Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games
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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
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 Metcalfe
    Jack Metcalfe
    John "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 Gray
    Dunc Gray
    Edgar 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 Ryan
    Noel Ryan
    Noel 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 Ryan
    Noel Ryan
    Noel 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 Dennis
    Clare Dennis
    Clara "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' Garrard
    Dick Garrard
    Richard "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

Athletics
Athletics at the 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.-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' Garrard
    Dick Garrard
    Richard "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)

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