| 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]
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There were 11 teams participating in these first British Empire Games:
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| 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 | |
All events were for men only.
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 |
| 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 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 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 | |
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 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.
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 | |||
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| 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 Berry 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 MacDonald William Moore William Thoburn |
+4 lgths |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 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 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 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 |
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 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 |
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