Rowing at the 1938 British Empire Games
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| Rowing at the 1938 British Empire Games | |
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| Venue | Nepean River, |
| Location | Penrith, Australia |
| Dates | 5 – 12 February 1938 |
At the 1938 British Empire Games, the rowing competition featured four events for men[1] with only four nations competing and all four events having only three starters.[2]
The sport had not been included at the 1934 British Empire Games in London but returned in 1938 with events being held 50 kilometres to the west in Penrith, where a one and a quarter mile stretch of the Nepean River was selected. Because of the location being so far away from the athletes village at the Sydney Showground, the rowers were accommodated at the Lapstone Hill Hotel (a former mansion called Logie).[3]
Australia topped the rowing medal table with three gold medals.[4]
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* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia* | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
