1934 British Empire Games
{{Short description|Multi-sport event in London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox games
| name = II British Empire Games
| logo = London Commonwealth Games 1934.jpg
| size = 170
| host_city = London, England
| caption =
| nations = 17
| athletes = 500
| events = 68
| opening = 4 August 1934
| closing = 11 August 1934
| opened_by = George V
| athlete_oath = Robert Howland
| Queens_Baton =
| stadium = White City Stadium
| previous = I
| next = III
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/games/london-1934|title=London 1934|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-date=7 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120035/https://thecgf.com/games/london-1934|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.britishpathe.com/video/body-line-barred |title=BODY- LINE BARRED – On the greens at Paddington and Temple take place the less strenuous contest of Empire Games. |publisher=Pathé News |date=9 August 1934 |access-date=23 May 2013}} Events for women athletes included a debut in athletics; the previous games had women's events only in swimming and diving.
Participating teams
Image:Empire games 1934 countries map.PNG
(Teams participating for the first time in bold).
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- {{flagCGF|AUS|1934}}
- {{flag|Bermuda|1910}}
- {{flagCGF|BGU|1934}}
- {{flagCGF|CAN|1934}}
- {{flagCGF|ENG|1934}} (host)
- 23px Hong Kong
- {{flagCGF|IND|1934}}
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Irish Free State*
- {{flagCGF|JAM|1934}}
- {{flagCGF|NZL|1934}}
- {{flagCGF|NEW|1934}}
- {{flagCGF|NIR|1934}}*
- {{flagCGF|SCO|1934}}
- {{flagCGF|RSA|1934}}
- {{flagCGF|SRH|1934}}
- {{flagCGF|TRI|1934}}
- {{flag|Wales|1807}}
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Medals by country
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| show_limit =
| remaining_text =
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| event = 1934
| team =
| gold_ENG = 29 | silver_ENG = 20 | bronze_ENG = 24 | host_ENG = yes
| gold_CAN = 17 | silver_CAN = 25 | bronze_CAN = 9
| gold_AUS = 8 | silver_AUS = 4 | bronze_AUS = 2
| gold_RSA = 7 | silver_RSA = 10 | bronze_RSA = 5
| gold_SCO = 5 | silver_SCO = 4 | bronze_SCO = 17
| gold_NZL = 1 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 2
| gold_BGU = 1 | silver_BGU = 0 | bronze_BGU = 0
| gold_WAL = 0 | silver_WAL = 3 | bronze_WAL = 3
| gold_NIR = 0 | silver_NIR = 1 | bronze_NIR = 2
| gold_JAM = 0 | silver_JAM = 1 | bronze_JAM = 1
| gold_SRH = 0 | silver_SRH = 0 | bronze_SRH = 2
| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 0 | bronze_IND = 1
}}
Medals by event
=Athletics=
{{main|Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games}}
=Boxing=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=255}} |
| Flyweight
|{{flagathlete|Pat Palmer|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Maxie Berger|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Jackie Pottinger|WAL}} |
| Bantamweight
|{{flagathlete|Eddie Ryan|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Albert Barnes|WAL}} |{{flagathlete|Thomas Wells|SCO}} |
| Featherweight
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Charles Catterall (SAF) |{{flagathlete|J. D. Jones|WAL}} |{{flagicon|Southern Rhodesia}} William Fulton (RHO) |
| Lightweight
|{{flagathlete|Leonard Cook|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Frank Taylor|WAL}} |{{flagathlete|Harry Moy|ENG}} |
| Welterweight
|{{flagathlete|Dave McCleave|ENG}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Dick Barton (SAF) |{{flagathlete|William Duncan|NIR}} |
| Middleweight
|{{flagathlete|Alf Shawyer|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Leonard Wadsworth|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Jimmy Magill|NIR}} |
| Light heavyweight
|{{flagathlete|George Brennan|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|George Holton|SCO}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Robey Leibbrandt (SAF) |
| Heavyweight
|{{flagathlete|Pat Floyd|ENG}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jan van Rensburg (SAF) |{{flagathlete|David Douglas-Hamilton|SCO}} |
=Cycling=
==Track==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=255}} | |||
| Time Trial
|{{flagathlete|Dunc Gray|AUS}} | 1:16.4
|{{flagathlete|Bob McLeod|CAN|1921}} | 1:18.0
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Ted Clayton (SAF) | 1:18.4 |
| Sprint 1000 yd
|{{flagathlete|Ernest Higgins|ENG}} | |{{flagathlete|Horace Pethybridge|AUS}} | |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Ted Clayton (SAF) | |
| 10 mile Scratch
|{{flagathlete|Bob McLeod|CAN|1921}} | 24:26.2
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Ted Clayton (SAF) | |{{flagathlete|William Harvell|ENG}} |
=Diving=
==Men's events==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=255}} | |||
| 3 m springboard
|{{flagathlete|John Brisco Ray|ENG}} | 117.12
|{{flagathlete|Doug Tomalin|ENG}} | 110.50
|{{flagathlete|Harry Class|CAN|1921}} | 106.57 |
| 10 m platform
|{{flagathlete|Tommy Mather|ENG|1921}} | 83.83
|{{flagathlete|Doug Tomalin|ENG}} | 83.63
|{{flagathlete|Louis Marchant|ENG}} | 70.64 |
==Women's events==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=255}} | |||
| 3 m springboard
|{{flagathlete|Judith Moss|CAN|1921}} | 62.27
|{{flagathlete|Lesley Thompson|AUS}} | 60.49
|{{flagathlete|Doris Ogilvie|CAN|1921}} | 57.00 |
| 10 m platform
|{{flagathlete|Dot Macready|ENG}} | 30.74
|{{flagathlete|Lesley Thompson|AUS}} | 27.64
|{{flagathlete|Cecily Cousens|ENG}} | 27.36 |
=Lawn bowls=
{{main|Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games}}
All events were for men only.
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=255}} |
| Singles (details)
|{{flagathlete|Robert Sprot|SCO}} |{{flagathlete|William McDonald|CAN|1921}} |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Charles Abbott (SAF) |
| Pairs (details)
|{{flagathlete|Tommy Hills |{{flagathlete|William Hutchinson |{{flagathlete|Thomas Davies |
| Rinks (details)
|{{flag|England}} |{{flag|Northern Ireland}} |{{flag|Scotland}} |
=Swimming=
==Men's==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=255}} | |||
| 100 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|George Burleigh|CAN|1921}} | 55.0
|{{flagathlete|George Larson|CAN|1921}} | 55.6
|{{flagathlete|Noel Crump|NZL}} | 56.2 |
| 440 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Noel Ryan|AUS}} | 5:03.0
|{{flagathlete|Norman Wainwright|ENG}} | 5:07.8
|{{flagathlete|Bob Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 5:14.8 |
| 1500 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Noel Ryan|AUS}} | 18:25.4
|{{flagathlete|Bob Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 18:28.4
|{{flagathlete|Norman Wainwright|ENG}} | 18:33.2 |
| 100 yd backstroke
|{{flagathlete|Willie Francis|SCO}} | 01:05.2
|{{flagathlete|John Besford|ENG}} | 1:05.6
|{{flagathlete|Ben Gazell|CAN|1921}} | 1:06.6 |
| 200 yd breaststroke
|{{flagathlete|Norman Hamilton|SCO}} | 2:41.4
|{{flagathlete|William McCarty|JAM|1906}} | 2:42.4
|{{flagathlete|Bill Puddy|CAN|1921}} | 2:42.8 |
| nowrap | 4×200 yd freestyle relay
|{{flag|Canada|1921}} | 8:40.6
|{{flag|England}} | 8:52.8
|{{flag|Scotland}} | 9:23.4 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay
|{{flag|Canada|1921}} | 3:11.2
|{{flag|Scotland}} | 3:15.2
|{{flag|England}} | 3:16.0 |
==Women's ==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=255}} | |||
| 100 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Phyllis Dewar|CAN|1921}} | 1:03.0
|{{flagathlete|Irene Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 1:03.6
|{{flagathlete|Jean McDowell|SCO}} | 1:05.8 |
| 440 yd freestyle
|{{flagathlete|Phyllis Dewar|CAN|1921}} | 5:45.6
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jenny Maakal (SAF) | 5:53.0
|{{flagathlete|Irene Pirie|CAN|1921}} | 5:54.4 |
| 100 yd backstroke
|{{flagathlete|Phyllis Harding|ENG}} | 1:13.8
|{{flagathlete|Margot Hamilton|SCO}} | 1:15.0
|{{flagathlete|Valerie Davies|WAL}} | 1:18.2 |
| 200 yd breaststroke
|{{flagathlete|Clare Dennis|AUS}} | 2:50.2
|{{flagathlete|Phyllis Haslam|CAN|1921}} | 2:55.4
|{{flagathlete|Margery Hinton|ENG}} | 2:58.6 |
| nowrap | 4×110 yd freestyle relay
|{{flag|Canada|1921}} | 4:21.8
|{{flag|South Africa|1928}} | 4:34.0
|{{flag|England}} | 4:34.4 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay
|{{flag|Canada|1921}} | 3:42.0
|{{flag|England}} | 3:43.0
|{{flag|Scotland}} | 3:50.0 |
=Wrestling=
All events were for men only.
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=255}} |
| Bantamweight
|{{flagathlete|Edward Melrose|SCO}} |{{flagathlete|Ted McKinley|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Joseph Reid|ENG}} |
| Featherweight
|{{flagathlete|Robert McNab|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Joe Nelson|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Murdoch White|SCO}} |
| Lightweight
|{{flagathlete|Dick Garrard|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|G. E. North|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Howard Thomas|CAN|1921}}{{cite news |url= https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS51456778/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=00c6c06c |title=Wrestling |work=The Times |date=10 August 1934 |page=6|via=Times Digital Archives}} |
| Welterweight
|{{flagathlete|Joe Schleimer|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|William Fox|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Rashid Anwar|IND|British}} |
| Middleweight
|{{flagathlete|Terry Evans|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Stanley Bissell|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Robert Harcus|SCO}} |
| Light heavyweight
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Mick Cubbin (SAF) |{{flagathlete|Bernard Rowe|ENG}} |{{flagathlete|Alex Watt|CAN|1921}} |
| Heavyweight
|{{flagathlete|Jack Knight|AUS}} |{{flagathlete|Pat Meehan|CAN|1921}} |{{flagathlete|Archie Dudgeon|SCO}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.commonwealthsport.com/commonwealth-games/london-1934 "London 1934"]. Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
- [https://thecgf.com/results/games/3030 "Results and Medalists—1934 British Empire Games"]. Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8nd9tqaXR8 British Pathe: British Empire Games (1934)]
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