Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games
At the 1934 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at the White City Stadium in London, England in August 1934. A total of 30 athletics events were contested at the Games, 21 by men and 9 by women.
The host stadium which also hosted events for the 1908 London Olympics.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards |  | 10.0 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10.1e |  | 10.1e |
| 220 yards | | 21.9 | | 22.0e | | 22.1e |
| 440 yards | | 48.0 | | 48.5e | | 48.6e |
| 880 yards | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:54 | | 1:55.5e | | 1:55.6e |
| 1 mile |  | 4:13 | | 4:13.4e | | 4:16.6e |
| 3 miles | | 14:33 | | 14:38 | | 14:45 |
| 6 miles | | 31:01 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 31:03e | | 31:04e |
| Marathon | | 2:40:36 | | 2:45:08 | | 2:56:20 |
| 2 mi steeplechase | | 10:23 | | 10:25.8e | | ? |
| 120 yards hurdles | | 15.2 | | 15.5e | | 15.7e |
| 440 yards hurdles | | 55.2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 55.8e | | 56.0e |
| High jump | | 1.90 | | 1.90 | | 1.90 |
| Pole vault | | 3.88 | | 3.81 | | 3.66 |
| Long jump | | 7.17 | | 7.10 | | 6.93 |
| Triple jump | | 15.63 | | 14.65 | | 14.62 |
| Shot put | | 14.67 | | 13.53 | | 13.43 |
| Discus throw | | 41.53 | | 40.44 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 40.23 |
| Hammer throw | | 48.25 | | 46.24 | | 42.49 |
| Javelin throw | | 60.02 | | 58.27 | | 56.49 |
| 4×110 yards relay | Arthur Sweeney Everard Davis George Saunders Walter Rangeley | 42.2 | Allan Poole Birchall Pearson Frank Nicks Bill Christie | 42.5e | Archie Turner David Brownlee Ian Young Robin Murdoch | 43.0e |
| 4×440 yards relay | Crew Stoneley Denis Rathbone Geoffrey Blake Godfrey Rampling | 3:16.8 | Art Scott John Addison Ray Lewis William Fritz | 3:17.2e | Alan Hunter Hamish Stothard Ronnie Wallace Ronald Wylde | ? |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | | 11.3 | | 11.5 | | 11.6 |
| 220 yards | | 25.0 | | 25.4 | | 25.6 |
| 880 yards | | 2:19 | | 2:21.0 | | 2:21.4 |
| 80 metre hurdles | | 11.8 | | 11.9 | | 12.2 |
| High jump | | 1.60 | | 1.57 | | 1.52 |
| Long jump | | 5.47 | | 5.41 | | 5.23 |
| Javelin throw | | 32.19 | | 30.94 | | 30.08 |
| 110-220-110 yards relay |
Eileen Hiscock Nellie Halstead Elsie Maguire | 49.4 | Audrey Dearnley Aileen Meagher Hilda Strike | 50.2e | .svg.png){kind=small} Cynthia Keay Dorothy Ballantyne Mollie Bragg | 52.0e |
| 220-110-220-110 yards relay |
Audrey Dearnley Betty White Aileen Meagher Lillian Palmer | 1:14.4 | Eileen Hiscock Nellie Halstead Ethel Johnson Ivy Walker | ? | Cathie Jackson Joan Cunningham Margaret Mackenzie Sheena Dobbie | ? |
(*) Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead, brother of Nellie Halstead.[1][2]
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 16 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
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References
- Athletics Weekly: Commonwealth Games: Women’s javelin. July 23, 2014
- "Nellie Halstead Biogrpahy". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
External links
- Athletics video highlights of 1934 Empire Games from British Pathé
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