Australia_at_the_1934_British_Empire_Games

Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games

Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games

Sporting event delegation

Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games was abbreviated AUS. This was their second of 2 Commonwealth Games meets.

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Medallists

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1934 Australian Team & Results

Athletics

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 -3rd (heat 6)
  • 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

Bowls

  • E W Walker – singles – 6th
  • T M Rainer – pairs – 9th
  • J Banks – pairs – 9th
  • C Gale – fours/rinks – 9th
  • H Langley – fours/rinks – 9th
  • William White – fours/rinks – 9th
  • Sir Henry Barwell – fours/rinks – 9th

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)

Heavyweight (up to 100 kg)

  • John Lambert 'Jack' Knight – Gold

Officials

  • Honorary Manager Herbert Krause Maxwell (NSW)
  • Hon Chaperone – Millicent Isabel Watson (VIC)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Flag bearers". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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