1938 British Empire Games
The British Empire Games in 1938 were the third edition of that event, which is known as the Commonwealth Games today. They found from 5 to 12 February 1938 in the Australian city of Sydney instead, tuned to the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the city's founding.
71 contests in the sports Bowls, Boxing, Athletics, cycling, wrestling, rowing and swimming were wearing (including diving). It was attended by 464 athletes from 15 countries. Competition sites were Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Sports Ground, North Sydney Pool and Henson Park.
The undisputed star of the event was the Australian Decima Norman, who won five gold medals in track and field disciplines.
Participating countries
- Australia Australia
- Bermuda 1910 Bermuda
- British Guiana British Guiana 1919
- Ceylon Ceylon
- England England
- Fiji Fiji
- British India British India
- Canada 1921 Canada
- New Zealand New Zealand
- Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
- Scotland Scotland
- South Africa Union of South Africa 1928
- Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Sud 1923
- Trinidad and Tobago 1889 Trinidad and Tobago
- Wales 1807 Wales
Results
( The links lead to detailed result pages)
- Bowls
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Cycling
- Wrestling
- Rowing
- Swimming
- Diving