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The 1930 British Empire Games was the first of what later became known as the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Events included Athletics, Boxing, Lawn Bowls, Rowing, Swimming, and Wrestling.

1 Medals by country

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
England	25	23	13	61
Canada	20	15	19	54
South Africa	6	4	7	17
New Zealand	3	4	2	9
Australia	3	4	1	8
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WalesFor alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation Wales ( Welsh: Cymru pronounced /"k@mrI/ SAMPA, km IPA, 'Kumree' approximate pronunciation) is one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom (the other three being England, Scotland and Northern Ir	0	2	1	3
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Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is the smallest of the Home Nations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland lies in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It covers 14,139 square kilometres (5,459 square miles), and has a populati	0	1	0	1
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BermudaThis article is about the island of Bermuda. See Bermuda sloop and Bermuda rig for the associated sailing terms''. Bermuda is a self-governing island Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, situated in the Atlantic Ocean. In the early 20th century, as m	0	0	0	0

2 Medals by event

2.1 Athletics

Event		Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 Yards	Men	Percy Williams (CAN)	9.9	Ernest Page (ENG)	10.2e	Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN)
220 Yards	Men	Stanley Engelhart (ENG)	21.8	Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN)		William Walters (SAF)
440 Yards	Men	Alex Wilson (CAN)	48.8	William Walters (SAF)	48.9e	George Golding (AUS)
880 Yards	Men	Tommy Hampson (ENG)	00:01:52	Reg Thomas (ENG)	1:55.5e	Alex Wilson (CAN)	1:55.6e
1 Mile	Men	Reg Thomas (ENG)	00:04:14	William Whyte (AUS)	4:17.0e	Jerry Cornes (ENG)
3 Miles	Men	Stan Tomlin (ENG)	00:14:27	Alex Hillhouse (AUS)	14:27.6e	Jack Winfield (ENG)	14:28e
6 Miles	Men	John "Billy" Savidan (NZL)	00:30:50	Ernie Harper (ENG)	31:01.6e	Tom Evenson (ENG)
Marathon	Men	Dunky Wright (SCO)	02:43:43	Sam Ferris (ENG)	+880yd	Johnny Miles (CAN)	+300yd
3000 Metres Steeplechase	Men	George Bailey (ENG)	00:09:52	Alex Hillhouse (AUS)		Vernon Morgan (ENG)
120 Yards Hurdles	Men	Lord Burghley (ENG)	14.6	Howard Davies (SAF)	14.7e	Fred Gaby (ENG)
440 Yards Hurdles	Men	Lord Burghley (ENG)	54.4	Roger Leigh-Wood (ENG)	55.9e	Douglas Neame (ENG)
High Jump	Men	Johannes Viljoen (SAF)	1.9	Colin Gordon (BGU)	1.88	William Stargratt (CAN)	1.85
Pole Vault	Men	Vic Pickard (CAN)	3.73	Howard Ford (ENG)	3.73	Robert Stoddard (CAN)
Long Jump	Men	Len Hutton (CAN)	7.2	Reginald Revans (ENG)	6.96	Johannes Viljoen (SAF)	6.86
Triple Jump	Men	Gordon Smallacombe (CAN)	14.76	Reginald Revans (ENG)	14.29	Len Hutton (CAN)	13.9
Shot	Men	Harry Hart (SAF)	14.58	Robert "Bonzo" Howland (ENG)	13.46	Charlie Herman (CAN)	12.98
Discus	Men	Harry Hart (SAF)	41.43	Charlie Herman (CAN)	41.22	Abe Zvonkin (CAN)	41.17
Hammer	Men	Malcolm Nokes (ENG)	47.13	Bill Britton (NIR)	46.89	John Cameron (CAN)	44.45
Javelin	Men	Stanley Lay (NZL)	63.13	Doral Pilling (CAN)	55.93	Harry Hart (SAF)	53.21
4 x 110 Yards Relay	Men	Canada (CAN)	42.2	England (ENG)	42.7e	South Africa (SAF)
4 x 440 Yards Relay	Men	England (ENG)	00:03:19	Canada (CAN)	3:19.8e	South Africa (SAF)

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