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Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games

Canada was host country for the 1930 British Empire Games, which were held at Hamilton, Ontario, and was one of only eleven countries to be represented at the inaugural Games.

[[Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games|Athletics]]
'''Men's 100 Yard Dash''' • Percy Williams - Gold, 9.9 s • Johnny R. Fitzpatrick - Bronze, 10.2 s • James/Jim "Buster" R. Brown - 3rd in Heat 2 • Leigh Miller - 4th in Heat 3 '''Men's 120 Yard Hurdles''' • Howard Baker - 4th in Heat 1 • Arthur "Art" Ravensdale - Disqualified • Bill Pierdon - Disqualified '''Men's 220 Yard Dash''' • Johnny R. Fitzpatrick - Silver • James "Jimmy" A. Ball - 5th in Final • Napoleon Bourdeau - 3rd in Heat 2 • Frederick "Fred" William McBeth - 4th in Heat 3 '''Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile''' • Alexander S. Wilson - Gold, 48.8 s • James "Jimmy" A. Ball - 5th in Final, 49.4 s (in Heat ?) • Stan B. Glover - 3rd in Heat 2 • John Hickey - 4th in Heat 2 • Walter Connolly - 4th in Heat 3 '''Men's 440 Yard Hurdles''' • Walter Connolly - 5th in Final • John Hickey - 6th in Final • Frederick "Fred" William McBeth - Heat '''Men's 880 Yard Run/Half-Mile''' • Alexander S. Wilson - Bronze, 1 min 54.9 s • Percy Pickard - 8th in Final • Brant Little - 6th in Heat 1 '''Men's 1 Mile Run''' • Jack S. Walters - 4th in Final '''Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase''' • Art S. Wilkins - 4th in Final • Bill Reid - 5th in Final • Pete Suttie - 6th in Final '''Men's 3 Mile Run''' • Walter Hornby • Fred Sargeant • George Ball '''Men's 6 Mile Run''' • Billy Reynolds - 6th • Wilf McCluskey - 8th • George Irwin - 9th • Harold Webster - 10th '''Men's 4 x 110 Yard Relay''' • Canada - Gold, 42.2 s • James/Jim "Buster" R. Brown • Johnny R. Fitzpatrick • Leigh Miller • Ralph A. Adams '''Men's 4 x 440 Yard Relay/1 Mile Relay''' • Canada - Silver, 3 min 19.8 s • Alexander S. Wilson • Arthur "Art" Alan Scott • James "Jimmy" A. Ball • Stan B. Glover '''Men's Marathon''' • Johnny Miles - Bronze, 2 h 48 min 23 s • Percival Wyer - 4th • Silas McLellan - 6th • Norman Dack - 7th • Ezra Lee - 10th • Jack/John Cuthbert - Did not finish '''Men's Shot Put''' • M.C. "Charlie" Herman - Bronze, • Abe Zvonkin - 4th, • John A. Cameron • Archie Stewart '''Men's Discus Throw''' • M.C. "Charlie" Herman - Silver, • Abe Zvonkin - Bronze, • George W. Sutherland • Archie Stewart '''Men's Javelin''' • Doral W. Pilling - Silver, • Archie Stewart - 6th, '''Men's Hammer Throw''' • John A. Cameron - Bronze, • Archie McDiarmid - 6th, • George W. Sutherland • M.C. "Charlie" Herman '''Men's Long Jump''' • Leonard "Len" Hutton - Gold, • Chester Smith - 4th, • Gordon "Spike" Smallacombe - 5th, '''Men's Triple Jump''' • Gordon "Spike" Smallacombe - Gold, • Leonard "Len" Hutton, Bronze, • George W. Sutherland - 4th, '''Men's High Jump''' • William/Clarence Stargratt - Bronze, • Duncan Anderson McNaughton - 4th • Gordon "Spike" Smallacombe • Jack/John Portland '''Men's Pole Vault''' • Victor Pickard - Gold, • Robert Stoddard - Bronze, • Alf "Sunny" Gilbert - 4th ==Boxing==
[[Boxing at the 1930 British Empire Games|Boxing]]
'''Men's Flyweight Division (51 kg)''' • R. Galloway - Bronze '''Men's Bantamweight Division (54 kg)''' • J. Keller - Bronze '''Men's Lightweight Division (60 kg)''' • G. Canzano - Silver '''Men's Welterweight Division (67 kg)''' • H. Williams - Silver '''Men's Light Heavyweight Division (81 kg)''' • A. Pitcher - Bronze '''Men's Heavyweight Division (91 kg)''' • W. Skimming - Silver ==Diving==
[[Diving at the 1930 British Empire Games|Diving]]
'''Men's High Diving/Tower''' • Alfred Phillips - Gold, 147 points • Samuel Walker - Silver, 83.3 points '''Women's High Diving/Tower''' • Pearl Stoneham - Gold, 39.3 points • Helen McCormack - Silver, 38.3 points '''Men's Springboard Diving''' • Alfred Phillips - Gold, 90.6 points • Cyril Kennett - Silver, 130 points • Arthur H. Stott - Bronze, 127 points '''Women's Springboard Diving''' • Doris Ogilvie - Silver, 89.7 points • H. Mollie Bailey - Bronze, 88.7 points ==Lawn Bowls==
[[Lawn Bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games|Lawn Bowls]]
'''Men's Doubles''' • Canada - Bronze • Arthur S. Reid • W.W. Moore '''Men's Rinks/Fours''' • Canada - Silver • Harry J. Allen • Jimmy Campbell • Mitch Thomas • W. "Billy" Rae ==Rowing==
[[Rowing at the 1930 British Empire Games|Rowing]]
'''Men's Coxed Fours''' • Canada - Silver • A. Miles • D.L. Gales • H.R. McCuaig • J.A. Butler • R.S. Evans '''Men's Coxless Fours''' • Canada - Silver • J. Gayner • J. Fleming • Albert Bellew • Henry Pelham '''Men's Double Sculls''' • Canada - Gold • Boles • Richards '''Men's Eight Oared Shell''' • Canada - Bronze • A. Taylor • D. Doal • E. Eastwood • F. Fry • J. Zabinsky • L. Bawks • L. McDonald • W. Moore • W. Thorburn ==Swimming==
[[Swimming at the 1930 British Empire Games|Swimming]]
'''Men's 100 Yards Freestyle''' • F. Munro Bourne - Gold, 56.00 s • Albert Gibson - Bronze '''Men's 440 Yards Freestyle''' • George Burleigh - Bronze '''Men's 1 500 Yards Freestyle''' • George Burleigh - Bronze '''Men's 220 Yards Breaststroke''' • Jack Aubin - Gold, 2 min 35.40 s '''Women's 4 x 100 Yards Freestyle Relay''' • Canada - Silver, 4 min 33.0 s • Elizabeth "Betty" Edwards • Irene Pirie-Milton • Marjorie Linton • Peggy Bailey '''Men's 4 x 200 Yards Freestyle Relay''' • Canada - Gold, 8 min 42.40 s • B. Gibson • F. Munro Bourne • George Burleigh • Jimmy Thompson ==Wrestling==
[[Wrestling at the 1930 British Empire Games|Wrestling]]
'''Men's Bantamweight Division (57 kg)''' • James Trifunov - Gold '''Men's Featherweight Division (62 kg)''' • Clifford Chilcott - Gold '''Men's Lightweight Division (68 kg)''' • Howard Thomas - Gold '''Men's Welterweight Division (74 kg)''' • Reg Priestly - Gold '''Men's Middleweight Division (82 kg)''' • Mike Chepwick - Gold '''Men's Light Heavyweight Division (90 kg)''' • L. McIntyre - Gold '''Men's Heavyweight Division (100 kg)''' • Earl McCready - Gold ==Officials==
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