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 Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Women's 100 yd Athletics Women's 220 yd Athletics Women's Broad Jump Jean Coleman Eileen Wearne Athletics Women's 440 yards Medley Relay Jean Coleman Thelma Peake Joan Woodland Athletics 660 yards Medley Relay Athletics Men's Hop, Step, Jump Cycling Men's Welterweight Cycling Men's 1000 m Sprint Cycling Men's 1000 m Time Trial Diving Men's Springboard Diving Women's Springboard Diving Women's Platform Rowing Men's Single Scull Cecil Pearce Rowing Men's Double Scull Jack Fisher William Kerr Don Fraser Stewart Elder Rowing Men's Coxed Four Swimming Men's 110 yd Backstroke Swimming Women's 110 yd Freestyle Swimming Women's 110 yd Backstroke Swimming Women's 440 yd Freestyle Wrestling Men's Lightweight Wrestling Men's Heavyweight Wrestling Men's Light Heavyweight Wrestling Men's Featherweight Wrestling Men's Bantamweight Wrestling Men's Welterweight Athletics Men's Hammer Throw Athletics Men's Pole Vault Athletics Men's Hop Step Jump Athletics Men's High Jump Athletics Men's 100 yd Athletics Men's 220 yd Athletics Men's 1 mile Athletics Men's 440 yd Hurdles Athletics Women's 100 yd Athletics Women's 220 yd Athletics Women's 80 m Hurdles Boxing Men's Light-Heavyweight Cycling Men's 1000 m Time Trial Cycling Men's 1000 m Sprint Diving Men's Platform Howard Mildren Lawn bowls Men's Pair Alfred Gregory Doug Bowden Frank le Souef Gordon Yewers Richard Paramor Edward Bromley William Dixon Ainslie Gould Rowing Men's Eight Swimming Women's 110 yd Freestyle Dorothy Green Patricia Norton Margaret Rawson Swimming Women's 4x110 yd Freestyle Relay Athletics Men's 100 yd Athletics Men's 220 yd Athletics Men's Javelin Athletics Men's Shot Put Athletics Men's Broad Jump Athletics Men's Hop Step Jump Athletics Men's High Jump Athletics Men's 120 yd Hurdles Athletics Men's 120 yd Hurdles Athletics Women's Broad Jump Athletics Women's 220 yd Ted Hampson Alf Watson Howard Yates Athletics Men's 4x110 yd Relay Boxing Men's Bantamweight Boxing Men's Heavyweight Diving Women's Platform Rowing Men's Single Scull Charlie McNeill Aubrey Murray Frank Murray Rowing Men's Four Swimming Men's 110 yd Freestyle Swimming Men's 440 yd Freestyle William Flemming Noel Ryan Robert Wilshire Swimming Men's 4x220 yd Freestyle Relay Ernest Hobbs Percy Oliver Swimming Men's 3x110 yd Medley Relay Valerie George Patricia Norton Swimming Women's 3x110 yd Medley Relay
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 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 Ian 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 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 Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard – Lightweight (up to 68 kg) – 1st Todd Hardwick – Middleweight (up to 82 kg) – 5th John Lambert 'Jack' Knight – Heavyweight (up to 100 kg) – 1st Edward Purcell – Bantamweight (up to 57 kg) – 1st Roy Purchase – Featherweight (up to 62 kg) – 1st Eddie Richard Scarf – Light Heavyweight (up to 90 kg) – 1st Tom Trevaskis – Welterweight (up to 74 kg) – 1st
Officials Honorary Team Manager – Wilfred Selwyn Kent Hughes (VIC) Athletics Manager – Wilfred Ernest Painter (VIC) Athletics Manageress – Mrs Doris Magee (NSW)