Sporting event delegation
Australia at the 1934 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | AUS |
CGA | Australian Commonwealth Games Association |
Website | commonwealthgames |
in London, England | |
Competitors | 17 in 5 sports |
Flag bearers | Opening: Noel Ryan Closing: |
Officials | 2 |
Medals Ranked 3rd |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games was abbreviated AUS. This was their second of 2 Commonwealth Games meets.
Medallistsβ»
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Jack Metcalfe | Athletics | Men's Hop, "Step," Jump |
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Leonard Cook | Boxing | Lightweight |
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Dunc Gray | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
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Noel Ryan | Swimming | Men's 440 yd Freestyle |
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Noel Ryan | Swimming | 1,500 yd Freestyle |
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Clare Dennis | Swimming | Women's 200 yd Breaststroke |
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Dick Garrard | Wrestling | Men's Lightweight |
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John Knight | Wrestling | Men's Heavyweight |
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Charles Reilly | Athletics | Men's 440 yards Hurdles |
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Horace Pethybridge | Cycling | Men's 1,000 yards Sprint |
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Lesley Thompson | Diving | Women's Springboard |
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Lesley Thompson | Diving | Women's Platform |
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Fred Woodhouse | Athletics | Men's Pole Vault |
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Jack Metcalfe | Athletics | Men's Broad Jump |
1934 Australian Team & Resultsβ»
Athleticsβ»
100 yards
- Howard Spencer Yates β 6th (heat 10.1, "semi 10."1)
- Jack C Horsfall β 3rd (heat)
- Noel Dempsey β 4th (heat)
220 yards
- Jack C Horsfall -3rd (heat 6)
- Noel Dempsey β 4th, 22.9 (semi)
- Howard Spencer Yates β 5th, 22.4 (semi)
440 yards
- H Wilton Lander β 3rd (heat)
880 yards
- H Wilton Lander β 4th (heat)
440 yards Hurdles
- Charles P Reilly β Silver, 55.5 sec
Hop, Step, Jump
- John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe β Gold, 51 ft 31/2 in (GR)
Broad Jump
- John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe β Silver, 22 ft 9 in
High Jump
- John Patrick 'Jack' Metcalfe β 4th, 6 ft 2 in
Pole Vault
- Frederick Irvine Woodhouse β Bronze, 12 ft 3 in
4x110 yards Relay
- Noel Dempsey β 4x100 yards Relay β 4th
- Jack C Horsfall β 4x110 yards Relay β 4th
- H Wilton Lander β 4x110 yards Relay β 4th
- Howard Spencer Yates β 4x110 yards Relay β 4th
Bowlsβ»
- E W Walker β singles β 6th
- T M Rainer β pairs β 9th
- J Banks β pairs β 9th
- C Gale β fours/rinks β 9th
- H Langley β fours/rinks β 9th
- William White β fours/rinks β 9th
- Sir Henry Barwell β fours/rinks β 9th
Boxingβ»
Lightweight (upββto 60 kg)
- Leonard Arthur Cook β Gold
Cyclingβ»
Time Trial
- Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray β Gold, 1:16.4 (GR)
10 miles
- Edgar Laurence 'Dunc' Gray β Did not finish
- Horrace James Pethybridge β Did not finish
1,000 yards Sprint
- Horrace James Pethybridge β Silver
Swimmingβ»
100 yd Freestyle
- Reginald Vaughan Clark
100 yd Backstroke
- Reginald Vaughan Clark
3x110 yd Medley Relay
- Reginald Vaughan Clark β 4th, 3:16.8
- Alan Edward Higginson β 4th, 3:16.8
- Noel Phillip Ryan β 4th, 3:16.8
200 yd Breaststroke, Men
- Alan Edward Higginson β 4th, 2:44.8
200 yd Breaststroke, Women
- Clare Dennis β Gold, 2:50.2 (GR)
440 yd Freestyle
- Noel Phillip Ryan β Gold, 5:03.0 (GR)
1,500 yd Freestyle
- Noel Phillip Ryan β Gold, 18:25.4 (GR)
Divingβ»
Springboard
- Lesley Julia Thompson β Silver, 60.49 points
Platform
- Lesley Julia Thompson β Silver, 27.64 points
Wrestlingβ»
Lightweight (upββto 68 kg)
- Richard Edward 'Dick' Garrard β Gold
Heavyweight (up to 100 kg)
- John Lambert 'Jack' Knight β Gold
Officialsβ»
- Honorary Manager Herbert Krause Maxwell (NSW)
- Hon Chaperone β Millicent Isabel Watson (VIC)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Flag bearers". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.