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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 | |
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Dates | 4–7 August 1934 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 30 |
Participation | 223 athletes from 15 nations |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards |
Arthur Sweeney (ENG) | 10.0 | Marthinus Theunissen (SAF) | 10.1e | Ian Young (SCO) | 10.1e |
220 yards |
Arthur Sweeney (ENG) | 21.9 | Marthinus Theunissen (SAF) | 22.0e | Walter Rangeley (ENG) | 22.1e |
440 yards |
Godfrey Rampling (ENG) | 48.0 | Bill Roberts (ENG) | 48.5e | Crew Stoneley (ENG) | 48.6e |
880 yards |
Phil Edwards (BGU) | 1:54.2 | Willie Botha (SAF) | 1:55.5e | Hamish Stothard (SCO) | 1:55.6e |
1 mile |
Jack Lovelock (NZL) | 4:12.8 | Sydney Wooderson (ENG) | 4:13.4e | Jerry Cornes (ENG) | 4:16.6e |
3 miles |
Wally Beavers (ENG) | 14:32.6 | Cyril Allen (ENG) | 14:37.8 | Alec Burns (ENG) | 14:45.4 |
6 miles |
Arthur Penny (ENG) | 31:00.6 | Scotty Rankine (CAN) | 31:02.4e | Arthur Furze (ENG) | 31:03.6e |
Marathon |
Harold Webster (CAN) | 2:40:36 | Donald Robertson (SCO) | 2:45:08 | Dunky Wright (SCO) | 2:56:20 |
2 miles steeplechase |
Stanley Scarsbrook (ENG) | 10:23.4 | Tom Evenson (ENG) | 10:25.8e | George Bailey (ENG) | +100 yd |
120 yards hurdles |
Donald Finlay (ENG) | 15.2 | James Worrall (CAN) | 15.5e | Ashleigh Pilbrow (ENG) | 15.7e |
440 yards hurdles |
Alan Hunter (SCO) | 55.2 | Charles Reilly (AUS) | 55.8e | Ralph Brown (ENG) | 56.0e |
4 × 110 yards relay |
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 |
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 |
Edwin Thacker (SAF) | 1.90 | Joe Haley (CAN) | 1.90 | John Michie (SCO) | 1.90 |
Pole vault |
Syl Apps (CAN) | 3.88 | Alf Gilbert (CAN) | 3.81 | Fred Woodhouse (AUS) | 3.66 |
Long jump |
Sam Richardson (CAN) | 7.17 | Johann Luckhoff (SAF) | 7.10 | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 6.93 |
Triple jump |
Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 15.63 | Sam Richardson (CAN) | 14.65 | Harold Brainsby (NZL) | 14.62 |
Shot put |
Harry Hart (SAF) | 14.67 | Robert Howland (ENG) | 13.53 | Kenneth Pridie (ENG) | 13.43 |
Discus throw |
Harry Hart (SAF) | 41.53 | Douglas Bell (ENG) | 40.44 | Bernard Prendergast (JAM) | 40.23 |
Hammer throw |
Malcolm Nokes (ENG) | 48.25 | George Sutherland (CAN) | 46.24 | William Mackenzie (SCO) | 42.49 |
Javelin throw |
Bob Dixon (CAN) | 60.02 | Harry Hart (SAF) | 58.27 | Johann Luckhoff (SAF) | 56.49 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards |
Eileen Hiscock (ENG) | 11.3 | Hilda Strike (CAN) | 11.5e | Leonard Chalmers (ENG) | 11.6e |
220 yards |
Eileen Hiscock (ENG) | 25.0 | Aileen Meagher (CAN) | 25.4e | Nellie Halstead (ENG) | 25.6e |
880 yards |
Gladys Lunn (ENG) | 2:19.4 | Ida Jones (ENG) | 2:21.0e | Dorothy Butterfield (ENG) | 2:21.4e |
80 metres hurdles |
Marjorie Clark (SAF) | 11.8 | Betty Taylor (CAN) | 11.9e | Elsie Green (ENG) | 12.2e |
110–220–110 yards relay |
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 |
Canada Lillian Palmer Betty White Aileen Meagher Audrey Dearnley | 1:14.4 | England Eileen Hiscock Ivy Walker Nellie Halstead Ethel Johnson | +1.5 yds (1:14.6 e) | Scotland Margaret Mackenzie Cathie Jackson Sheena Dobbie Joan Cunningham | +40 yds (1:19.1 e) |
High jump |
Marjorie Clark (SAF) | 1.60 | Eva Dawes (CAN) | 1.57 | Margaret Bell (CAN) | 1.52 |
Long jump |
Phyllis Bartholomew (ENG) | 5.47 | Evelyn Goshawk (CAN) | 5.42 | Violet Webb (ENG) | 5.23 |
Javelin throw |
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]
* Host nation (England)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England (ENG)* | 16 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
3 | South Africa (SAF) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
4 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
5 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | British Guiana (BGU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
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