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England at the 1934 British Empire Games

England at the
1934 British Empire Games
CGF codeENG
CGACommonwealth Games England
in London, England
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
29
Silver
20
Bronze
24
Total
73
British Empire Games appearances

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.[1]

The athletes that competed are listed below.[2][3][4]

Team

Athletics

(Men)

Main article: Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games

[5]

Malcolm Nokes won gold in the hammer throw again
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 × 440 London University
Charles Bowen javelin Lancashire Fusiliers none
Edward Bradbrooke high jump Achilles Club none
Ralph Kilner Brown 440y hurdles Achilles Club
Alec Burns 3 miles Elswick Harriers
Leslie Butler long Jump, triple jump Blackheath Harriers none
Thomas Campbell 2 mile steeplechase Salford Harriers none
Jack A. Cooper 880 yards C.A.V. Harriers none
Jerry Cornes 1 Mile Achilles Club
Horace Craske 1 Mile South London Harriers none
Robert Crombie long Jump Mitcham AC none
Everard Davis 100 yards, 4 × 110 Achilles Club
Norman Drake hammer Sutton-in-Ashfield Harriers none
Sandy Duncan long Jump Achilles Club none
John Duus javelin Manchester AC none
Tom 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 none
Arthur Gray high jump, triple jump Polytechnic Harriers none
Michael Gutteridge 880 yards Army none
Roland Harper 120 yards hurdles Achilles Club none
Joseph Heath javelin Birchfield Harriers none
John Higginson Leyland Motors AC triple jump none
Maurice Hintze 220 yards Polytechnic Harriers none
Jack Holden 3 miles, 6 miles Tipton Harriers none
Robert Howland shot put Achilles Club
Alfred Kinally pole vault Army none
William Land discus, high jump Army none
Reg Nicholls marathon Reading AC none
Malcolm Nokes hammer Achilles Club
Bert Norris marathon Polytechnic Harriers none
George Pallett long Jump Herne Hill Harriers none
Arthur Penny 6 miles Belgrave Harriers
Frank Phillipson pole vault Salford Harriers none
Ashleigh Pilbrow 120, 440 yards hurdles Achilles Club
John Potts 6 miles Salford Harriers none
Jack Powell 880 yards London AC none
Kenneth Pridie discus, shot put London 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 Mile Polytechnic Harriers none
Herbert Reeves hammer, shot put Manchester City Police AC none
Bill Roberts 440 yards Salford AC
George Saunders 100 yards, 4 × 110 Polytechnic Harriers
Stanley Scarsbrook 2 mile steeplechase Surrey AC
John Stone 440y hurdles South London Harriers none
Crew Stoneley 440 yards, 4 × 440 Army ,
Arthur Sweeney 100, 220 yards, 4 × 110 Milocarian AC , ,
F. Turner triple jump Sparkhill Harriers none
Jack Walker pole vault Achilles Club none
Anthony Watson shot put Army none
Lawrence Weatherill marathon South London Harriers none
Dick Webster pole vault London AC none
Stanley West high jump Polytechnic Harriers none
Clifford Whitehead 880 yards Salford Harriers none
Stanley Wilson javelin Birchfield Harriers none
Harry Wood marathon Makerfield Harriers none
Sydney 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 javelin Birchfield Harriers
Louise Fawcett javelin London Olympiades AC none
Constance Furneaux 880 yards Mitcham AC none
Phyllis Goad 80 metres hurdles Portsmouth Atalanta AC none
Elsie 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 jump Mitcham AC none
Marjorie O'Kell high jump Middlesex Ladies AC none
Doris Razzell long jump North London Harriers none
Hilda Thorogood high jump London Olympiades AC none
Kathleen Tiffen 80 metres hurdles Mitcham AC none
Ivy Walker 220 yards, 660 relay Cambridge Harriers
Violet Webb 80 metres hurdles, long jump Ladies Polytechnic Club

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1934 British Empire Games
Name Weight Club Medal
George Brennan Light heavyweight Nottingham Police ABC
Pat Floyd Heavyweight Battersea BC
Dave McCleave Welterweight Lynn AC
Harry Moy Lightweight Lynn AC
Pat Palmer Flyweight Battersea & Shexgar ABC
Eddie Ryan Bantamweight Lynn AC
Alf Shawyer Middleweight Old Goldsmiths BC
Jack Treadaway Featherweight Battersea & Shexgar ABC none

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games
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)

Main article: Diving at the 1934 British Empire Games
Name Event Club Medal
Peter Beveridge 3 m springboard Highgate DC none
Louis 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

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games
Name Event Club Medal
Fred Biggin Rinks/Fours Temple BC
Ernie Gudgeon Rinks/Fours Preston
Tommy Hills Pairs Eltham BC
James McKinlay Singles Paddington BC none
Robert Slater Rinks/Fours Callenders BC
Percy Tomlinson Rinks/Fours Margate BC
George Wright Pairs Southern Railway BC, Eastleigh

Swimming

(Men)

Main article: Swimming at the 1934 British Empire Games
Name Event Club Medal
John Besford 100 yd backstroke, 3×110 medley South Manchester ,
Goldup Davies 200 yd breaststroke Laurie SC none
Frederick Dove 100 yd freestyle RTW Monson SC none
Mostyn 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 none
Audrey Hancock 100 yd backstroke Dudley Ladies SC none
Phyllis 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

Main article: Wrestling at the 1934 British Empire Games
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

References

  1. ^ "1934 London". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  4. ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ^ "England's Athletes". Sunday Mirror. 22 July 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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