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Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men
880 yd	men
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
80 m hurdles		women
120 yd hurdles	men
220 yd hurdles (invitation)	men
440 yd hurdles	men
4 × 110 yd relay	men
110–220–110 yd relay		women
220–110–220–110 yd relay		women
4 × 440 yd relay	men
2 miles walk (invitation)	men
Road events
Marathon	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men
Discus throw	men
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
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The men's shot put event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Louis Fouché	South Africa	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
	Eric Coy	Canada	45 ft 9+3⁄8 in (13.95 m)
	Francis Drew	Australia	45 ft 3+3⁄8 in (13.80 m)
4	William Plummer	Australia	44 ft 5+5⁄8 in (13.55 m)
5	Harry Wilson	Australia	43 ft 3+5⁄8 in (13.20 m)
6	Bill MacKenzie	Australia	42 ft 1+3⁄4 in (12.85 m)
7	Jim Courtwright	Canada	39 ft 8+1⁄2 in (12.10 m)
8	George Sutherland	Canada	39 ft 4+1⁄4 in (12.00 m)
	Wallace Brown	Canada	DNS
	David Young	Scotland	DNS

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.

• Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
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