1934 British Empire Games

Multi-sport event in London, England

II British Empire Games

Host city| London, England
Nations| 17
Athletes| 500
Events| 68
Opening| 4 August 1934
Closing| 11 August 1934
Opened by| George V
Athlete's Oath| Robert Howland
Main venue| White City Stadium

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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.[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] 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).

* Australia
* Bermuda
* British Guiana
* Canada
* England (host)
* Hong Kong
* India
* Irish Free State*
* Jamaica
* New Zealand
* Newfoundland
* Northern Ireland*
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Southern Rhodesia
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Wales

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

## Medals by country

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  England*| 29| 20| 24| 73
2|  Canada| 17| 25| 9| 51
3|  Australia| 8| 4| 2| 14
4|  South Africa| 7| 10| 5| 22
5|  Scotland| 5| 4| 17| 26
6|  New Zealand| 1| 0| 2| 3
7|  British Guiana| 1| 0| 0| 1
8|  Wales| 0| 3| 3| 6
9|  Northern Ireland| 0| 1| 2| 3
10|  Jamaica| 0| 1| 1| 2
11|  Southern Rhodesia| 0| 0| 2| 2
12|  India| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (12 entries)| 68| 68| 68| 204

## Medals by event

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### Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games

### Boxing

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Flyweight  |  Pat Palmer (ENG) |  Maxie Berger (CAN) |  Jackie Pottinger (WAL)
Bantamweight  |  Eddie Ryan (ENG) |  Albert Barnes (WAL) |  Thomas Wells (SCO)
Featherweight  |  Charles Catterall (SAF) |  J. D. Jones (WAL) |  William Fulton (RHO)
Lightweight  |  Leonard Cook (AUS) |  Frank Taylor (WAL) |  Harry Moy (ENG)
Welterweight  |  Dave McCleave (ENG) |  Dick Barton (SAF) |  William Duncan (NIR)
Middleweight  |  Alf Shawyer (ENG) |  Leonard Wadsworth (CAN) |  Jimmy Magill (NIR)
Light heavyweight  |  George Brennan (ENG) |  George Holton (SCO) |  Robey Leibbrandt (SAF)
Heavyweight  |  Pat Floyd (ENG) |  Jan van Rensburg (SAF) |  David Douglas-Hamilton (SCO)

### Cycling

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#### Track

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Time Trial  |  Dunc Gray (AUS) | 1:16.4  |  Bob McLeod (CAN) | 1:18.0  |  Ted Clayton (SAF) | 1:18.4
Sprint 1000 yd  |  Ernest Higgins (ENG) |  |  Horace Pethybridge (AUS) |  |  Ted Clayton (SAF) |
10 mile Scratch  |  Bob McLeod (CAN) | 24:26.2  |  Ted Clayton (SAF) |  |  William Harvell (ENG) |

### Diving

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#### Men's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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3 m springboard  |  John Brisco Ray (ENG) | 117.12  |  Doug Tomalin (ENG) | 110.50  |  Harry Class (CAN) | 106.57
10 m platform  |  Tommy Mather (ENG) | 83.83  |  Doug Tomalin (ENG) | 83.63  |  Louis Marchant (ENG) | 70.64

#### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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3 m springboard  |  Judith Moss (CAN) | 62.27  |  Lesley Thompson (AUS) | 60.49  |  Doris Ogilvie (CAN) | 57.00
10 m platform  |  Dot Macready (ENG) | 30.74  |  Lesley Thompson (AUS) | 27.64  |  Cecily Cousens (ENG) | 27.36

### Lawn bowls

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Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games

All events were for men only.

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Singles (details) |  Robert Sprot (SCO) |  William McDonald (CAN) |  Charles Abbott (SAF)
Pairs (details) |  Tommy Hills
and George Wright (ENG) |  William Hutchinson
and Alfred Langford (CAN) |  Thomas Davies
and Stan Weaver (WAL)
Rinks (details) |  England
Fred Biggin
Ernie Gudgeon
Percy Tomlinson
Robert Slater |  Northern Ireland
Percy Watson
Charlie Clawson
George Watson
Cecil Curran |  Scotland
William Lowe
Charles Tait
James Morrison
James Brown

### Swimming

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#### Men's

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 yd freestyle  |  George Burleigh (CAN) | 55.0  |  George Larson (CAN) | 55.6  |  Noel Crump (NZL) | 56.2
440 yd freestyle  |  Noel Ryan (AUS) | 5:03.0  |  Norman Wainwright (ENG) | 5:07.8  |  Bob Pirie (CAN) | 5:14.8
1500 yd freestyle  |  Noel Ryan (AUS) | 18:25.4  |  Bob Pirie (CAN) | 18:28.4  |  Norman Wainwright (ENG) | 18:33.2
100 yd backstroke  |  Willie Francis (SCO) | 01:05.2  |  John Besford (ENG) | 1:05.6  |  Ben Gazell (CAN) | 1:06.6
200 yd breaststroke  |  Norman Hamilton (SCO) | 2:41.4  |  William McCarty (JAM) | 2:42.4  |  Bill Puddy (CAN) | 2:42.8
4×200 yd freestyle relay  |  Canada
George Larson
George Burleigh
Robert Hooper
Bob Pirie | 8:40.6  |  England
Mostyn Ffrench-Williams
Norman Wainwright
Reginald Sutton
Bob Leivers | 8:52.8  |  Scotland
George Anderson
Henry Cunningham
Merilees Chassels
William Burns | 9:23.4
3×110 yd medley relay  |  Canada
Ben Gazell
George Burleigh
Albert Puddy | 3:11.2  |  Scotland
Merilees Chassels
Norman Hamilton
Willie Francis | 3:15.2  |  England
Arthur Summers
John Besford
Mostyn Ffrench-Williams | 3:16.0

#### Women's

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 yd freestyle  |  Phyllis Dewar (CAN) | 1:03.0  |  Irene Pirie (CAN) | 1:03.6  |  Jean McDowell (SCO) | 1:05.8
440 yd freestyle  |  Phyllis Dewar (CAN) | 5:45.6  |  Jenny Maakal (SAF) | 5:53.0  |  Irene Pirie (CAN) | 5:54.4
100 yd backstroke  |  Phyllis Harding (ENG) | 1:13.8  |  Margot Hamilton (SCO) | 1:15.0  |  Valerie Davies (WAL) | 1:18.2
200 yd breaststroke  |  Clare Dennis (AUS) | 2:50.2  |  Phyllis Haslam (CAN) | 2:55.4  |  Margery Hinton (ENG) | 2:58.6
4×110 yd freestyle relay  |  Canada
Phyllis Dewar
Florence Humble
Margaret Hutton
Irene Pirie | 4:21.8  |  South Africa
Jenny Maakal
Enid Hayward
Kathleen Russell
Molly Ryde | 4:34.0  |  England
Edna Hughes
Beatrice Wolstenholme
Olive Bartle
Margery Hinton | 4:34.4
3×110 yd medley relay  |  Canada
Margaret Hutton
Phyllis Haslam
Phyllis Dewar | 3:42.0  |  England
Phyllis Harding
Vera Kingston
Edna Hughes | 3:43.0  |  Scotland
Jean McDowell
Margot Hamilton
Margaret McCullum | 3:50.0

### Wrestling

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All events were for men only.

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Bantamweight  |  Edward Melrose (SCO) |  Ted McKinley (CAN) |  Joseph Reid (ENG)
Featherweight  |  Robert McNab (CAN) |  Joe Nelson (ENG) |  Murdoch White (SCO)
Lightweight  |  Dick Garrard (AUS) |  G. E. North (ENG) |  Howard Thomas (CAN)[3]
Welterweight  |  Joe Schleimer (CAN) |  William Fox (ENG) |  Rashid Anwar (IND)
Middleweight  |  Terry Evans (CAN) |  Stanley Bissell (ENG) |  Robert Harcus (SCO)
Light heavyweight  |  Mick Cubbin (SAF) |  Bernard Rowe (ENG) |  Alex Watt (CAN)
Heavyweight  |  Jack Knight (AUS) |  Pat Meehan (CAN) |  Archie Dudgeon (SCO)

## References

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1. ^ "London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Wrestling". The Times. 10 August 1934. p. 6 - via Times Digital Archives.

## External links

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

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