Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games
Appearance
Athletics at the 2nd British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 4–7 August 1934 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 30 |
Participation | 223 athletes from 15 nations |
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.
Medal summary
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit](*) Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead, brother of Nellie Halstead.[1][2]
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (England)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England (ENG)* | 16 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
3 | South Africa (SAF) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
4 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
5 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | British Guiana (BGU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
Participating nations
[edit]- Australia (7)
- Bermuda (6)
- British Guiana (1)
- Canada (47)
- England (89)
- India (5)
- Jamaica (3)
- Newfoundland (3)
- New Zealand (3)
- Northern Ireland (6)
- Scotland (25)
- South Africa (11)
- Southern Rhodesia (6)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- Wales (10)
References
[edit]- ^ Athletics Weekly: Commonwealth Games: Women’s javelin. July 23, 2014
- ^ "Nellie Halstead Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
External links
[edit]- Athletics video highlights of 1934 Empire Games from British Pathé