - 5th, 11.5 sec (heat 11.5, semi 11.2)
* Thelma Peake - (semi) Disqualified (heat 11.5)

220 yards
* Decima Norman - 1st, 24.7 sec (heat 24.9, semi 24.5 (GR))
* Jean Coleman - 2nd, 25.1 sec (heat 25.3, semi 25.2)
* A Eileen Wearne - 3rd, 25.3 sec (heat 25.1, semi 25.2)
* Talbot, Irene - 6th (heat 25.7, semi 25.4)

440 yards Medley Relay
* Jean Coleman - 1st, 49.1 sec
* Decima Norman - 1st, 49.1 sec
* A Eileen Wearne - 1st, 49.1 sec

660 yards Medley Relay
* Jean Coleman - 1st, 1:15.2
* Decima Norman - 1st, 1:15.2
* Thelma Peake - 1st, 1:15.2
* Joan Woodland - 1st, 1:15.2

80 m Hurdles
* Grant, Isabel - 2nd, 11.7 sec (heat 12.1)
* Clarice Kennedy - 4th (heat 12.2)
* Thelma Peake - 5th (heat 12.4)
* Nell Gould - 4th (heat)

Bowls

Singles
* Jack Low - 3rd

Pairs
* Percy Hutton - 2nd
* Howard Mildren - 2nd

Fours
* Tom Kinder - 3rd
* Charlie H McNeill - 3rd
* Aubrey Murray - 3rd
* H Frank Murray - 3rd

Boxing

* Trevor Law - Flyweight (up to 51 kg) - Eliminated
* Jack B Dillon - Bantamweight (up to 54 kg) - 3rd
* Leonard Schluter - Featherweight (up to 57 kg) - Eliminated
* J Ellis - Lightweight (up to 60 kg) - Eliminated
* William Smith - Welterweight (up to 67 kg) - 1st
* Athol Stubbs - Middleweight (up to 75 kg) - Eliminated
* Leslie Harley - Heavyweight (up to 91 kg) - 3rd
* Cecil G Overell - Light-Heavyweight (up to 81 kg) - 2nd

Cycling

10 miles
* Fred Ashley - 4th
* John Molloy - unplaced
* Charlie E Wright - unplaced
* Sh. Janki Das - first inidian cyclist

100 km Road Race
* Fred Hines - 6th
* Harold Clayton - unplaced
* Alick Yuille - unplaced

1,000 m Sprint
* Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray - 1st, 13.6 sec
* Robert Porter - 2nd
* Tasman Johnson - unplaced

1,000 m Time Trial
* Robert Porter - 1st, 1:15.2 (GR)
* Tasman Johnson - - 2nd, 1:15.7
* Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray - 5th, 1:16.5

Rowing

Eight
* William G Thomas (bow), 2nd
* Alfred J Gregory (stroke) - 2nd
* Doug K Bowden (cox) - 2nd
* Frank A W le Souef (2) - 2nd
* Gordon H Yewers (3) - 2nd
* Richard L Paramor (4) - 2nd
* Edward R Bromley (5) - 2nd
* William G Dixon (6) - 2nd
* Ainslie B 'Joe' Gould (7) - 2nd
* John Chester (reserve) - Did not compete
* R B Scott (reserve) - Did not compete

Single Scull
* Herbert J Turner - 1st, 8:24.0 (won by 5 lengths)

Double Scull
* William F Bradley (bow) - 1st, 7:29.4
* Cecil A Pearce (stroke) - 1st, 7:29.4

Coxed Four
* Gordon Freeth (bow) - 1st, 7:16.8
* Jack T Fisher (stroke) - 1st, 7:16.8
* H F Kerr (cox) - 1st, 7:16.8
* Don H Fraser (2) - 1st, 7:16.8
* Stewart J Elder (3) - 1st, 7:16.8
* Max Gaskin (reserve)
* John Edward Suffren (reserve)

wimming (Men)

110 yd Freestyle
* William Fleming - 3rd, 1:01.0 (heat 1:01.8)
* Percy Charles Oliver - 6th, 1:03.1 (heat)
* J Robert Wilshire - 7th, 1:01.6 (heat 1:01.4)

440 yd Freestyle
* H Robin Biddulph - 3rd, 4:55.4 (heat 5:01.5)
* Robert Newbiggen - 5th, 5:19.8 (heat)
* Noel Phillip Ryan - 7th, 5:20.4 (heat 5:19.0)

1,650 yd Freestyle
* H Robin Biddulph - 5th, 20:42.2 (heat 21:07.2)
* Noel Phillip Ryan - 6th, 21:08.2 (heat 21:06.6)
* Robert Newbiggen - Did not finish

4x220 yd Freestyle Relay
* H Robin Biddulph - 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:18.8)
* William Fleming - 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:26.8)
* Noel Phillip Ryan - 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:24.6)
* J Robert Wilshire - 3rd, 9:32.9 (split 2:27.7)

3x110 yd Medley Relay
* William Fleming - 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:01.6)
* Ernest A Hobbs - 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:20.7)
* Percy Charles Oliver - 3rd, 3:31.8 (split 1:09.5)

220 yd Breaststroke
* Ray Cameron - 4th, 3:03.1 (heat 3:07.2)
* Ernest A Hobbs - 7th, 3:09.0 (heat 3:04.9)
* John Johnson - 5th, 3:03.6 (heat 3:07.8)

110 yd Backstroke
* Percy Charles Oliver - 1st, 1:07.9 (GR) (heat 1:09.6)
* Reginald Vaughan Clark - 4th, 1:18.3 (heat)
* Roth Bassingthwaite - 5th, 1:15.1 (heat)

wimming (Women)

110 yd Freestyle
* Evelyn de Lacy - 1st, 1:10.1 (GR) (heat 1:10.6)
* Dorothy J Green - 2nd, 1:11.1 (heat 1:11.4)
* Margaret Rawson - 5th, 1:15.8 (heat)

110 yd Backstroke
* Gwen Millard - 4th, 1:27.5 (heat)
* Marion Nixon - 5th, 1:26.5 (heat)
* Patricia Norton - 1st, 1.19.5 (heat 1:20.6)

220 yd Breaststroke
* Margaret Dovey - 6th, 3:32.0
* Valerie George - 4th, 3:23.0
* Joan Thomas - 5th, 3:23.6

440 yd Freestyle
* Dorothy J Green - 1st, 5:39.9 (GR) (heat 5:43.0)
* Evelyn de Lacy - 5th, 5:59.4 (heat)
* Mynee Steel - 6th, 5:51.7 (heat 5:53.2)

4x110 yd Freestyle Relay
* Evelyn de Lacy - 2nd, 4:49.9
* Dorothy J Green - 2nd, 4:49.9
* Patricia Norton - 2nd, 4:49.9
* Margaret Rawson - 2nd, 4:49.9

3x110 yd Medley Relay
* Evelyn de Lacy - 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:12.9)
* Valerie George - 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:12.0)
* Patricia Norton - 3rd, 4:10.0 (split 1:20.1)

Diving (Men)

Springboard
* George Johnston - 4th, 111.39 points
* Ronald Masters - 1st, 126.36 points
* David J Norris - 5th, 110.62 points

Platform
* Ray Davis - 5th, 94.21 points
* Ronald Masters - 2nd, 102.87 points
* Arthur O'Connor - 4th, 97.39 points

Diving (Women)

Springboard
* Irene Donnett - 1st, 91.18 points
* Laurie Hawe - 4th, 75.32 points
* Janet Weidenhofer - 7th, 47.40 points

Platform
* Irene Donnett - 3rd, 34.57 points
* Lurline Hook - 1st, 36.47 points
* Pamela Hunt - 5th, 26.10 points

Wrestling

* Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard - Lightweight (up to 68 kg) - 1st
* Todd Hardwick - Middleweight (up to 82 kg) - 2nd
* John Lambert 'Jack' Knight - Heavyweight (up to 100 kg) - 1st
* Edward Purcell - Bantamweight (up to 57 kg) - 1st
* Roy Purchase - Featherweight (up to 62 kg) - 1st
* Eddie Richard Scarf - Light Heavyweight (up to 90 kg) - 1st
* Tom Trevaskis - Welterweight (up to 74 kg) - 1st

Officials

*Honorary Team Manager - Wilfred Selwyn Kent Hughes (VIC)
*Athletics Manager - Wilfred Ernest Painter (VIC)
*Athletics Manageress - Mrs Doris Magee (NSW)
*Boxing & Wrestling Manager - Edgar Stephen Tanner (VIC)
*Cycling Manager - C J 'Mick' Gray (VIC)
*Rowing Manager - John Rook (NSW)
*Rowing Coach - T K 'Toff' Qurban (SA)
*Rowing Eights Coach - Sidney Raper (NSW)
*Swimming Manager - Jack P Sheedy (WA)
*Swimming Manageress - Katie Buckle (NSW)

ee also

*Australia at the Commonwealth Games

External links

* [http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au Australia Commonwealth Games Association]