Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games

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

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Australia	8	4	2	14

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

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 - 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)

See also

• Australia at the 1932 Summer Olympics
• Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics

External links

• Australia Commonwealth Games Association