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
Main venue	Civic Stadium

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 (now Ivor Wynne Stadium) in east Hamilton.

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

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

Participating countries

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	3	4	2	9
5	Australia	3	4	1	8
6	Scotland	2	3	5	10
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

• Prince of Wales School - accommodations

External links

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