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 | ![]() | 10.1e | ![]() | 10.1e |
220 yards | ![]() | 21.9 | ![]() | 22.0e | ![]() | 22.1e |
440 yards | ![]() | 48.0 | ![]() | 48.5e | ![]() | 48.6e |
880 yards | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() 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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