1930 British Empire Games

1st British Empire Games

Host city	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Nations participating	11
Athletes participating	400
Events	59
Opening ceremony	16 August
Closing ceremony	23 August
Officially opened by	George V
Main venue	Civic Stadium
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The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16–23, 1930.

The events included athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming, and wrestling. The opening ceremonies and many events were held at the Civic stadium (later renamed Ivor Wynne Stadium) in east Hamilton.^[1]

The games were opened by the Governor General of Canada, Lord Willingdon on the 16 August.

Sports

• Aquatics ()
  • Diving ()
  • Swimming ()
• Athletics ()
• Boxing ()
• Lawn bowls ()
• Rowing ()
• Wrestling ()

Participating teams

Participating countries

There were 11 teams participating in these first British Empire Games:

•  Australia
•  Bermuda
•  British Guiana
•  Canada
•  England
•  Ireland
•  Newfoundland
•  New Zealand
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Wales

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	25	22	13	60
2	Canada	20	16	18	54
3	South Africa	6	4	8	18
4	New Zealand	4	4	2	10
6	Australia	3	1	1	5
5	Scotland	3	3	5	11
7	Wales	0	2	1	3
8	British Guiana	0	1	1	2
9	Ireland	0	1	0	1
Total		59	57	49	165

Venues

Notable venues include:

• Prince of Wales Public School - Accommodation
• Civic Stadium - Athletics, Opening and Closing ceremonies
• Jimmy Thompson Memorial Pool - Aquatics^[2]

References

1. "Tigertown Triumphs" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56. 10 June 2006.
2. Molly Hayes (2013-07-02). "Jimmy Thompson's family pushes to keep pool". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2013-11-21.

External links

• Commonwealth Games Official Site
• 1930 British Empire Games at the official Guernsey site
• 1930 British Empire Games - Australian Commonwealth Games official website