Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games
| Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| CGF code | AUS |
| CGA | Australian Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | commonwealthgames |
| in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| Competitors | 7 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers | Opening: Bobby Pearce [1] Closing:[2] |
| Officials | 2 |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| British Empire Games appearances | |
Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games 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's 61. The Australians' return home was delayed because the RMS Tahiti on which they were due to travel sank during the Games.[3]
Medallists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Bobby Pearce | Rowing | Men's Singles Sculls |
| Gold | Noel Ryan | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Noel Ryan | Swimming | Men's 1500 yards Freestyle |
 Silver | William Whyte | Athletics | Men's 1 Mile Run |
| Silver | Alex Hillhouse | Athletics | Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase |
| Silver | Alex Hillhouse | Athletics | Men's 3 Mile Run |
| Silver | Dudley Gallagher | Boxing | Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg) |
 Bronze | George Golding | Athletics | Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile |
1930 Australian Team & Results
[edit]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
Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg)
- Dudley C. Gallagher – Silver
Men's Singles Sculls
- Robert Pearce – Gold
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
[edit]- Honorary Manager – Hugh Richard Weir (VIC)
- Honorary Coach-Trainer – Harvey Howard Fargher (VIC)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Flag bearers". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "EMPIRE GAMES". Recorder (Port Pirie, SA : 1919 – 1954). Port Pirie, SA. 20 August 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 22 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.