| 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[1] 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.
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Jack Metcalfe | Athletics | Men's Hop, Step, Jump |
| Gold | Leonard Cook | Boxing | Lightweight |
| Gold | Dunc Gray | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Gold | Noel Ryan | Swimming | Men's 440 yd Freestyle |
| Gold | Noel Ryan | Swimming | 1,500 yd Freestyle |
| Gold | Clare Dennis | Swimming | Women's 200 yd Breaststroke |
| Gold | Dick Garrard | Wrestling | Men's Lightweight |
| Gold | John Knight | Wrestling | Men's Heavyweight |
 Silver | Charles Reilly | Athletics | Men's 440 yards Hurdles |
| Silver | Horace Pethybridge | Cycling | Men's 1,000 yards Sprint |
| Silver | Lesley Thompson | Diving | Women's Springboard |
| Silver | Lesley Thompson | Diving | Women's Platform |
 Bronze | Fred Woodhouse | Athletics | Men's Pole Vault |
| Bronze | Jack Metcalfe | Athletics | Men's Broad Jump |
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)
- John Lambert 'Jack' Knight – Gold
Officials
- Honorary Manager Herbert Krause Maxwell (NSW)
- Hon Chaperone – Millicent Isabel Watson (VIC)
See also
References
- ↑ "Flag bearers". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
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