| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Canada
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| British Empire Games | ||
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1938 Sydney | Hammer throw |
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1934 London | Hammer throw |
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1938 Sydney | Discus throw |
George Watt Sutherland (7 May 1903 – 10 May 1951) was a Canadian all-round track and field athlete. He was the hammer throw gold medallist at the 1938 British Empire Games. He also took a bronze medal in the discus throw at the same competition. He had been the runner-up in the hammer in 1934 British Empire Games.
He was born to Donald Mowat Sutherland in Edinburgh, Scotland and later migrated to Canada. He died in Alberta, Canada and his wife, Audrey Ameila Banister, outlived him by over thirty years.
Sutherland represented Canada internationally at the British Empire Games in a wide variety of events. On his first appearance at the inaugural 1930 British Empire Games he failed to post a mark in the discus and hammer, but managed fourth place in the triple jump. At the following edition in 1934 he entered five events – all the throws and also the triple jump. He ranked in the top eight in discus and shot put and came away with his first major medal with a silver in the hammer throw. At his third a final outing at the 1938 Sydney Games he entered three throwing events. He became the hammer throw champion with a games record throw of 48.71 m (159 ft 9+1⁄2 in) and took a discus bronze as well. He ranked eighth in the shot put.
He was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1956 and into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1958. He was a four-time winner of the hammer throw at the Canadian Track and Field Championships and also won national titles in the shot put and javelin throw. He also won 35 regional Alberta championship titles during his career.
National titles
- Canadian Track and Field Championships
- Hammer throw: 1931, 1932, 1934, and 1937
- Javelin throw: 1931
- Shot put: 1937
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | British Empire Games | Hamilton, Canada | 4th | Triple jump | 13.75 m |
| — | Discus throw | NM | |||
| — | Hammer throw | NM | |||
| 1934 | British Empire Games | London, United Kingdom | — | Triple jump | NM |
| 8th | Shot put | ? | |||
| 7th | Discus throw | ? | |||
| — | Javelin throw | DNS | |||
| 2nd | Hammer throw | 46.24 m | |||
| 1938 | British Empire Games | Sydney, Australia | 8th | Shot put | 11.99 m |
| 3rd | Discus throw | 41.47 m | |||
| 1st | Hammer throw | 48.71 m GR |
References
- ^ Games Results for George W. Sutherland. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- George Watt Sutherland. Find a Grave. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-17.
- Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
- ^ George Sutherland Archived 18 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on 2016-03-16.
| Commonwealth Games champions in men's hammer throw | |
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- 1903 births
- 1951 deaths
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Canadian male discus throwers
- Canadian male hammer throwers
- Canadian male javelin throwers
- Canadian male shot putters
- Canadian male triple jumpers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Scottish emigrants to Canada
- Track and field athletes from Alberta
- Athletes from Edinburgh
- Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen