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Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a handful of atheletes and abbreviated CAN.

Canada was one of only eleven countries to be represented at the inaugural Games.

At these first Games, Canada won 54 medals against England's 61.


MEDALS



ATHLETICS


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
  • John Miles - Bronze, 2 h 48 min 23 s

  • Percival "Percy" Wyer - 4th

  • Silas McLellan - 6th

  • Norman Dack - 7th

  • Ezra Lee - 10th

  • Jack/John Cuthbert - Did Not Finish



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 (12.63 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 inch (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 (44.85 m)



Men's Hammer Throw
  • John A. Cameron - Bronze, 145 ft 10 in (47.13 m)

  • Archie McDiarmid - 6th, 139 ft 3 in (47.13 m)

  • George W. Sutherland

  • M.C. "Charlie" Herman



Men's Long Jump
  • Leonard "Len" Hutton - Gold, 23 ft 7 1/2 in (7.20 m)

  • Chester Smith - 4th, 22 ft 3 1/2 in (6.79 m)

  • Gordon "Spike" Smallacombe - 5th, 21 ft 8 1/4 in (6.61 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




BOXING


Men's Flyweight Division (51 kg)
  • R. Galloway - Bronze



Men's Bantamweight Division (54 kg)
  • J. Keller - Bronze



Men's Lightweight Division (60 kg)
  • G. Canzano - Silver



Men's Welterweight Division (67 kg)
  • H. Williams - Silver



Men's Light Heavyweight Division (81 kg)
  • A. Pitcher - Bronze



Men's Heavyweight Division (91 kg)
  • W. Skimming - Silver




DIVING


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




LAWN BOWLS


Men's Doubles
  • Canada - Bronze

  • --- A.S. Reid

  • --- W.W. Moore



Men's Rinks/Fours
  • Canada - Silver

  • --- Harry J. Allen

  • --- Jimmy Campbell

  • --- Mitch Thomas

  • --- W. "Billy" Rae




ROWING


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

  • --- Belyer

  • --- Callaghan

  • --- J. Fleming

  • --- Pelam



Men's Double Sculls
  • Canada - Gold

  • --- Boles

  • --- Richards



Men's Eight Oared Shell
  • Canada - Bronze

  • --- A. Taylor

  • --- D. Doal

  • --- E. Eastwood

  • --- F. Fry

  • --- J. Zabinsky

  • --- L. Bowkes

  • --- L. McDonald

  • --- W. Moore

  • --- W. Thorburn




SWIMMING


Men's 100 Yards Freestyle
  • F. Munro Bourne - Gold, 56.00 s

  • Albert Gibson - Bronze


Men's 440 Yards Freestyle
  • George Burleigh - Bronze


Men's 1 500 Yards Freestyle
  • George Burleigh - Bronze


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



WRESTLING


Men's Bantamweight Division (57 kg)
  • James Trifunov - Gold



Men's Featherweight Division (62 kg)
  • Clifford Chilcott - Gold



Men's Lightweight Division (68 kg)
  • Howard Thomas - Gold



Men's Welterweight Division (74 kg)
  • Reg Priestly - Gold



Men's Middleweight Division (82 kg)
  • Mike Chepwick - Gold



Men's Light Heavyweight Division (90 kg)
  • L. McIntyre - Gold



Men's Heavyweight Division (100 kg)
  • Earl McCready - Gold




OFFICIALS





SEE ALSO




EXTERNAL LINK


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