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.

Medalists

1938 Australian Team & Results

Athletics (Men)

Javelin Throw * John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 3rd, 182 ft 2in * James Barlow – 5th, 169 ft 0in * Goode, David P – 6th, 165 ft 1 in * Sheiles, Bert – 7th, 163 ft 10in Discus Throw * Harold B Wilson – 4th, 133 ft 2 3/ * Keith W Pardon – 5th, 130 ft 4in * William R MacKenzie – 6th, 128 ft 11in * Button, Adrian – 7th, 125 ft 8in Shot Put * Drew, Francis – 3rd, 45 ft 3in * William C Plummer – 4th, 44 ft 5in * Harold B Wilson – 5th, 43 ft 3in * William R MacKenzie – 6th, 42 ft 1in Hammer Throw * Keith W Pardon – 2nd, 148 ft 1in * McNamara, Patrick – 4th, 139 ft 9in * Myer Rosenblum, Rosenblum, Myer E – 5th, 135 ft 9in * Graham, Leslie – 6th, 131 ft 5in Pole Vault * Fletcher, Leslie A – 2nd, 13 ft 0in * Winter, Edwin J – 5th, 12 ft 9 in * Frederick Irvine Woodhouse – 7th, 12 ft 4in * 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 5in * Gould, Henry 'Harry' T – 4th, 23 ft 4in * John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 5th, 23 ft 2in Hop, Step, Jump * John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 1st, 50 ft 10 in * Miller, D Lloyd – 2nd, 50 ft 6in * Basil C Dickenson – 3rd, 50 ft 1in * Raymond G Graf – 4th, 47 ft 11in High Jump * Heffernan, Robert – 2nd, 6 ft 2 in * Shetliffe, Douglas F – 3rd, 6 ft 2 in * Tancred, Peter L – 4th, 6 ft 1in 4in * John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe – 7th, 5 ft 11in 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 2in * Evans, Enid – 10th 15 ft 10in * Nell Gould – 12th 14 ft 9in Javelin Throw * Jones, Elsie – 5th, 101 ft 8 in * Mitchell, Lena – 6th, 100 ft 3 in * Clarice Kennedy – 7th, 97 ft 3in 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 * I 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 Ashby – 4th * John Molloy – unplaced * Charlie E Wright – unplaced * Sh. Janki Das – first Indian 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)

Swimming (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)

Swimming (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 Whitlam, 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

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

Officials

*Honorary Team Manager – Wilfrid Kent Hughes, Wilfred Selwyn Kent Hughes (VIC) *Athletics Manager – Wilfred Ernest Painter (VIC) *Athletics Manageress – Mrs Doris Magee (NSW) *Boxing & Wrestling Manager – Edgar Tanner, 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)

References

External links

Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database
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