1934 British Empire Games
The 1934 British Empire Games were the second 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 at the 1930 Games, a team representing the whole of Ireland competed).
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| Host city | London, England |
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| Nations participating | 17 |
| Athletes participating | 500 |
| Events | 68 |
| Opening ceremony | 4 August |
| Closing ceremony | 11 August |
| Athlete's Oath | Robert Howland |
| Main venue | White City Stadium |
The 1934 Games had originally been awarded to Johannesburg, South Africa, but the venue was later changed to London 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] Women's events in athletics were held for the first time; the previous games had women's events only in swimming and diving.
Participating teams
Countries that participated
(Teams participating for the first time in bold).
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*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 |
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| 1 | | 29 | 20 | 24 | 73 |
| 2 | | 17 | 25 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | | 5 | 4 | 17 | 26 |
| 6 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 nations) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 204 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
Boxing
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Cycling
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Time Trial | | 1:16.4 | | 1:18.0 | | 1:18.4 |
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| 10 mile Scratch | | 24:26.2 | | | ||
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 3 m springboard | | 117.12 | | 110.50 | | 106.57 |
| 10 m platform | | 83.83 | | 83.63 | | 70.64 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 3 m springboard | | 62.27 | | 60.49 | | 57.00 |
| 10 m platform | | 30.74 | | 27.64 | | 27.36 |
Lawn Bowls
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Pairs (details) | and George Wright (ENG) |
and Alfred Langford (CAN) |
and Stan Weaver (WAL) |
| Rinks (details) | Fred Biggin Ernie Gudgeon Percy Tomlinson Robert Slater |
Percy Watson Charlie Clawson George Watson Cecil Curran |
William Lowe Charles Tait James Morrison James Brown |
Swimming
Men's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 yd freestyle | | 55.0 | | 55.6 | | 56.2 |
| 440 yd freestyle | | 5:03.0 | | 5:07.8 | | 5:14.8 |
| 1500 yd freestyle | | 18:25.4 | | 18:28.4 | | 18:33.2 |
| 100 yd backstroke | | 01:05.2 | | 1:05.6 | | 1:06.6 |
| 200 yd breaststroke | | 2:41.4 | | 2:42.4 | | 2:42.8 |
| 4×200 yd freestyle relay | George Larson George Burleigh Robert Hooper Bob Pirie | 8:40.6 | Mostyn Ffrench-Williams Norman Wainwright Reginald Sutton Bob Leivers | 8:52.8 | George Anderson Henry Cunningham Merilees Chassels William Burns | 9:23.4 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay | Ben Gazell George Burleigh Albert Puddy | 3:11.2 | Merilees Chassels Norman Hamilton Willie Francis | 3:15.2 | Arthur Summers John Besford Mostyn Ffrench-Williams | 3:16.0 |
Women's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 yd freestyle | | 1:03.0 | | 1:03.6 | | 1:05.8 |
| 440 yd freestyle | | 5:45.6 | | 5:53.0 | | 5:54.4 |
| 100 yd backstroke | | 1:13.8 | | 1:15.0 | | 1:18.2 |
| 200 yd breaststroke | | 2:50.2 | | 2:55.4 | | 2:58.6 |
| 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Phyllis Dewar Florence Humble Margaret Hutton Irene Pirie | 4:21.8 | Jenny Maakal Enid Hayward Kathleen Russell Molly Ryde | 4:34.0 | Edna Hughes Beatrice Wolstenholme Olive Bartle Margery Hinton | 4:34.4 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay | Margaret Hutton Phyllis Haslam Phyllis Dewar | 3:42.0 | Phyllis Harding Vera Kingston Edna Hughes | 3:43.0 | Jean McDowell Margot Hamilton Margaret McCullum | 3:50.0 |
Wrestling
All events were for men only.
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References
- "London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. 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.
External links
- "London 1934". Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Results and Medalists—1934 British Empire Games". Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation
- British Pathe: British Empire Games (1934)
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Succeeded by Sydney |
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