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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.

Medallists

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)

Officials

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

See also

References

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