Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games
Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox country at games Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a handful of athletes and abbreviated AUS.
Australia was one of only eleven countries to be represented at these inaugural Games.
At these first Games, Australia won only eight medals against England's 61. The Australians' return home was delayed because the RMS Tahiti on which they were due to travel sank during the Games.[1]
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Rowing | Men's Singles Sculls |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Swimming | Men's 1500 yards Freestyle |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 1 Mile Run |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 3 Mile Run |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Boxing | Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg) |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile |
1930 Australian Team & Results
Athletics
Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile
- George Augustus Golding – Bronze, 49.6 s (in heat)
- Herbert Alexander Bascombe – 6th, 49.4 s (in heat)
Men's 880 Yard Run/Half Mile
- Herbert Alexander Bascombe – 5th in Heat 1
- George Augustus Golding – Did not finish
Men's 1 Mile Run
- William "Tickle" Miller Whyte – Silver, 4 min 17.0 s
- Russell McDougall – 7th
Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase
- Alex John Hillhouse – Silver
Men's 3 Mile Run
- Alex John Hillhouse – Silver, 14 min 27.6 s
Men's 6 Mile Run
- Alex John Hillhouse – Did not start
Men's 4 x 110 Yard Relay
- Australia – Did not start
Boxing
Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg)
- Dudley C. Gallagher – Silver
Rowing
Men's Singles Sculls
- Robert Pearce – Gold
Swimming
Men's 100 Yards Backstroke
- (Ivan) William Cameron – 4th
Men's 100 Yards Freestyle
- (Ivan) William Cameron – 4th
Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle
- Noel Phillip Ryan – Gold, 18 min 55.4 s
Men's 440 Yards Freestyle
- Noel Phillip Ryan – Gold, 4 min 39.8 s
Officials
- Honorary Manager – Hugh Richard Weir (VIC)
- Honorary Coach-Trainer – Harvey Howard Fargher (VIC)
See also
References
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External links
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