| Athletics I British Empire Games 1930 Hamilton, Canada - Saturday, 16th August - Saturday 30th, August | 
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| Men 100yd | Percy Williams |  Can | 9.9s | Ernie Page |  ENG | 10.2e | John Fitzpatrick |  Can | 10.2e | 
| Men 220yd | Stanley Engelhart |  ENG | 21.8s | John Fitzpatrick |  Can | Willie Walters |  SAF | ||
| Men 440yd | Alex Wilson |  Can | 48.8s | Willie Walters |  SAF | 48.9e | George Golding |  AUS | |
| Men 880yd | Tommy Hampson |  ENG | 1:52.4 | Reg Thomas |  ENG | 1:55.5e | Alex Wilson |  Can | 1:55.6e | 
| Men 1 Mile | Reg Thomas |  ENG | 4:14.0 | William Whyte |  AUS | 4:17.0e | Jerry Cornes |  ENG | |
| Men 3 Miles | Stan Tomlin |  ENG | 14:27.4 | Alex Hillhouse |  AUS | 14:27.6e | Jack Winfield |  ENG | 14:29.0e | 
| Men 6 Miles | Billy Savidan |  NZL | 30:49.6 | Ernie Harper |  ENG | 31:01.6e | Tom Evenson |  ENG | |
| Men Marathon | Dunky Wright |  SCO | 2:43:43 | Sam Ferris |  ENG | 2:47:13e | Johnny Miles |  Can | 2:48:23e | 
| Men 120yd Hurdles | David Burghley |  ENG | 14.6s | Howard Davies |  SAF | 14.7e | Fred Gaby |  ENG | |
| Men 440yd Hurdles | David Burghley |  ENG | 54.4s | Roger Leigh-Wood |  ENG | 55.9e | Douglas Neame |  ENG | |
| Men 2 Miles Steeplechase | George Bailey |  ENG | 9:52.0 | Alex Hillhouse |  AUS | +75 yd | Vernon Morgan |  ENG | |
| Men High Jump | Johannes Viljoen |  SAF | 6' 3"(1.905m) | Colin Gordon |  BGU | 6' 2"(1.88 m) | William Stargratt |  Can | 6' 1"(1.855 m) | 
| Men Pole Vault | Victor Pickard |  Can | 12' 3"(3.73m) | Howard Ford |  ENG | 12' 3"(3.73 m) | Robert Stoddard |  Can | 12' 0"(3.655 m) | 
| Men Long Jump | Len Hutton |  Can | 23' 71⁄2"(7.20m) | Reg Revans |  ENG | 22' 6"(6.86 m) | Johannes Viljoen |  SAF | 22' 6"(6.86 m) | 
| Men Triple Jump | Gordon Smallacombe |  Can | 48' 5"(14.755m) | Reg Revans |  ENG | 46' 103⁄4"(14.29 m) | Len Hutton |  Can | 45' 71⁄4"(13.90 m) | 
| Men Shot Put | Harry Hart |  SAF | 47' 10"(14.58m) | Robert Howland |  ENG | 44' 2"(13.46 m) | Charles Hermann |  Can | 42' 7"(12.98 m) | 
| Men Discus Throw | Harry Hart |  SAF | 135' 11"(41.425m) | Charles Hermann |  Can | 135' 3"(41.22 m) | Abe Zvonkin |  Can | 135' 1"(41.17 m) | 
| Men Hammer Throw | Malcolm Nokes |  ENG | 154' 7"(47.12m) | Bill Britton |  Irl | 153' 10"(46.89 m) | John Cameron |  Can | 145' 10"(44.45 m) | 
| Men Javelin Throw | Stan Lay |  NZL | 207' 11⁄2"(63.13m) | Doral Pilling |  Can | 183' 6"(55.93 m) | Harry Hart |  SAF | 174' 7"(53.21 m) | 
| Men 4×110yd Relay |  Canada Leigh Miller, Jim Brown, Ralph Adams, John Fitzpatrick | 42.2s |  England John Heap, James Cohen, John Hanlon, Stanley Engelhart | 42.7e |  South Africa(SAF) Werner Gerhardt, Howard Davies, Wilfred Legg, Willie Walters | & | 
| Men 4×440yd Relay |  England Roger Leigh-Wood, Stuart Townend, David Burghley, Kenneth Brangwin | 3:19.4 |  Canada Art Scott, Stanley Glover, Jimmy Ball, Alex Wilson | 3:19.8e |  South Africa(SAF) John Chandler, Wilfred Legg, Werner Gerhardt, Willie Walters |