1930 British Empire Games

Multi-sport event in Hamilton, Canada November 2024 August 2025 I British Empire Games File:Logo 1930 and 1934 BEG.png Hamilton, Canada 11 400 59 16 August 1930 23 August 1930 Lord Willingdon Percy WilliamsThe British Empire Games of 1930 http://torontoist.com/2015/07/the-british-empire-games-of-1930/ Torontoist.com 30 August 2017 Jamie Bradburn 21 July 2015 Civic Stadium II The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, and was held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930.https://thecgf.com/games/hamilton-1930 Hamilton 1930 Commonwealth Games Federation en 2019-12-22 2019-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20190601201441/https://thecgf.com/games/hamilton-1930 deadhttp://www.countyrugby.com/county_finals_1.html "Empire Games In Canada." Times, 4 Feb. 1930, p. 7 Times Digital Archives thumb|right|300px|The Civic Stadium in 1939 The event was 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.https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/just-give-us-the-commonwealth-games-in-2030-canada-plans-to-tell-counterpart-countries 'Just give us' the Commonwealth Games in 2030, Canada plans to tell counterpart countries NationalPost 15 April 2018 Fellow Hamilton journalist Ivan Miller helped with the organizing committee.All About Uncle Ive Hanley Bob May 6, 1965 The Hamilton Spectator 21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-miller-1965/165838078/ The sports included athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming, and wrestling. Women competed only in aquatic events. The opening ceremony and athletics events were held at Civic Stadium (later renamed Ivor Wynne Stadium) in east Hamilton. Tigertown Triumphs The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56 10 June 2006 The event was opened by the Governor General of Canada, Lord Willingdon, on 16 August. Canadian triple jumper Gordon Smallacombe claimed the debut gold medal a few hours later. The 1930 British Empire Games made use of pedestals for dignitaries to present medals to winning athletes, as proposed by Bobby Robinson. This inspired the Olympic medal podium ceremonies which began at the 1932 Winter Olympics.Olympic Torch Relay, Commercial to Begin With, Has Become More So, Historian Says Hemphill Lex January 22, 2002 The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah C4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-2002-winter-olympi/129778187/Prof says Olympic podiums have Canadian connection Ogilvie Claire October 18, 2006 The Province Vancouver, British Columbia 25 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-barney-2006/129824314/ Sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Athletics Boxing Lawn bowls Rowing Wrestling Participating teams thumb|250px|Participating countries There were 11 teams participating in these inaugural British Empire Games: 20em AUS 1930 BER 1930 BGU 1930 CAN 1930 (host) ENG 1930 IRE 1930 NEW 1930 NZL 1930 SCO 1930 SAF 1930 WAL 1930 Medal table CAN flagCGF 1930 25 22 13 20 17 17 yes 6 4 8 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 2 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Venues Notable venues include: Prince of Wales Elementary School, (77 Melrose Ave N) – Male Accommodation Royal Connaught Hotel – Female Accommodation Civic Stadium – Athletics, opening and closing ceremonies Hamilton Municipal Pool – Aquatics (swimming and diving) Barton Street Arena - Boxing and wrestling Burlington Bay - Rowing Roselawn Bowling Club, Gage Park - Lawn bowlshttps://roselawnlbc.com/historyPage.php History Roselawn Bowling Club 24 August 2025 References External links "Hamilton 1930". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport. "Results and Medalists—1930 British Empire Games" https://web.archive.org/web/20211027074819/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3029 27 October 2021 . Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. – British Empire GamesHamiltonI British Empire Games London Sports Canada Ontario Category:1930 in Canadian sports British Empire Games Category:1930 in Ontario Category:20th century in Hamilton, Ontario Category:August 1930 sports events in Canada Category:Commonwealth Games in Canada Category:International sports competitions hosted by Canada Category:Sports competitions in Hamilton, Ontario Category:August 1930 in Canada Category:1930 in the British Empire