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.

Athletics at the 2nd British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The host stadium which also hosted events for the 1908 London Olympics.
Dates4–7 August 1934
Host cityLondon, EnglandEngland
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
Events30
Participation223 athletes from
15 nations


Medal summary edit

Men edit

 
Future NHL legend Syl Apps won the pole vault.
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards
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  Arthur Sweeney (ENG) 10.0   Marthinus Theunissen (SAF) 10.1e   Ian Young (SCO) 10.1e
220 yards
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  Arthur Sweeney (ENG) 21.9   Marthinus Theunissen (SAF) 22.0e   Walter Rangeley (ENG) 22.1e
440 yards
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  Godfrey Rampling (ENG) 48.0   Bill Roberts (ENG) 48.5e   Crew Stoneley (ENG) 48.6e
880 yards
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  Phil Edwards (BGU) 1:54.2   Willie Botha (SAF) 1:55.5e   Hamish Stothard (SCO) 1:55.6e
1 mile
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  Jack Lovelock (NZL) 4:12.8   Sydney Wooderson (ENG) 4:13.4e   Jerry Cornes (ENG) 4:16.6e
3 miles
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  Wally Beavers (ENG) 14:32.6   Cyril Allen (ENG) 14:37.8   Alec Burns (ENG) 14:45.4
6 miles
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  Arthur Penny (ENG) 31:00.6   Scotty Rankine (CAN) 31:02.4e   Arthur Furze (ENG) 31:03.6e
Marathon
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  Harold Webster (CAN) 2:40:36   Donald Robertson (SCO) 2:45:08   Dunky Wright (SCO) 2:56:20
2 miles steeplechase
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  Stanley Scarsbrook (ENG) 10:23.4   Tom Evenson (ENG) 10:25.8e   George Bailey (ENG) +100 yd
120 yards hurdles
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  Donald Finlay (ENG) 15.2   James Worrall (CAN) 15.5e   Ashleigh Pilbrow (ENG) 15.7e
440 yards hurdles
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  Alan Hunter (SCO) 55.2   Charles Reilly (AUS) 55.8e   Ralph Brown (ENG) 56.0e
4 × 110 yards relay
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  England
Everard Davis
George Saunders
Walter Rangeley
Arthur Sweeney
42.2   Canada
Birchall Pearson
Frank Nicks
Allan Poole
Bill Christie
42.5e   Scotland
Archie Turner
David Brownlee
Robin Murdoch
Ian Young
43.0e
4 × 440 yards relay
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  England
Denis Rathbone
Geoffrey Blake
Crew Stoneley
Godfrey Rampling
3:16.8   Canada
William Fritz
John Addison
Art Scott
Ray Lewis
3:17.2e   Scotland
Ronnie Wallace
Ronald Wylde
Hamish Stothard
Alan Hunter
+120 yd
High jump
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  Edwin Thacker (SAF) 1.90   Joe Haley (CAN) 1.90   John Michie (SCO) 1.90
Pole vault
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  Syl Apps (CAN) 3.88   Alf Gilbert (CAN) 3.81   Fred Woodhouse (AUS) 3.66
Long jump
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  Sam Richardson (CAN) 7.17   Johann Luckhoff (SAF) 7.10   Jack Metcalfe (AUS) 6.93
Triple jump
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  Jack Metcalfe (AUS) 15.63   Sam Richardson (CAN) 14.65   Harold Brainsby (NZL) 14.62
Shot put
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  Harry Hart (SAF) 14.67   Robert Howland (ENG) 13.53   Kenneth Pridie (ENG) 13.43
Discus throw
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  Harry Hart (SAF) 41.53   Douglas Bell (ENG) 40.44   Bernard Prendergast (JAM) 40.23
Hammer throw
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  Malcolm Nokes (ENG) 48.25   George Sutherland (CAN) 46.24   William Mackenzie (SCO) 42.49
Javelin throw
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  Bob Dixon (CAN) 60.02   Harry Hart (SAF) 58.27   Johann Luckhoff (SAF) 56.49

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards
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  Eileen Hiscock (ENG) 11.3   Hilda Strike (CAN) 11.5e   Leonard Chalmers (ENG) 11.6e
220 yards
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  Eileen Hiscock (ENG) 25.0   Aileen Meagher (CAN) 25.4e   Nellie Halstead (ENG) 25.6e
880 yards
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  Gladys Lunn (ENG) 2:19.4   Ida Jones (ENG) 2:21.0e   Dorothy Butterfield (ENG) 2:21.4e
80 metres hurdles
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  Marjorie Clark (SAF) 11.8   Betty Taylor (CAN) 11.9e   Elsie Green (ENG) 12.2e
110–220–110 yards relay
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  England
Nellie Halstead
Eileen Hiscock
Elsie Maguire
49.4   Canada
Aileen Meagher
Audrey Dearnley
Hilda Strike
50.2e   Southern Rhodesia
Dorothy Ballantyne
Mollie Bragg
Cynthia Keay
52.0e
220–110–220–110 yards relay
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  Canada
Lillian Palmer
Betty White
Aileen Meagher
Audrey Dearnley
1:14.4   England
Eileen Hiscock
Ivy Walker
Nellie Halstead
Ethel Johnson
+1.5 yd   Scotland
Margaret Mackenzie
Cathie Jackson
Sheena Dobbie
Joan Cunningham
+40 yd
High jump
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  Marjorie Clark (SAF) 1.60   Eva Dawes (CAN) 1.57   Margaret Bell (CAN) 1.52
Long jump
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  Phyllis Bartholomew (ENG) 5.47   Evelyn Goshawk (CAN) 5.42   Violet Webb (ENG) 5.23
Javelin throw
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  Gladys Lunn (ENG) 32.19   Edith Halstead (*) (ENG) 30.94   Margaret Cox (ENG) 30.08

(*) Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead, brother of Nellie Halstead.[1][2]

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  England (ENG)*1691540
2  Canada (CAN)514120
3  South Africa (SAF)55111
4  Scotland (SCO)11810
5  Australia (AUS)1124
6  New Zealand (NZL)1012
7  British Guiana (BGU)1001
8  Jamaica (JAM)0011
  Southern Rhodesia (SRH)0011
Totals (9 entries)30303090

Participating nations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Athletics Weekly: Commonwealth Games: Women’s javelin. July 23, 2014
  2. ^ "Nellie Halstead Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
Results

External links edit