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1930 British Empire Games

Multi-sport event in Hamilton, Canada

Field	Value
name	I British Empire Games
logo	File:Logo 1930 and 1934 BEG.png
host_city	Hamilton, Canada
nations	11
athletes	400
events	59
opening	16 August 1930
closing	23 August 1930
opened_by	Lord Willingdon
athlete_oath	Percy Williams
stadium	Civic Stadium
next	[II](1934-british-empire-games)

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.

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. Fellow Hamilton journalist Ivan Miller helped with the organizing committee.

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.

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.

Sports

Participating teams

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

AUS
BER
BGU
CAN (host)
ENG
IRE
NEW
NZL
SCO
SAF
WAL

Medal table

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 bowls

References

Jamie Bradburn. (21 July 2015). "The British Empire Games of 1930". Torontoist.com.
"Hamilton 1930".
""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.
Hanley, Bob. (May 6, 1965). "All About Uncle Ive". [[The Hamilton Spectator]].
(10 June 2006). "Tigertown Triumphs". The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56.
Hemphill, Lex. (January 22, 2002). "Olympic Torch Relay, Commercial to Begin With, Has Become More So, Historian Says". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
Ogilvie, Claire. (October 18, 2006). "Prof says Olympic podiums have Canadian connection". [[The Province]].
"History".

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