England at the 1934 British Empire Games

England competed at the 1934 British Empire Games (abbreviated ENG) was the second appearance of the country at the Commonwealth Games. The Games were held in London, England, from 4 August to 11 August 1934.

England topped the medal table with 29 gold medals, 20 silver medals and 24 bronze medals.

Medal table (top three)

Team The athletes that competed are listed below.

Athletics (Men)

Name Event Club Medal Cyril Allen 3 miles Highgate Harriers George Bailey 2 mile steeplechase Salford Harriers Wally Beavers 3 miles York Harriers Douglas Bell discus, hammer Achilles Club Geoffrey Blake 440 yards, 4 × 440London UniversityCharles Bowen javelinLancashire Fusiliers noneEdward Bradbrooke high jump Achilles Club noneRalph Kilner Brown 440y hurdles Achilles Club Alec Burns 3 miles Elswick Harriers Leslie Butler long Jump, triple jumpBlackheath Harriers noneThomas Campbell 2 mile steeplechase Salford Harriers noneJack A. Cooper 880 yards C.A.V. Harriers noneJerry Cornes 1 Mile Achilles Club Horace Craske 1 Mile South London Harriers noneRobert Crombie long Jump Mitcham AC noneEverard Davis 100 yards, 4 × 110 Achilles Club Norman Drake hammer Sutton-in-Ashfield Harriers noneSandy Duncan long Jump Achilles Club noneJohn Duus javelinManchester AC noneTom Evenson 2 mile steeplechase Salford Harriers Don Finlay 120 yards hurdles Surrey AC Arthur Furze 6 miles Watford Harriers John Gabriel 120 yards hurdles London AC noneArthur Gray high jump, triple jumpPolytechnic Harriers noneMichael Gutteridge 880 yards Army noneRoland Harper 120 yards hurdles Achilles Club noneJoseph Heath javelin Birchfield Harriers noneJohn Higginson Leyland Motors AC triple jump noneMaurice Hintze 220 yardsPolytechnic Harriers noneJack Holden 3 miles, 6 miles Tipton Harriers noneRobert Howland shot put Achilles Club Alfred Kinally pole vaultArmy noneWilliam Land discus, high jumpArmy noneReg Nicholls marathon Reading AC noneMalcolm Nokes hammer Achilles Club Bert Norris marathonPolytechnic Harriers noneGeorge Pallett long Jump Herne Hill Harriers noneArthur Penny 6 miles Belgrave Harriers Frank Phillipson pole vault Salford Harriers noneAshleigh Pilbrow 120, 440 yards hurdles Achilles Club John Potts 6 miles Salford Harriers noneJack Powell 880 yards London AC noneKenneth Pridie discus, shot putLondon AC Godfrey Rampling 440 yards, 4 × 440 Milocarian AC , Walter Rangeley 100, 220 yards, 4 × 110 Salford AC , Denis Rathbone 220 yards, 4 × 440 Achilles Club Aubrey Reeve 1 MilePolytechnic Harriers noneHerbert Reeves hammer, shot putManchester City Police AC noneBill Roberts 440 yards Salford AC George Saunders 100 yards, 4 × 110Polytechnic Harriers Stanley Scarsbrook 2 mile steeplechase Surrey AC John Stone 440y hurdles South London Harriers noneCrew Stoneley 440 yards, 4 × 440 Army , Arthur Sweeney 100, 220 yards, 4 × 110 Milocarian AC , , F. Turner triple jump Sparkhill Harriers noneJack Walker pole vault Achilles Club noneAnthony Watson shot put Army noneLawrence Weatherill marathon South London Harriers noneDick Webster pole vault London AC noneStanley West high jumpPolytechnic Harriers noneClifford Whitehead 880 yards Salford Harriers noneStanley Wilson javelinBirchfield Harriers noneHarry Wood marathonMakerfield Harriers noneSydney Wooderson 1 Mile Blackheath Harriers

(Women) Name Event Club Medal Phyllis Bartholomew long jump Reading AC Dorothy Butterfield 880 yards Middlesex Ladies AC Lillian Chalmers 100 yards Portsmouth Atalanta AC Margaret Cox javelinBirchfield Harriers Louise Fawcett javelin London Olympiades AC noneConstance Furneaux 880 yards Mitcham AC nonePhyllis Goad 80 metres hurdles Portsmouth Atalanta AC noneElsie Green 80 metres hurdles North London Harriers Edith Halstead javelin Bury & Radcliffe AC Nellie Halstead 220 yards, 440, 660 relay Bury & Radcliffe AC , , Elsie Harris high jump London Olympiades AC none Eileen Hiscock 100, 220 yards, 440, 660 relay London Olympiades AC , , , Ethel Johnson 100, 220 yards, 660 relay Bolton Harriers Ida Jones 880 yards Liverpool University AC Gladys Lunn 880 yards, javelin Birchfield Harriers , Elsie Maguire 100 yards, 440 relay London Olympiades AC Mary Milne high jumpMitcham AC noneMarjorie O'Kell high jump Middlesex Ladies AC noneDoris Razzell long jump North London Harriers noneHilda Thorogood high jump London Olympiades AC noneKathleen Tiffen 80 metres hurdles Mitcham AC noneIvy Walker 220 yards, 660 relay Cambridge Harriers Violet Webb 80 metres hurdles, long jump Ladies Polytechnic Club

Boxing

Name Weight Club Medal George Brennan Light heavyweight Nottingham Police ABC Pat Floyd Heavyweight Battersea BC Dave McCleave WelterweightLynn AC Harry Moy Lightweight Lynn AC Pat Palmer Flyweight Battersea & Shexgar ABC Eddie Ryan BantamweightLynn AC Alf Shawyer Middleweight Old Goldsmiths BC Jack Treadaway FeatherweightBattersea & Shexgar ABC none

Cycling

Name Event Club Medal William Harvell 1000y sprint, 10 mile scratch Poole Wheelers Ernest Higgins 1000y sprint Manchester Wheelers Jack Sibbit 10 mile scratch Manchester Wheelers none

Diving (Men)

Name Event Club Medal Peter Beveridge 3 m springboard Highgate DC noneLouis Marchant 10 m platform Highgate DC Tommy Mather 10 m platform Highgate DC John Brisco Ray 3 m springboard Highgate DC Doug Tomalin 3 m springboard, 10 m platform Highgate DC ,

(Women) Name Event Club Medal Cecily Cousens 10 m platform Coates Amateur SC, Swindon Katinka Larsen 3 m springboard Finchley none Dot Macready 10 m platform Jersey

Lawn bowls

Name Event Club Medal Fred Biggin Rinks/Fours Temple BC Ernie Gudgeon Rinks/Fours Preston Tommy Hills Pairs Eltham BC James McKinlay Singles Paddington BCnoneRobert Slater Rinks/Fours Callenders BC Percy Tomlinson Rinks/Fours Margate BC George Wright Pairs Southern Railway BC, Eastleigh

Swimming (Men)

Name Event Club Medal John Besford 100 yd backstroke, 3×110 medley South Manchester , Goldup Davies 200 yd breaststroke Laurie SC noneFrederick Dove 100 yd freestyle RTW Monson SC noneMostyn Ffrench-Williams 100 yd freestyle, 4×200, 3×110 medley Penguin SC , Bob Leivers 440 yd freestyle, 4×200 Longton ASA Kenneth Scott 100 yd backstroke Hampstead Priory SC none Arthur Summers 3×110 medley Penguin SC Reginald Sutton 100 yd freestyle, 4×200 Plaistow SC Norman Wainwright 440y /1500y freestyle, 4×200 Hanley SC , ,

(Women) Name Event Club Medal Olive Bartle 4×100 Croydon Ladies SC Margaret Gomm 200 yd breaststroke Hammersmith Ladies SC noneAudrey Hancock 100 yd backstroke Dudley Ladies SCnonePhyllis Harding 100 yd backstroke, 3×110 medley Croydon Ladies SC , Margery Hinton 440y free, 200y breaststroke, 4×100 South Manchester , Edna Hughes 100 yd freestyle, 4×100, 3×110 medley Walsall , Vera Kingston 200 yd breaststroke, 3×110 medley United Ladies' SC, Leicester Gladys Morcom 440 yd freestyle Dudley Ladies SC none Beatrice Wolstenholme 440 yd freestyle, 4×100 Moss Side SC, Manchester

Wrestling

Name Weight Club Medal Stanley Bissell Middleweight Metropolitan Police A.A. William Fox Welterweight Manchester Y.M.C.A.Joe Nelson Featherweight Bolton United Harriers & AC G.E. North Lightweight Manchester Y.M.C.A. Joseph Reid Bantamweight Leigh H. & A.C. Bernard Rowe Light heavyweight Nottingham Physical Culture School Horace Taylor Heavyweight Bradford Premier A.C. none

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