Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 120 yards hurdles
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 120 yards hurdles

The men's 120 yards hurdles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Tom Lavery South Africa | Larry O'Connor Canada | Sid Stenner Australia |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Tom Lavery | South Africa | 14.4 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Sid Stenner | Australia | 14.5e | Q, 0.5 yard behind |
| 3 | 1 | Phillip Sharpley | New Zealand | ??.? | Q, 8 yards behind |
| 4 | 1 | Fred Popplewell | Australia | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Larry O'Connor | Canada | 14.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sid Kiel | South Africa | ??.? | Q, 1 yard behind |
| 3 | 2 | Don McLardy | Australia | 15.0e | Q, 2 yards behind |
| 4 | 2 | George Wilson | Australia | 15.2e | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Tom Lavery | South Africa | 14.0 (w) | GR |
| | Larry O'Connor | Canada | 14.2e (w) | 1 yard behind |
| | Sid Stenner | Australia | 14.4e (w) | 1.5 yards behind |
| 4 | Don McLardy | Australia | 14.6e (w) | |
| 5 | Sid Kiel | South Africa | 14.7e (w) | |
| 6 | Phillip Sharpley | New Zealand | 15.0e (w) | |
