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Revision as of 07:45, 9 June 2019
The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later became known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from 16–23 August 1930.[2] [3]
The games were organized by Hamilton Spectator sportswriter Bobby Robinson after he attended the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam as manager of the Canadian track and field team and was inspired to create a similar event for the British Empire. After campaigning for the idea among contacts he met at the Olympics, he was asked to organise the first British Empire Games in Hamilton.[4]
The events included athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming, and wrestling. Women competed only in aquatic events. The opening ceremonies and many events were held at Civic Stadium (later renamed Ivor Wynne Stadium) in east Hamilton.[5]
The games were opened by the Governor General of Canada, Lord Willingdon on 16 August. Canadian triple jumper Gordon Smallacombe won the first ever gold medal in the history of the Games a few hours later.[1]
Sports
Participating teams
There were 11 teams participating in these first British Empire Games:
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 25 | 23 | 13 | 61 |
| 2 |  Canada* | 20 | 15 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 |  South Africa | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 |  Australia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Scotland | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Wales | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  British Guiana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 59 | 57 | 49 | 165 | |
Venues
Notable venues include:
- Prince of Wales Public School - Male Accommodation
- Royal Connaught Hotel - Female Accommodation
- Civic Stadium - Athletics, Opening and Closing ceremonies
- Hamilton Municipal Pool - Aquatics
References
- ^ a b Jamie Bradburn (21 July 2015). "The British Empire Games of 1930". Torontoist.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Commonwealth Games - Introduction". www.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ ""Empire Games In Canada." Times, 4 Feb. 1930, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "'Just give us' the Commonwealth Games in 2030, Canada plans to tell counterpart countries". NationalPost. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Tigertown Triumphs" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56. 10 June 2006.
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1930 British Empire Games at the official Guernsey site
- 1930 British Empire Games - Australian Commonwealth Games official website
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British Empire Games Hamilton I British Empire Games |
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- 1930 British Empire Games
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- International sports competitions hosted by Canada
- Commonwealth Games in Canada
- 1930 in multi-sport events
- 1930 in Canadian sports
- Commonwealth Games
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- August 1930 sports events
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