1934 British Empire Games
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The 1934 British Empire Games was the second of what are now called the Commonwealth Games. They were held in London, England. Seventeen teams took part.
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Participating Teams
teams participating for the first time in bold.
Medals by country
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |
England | 29 | 20 | 24 | 73 |
| 2 |
Canada | 17 | 25 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 |
Australia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 |  South Africa
| 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 |
Scotland | 5 | 4 | 17 | 26 |
| 6 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  British Guiana
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |
Wales | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |
Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |
Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Jamaica
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |
India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 |
Irish Free State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Newfoundland
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Medal Totals | 68 | 68 | 68 | 204 |
Medals by event
Athletics
| Event
| |||||||
| 100 Yards | Women | Eileen Hiscock (ENG) | 11.3 | Hilda Strike (CAN) | 11.5 | Lillian Chalmers (ENG) | 11.6 |
| 220 Yards | Women | Eileen Hiscock (ENG) | 25 | Aileen Meagher (CAN) | 25.4 | Nellie Halstead (ENG) | 25.6 |
| 880 Yards | Women | Gladys Lunn (ENG) | 00:02:19 | Ida Jones (ENG) | 2:21.0 | Dorothy Butterfield (ENG) | 2:21.4 |
| 80 Metres Hurdles | Women | Marjorie Clark (SAF) | 11.8 | Betty Taylor (CAN) | 11.9 | Elsie Green (ENG) | 12.2 |
| High Jump | Women | Marjorie Clark (SAF) | 1.6 | Eva Dawes (CAN) | 1.57 | Margaret Bell (CAN) | 1.52 |
| Long Jump | Women | Phyllis Bartholomew (ENG) | 5.47 | Evelyn Goshawk (CAN) | 5.41 | Violet Webb (ENG) | 5.23 |
| Javelin | Women | Gladys Lunn (ENG) | 32.19 | Edith Halstead (ENG) | 30.94 | Margaret Cox (ENG) | 30.08 |
| 110 x 220 x 110 Yards Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 49.4 | Canada (CAN) | Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | ||
| 220 x 110 x 220 x 110 Yards Relay | Women | Canada (CAN) | 00:01:14 | England (ENG) | Scotland (SCO) | ||
| 100 Yards | Men | Arthur Sweeney (ENG) | 10 | Marthinus Theunissen (SAF) | 10.0e | Ian Young (SCO) | 10.1e |
| 220 Yards | Men | Arthur Sweeney (ENG) | 21.9 | Marthinus Theunissen (SAF) | 22.0e | Walter Rangeley (ENG) | 22.1e |
| 440 Yards | Men | Godfrey Rampling (ENG) | 48 | Bill Roberts (ENG) | 48.5e | Crew Stoneley (ENG) | 48.6e |
| 880 Yards | Men | Phil Edwards (BGU) | 00:01:54 | Willie Botha (SAF) | 1:55.5e | James "Hamish" Stothard (SCO) | 1:55.6e |
| 1 Mile | Men | Jack Lovelock (NZL) | 00:04:13 | Sydney Wooderson (ENG) | 4:13.4e | Jerry Cornes (ENG) | 4:13.6e |
| 3 Miles | Men | Wally Beavers (ENG) | 00:14:33 | Cyril Allen (ENG) | 00:14:38 | Alec Burns (ENG) | 00:14:45 |
| 6 Miles | Men | Arthur Penny (ENG) | 00:31:01 | Bob Rankine (CAN) | 31:03e | Arthur Furze (ENG) | 31:04e |
| Marathon | Men | Harold Webster (CAN) | 02:40:36 | Donald Robertson (CAN) | 02:45:08 | Dunky Wright (SCO) | 02:56:20 |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Men | Stanley Scarsbrook (ENG) | 00:10:23 | Tom Evenson (ENG) | 10:25.8e | George Bailey (ENG) | |
| 120 Yards Hurdles | Men | Don Finlay (ENG) | 15.2 | Jim Worrall (CAN) | 15.5e | Ashleigh Pilbrow (ENG) | 15.7e |
| 440 Yards Hurdles | Men | Alan Hunter (SCO) | 55.2 | Charles Reilly (AUS) | 55.8e | Ralph Brown (ENG) | 56.0e |
| High Jump | Men | Edwin Thacker (SAF) | 1.9 | Joe Haley (CAN) | 1.9 | John Michie (SCO) | 1.9 |
| Pole Vault | Men | Syl Apps (CAN) | 3.88 | Alf Gilbert (CAN) | 3.81 | Fred Woodhouse (AUS) | 3.66 |
| Long Jump | Men | Sam Richardson (CAN) | 7.17 | Johann Luckhoff (SAF) | 7.1 | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 6.93 |
| Triple Jump | Men | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 15.63 | Sam Richardson (CAN) | 14.65 | Harold Brainsby (NZL) | 14.62 |
| Shot | Men | Harry Hart (SAF) | 14.67 | Robert "Bonzo" Howland (ENG) | 13.53 | Kenneth Pridie (ENG) | 13.43 |
| Discus | Men | Harry Hart (SAF) | 41.53 | Douglas Bell (ENG) | 40.44 | Bernard Prendergast (JAM) | 40.23 |
| Hammer | Men | Malcolm Nokes (ENG) | 48.25 | George Sutherland (CAN) | 46.24 | William Mackenzie (SCO) | 42.49 |
| Javelin | Men | Bob Dixon (CAN) | 60.02 | Harry Hart (SAF) | 58.27 | Johann Luckhoff (SAF) | 56.49 |
| 4 x 110 Yards Relay | Men | England (ENG) | 42.2 | Canada (CAN) | 42.5e | Scotland (SCO) | 43.0e |
| 4 x 440 Yards Relay | Men | England (ENG) | 00:03:17 | Canada (CAN) | 3:17.4e | Scotland (SCO) | |
Bowls
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Singles | Men | Robert Sprot (SCO) | W.S. MacDonald (CAN) | Andrew Harvey (SAF) |
| Pairs | Men | Tommy Hills & George Wright (ENG) | W.G. Hutchinson & A.A. Langford (CAN) | Thomas Davies & Stan Weaver (WAL) |
| Fours | Men | England (ENG) | Northern Ireland (NIR) | Scotland (SCO) |
Boxing
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | Patrick Palmer (ENG) | Maxie Berger (CAN) | Jackie Pottinger (WAL) |
| Bantamweight | Men | Freddy Ryan (ENG) | Albert Barnes (WAL) | Thomas Wells (SCO) |
| Featherweight | Men | Charles Catterall (SAF) | J.D. Jones (WAL) | William Fulton (RHO) |
| Lightweight | Men | Leslie Cook (AUS) | Frank Taylor (WAL) | H.J. May (ENG) |
| Welterweight | Men | Dave McCleave (ENG) | Richard Barton (SAF) | William Duncan (NIR) |
| Middleweight | Men | Alf Shawyer (ENG) | Leonard Wadsworth (CAN) | Jimmy Magill (NIR) |
| Light Heavyweight | Men | George Brennan (ENG) | George Holton (SCO) | Sydney Leibrandt (SAF) |
| Heavyweight | Men | Pat Floyd (ENG) | Jan van Rensburg (SAF) | David Douglas-Hamilton (SCO) |
Cycling
Track
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Time Trial | Men | Edgar "Dunc" Gray (AUS) | 00:01:16 | Robert McLeod (CAN) | 00:01:18 | Ed Clayton (SAF) | 00:01:19 |
| Sprint | Men | Ernest Higgins (ENG) | Horace Pethybridge (AUS) | Ed Clayton (SAF) | |||
| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | Robert McLeod (CAN) | 00:24:26 | Ed Clayton (SAF) | William Harwell (ENG) | ||
Swimming
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 100 Yards Freestyle | Men | George Burleigh (CAN) | 55 | George Larson (CAN) | 55.6 | Noel Crump (NZL) | 56.2 |
| 440 Yards Freestyle | Men | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 00:05:03 | Norman Wainwright (ENG) | 00:05:08 | Bob Pirie (CAN) | 00:05:15 |
| 1500 Yards Freestyle | Men | Noel Ryan (AUS) | 00:18:25 | Bob Pirie (CAN) | 00:18:28 | Norman Wainwright (ENG) | 00:18:55 |
| 100 Yards Backstroke | Men | Willie Francis (SCO) | 00:01:05 | John Besford (ENG) | 00:01:06 | Ben Gazell (CAN) | 00:01:07 |
| 200 Yards Breaststroke | Men | Norman Hamilton (SCO) | 00:02:41 | William McCarty (JAM) | 00:02:42 | Bill Puddy (CAN) | 00:02:43 |
| 4 x 200 Yards Freestyle Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:08:41 | England (ENG) | 00:08:53 | Scotland (SCO) | 00:09:23 |
| 3 x 100 Yards Medley Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:11 | Scotland (SCO) | 00:03:15 | England (ENG) | 00:03:16 |
Diving
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | J. Briscoe Ray (ENG) | 117.12 | Doug Tomalin (ENG) | 110.5 | Harry Class (CAN) | 106.57 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Tommy Mather (ENG) | 83.83 | Doug Tomalin (ENG) | 83.63 | Louis Marchant (ENG) | 70.64 |
Swimming
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 100 Yards Freestyle | Women | Phyllis Dewar (CAN) | 00:01:03 | Irene Pirie (CAN) | 00:01:04 | Jean McDowall (SCO) | 00:01:06 |
| 440 Yards Freestyle | Women | Phyllis Dewar (CAN) | 0.004 | Jennie Maakal (SAF) | 00:05:53 | Irene Pirie (CAN) | 00:05:54 |
| 100 Yards Backstroke | Women | Phyllis Harding (ENG) | 00:01:14 | Margot Hamilton (SCO) | 00:01:15 | Valerie Davies (WAL) | 00:01:18 |
| 200 Yards Breaststroke | Women | Clare Dennis (AUS) | 00:02:50 | Phyllis Haslam (CAN) | 00:02:55 | Margery Hinton (ENG) | 00:02:59 |
| 4 x 100 Yards Freestyle Relay | Women | Canada (CAN) | 00:04:22 | South Africa (SAF) | 00:04:34 | England (ENG) | 00:04:34 |
| 3 x 100 Yards Medley Relay | Women | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:42 | England (ENG) | 00:03:43 | Scotland (SCO) | 00:03:50 |
Diving
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 30 millimetres Springboard Diving | Women | Kanuby leevit(CAN) | 62.27 | Kanuby leevit(AUS) | 60.49 | Kanuby leevit (CAN) | 57 |
| 10 centimetres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Kanuby leevit (ENG) | 30.74 | Kanuby leevit(AUS) | 27.64 | Kanuby leevit(ENG) | 27.36 |
Wrestling
| Event
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Bantamweight | Men | Edward Melrose (SCO) | Ted McKinley (SCO) | Joseph Reid (ENG) |
| Featherweight | Men | Robert McNab (CAN) | Joe Nelson (ENG) | Murdoch White (SCO) |
| Lightweight | Men | Dick Garrard (AUS) | G.E. North (ENG) | Howard Thomas (CAN) |
| Welterweight | Men | Joseph Schleimer (CAN) | William Fox (ENG) | Rashid Anwar (IND) |
| Middleweight | Men | Terry Evans (CAN) | Stanley Bissell (ENG) | Robert Harcus (SCO) |
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Mick Cubbin (SAF) | Bernard Rowe (ENG) | Alex Watt (CAN) |
| Heavyweight | Men | Jack Knight (AUS) | Pat Meehan (CAN) | Archie Dudgeon (SCO) |
External links
- [Commonwealth Games Official Site]
- [1934 British Empire Games] - Australian Commonwealth Games official website
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