1934 British Empire Games

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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Countries that participated

(Teams participating for the first time in bold).

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Template:Div col end *The affiliation of Irish athletes at these games is unclear, see Ireland at the British Empire Games § 1934 games

Medals by event

Boxing

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

Track

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

Men's events

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

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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Singles (details)	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagicon Charles Abbott (SAF)
Pairs (details)	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
Rinks (details)	Template:Flag Fred Biggin Ernie Gudgeon Percy Tomlinson Robert Slater	Template:Flag Percy Watson Charlie Clawson George Watson Cecil Curran	Template:Flag William Lowe Charles Tait James Morrison James Brown

Swimming

Men's

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

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

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

External links

• "London 1934". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
• "Results and Medalists—1934 British Empire Games". Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation
• British Pathe: British Empire Games (1934)