1934 British Empire Games
Multi-sport event in London, England
Host city | London , England |
---|---|
Nations | 17 |
Athletes | 500 |
Events | 68 |
Opening | 4 August 1934 |
Closing | 11 August 1934 |
Opened by | George V |
Athlete's Oath | Robert Howland |
Main venue | White City Stadium |
The 1934 British Empire Games was the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games , held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London , with the main venue at Wembley Park , although the track cycling events were in Manchester . Seventeen national teams took part, including the Irish Free State (the only Games in which they participated, although an all-Ireland team competed at the 1930 Games ).
The 1934 Games had been originally awarded to Johannesburg , South Africa, but the change of venue to London was made due to concerns regarding the treatment of black and Asian athletes by South African officials and fans. [1]
Six sports were featured in the Games: athletics in White City Stadium ; boxing, wrestling, and aquatics (swimming and diving) in the Empire Pool and Arena, Wembley ; cycling in Fallowfield Stadium , Manchester; and lawn bowls at Paddington and Temple . [2] Events for women athletes included a debut in athletics ; the previous games had women's events only in swimming and diving.
Participating teams
(Teams participating for the first time in bold ).
* The affiliation of Irish athletes at these games is unclear, see Ireland at the British Empire Games § 1934 games
Medals by country
Rank | Nation | 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 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Southern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 204 |
Medals by event
Athletics
Boxing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Flyweight | Pat Palmer ( ENG ) | Maxie Berger ( CAN ) | Jackie Pottinger ( WAL ) |
Bantamweight | Eddie Ryan ( ENG ) | Albert Barnes ( WAL ) | Thomas Wells ( SCO ) |
Featherweight | Charles Catterall ( SAF ) | J. D. Jones ( WAL ) | William Fulton ( RHO ) |
Lightweight | Leonard Cook ( AUS ) | Frank Taylor ( WAL ) | Harry Moy ( ENG ) |
Welterweight | Dave McCleave ( ENG ) | Dick Barton ( SAF ) | William Duncan ( NIR ) |
Middleweight | Alf Shawyer ( ENG ) | Leonard Wadsworth ( CAN ) | Jimmy Magill ( NIR ) |
Light heavyweight | George Brennan ( ENG ) | George Holton ( SCO ) | Robey Leibbrandt ( SAF ) |
Heavyweight | Pat Floyd ( ENG ) | Jan van Rensburg ( SAF ) | David Douglas-Hamilton ( SCO ) |
Cycling
Track
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Trial | Dunc Gray ( AUS ) | 1:16.4 | Bob McLeod ( CAN ) | 1:18.0 | Ted Clayton ( SAF ) | 1:18.4 |
Sprint 1000 yd | Ernest Higgins ( ENG ) | Horace Pethybridge ( AUS ) | Ted Clayton ( SAF ) | |||
10 mile Scratch | Bob McLeod ( CAN ) | 24:26.2 | Ted Clayton ( SAF ) | William Harvell ( ENG ) |
Diving
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard | John Brisco Ray ( ENG ) | 117.12 | Doug Tomalin ( ENG ) | 110.50 | Harry Class ( CAN ) | 106.57 |
10 m platform | Tommy Mather ( ENG ) | 83.83 | Doug Tomalin ( ENG ) | 83.63 | Louis Marchant ( ENG ) | 70.64 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard | Judith Moss ( CAN ) | 62.27 | Lesley Thompson ( AUS ) | 60.49 | Doris Ogilvie ( CAN ) | 57.00 |
10 m platform | Dot Macready ( ENG ) | 30.74 | Lesley Thompson ( AUS ) | 27.64 | Cecily Cousens ( ENG ) | 27.36 |
Lawn bowls
All events were for men only.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Singles (details) | Robert Sprot ( SCO ) | William McDonald ( CAN ) | Charles Abbott ( SAF ) |
Pairs (details) |
Tommy Hills
and George Wright ( ENG ) |
William Hutchinson
and Alfred Langford ( CAN ) |
Thomas Davies
and Stan Weaver ( WAL ) |
Rinks (details) |
England
Fred Biggin Ernie Gudgeon Percy Tomlinson Robert Slater |
Northern Ireland
Percy Watson Charlie Clawson George Watson Cecil Curran |
Scotland
William Lowe Charles Tait James Morrison James Brown |
Swimming
Men's
Women's
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 yd freestyle | Phyllis Dewar ( CAN ) | 1:03.0 | Irene Pirie ( CAN ) | 1:03.6 | Jean McDowell ( SCO ) | 1:05.8 |
440 yd freestyle | Phyllis Dewar ( CAN ) | 5:45.6 | Jenny Maakal ( SAF ) | 5:53.0 | Irene Pirie ( CAN ) | 5:54.4 |
100 yd backstroke | Phyllis Harding ( ENG ) | 1:13.8 | Margot Hamilton ( SCO ) | 1:15.0 | Valerie Davies ( WAL ) | 1:18.2 |
200 yd breaststroke | Clare Dennis ( AUS ) | 2:50.2 | Phyllis Haslam ( CAN ) | 2:55.4 | Margery Hinton ( ENG ) | 2:58.6 |
4×110 yd freestyle relay |
Canada
Phyllis Dewar Florence Humble Margaret Hutton Irene Pirie |
4:21.8 |
South Africa
Jenny Maakal Enid Hayward Kathleen Russell Molly Ryde |
4:34.0 |
England
Edna Hughes Beatrice Wolstenholme Olive Bartle Margery Hinton |
4:34.4 |
3×110 yd medley relay |
Canada
Margaret Hutton Phyllis Haslam Phyllis Dewar |
3:42.0 |
England
Phyllis Harding Vera Kingston Edna Hughes |
3:43.0 |
Scotland
Jean McDowell Margot Hamilton Margaret McCullum |
3:50.0 |
Wrestling
All events were for men only.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Bantamweight | Edward Melrose ( SCO ) | Ted McKinley ( CAN ) | Joseph Reid ( ENG ) |
Featherweight | Robert McNab ( CAN ) | Joe Nelson ( ENG ) | Murdoch White ( SCO ) |
Lightweight | Dick Garrard ( AUS ) | G. E. North ( ENG ) | Howard Thomas ( CAN ) [3] |
Welterweight | Joe Schleimer ( CAN ) | William Fox ( ENG ) | Rashid Anwar ( IND ) |
Middleweight | Terry Evans ( CAN ) | Stanley Bissell ( ENG ) | Robert Harcus ( SCO ) |
Light heavyweight | Mick Cubbin ( SAF ) | Bernard Rowe ( ENG ) | Alex Watt ( CAN ) |
Heavyweight | Jack Knight ( AUS ) | Pat Meehan ( CAN ) | Archie Dudgeon ( SCO ) |
References
- ↑ "London 1934" . Commonwealth Games Federation . Archived from the original on 7 April 2018 . Retrieved 28 December 2019 .
- ↑ "BODY- LINE BARRED – On the greens at Paddington and Temple take place the less strenuous contest of Empire Games" . Pathé News. 9 August 1934 . Retrieved 23 May 2013 .
- ↑ "Wrestling" . The Times . 10 August 1934. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archives.
External links
- "London 1934" Archived 7 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine . Thecgf.com . Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Results and Medalists—1934 British Empire Games" . Thecgf.com . Commonwealth Games Federation
- British Pathe: British Empire Games (1934)
Preceded
by
Hamilton |
British Empire Games
London II British Empire Games |
Succeeded
by
Sydney |