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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.

Contents

Gold

  • Jack Metcalfe - Hop, Step, Jump - 51 ft 31/2 in (GR)
  • Leonard Arthur Cook - Boxing, Lightweight
  • Dunc Gray - Cycling, Time Trial - 1:16.4 (GR)
  • Noel Philip Ryan - Swimming, 440 yd Freestyle - 5:03.0 (GR)
  • Noel Philip Ryan - Swimming, 1,500 yd Freestyle - 18:25.4 (GR)
  • Clare Dennis - 200 yd Breaststroke - 2:50.2 (GR)
  • Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard - 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

    • Bronze

  • Jack C Horsfall - 220 yards
  • Fred Woodhouse - Pole Vault - 12 ft 3 in

    • 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 - 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

    • Bowls

  • No Australian competitors

    • 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 - Gold

    • Heavyweight (up to 100 kg)

  • John Lambert 'Jack' Knight - Gold

    • Officials

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

    • References

    Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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