Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games
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Australia
at the 1934 British Empire Games
was abbreviated AUS. This was their second of 2 Commonwealth Games meets.
Athletics
100 yards
220 yards
440 yards
880 yards
440 yards Hurdles
Hop, Step, Jump
Broad Jump
High Jump
Pole Vault
4x110 yards Relay
10 miles
1,000 yards Sprint
100 yd Backstroke
3x110 yd Medley Relay
200 yd Breaststroke, Men
200 yd Breaststroke, Women
440 yd Freestyle
1,500 yd Freestyle
Platform
Heavyweight (up to 100 kg)
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at the 1934 British Empire Games
1934 British Empire Games
The 1934 British Empire Games were the second of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games. They were held at the White City Stadium in London, England from 4–11 August 1934, apart from the cycling at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, and the swimming, which took place at the Empire Pool in Wembley...
was abbreviated AUS. This was their second of 2 Commonwealth Games meets.
Medals
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
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Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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Gold
- Jack MetcalfeJack MetcalfeJohn "Jack" Patrick Metcalfe was an Australian athlete who competed in high jump, long jump and javelin events, though he is best remembered as a triple jumper....
- Hop, Step, Jump - 51 ft 31/2 in (GR) - Leonard Arthur Cook - Boxing, Lightweight
- Dunc GrayDunc GrayEdgar Laurence "Dunc" Gray was a track cyclist from Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia who won a bronze medal for the 1000m time trial at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam- Australia's first Olympic Games medal in cycling...
- Cycling, Time Trial - 1:16.4 (GR) - Noel Philip RyanNoel RyanNoel Philip Ryan was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1930 and 1934 British Empire Games.He was born in Manly, New South Wales died in Sydney....
- Swimming, 440 yd Freestyle - 5:03.0 (GR) - Noel Philip RyanNoel RyanNoel Philip Ryan was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1930 and 1934 British Empire Games.He was born in Manly, New South Wales died in Sydney....
- Swimming, 1,500 yd Freestyle - 18:25.4 (GR) - Clare DennisClare DennisClara "Clare" Dennis was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....
- 200 yd Breaststroke - 2:50.2 (GR) - Richard Edward 'Dick' GarrardDick GarrardRichard "Dick" Edward Garrard, OBE was an Australian Olympic wrestler.Garrard was born on 21 January 1911 in Geelong, Victoria. In a thirty year career, from 1926 to 1956, Garrard lost only nine of 525 bouts, making him Australia's most successful sport wrestler ever...
- Wrestling, Lightweight - John Lambert 'Jack' Knight - Wrestling, Heavyweight
Silver
- Charles P Reilly - 440 yards Hurdles - 55.5 sec
- John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - Broad Jump - 22 ft 9 in
- Horrace James Pethybridge - 1,000 yards Sprint
- Lesley Julia Thompson - Diving, Springboard - 60.49 points
- Lesley Julia Thompson - Diving, Platform - 27.64 points
AthleticsAthletics at the 1934 British Empire GamesAt 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.-Men:-Women:...
100 yards
- Howard Spencer Yates - 6th (heat 10.1, semi 10.1)
- Jack C Horsfall - 3rd (heat)
- Noel Dempsey - 4th (heat)
220 yards
- Jack C Horsfall - Bronze
- Noel Dempsey - 4th, 22.9 (semi)
- Howard Spencer Yates - 5th, 22.4 (semi)
440 yards
- H Wilton Lander - 3rd (heat)
880 yards
- H Wilton Lander - 4th (heat)
440 yards Hurdles
- Charles P Reilly - Silver, 55.5 sec
Hop, Step, Jump
- John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - Gold, 51 ft 31/2 in (GR)
Broad Jump
- John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - Silver, 22 ft 9 in
High Jump
- John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe - 4th, 6 ft 2 in
Pole Vault
- Frederick Irvine Woodhouse - Bronze, 12 ft 3 in
4x110 yards Relay
- Noel Dempsey - 4x100 yards Relay - 4th
- Jack C Horsfall - 4x110 yards Relay - 4th
- H Wilton Lander - 4x110 yards Relay - 4th
- Howard Spencer Yates - 4x110 yards Relay - 4th
Boxing
Lightweight (up to 60 kg)- Leonard Arthur Cook - Gold
Cycling
Time Trial- Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray - Gold, 1:16.4 (GR)
10 miles
- Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray - Did not finish
- Horrace James Pethybridge - Did not finish
1,000 yards Sprint
- Horrace James Pethybridge - Silver
Swimming
100 yd Freestyle- Reginald Vaughan Clark
100 yd Backstroke
- Reginald Vaughan Clark
3x110 yd Medley Relay
- Reginald Vaughan Clark - 4th, 3:16.8
- Alan Edward Higginson - 4th, 3:16.8
- Noel Phillip Ryan - 4th, 3:16.8
200 yd Breaststroke, Men
- Alan Edward Higginson - 4th, 2:44.8
200 yd Breaststroke, Women
- Clare Dennis - Gold, 2:50.2 (GR)
440 yd Freestyle
- Noel Phillip Ryan - Gold, 5:03.0 (GR)
1,500 yd Freestyle
- Noel Phillip Ryan - Gold, 18:25.4 (GR)
Diving
Springboard- Lesley Julia Thompson - Silver, 60.49 points
Platform
- Lesley Julia Thompson - Silver, 27.64 points
Wrestling
Lightweight (up to 68 kg)- Richard Edward 'Dick' GarrardDick GarrardRichard "Dick" Edward Garrard, OBE was an Australian Olympic wrestler.Garrard was born on 21 January 1911 in Geelong, Victoria. In a thirty year career, from 1926 to 1956, Garrard lost only nine of 525 bouts, making him Australia's most successful sport wrestler ever...
- Gold
Heavyweight (up to 100 kg)
- John Lambert 'Jack' Knight - Gold
Officials
- Honorary Manager Herbert Krause Maxwell (NSW)
- Hon Chaperone - Millicent Isabel Watson (VIC)