Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games

At the 1938 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia in February 1938. A total of 28 athletics events were contested at the Games, 20 by men and 8 by women.

Men
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Participating nations

 * 🇦🇺 (78)
 * British Ceylon (4)
 * 🇨🇦 Canada (37)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (24)
 * 🇳🇿 (19)
 * (3)
 * (4)
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa (12)
 * Southern Rhodesia (2)
 * 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago (3)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales (1)