The men's 120 yards hurdles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Tom Lavery
 South Africa
Larry O'Connor
 Canada
Sid Stenner
 Australia

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Tom Lavery South Africa14.4Q, GR
21Sid Stenner Australia14.5eQ, 0.5 yard behind
31Phillip Sharpley New Zealand??.?Q, 8 yards behind
41Fred Popplewell Australia??.?
12Larry O'Connor Canada14.6Q
22Sid Kiel South Africa??.?Q, 1 yard behind
32Don McLardy Australia15.0eQ, 2 yards behind
42George Wilson Australia15.2e

Final

The final underway
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Tom Lavery South Africa14.0 (w)GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Larry O'Connor Canada14.2e (w)1 yard behind
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Sid Stenner Australia14.4e (w)1.5 yards behind
4Don McLardy Australia14.6e (w)
5Sid Kiel South Africa14.7e (w)
6Phillip Sharpley New Zealand15.0e (w)

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.