Northern Ireland at the 1934 British Empire Games

Northern Ireland at the 1934 British Empire Games
CGF code	NIR
CGA	Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Website	nicgc.org
in London, England
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
British Empire Games appearances
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Other related appearances
Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland competed at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, from 4 to 11 August 1934. Northern Ireland made its first appearance at the British Empire Games, although in 1930 an Irish team consisting of athletes from the Irish Free State had competed. Further politicial unrest had resulted in a team from Northern Ireland competing in 1934 with no athletes from the Irish Free State. ^[1]

Northern Ireland came 9th overall in the games, with 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals. ^{[2] [3]}

Medalists

Further information: 1934 British Empire Games Medal Count

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Cecil Curran Charlie Clawson George Watson Percy Watson	Lawn Bowls	Men's Fours
Bronze	Billy Duncan	Boxing	Welterweight
Bronze	Jimmy Magill	Boxing	Middleweight

Team

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ian Bell [4]	100 Yard	???	5	Did not advance
Jack Parker [5]	3 Mile	—	—	—	—	???	5

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Pat Bermingham	Discus [6]
Edward Boyce	Long Jump [7]	DNS
Albert Shillington
Maurice Tait
Edward Boyce	Triple Jump [8]	13.80	4
Albert Shillington		13.69	6

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1934 British Empire Games

Athlete	Event	Rank
Billy Duncan	Welterweight [9]	3
Jimmy Magill	Middleweight [10]	3

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games

Track

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Denis J Corr	1km Time Trial [11]	1:22.2	6
Denis J Corr	1,000 yards sprint [12]	n/a	unplaced

Lawn Bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games

Athlete	Event	Rank
Cecil Curran	Men's Fours [13]	2
Charlie Clawson		2
George Watson		2
Percy Watson		2

References

1. "State formation, diplomacy and sport: the British Empire Games, Ireland and Northern Ireland, 1930–38". Cambridge University. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
2. "Medal Standings London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
3. "Northern Ireland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
4. "Athletics 100 Yard - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
5. "Athletics 3 Mile - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
6. "Athletics Discus Throw - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
7. "Athletics Long Jump - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
8. "Athletics Triple Jump - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
9. "Boxing 67kg - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
10. "Boxing 75kg - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
11. "Cycling Track 1km Time Trial - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
12. "Empire Games, Corr competes in Cycling Events" . Northern Whig. 13 August 1934. Retrieved 23 August 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
13. "Lawn Bowls Fours - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.