Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games

At the 1934 British Empire Games
1934 British Empire Games
The 1934 British Empire Games were the second of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games. They were held at the White City Stadium in London, England from 4–11 August 1934, apart from the cycling at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, and the swimming, which took place at the Empire Pool in Wembley...

, the athletics events were held at the White City Stadium

White City Stadium

White City Stadium was built in White City, London, for the 1908 Summer Olympics, often seen as the precursor to the modern seater stadium and noted for hosting the finish of the first modern distance marathon. It also hosted speedway and a match at the 1966 World Cup, before the stadium was...

in London

London

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, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

in August 1934. A total of 30 athletics events were contested at the Games, 21 by men and 9 by women.

Men

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	Kingdom of England Arthur Sweeney Arthur Sweeney Arthur Wellington Sweeney was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Everard Davis Everard Davis Everard "Tiny" Inseal Davis is an English sprint athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.He was born in Worthing.... George Saunders George Saunders (athlete) George Thomas Saunders was an English athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×110 yards event. In the 100 yards competition he finished fourth.-External links:**... Walter Rangeley Walter Rangeley Walter Rangeley was an English athlete who competed mainly in the sprintsHe was born in Salford and died in Glyndŵr....	42.2	Canada Allan Poole Bert Pearson Bert Pearson (athlete) Birchall Lewis "Bert" Pearson was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario.In 1932 he was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the 4×100 metre event... Frank Nicks Bill Christie	42.5e	Kingdom of Scotland Archie Turner David Brownlee Ian Young Ian Young Ian Campbell Young is a Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.At the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 100 yards event. He was also a member of the Scottish relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4X110 yards competition. In the 220 yards contest he... Bob Murdoch Bob Murdoch (athlete) Robin "Bob" Murdoch was a Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the Scottish relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×110 yards event. In the 220 yards competition he finished fourth and in the 100 yards contest he finished...	43.0e
4×440 yards relay	Kingdom of England Crew Stoneley Crew Stoneley Brigadier Crew Hadlett Stoneley OBE was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.... Denis Rathbone Denis Rathbone Denis Lyle Rathbone is an English athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×440 yards event. In the 220 yards competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals.-External links:... Geoffrey Blake Geoffrey Blake (athlete) Geoffrey Noel Blake was an English athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×440 yards event. In the 440 yards competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals.-External links:*... Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Lionel Rampling was an English athlete and army officer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics...	3:16.8	Canada Art Scott John Addison Ray Lewis William Fritz	3:17.2e	Kingdom of Scotland Alan Hunter Alan Hunter (athlete) Frank Ritchie "Alan" Hunter was a Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.... Hamish Stothard Hamish Stothard James Charles "Hamish" Stothard is a Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.At the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 880 yards event. He was also a member of the Scottish relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×440 yards competition.-External links:... Robert Wallace Ronald Wylde Ronald Wylde Ronald Burns Wylde is a Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the Scottish relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×440 yards event. In the 440 yards competition he was eliminated in the heats.-External links:...	?

Women

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	Kingdom of England Eileen Hiscock Eileen Hiscock Eileen May Hiscock, née Tumble, later Wilson, was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics... Nellie Halstead Nellie Halstead Nellie Halstead was an English former athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics... Elsie Maguire Elsie Maguire Elsie Eveline Maguire is an English athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.At the 1934 Empire Games she was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 110-220-110 yards event. In the 100 yards competition she finished fourth.-External links:*...	49.4	Canada Audrey Dearnley Aileen Meagher Aileen Meagher Competitor for CanadaAileen Aletha Meagher was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.She was born and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia... Hilda Strike Hilda Strike Competitor for CanadaHilda H. Strike was a Canadian track athlete and Olympic medalist. She was born in Montreal and died in Ottawa....	50.2e	Southern Rhodesia Cynthia Keay Dorothy Ballantyne Mollie Bragg	52.0e
220-110-220-110 yards relay	Canada Audrey Dearnley Betty White Aileen Meagher Aileen Meagher Competitor for CanadaAileen Aletha Meagher was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.She was born and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia... Lillian Palmer	1:14.4	Kingdom of England Eileen Hiscock Eileen Hiscock Eileen May Hiscock, née Tumble, later Wilson, was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics... Nellie Halstead Nellie Halstead Nellie Halstead was an English former athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics... Ethel Johnson Ethel Johnson Ethel Johnson was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics. She was born in Westhoughton, Lancashire... Ivy Walker Ivy Walker Ivy Kay Walker is an English athlete who competed in the 1930 Women's World Games and the 1934 British Empire Games....	?	Kingdom of Scotland Cathie Jackson Joan Cunningham Margaret Mackenzie Sheena Dobbie	?

(*) "Edith" Eddie Halstead was later discovered to have been male.

Medal table

Key:

1	England	16	9	15	40
2	Canada	5	14	1	20
3		5	5	1	11
4	Scotland	1	1	8	10
5	Australia	1	1	2	4
6	New Zealand	1	0	1	2
7		1	0	0	1
8=	Jamaica	0	0	1	1
8=		0	0	1	1
Total		30	30	30	90

External links

Athletics video highlights of 1934 Empire Games from British Pathé

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