Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games
International athletics championship event
Athletics at the 2nd British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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![]() The host stadium which also hosted events for the 1908 London Olympics. | |
Dates | 4–7 August 1934 |
Host city | London, England![]() |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 30 |
Participation | 223 athletes from 15 nations |
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.
Medal summary
Men
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards details | ![]() | 10.0 | ![]() | 10.1e | ![]() | 10.1e |
220 yards details | ![]() | 21.9 | ![]() | 22.0e | ![]() | 22.1e |
440 yards details | ![]() | 48.0 | ![]() | 48.5e | ![]() | 48.6e |
880 yards details | ![]() | 1:54.2 | ![]() | 1:55.5e | ![]() | 1:55.6e |
1 mile details | ![]() | 4:12.8 | ![]() | 4:13.4e | ![]() | 4:16.6e |
3 miles details | ![]() | 14:32.6 | ![]() | 14:37.8 | ![]() | 14:45.4 |
6 miles details | ![]() | 31:00.6 | ![]() | 31:02.4e | ![]() | 31:03.6e |
Marathon details | ![]() | 2:40:36 | ![]() | 2:45:08 | ![]() | 2:56:20 |
2 miles steeplechase details | ![]() | 10:23.4 | ![]() | 10:25.8e | ![]() | +100 yd |
120 yards hurdles details | ![]() | 15.2 | ![]() | 15.5e | ![]() | 15.7e |
440 yards hurdles details | ![]() | 55.2 | ![]() | 55.8e | ![]() | 56.0e |
4 × 110 yards relay details | ![]() Everard Davis George Saunders Walter Rangeley Arthur Sweeney | 42.2 | ![]() Birchall Pearson Frank Nicks Allan Poole Bill Christie | 42.5e | ![]() Archie Turner David Brownlee Robin Murdoch Ian Young | 43.0e |
4 × 440 yards relay details | ![]() Denis Rathbone Geoffrey Blake Crew Stoneley Godfrey Rampling | 3:16.8 | ![]() William Fritz John Addison Art Scott Ray Lewis | 3:17.2e | ![]() Ronnie Wallace Ronald Wylde Hamish Stothard Alan Hunter | +120 yd |
High jump details | ![]() | 1.90 | ![]() | 1.90 | ![]() | 1.90 |
Pole vault details | ![]() | 3.88 | ![]() | 3.81 | ![]() | 3.66 |
Long jump details | ![]() | 7.17 | ![]() | 7.10 | ![]() | 6.93 |
Triple jump details | ![]() | 15.63 | ![]() | 14.65 | ![]() | 14.62 |
Shot put details | ![]() | 14.67 | ![]() | 13.53 | ![]() | 13.43 |
Discus throw details | ![]() | 41.53 | ![]() | 40.44 | ![]() | 40.23 |
Hammer throw details | ![]() | 48.25 | ![]() | 46.24 | ![]() | 42.49 |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 60.02 | ![]() | 58.27 | ![]() | 56.49 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards details | ![]() | 11.3 | ![]() | 11.5e | ![]() | 11.6e |
220 yards details | ![]() | 25.0 | ![]() | 25.4e | ![]() | 25.6e |
880 yards details | ![]() | 2:19.4 | ![]() | 2:21.0e | ![]() | 2:21.4e |
80 metres hurdles details | ![]() | 11.8 | ![]() | 11.9e | ![]() | 12.2e |
110–220–110 yards relay details | ![]() Nellie Halstead Eileen Hiscock Elsie Maguire | 49.4 | ![]() Aileen Meagher Audrey Dearnley Hilda Strike | 50.2e | ![]() Dorothy Ballantyne Mollie Bragg Cynthia Keay | 52.0e |
220–110–220–110 yards relay details | ![]() Lillian Palmer Betty White Aileen Meagher Audrey Dearnley | 1:14.4 | ![]() Eileen Hiscock Ivy Walker Nellie Halstead Ethel Johnson | +1.5 yd | ![]() Margaret Mackenzie Cathie Jackson Sheena Dobbie Joan Cunningham | +40 yd |
High jump details | ![]() | 1.60 | ![]() | 1.57 | ![]() | 1.52 |
Long jump details | ![]() | 5.47 | ![]() | 5.42 | ![]() | 5.23 |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 32.19 | ![]() | 30.94 | ![]() | 30.08 |
(*) Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead, brother of Nellie Halstead.[1][2]
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 16 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
Participating nations
Australia (7)
Bermuda (6)
British Guiana (1)
Canada (47)
England (89)
India (5)
Jamaica (3)
Newfoundland (3)
New Zealand (3)
Northern Ireland (6)
Scotland (25)
South Africa (11)
Southern Rhodesia (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Wales (10)
References
- ^ Athletics Weekly: Commonwealth Games: Women’s javelin. July 23, 2014
- ^ "Nellie Halstead Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
External links
- Athletics video highlights of 1934 Empire Games from British Pathé