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Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's hammer throw event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 21 August at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Canada.[1][2][3][4]


Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Malcolm Nokes  England 154 ft 7 in (47.12 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bill Britton  Ireland 153 ft 10 in (46.89 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Cameron  Canada 145 ft 10 in (44.45 m)
4 Alexander Smith  Scotland 145 ft 4+12 in (44.31 m)
5 Archibald Moir Murray  Scotland 140 ft 1 in (42.70 m)
6 Archie McDiarmid  Canada 139 ft 3 in (42.44 m)
? Charles Hermann  Canada ??.??
? George Sutherland  Canada ??.??
? Kenneth Pridie  England ??.??
? Johannes Viljoen  South Africa ??.??
? Harry Hart  South Africa ??.??

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "More English wins at Hamilton. Hampson's half-mile. Scot's great victory in Marathon race". The Manchester Guardian. 22 August 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Williams equals mark". The Gazette (Montreal). 22 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, 1930 'The Empire Games'". The Times. 23 Aug 1930. p. 4 – via Times Digital Archive.