1934 British Empire Games
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The 1934 British Empire Games were 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Events for women athletes included a debut in athletics; the previous games had women's events only in swimming and diving.
Participating teams
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Medals by country
[edit]Medals by event
[edit]Athletics
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Flyweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Bantamweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Featherweight | Template:Flagicon Charles Catterall (SAF) | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagicon William Fulton (RHO) |
Lightweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Welterweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagicon Dick Barton (SAF) | Template:Flagathlete |
Middleweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Light heavyweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagicon Robey Leibbrandt (SAF) |
Heavyweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagicon Jan van Rensburg (SAF) | Template:Flagathlete |
Cycling
[edit]Track
[edit]Time Trial | Template:Flagathlete | 1:16.4 | Template:Flagathlete | 1:18.0 | Template:Flagicon Ted Clayton (SAF) | 1:18.4 |
Sprint 1000 yd | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagicon Ted Clayton (SAF) | |||
10 mile Scratch | Template:Flagathlete | 24:26.2 | Template:Flagicon Ted Clayton (SAF) | Template:Flagathlete |
Diving
[edit]Men's events
[edit]3 m springboard | Template:Flagathlete | 117.12 | Template:Flagathlete | 110.50 | Template:Flagathlete | 106.57 |
10 m platform | Template:Flagathlete | 83.83 | Template:Flagathlete | 83.63 | Template:Flagathlete | 70.64 |
Women's events
[edit]3 m springboard | Template:Flagathlete | 62.27 | Template:Flagathlete | 60.49 | Template:Flagathlete | 57.00 |
10 m platform | Template:Flagathlete | 30.74 | Template:Flagathlete | 27.64 | Template:Flagathlete | 27.36 |
Lawn bowls
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Swimming
[edit]Men's
[edit]100 yd freestyle | Template:Flagathlete | 55.0 | Template:Flagathlete | 55.6 | Template:Flagathlete | 56.2 |
440 yd freestyle | Template:Flagathlete | 5:03.0 | Template:Flagathlete | 5:07.8 | Template:Flagathlete | 5:14.8 |
1500 yd freestyle | Template:Flagathlete | 18:25.4 | Template:Flagathlete | 18:28.4 | Template:Flagathlete | 18:33.2 |
100 yd backstroke | Template:Flagathlete | 01:05.2 | Template:Flagathlete | 1:05.6 | Template:Flagathlete | 1:06.6 |
200 yd breaststroke | Template:Flagathlete | 2:41.4 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:42.4 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:42.8 |
4×200 yd freestyle relay | Template:Flag George Larson George Burleigh Robert Hooper Bob Pirie |
8:40.6 | Template:Flag Mostyn Ffrench-Williams Norman Wainwright Reginald Sutton Bob Leivers |
8:52.8 | Template:Flag George Anderson Henry Cunningham Merilees Chassels William Burns |
9:23.4 |
3×110 yd medley relay | Template:Flag Ben Gazell George Burleigh Albert Puddy |
3:11.2 | Template:Flag Merilees Chassels Norman Hamilton Willie Francis |
3:15.2 | Template:Flag Arthur Summers John Besford Mostyn Ffrench-Williams |
3:16.0 |
Women's
[edit]100 yd freestyle | Template:Flagathlete | 1:03.0 | Template:Flagathlete | 1:03.6 | Template:Flagathlete | 1:05.8 |
440 yd freestyle | Template:Flagathlete | 5:45.6 | Template:Flagicon Jenny Maakal (SAF) | 5:53.0 | Template:Flagathlete | 5:54.4 |
100 yd backstroke | Template:Flagathlete | 1:13.8 | Template:Flagathlete | 1:15.0 | Template:Flagathlete | 1:18.2 |
200 yd breaststroke | Template:Flagathlete | 2:50.2 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:55.4 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:58.6 |
4×110 yd freestyle relay | Template:Flag Phyllis Dewar Florence Humble Margaret Hutton Irene Pirie |
4:21.8 | Template:Flag Jenny Maakal Enid Hayward Kathleen Russell Molly Ryde |
4:34.0 | Template:Flag Edna Hughes Beatrice Wolstenholme Olive Bartle Margery Hinton |
4:34.4 |
3×110 yd medley relay | Template:Flag Margaret Hutton Phyllis Haslam Phyllis Dewar |
3:42.0 | Template:Flag Phyllis Harding Vera Kingston Edna Hughes |
3:43.0 | Template:Flag Jean McDowell Margot Hamilton Margaret McCullum |
3:50.0 |
Wrestling
[edit]All events were for men only.
Bantamweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Featherweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Lightweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Welterweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Middleweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Light heavyweight | Template:Flagicon Mick Cubbin (SAF) | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
Heavyweight | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete | Template:Flagathlete |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "London 1934". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
- "Results and Medalists—1934 British Empire Games". Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation
- British Pathe: British Empire Games (1934)
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