Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at the 1930 British Empire Games
1930 British Empire Games
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....
was represented by a handful of athletes and abbreviated AUS.
Australia was one of only eleven countries to be represented at these inaugural Games.
At these first Games, Australia won only eight medals against England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's 61.
Medals
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
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Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Gold
- Henry "Bobby" Robert Pearce - Men's Singles Sculls
- Noel Phillip Ryan - Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle - 18 min 55.4 s
- Noel Phillip Ryan - Men's 440 Yards Freestyle - 5 min 3.0 s
Silver
- William "Tickle" Miller Whyte - 4 min 17.0 s
- Alex "Alex" John Hillhouse - Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase
- Alex "Alex" John Hillhouse - Men's 3 Mile Run - 14 min 27.6 s
- Dudley C. Gallagher - Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg)
AthleticsAthletics at the 1930 British Empire GamesAt the 1930 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The programme featured 21 men's events, with all measurements being done in imperial units....
Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile
- George Augustus Golding - Bronze, 49.6 s (in heat)
- Herbert Alexander Bascombe - 6th, 49.4 s (in heat)
Men's 880 Yard Run/Half Mile
- Herbert Alexander Bascombe - 5th in Heat 1
- George Augustus Golding - Did Not Finish
Men's 1 Mile Run
- William "Tickle" Miller Whyte - Silver, 4 min 17.0 s
- Russell McDougall - 7th
Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase
- Alex John Hillhouse - Silver
Men's 3 Mile Run
- Alex John Hillhouse - Silver, 14 min 27.6 s
Men's 6 Mile Run
- Alex John Hillhouse - Did Not Start
Men's 4 x 110 Yard Relay
- Australia - Did Not Start
BoxingBoxing at the 1930 British Empire GamesAt the 1930 British Empire Games, the boxing competition was held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and featured contests in eight weight classes.-Medal summary:-References:*. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21....
Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg)
- Dudley C. Gallagher - Silver
RowingRowing at the 1930 British Empire GamesAt the 1930 British Empire Games, the rowing competition featured five events 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....
Men's Singles Sculls
- Robert Pearce - Gold
Swimming
Men's 100 Yards Backstroke- (Ivan) William Cameron - 4th
Men's 100 Yards Freestyle
- (Ivan) William Cameron - 4th
Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle
- Noel Phillip Ryan - Gold, 18 min 55.4 s
Men's 440 Yards Freestyle
- Noel Phillip Ryan - Gold, 4 min 39.8 s
Officials
- Honorary Manager - Hugh Richard Weir (VIC)
- Honorary Coach-Trainer - Harvey Howard Fargher (VIC)