Sporting event delegation
Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games CGF code CAN Competitors 86 in 7 sports MedalsRanked 2nd
Gold
20
Silver
15
Bronze
19
Total
54
Newfoundland (1930 , 1934 )
Canada was host country for the 1930 British Empire Games , which were held at Hamilton, Ontario , and was one of only eleven countries to be represented at the inaugural Games.
Melville Marks (Bobby) Robinson of Canada had been asked to organise the inaugural British Empire Games in 1928.
At these first Games, Canada won 54 medals against England's 61.
Newfoundland competed separately at the 1930 British Empire Games, but did not win any medals. Newfoundland also sent a team to the 1934 British Empire Games , but from 1938 has competed as part of Canada.
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Canada
20
15
19
54
Men's 100 Yard Dash
Percy Williams - Gold, 9.9 s
Johnny R. Fitzpatrick - Bronze, 10.2 s
James/Jim "Buster" R. Brown - 3rd in Heat 2
Leigh Miller - 4th in Heat 3
Men's 120 Yard Hurdles
Howard Baker - 4th in Heat 1
Arthur "Art" Ravensdale - Disqualified
Bill Pierdon - Disqualified
Men's 220 Yard Dash
Johnny R. Fitzpatrick - Silver
James "Jimmy" A. Ball - 5th in Final
Napoleon Bourdeau - 3rd in Heat 2
Frederick "Fred" William McBeth - 4th in Heat 3
Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile
Alexander S. Wilson - Gold, 48.8 s
James "Jimmy" A. Ball - 5th in Final, 49.4 s (in Heat ?)
Stan B. Glover - 3rd in Heat 2
John Hickey - 4th in Heat 2
Walter Connolly - 4th in Heat 3
Men's 440 Yard Hurdles
Walter Connolly - 5th in Final
John Hickey - 6th in Final
Frederick "Fred" William McBeth - Heat
Men's 880 Yard Run/Half-Mile
Alexander S. Wilson - Bronze, 1 min 54.9 s
Percy Pickard - 8th in Final
Brant Little - 6th in Heat 1
Men's 1 Mile Run
Jack S. Walters - 4th in Final
Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase
Art S. Wilkins - 4th in Final
Bill Reid - 5th in Final
Pete Suttie - 6th in Final
Men's 3 Mile Run
Walter Hornby
Fred Sargeant
George Ball
Men's 6 Mile Run
Billy Reynolds - 6th
Wilf McCluskey - 8th
George Irwin - 9th
Harold Webster - 10th
Men's 4 x 110 Yard Relay
Canada - Gold, 42.2 s
James/Jim "Buster" R. Brown
Johnny R. Fitzpatrick
Leigh Miller
Ralph A. Adams
Men's 4 x 440 Yard Relay/1 Mile Relay
Canada - Silver, 3 min 19.8 s
Alexander S. Wilson
Arthur "Art" Alan Scott
James "Jimmy" A. Ball
Stan B. Glover
Men's Marathon
Men's Shot Put
M.C. "Charlie" Herman - Bronze, 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
Abe Zvonkin - 4th, 41 ft 5+ 1 ⁄2 in (12.64 m)
John A. Cameron
Archie Stewart
Men's Discus Throw
M.C. "Charlie" Herman - Silver, 135 ft 3 in (41.22 m)
Abe Zvonkin - Bronze, 135 ft 1 in (41.17 m)
George W. Sutherland
Archie Stewart
Men's Javelin
Doral W. Pilling - Silver, 183 ft 6 in (55.93 m)
Archie Stewart - 6th, 147 ft 2 in (44.86 m)
Men's Hammer Throw
John A. Cameron - Bronze, 145 ft 10 in (44.45 m)
Archie McDiarmid - 6th, 139 ft 3 in (42.44 m)
George W. Sutherland
M.C. "Charlie" Herman
Men's Long Jump
Leonard "Len" Hutton - Gold, 23 ft 7+ 1 ⁄2 in (7.201 m)
Chester Smith - 4th, 22 ft 3+ 1 ⁄2 in (6.794 m)
Gordon "Spike" Smallacombe - 5th, 21 ft 8+ 1 ⁄4 in (6.610 m)
Men's Triple Jump
Gordon "Spike" Smallacombe - Gold, 48 ft 5 in (14.76 m)
Leonard "Len" Hutton, Bronze, 45 ft 7+ 1 ⁄4 in (13.90 m)
George W. Sutherland - 4th, 45 ft 1+ 1 ⁄4 in (13.75 m)
Men's High Jump
William/Clarence Stargratt - Bronze, 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Duncan Anderson McNaughton - 4th
Gordon "Spike" Smallacombe
Jack/John Portland
Men's Pole Vault
Victor Pickard - Gold, 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Robert Stoddard - Bronze, 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
Alf "Sunny" Gilbert - 4th
Men's Flyweight Division (51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight Division (54 kg)
Men's Lightweight Division (60 kg)
Men's Welterweight Division (67 kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight Division (81 kg)
Men's Heavyweight Division (91 kg)
Men's High Diving/Tower
Alfred Phillips - Gold, 147 points
Samuel Walker - Silver, 83.3 points
Women's High Diving/Tower
Pearl Stoneham - Gold, 39.3 points
Helen McCormack - Silver, 38.3 points
Men's Springboard Diving
Alfred Phillips - Gold, 90.6 points
Cyril Kennett - Silver, 130 points
Arthur H. Stott - Bronze, 127 points
Women's Springboard Diving
Doris Ogilvie - Silver, 89.7 points
H. Mollie Bailey - Bronze, 88.7 points
Men's Doubles
Canada - Bronze
Arthur S. Reid
W.W. Moore
Men's Rinks/Fours
Canada - Silver
Harry J. Allen
Jimmy Campbell
Mitch Thomas
W. "Billy" Rae
Men's Coxed Fours
Canada - Silver
A. Miles
D.L. Gales
H.R. McCuaig
J.A. Butler
R.S. Evans
Men's Coxless Fours
Canada - Silver
J. Gayner
J. Fleming
Albert Bellew
Henry Pelham
Men's Double Sculls
Men's Eight Oared Shell
Canada - Bronze
A. Taylor
D. Doal
E. Eastwood
F. Fry
J. Zabinsky
L. Bawks
L. McDonald
W. Moore
W. Thorburn
Men's 100 Yards Freestyle
F. Munro Bourne - Gold, 56.00 s
Albert Gibson - Bronze
Men's 440 Yards Freestyle
Men's 1 500 Yards Freestyle
Men's 220 Yards Breaststroke
Jack Aubin - Gold, 2 min 35.40 s
Women's 4 x 100 Yards Freestyle Relay
Canada - Silver, 4 min 33.0 s
Elizabeth "Betty" Edwards
Irene Pirie-Milton
Marjorie Linton
Peggy Bailey
Men's 4 x 200 Yards Freestyle Relay
Canada - Gold, 8 min 42.40 s
B. Gibson
F. Munro Bourne
George Burleigh
Jimmy Thompson
Men's Bantamweight Division (57 kg)
Men's Featherweight Division (62 kg)
Men's Lightweight Division (68 kg)
Men's Welterweight Division (74 kg)
Men's Middleweight Division (82 kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight Division (90 kg)
Men's Heavyweight Division (100 kg)
Officials
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