Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a handful of athletes and abbreviated AUS. Australia was one of only eleven countries to be represented at these inaugural Games. At these first Games, Australia won only eight medals against England's 61. The Australians' return home was delayed because the RMS Tahiti on which they were due to travel sank during the Games. Medallists 1930 Australian Team & Results Athletics Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile George Augustus Golding - Bronze, 49.6 s (in heat) Herbert Alexander Bascombe - 6th, 49.4 s (in heat) Men's 880 Yard Run/Half Mile Herbert Alexander Bascombe - 5th in Heat 1 George Augustus Golding - Did Not Finish Men's 1 Mile Run William "Tickle" Miller Whyte - Silver, 4 min 17.0 s Russell McDougall - 7th Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase Alex John Hillhouse - Silver Men's 3 Mile Run Alex John Hillhouse - Silver, 14 min 27.6 s Men's 6 Mile Run Alex John Hillhouse - Did Not Start Men's 4 x 110 Yard Relay Australia - Did Not Start Boxing Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg) Dudley C. Gallagher - Silver Rowing Men's Singles Sculls Robert Pearce - Gold Swimming Men's 100 Yards Backstroke (Ivan) William Cameron - 4th Men's 100 Yards Freestyle (Ivan) William Cameron - 4th Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle Noel Phillip Ryan - Gold, 18 min 55.4 s Men's 440 Yards Freestyle Noel Phillip Ryan - Gold, 4 min 39.8 s Officials Honorary Manager - Hugh Richard Weir (VIC) Honorary Coach-Trainer - Harvey Howard Fargher (VIC) See also Australia at the 1928 Summer Olympics Australia at the 1932 Summer Olympics References External links Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database Nations at the 1930 British Empire Games 1930 British Empire Games