| Athletics at the 2nd British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 The host stadium which also hosted events for the 1908 London Olympics. | |
| 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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Arthur Sweeney (ENG) | 10.0 |  Marthinus Theunissen (SAF) | 10.1e |  Ian Young (SCO) | 10.1e |
| 220 yards | Arthur Sweeney (ENG) | 21.9 | Marthinus Theunissen (SAF) | 22.0e | Walter Rangeley (ENG) | 22.1e |
| 440 yards | Godfrey Rampling (ENG) | 48.0 | Bill Roberts (ENG) | 48.5e | Crew Stoneley (ENG) | 48.6e |
| 880 yards |  Phil Edwards (BGU) | 1:54.2 | Willie Botha (SAF) | 1:55.5e | Hamish Stothard (SCO) | 1:55.6e |
| 1 mile |  Jack Lovelock (NZL) | 4:12.8 | Sydney Wooderson (ENG) | 4:13.4e | Jerry Cornes (ENG) | 4:16.6e |
| 3 miles | Wally Beavers (ENG) | 14:32.6 | Cyril Allen (ENG) | 14:37.8 | Alec Burns (ENG) | 14:45.4 |
| 6 miles | Arthur Penny (ENG) | 31:00.6 |  Scotty Rankine (CAN) | 31:02.4e | Arthur Furze (ENG) | 31:03.6e |
| Marathon | Harold Webster (CAN) | 2:40:36 | Donald Robertson (SCO) | 2:45:08 | Dunky Wright (SCO) | 2:56:20 |
| 2 miles steeplechase | Stanley Scarsbrook (ENG) | 10:23.4 | Tom Evenson (ENG) | 10:25.8e | George Bailey (ENG) | +100 yd |
| 120 yards hurdles | Donald Finlay (ENG) | 15.2 | James Worrall (CAN) | 15.5e | Ashleigh Pilbrow (ENG) | 15.7e |
| 440 yards hurdles | Alan Hunter (SCO) | 55.2 |  Charles Reilly (AUS) | 55.8e | Ralph Brown (ENG) | 56.0e |
| 4 × 110 yards relay | England Everard Davis George Saunders Walter Rangeley Arthur Sweeney | 42.2 | Canada Birchall Pearson Frank Nicks Allan Poole Bill Christie | 42.5e | Scotland Archie Turner David Brownlee Robin Murdoch Ian Young | 43.0e |
| 4 × 440 yards relay | England Denis Rathbone Geoffrey Blake Crew Stoneley Godfrey Rampling | 3:16.8 | Canada William Fritz John Addison Art Scott Ray Lewis | 3:17.2e | Scotland Ronnie Wallace Ronald Wylde Hamish Stothard Alan Hunter | +120 yd |
| High jump | Edwin Thacker (SAF) | 1.90 | Joe Haley (CAN) | 1.90 | John Michie (SCO) | 1.90 |
| Pole vault | Syl Apps (CAN) | 3.88 | Alf Gilbert (CAN) | 3.81 | Fred Woodhouse (AUS) | 3.66 |
| Long jump | Sam Richardson (CAN) | 7.17 | Johann Luckhoff (SAF) | 7.10 | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 6.93 |
| Triple jump | Jack Metcalfe (AUS) | 15.63 | Sam Richardson (CAN) | 14.65 | Harold Brainsby (NZL) | 14.62 |
| Shot put | Harry Hart (SAF) | 14.67 | Robert Howland (ENG) | 13.53 | Kenneth Pridie (ENG) | 13.43 |
| Discus throw | Harry Hart (SAF) | 41.53 | Douglas Bell (ENG) | 40.44 |  Bernard Prendergast (JAM) | 40.23 |
| Hammer throw | Malcolm Nokes (ENG) | 48.25 | George Sutherland (CAN) | 46.24 | William Mackenzie (SCO) | 42.49 |
| Javelin throw | Bob Dixon (CAN) | 60.02 | Harry Hart (SAF) | 58.27 | Johann Luckhoff (SAF) | 56.49 |
(*) Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead, brother of Nellie Halstead. [1] [2]
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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)
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