Sporting event delegation
Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games CGF code CAN inHamilton, Ontario , Canada Competitors 86 in 7 sports MedalsRanked 2nd Gold 20 Silver 15 Bronze 19 Total 54 British Empire Games appearances Other related appearances Newfoundland (1930 ,1934 )
Canada was host country for the1930 British Empire Games , which were held atHamilton, 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 inauguralBritish 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 the1934 British Empire Games , but from1938 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 sJames/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 sAlexander 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 ft5+ 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 ft7+ 1 ⁄2 in (7.201 m) Chester Smith - 4th, 22 ft3+ 1 ⁄2 in (6.794 m) Gordon "Spike" Smallacombe - 5th, 21 ft8+ 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 ft7+ 1 ⁄4 in (13.90 m) George W. Sutherland - 4th, 45 ft1+ 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 pointsH. Mollie Bailey - Bronze, 88.7 points Men's Doubles
Men's Rinks/Fours
Canada - SilverHarry J. Allen Jimmy Campbell Mitch Thomas W. "Billy" Rae Men's Coxed Fours
Canada - SilverA. Miles D.L. Gales H.R. McCuaig J.A. Butler R.S. Evans Men's Coxless Fours
Canada - SilverJ. Gayner J. Fleming Albert Bellew Henry Pelham Men's Double Sculls
Men's Eight Oared Shell
Canada - BronzeA. 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 sElizabeth "Betty" Edwards Irene Pirie-Milton Marjorie Linton Peggy Bailey Men's 4 x 200 Yards Freestyle Relay
Canada - Gold, 8 min 42.40 sB. 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)