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Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games

Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games
VenueFallowfield Stadium, Manchester
Dates11 August 1934

Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games was the first appearance of Cycling at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester despite the Games being hosted by London.

The events were held on the last day of the Games on 11 August 1934.[1][2][3][4]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1102
 Canada1102
3 England*1012
4 South Africa0123
Totals (4 entries)3339

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Time Trial  Dunc Gray (AUS)  Bob McLeod (CAN) South Africa Ted Clayton (SAF)
Sprint 1000 yd  Ernest Higgins (ENG)  Horace Pethybridge (AUS) South Africa Ted Clayton (SAF)
10 mile Scratch  Bob McLeod (CAN) South Africa Ted Clayton (SAF)  William Harvell (ENG)

1,000m Time Trial

Pos Athlete Time
1 Australia Dunc Gray 1 min 16 2-5 sec
2 Canada Bob McLeod 1 min 18 sec
3 South Africa Ted Clayton 1 min 18 3-5 sec
4 New Zealand Frank Grose 1 min 20 2-5 sec
5 England William Harvell 1 min 21 3-5 sec
=6 Northern Ireland Denis Corr 1 min 22 1-5 sec
=6 Southern Rhodesia D McKenzie 1 min 22 1-5 sec
8 Scotland Willie Tagg 1 min 23 sec
9 Wales Frank Jones 1 min 16 2-5 sec

10 mile scratch race

Pos Athlete Time
1 Canada Bob McLeod 24 min 26 1-5 sec
2 South Africa Ted Clayton half a wheel
3 England William Harvell
4 New Zealand Frank Grose
5 England John Sibbit
6 Canada G Turner
dnf Northern Ireland Denis Corr ret 2 miles
dnf Australia Horace Pethybridge puncture
dnf Australia Dunc Gray puncture
dnf Scotland Willie Tagg puncture
dnf Wales Frank Jones fell
dnf Southern Rhodesia D McKenzie fell

1,000 yards sprint championship

Heat 1

Pos Athlete
1 Australia Horace Pethybridge
2 Canada G Turner
3 Scotland Willie Tagg

Heat 2

Pos Athlete
1 England Ernest Higgins
2 Southern Rhodesia D. McKenzie
3 Wales Ernest Brown

Heat 3

Pos Athlete
1 South Africa Ted Clayton
2 New Zealand Frank Grose
3 Northern Ireland Denis Corr

Semi final 1

Pos Athlete
1 England Ernest Higgins
2 South Africa Ted Clayton

Semi final 2

Pos Athlete
1 Australia Horace Pethybridge
2 New Zealand Frank Grose

Third place

Pos Athlete
1 South Africa Ted Clayton
2 New Zealand Frank Grose

Final

Pos Athlete Time
1 England Ernest Higgins 1 min 58 4-5 sec
2 Australia Horace Pethybridge 2 lengths

References

  1. ^ "Empire Games, Corr competes in Cycling Events". Northern Whig. 13 August 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Games Cycling". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 2 August 1934. p. 15. Retrieved 31 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Empire Games Cycling". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 2 August 1934. p. 16. Retrieved 31 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Clever Sprint Success of Higgins:Honours Divided". Daily Herald. 13 August 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 31 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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