The 1938 British Empire Games was the third as its called now Commonwealth Games. It was held in Sydney, Australia.
Medals by country
Medals by event
Athletics
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| 100 Yards | Women | Decima Norman (AUS) | 11.1 | Joyce Walker (AUS) | 11.3e | Jeanette Dolson (CAN) | 11.4e
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| 220 Yards | Women | Decima Norman (AUS) | 24.7 | Jean Coleman (AUS) | 25.1e | Eileen Wearne (AUS) | 25.3e
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| 80 Metres Hurdles | Women | Barbara Burke (SAF) | 11.7w | Isabel Grant (AUS) | 11.7ew | Rona Tong (NZL) | 11.8ew
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| High Jump | Women | Dorothy Odam (ENG) | 1.6 | Dora Gardner (ENG) | 1.57 | Elizabeth Forbes (NZL) | 1.57
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| Long Jump | Women | Decima Norman (AUS) | 5.8 | Ethel Raby (ENG) | 5.65 | Thelma Peake (AUS) | 5.55
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| Javelin | Women | Robina Higgins (CAN) | 38.28 | Antonia Robertson (SAF) | 36.98 | Gladys Lunn (ENG) | 36.41
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| 110 x 220 x 110 Yards Relay | Women | Australia (AUS) | 49.1 | Canada (CAN) | 49.9e | England (ENG) | 51.3e
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| 220 x 110 x 220 x 110 Yards Relay | Women | Australia (AUS) | 00:01:15 | England (ENG) | 1:17.2e | Canada (CAN) | 1:19.0e
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| 100 Yards | Men | Cyril Holmes (ENG) | 9.7 | John Mumford (AUS) | 9.8e | Ted Best (AUS) | 9.9e
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| 220 Yards | Men | Cyril Holmes (ENG) | 21.2 | John Mumford (AUS) | 21.3e | Ted Best (AUS) | 21.4e
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| 440 Yards | Men | Bill Roberts (ENG) | 47.9 | Bill Fritz (CAN) | 47.9e | Denis Shore (SAF) | 48.1e
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| 880 Yards | Men | Vernon "Pat" Boot (NZL) | 00:01:51 | Frank Handley (ENG) | 1:54.0e | Bill Dale (CAN) | 1:54.2e
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| 1 Mile | Men | Jim Alford (WAL) | 00:04:12 | Gerald Backhouse (AUS) | 4:12.3e | Vernon "Pat" Boot (NZL) | 4:12.6e
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| 3 Miles | Men | Cecil Matthews (NZL) | 00:14:00 | Peter Ward (ENG) | 00:14:06 | Bob Rankine (CAN) | 14:24.0e
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| 6 Miles | Men | Cecil Matthews (NZL) | 00:30:14 | Bob Rankine (CAN) | +180yd | Wally Hayward (SAF) | +250yd
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| Marathon | Men | Johannes Coleman (SAF) | 02:30:50 | Bert Norris (ENG) | 02:37:57 | Jackie Gibson (SAF) | 02:38:20
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| 120 Yards Hurdles | Men | Tom Lavery (SAF) | 14.0w | Larry O'Connor (CAN) | 14.2ew | Sid Stenner (AUS) | 14.4ew
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| 440 Yards Hurdles | Men | John Loaring (CAN) | 52.9 | John Park (AUS) | 54.6e | Alan McDougall (AUS) | 55.2e
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| High Jump | Men | Edwin Thacker (SAF) | 1.96 | Robert Heffernan (AUS) | 1.88 | Dudleigh Shetliffe (AUS) | 1.88
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| Pole Vault | Men | Andries du Plessis (SAF) | 4.11 | Les Fletcher (AUS) | 3.97 | Stuart Frid (CAN) | 3.88
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| Long Jump | Men | Harold Brown (CAN) | 7.43 | Jim Panton (CAN) | 7.25 | Basil Dickinson (AUS) | 7.15
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| Triple Jump | Men | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 15.49 | Lloyd Miller (AUS) | 15.41 | Basil Dickinson (AUS) | 15.28
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| Shot | Men | Louis Fouché (SAF) | 14.47 | Eric Coy (CAN) | 13.96 | Francis Drew (AUS) | 13.8
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| Discus | Men | Eric Coy (CAN) | 44.75 | David Young (SCO) | 43.04 | George Sutherland (CAN) | 41.47
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| Hammer | Men | George Sutherland (CAN) | 48.71 | Keith Pardon (AUS) | 45.11 | James Leckie (NZL) | 44.21
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| Javelin | Men | Jim Courtwright (CAN) | 62.8 | Stanley Lay (NZL) | 62.21 | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 55.5
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| 4 x 110 Yards Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 41.6 | England (ENG) | 41.8e | Australia (AUS) | 41.9e
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| 4 x 440 Yards Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:17 | England (ENG) | 3:19.5e | New Zealand (NZL) | 3:22.5e
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Bowls
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| Singles | Men | Horace Harvey (SAF) | | Frank Livingstone (NZL) | | Jack Low (AUS) |
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| Pairs | Men | Walter Denison & Lance Macey (NZL) | | Percy Hutton & Howard Mildren (AUS) | | D.A. Adamson & J.R. Appleford (SAF) |
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| Fours | Men | New Zealand (NZL) | | South Africa (SAF) | | Australia (AUS) |
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Boxing
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| Flyweight | Men | Johannes Joubert (SAF) | | Joseph Gagnon (CAN) | | Hugh Cameron (SCO) |
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| Bantamweight | Men | William Butler (ENG) | | Hendrik Knoesen (SAF) | | Jack Dillon (AUS) |
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| Featherweight | Men | Ansdale Henricus (CEY) | | James Watson (SCO) | | Kenneth Moran (NZL) |
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| Lightweight | Men | Harry Groves (ENG) | | Harry Hurst (CAN) | | William Fulton (RHO) |
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| Welterweight | Men | Bill Smith (AUS) | | Darcy Heeney (NZL) | | Andrew Tsirindonis (RHO) |
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| Middleweight | Men | Denis Reardon (WAL) | | Maurice Dennis (ENG) | | Rex Carey (CAN) |
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Nicholaas Wolmarans (SAF) | | Cecil Overell (AUS) | | Joseph Wilby (ENG) |
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| Heavyweight | Men | Thomas Osborne (CAN) | | Claude Sterley (SAF) | | Les Harley (AUS) |
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Cycling
Track
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| Time Trial | Men | Bob Porter (AUS) | 00:01:15 | Tasman Johnson (AUS) | 00:01:16 | Ernie Mills (ENG) | 00:01:16
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| Sprint | Men | Edgar "Dunc" Gray (AUS) | | Bob Porter (AUS) | | George Giles (NZL) |
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| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | William Maxfield (ENG) | 00:24:44 | Ray Hicks (ENG) | | Syd Rose (SAF) |
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Road
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| Road Race | Men | Hendrik Binneman (SAF) | 02:53:30 | John Brown (NZL) | 02:53:30 | Ray Jones (ENG) | 02:53:30
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Rowing
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| Single Sculls | Men | Herb Turner (AUS) | 00:08:24 | Peter Jackson (ENG) | +5 lgths | Robert Smith (NZL) | +4 lgths
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| Coxed Fours | Men | Gordon Freeth, Don Fraser, Stewart Elder, Jack Fisher & Harry Kerr (AUS) | 00:07:17 | Oliver Clayton, Albert Hope, Ken Boswell, John Rigby & George Burns (NZL) | +1.25 lgths | James Temple, Max Winkler, Donald Davis, John MacDonald & Kenneth Jaggard (CAN) | +0.75 lgths
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| Eights | Men | England (ENG) | 00:06:29 | Australia (AUS) | +0.75 lgths | New Zealand (NZL) | +2 lgths
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Swimming
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| 110 Yards Freestyle | Men | Bob Pirie (CAN) | 59.6 | Terry Collard (SAF) | 00:01:01 | Bill Fleming (AUS) | 00:01:01
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| 440 Yards Freestyle | Men | Bob Pirie (CAN) | 00:04:55 | Bobby Leivers (ENG) | 00:04:55 | Robin Biddulph (AUS) | 00:04:56
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| 1650 Yards Freestyle | Men | Bobby Leivers (ENG) | 00:19:46 | Bob Pirie (CAN) | 00:19:59 | Norman Wainwright (ENG) | 00:20:17
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| 110 Yards Backstroke | Men | Percy Oliver (AUS) | 00:01:08 | Gordon Kerr (CAN) | 00:01:09 | Micky Taylor (ENG) | 00:01:09
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| 220 Yards Breaststroke | Men | John Davies (ENG) | 00:02:52 | Walter Spence (BGU) | 00:03:00 | Jimmy Prentice (CAN) | 00:03:02
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| 4 x 220 Yards Freestyle Relay | Men | England (ENG) | 00:09:19 | Canada (CAN) | 00:09:20 | Australia (AUS) | 00:09:33
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| 3 x 110 Yards Medley Relay | Men | England (ENG) | 00:03:28 | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:30 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:32
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Diving
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Ron Masters (AUS) | 126.36 | Doug Tomalin (ENG) | 124.78 | George Athans (CAN) | 117.9
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| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Doug Tomalin (ENG) | 108.74 | Ron Masters (AUS) | 102.87 | George Athans (CAN) | 98.93
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Swimming
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| 110 Yards Freestyle | Women | Evelyn de Lacy (AUS) | 00:01:10 | Dorothy Green (AUS) | 00:01:11 | Dorothy Lyon (CAN) | 00:01:12
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| 440 Yards Freestyle | Women | Dorothy Green (AUS) | 00:05:40 | Margaret Jeffrey (ENG) | 00:05:40 | Mona Leydon (NZL) | 00:05:42
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| 110 Yards Backstroke | Women | Pat Norton (AUS) | 00:01:20 | Jeanne Greenland (WAL) | 00:01:22 | Margot Hamilton (SCO) | 00:01:23
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| 220 Yards Breaststroke | Women | Doris Storey (ENG) | 00:03:06 | Carla Gerke (SAF) | 00:03:12 | Joan Langdon (CAN) | 00:03:22
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| 4 x 110 Yards Freestyle Relay | Women | Canada (CAN) | 00:04:48 | Australia (AUS) | 00:04:50 | England (ENG) | 00:04:50
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| 3 x 110 Yards Medley Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 00:03:58 | South Africa (SAF) | 00:04:07 | Australia (AUS) | 00:04:10
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Diving
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Irene Donnett (AUS) | 91.18 | Lynda Adams (CAN) | 88.27 | Marie Sharkey (CAN) | 81.66
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| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Lurline Hook (AUS) | 36.47 | Lynda Adams (CAN) | 36.39 | Irene Donnett (AUS) | 34.57
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Wrestling
| Event
|
| Gold
Silver
Bronze
| Bantamweight | Men | Ted Purcell (AUS) | | Vernon Blake (CAN) | | Raymond Cazaux (ENG) |
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| Featherweight | Men | Roy Purchase (AUS) | | Larry Clarke (CAN) | | Joseph Genet (NZL) |
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| Lightweight | Men | Dick Garrard (AUS) | | Vernon Thomas (NZL) | | Alfred Harding (SAF) |
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| Welterweight | Men | Thomas Trevaskis (AUS) | | Felix Standen (SAF) | | Jeremiah Podjursky (NZL) |
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| Middleweight | Men | Terry Evans (CAN) | | Peter Sheasby (SAF) | | Leslie Jeffers (ENG) |
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Eddie Scarf (AUS) | | Sidney Greenspan (SAF) | | Thomas Ward (SCO) |
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| Heavyweight | Men | Jack Knight (AUS) | | James Dryden (NZL) | | John Whelan (CAN) |
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