Northern Ireland at the 1934 British Empire Games

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Northern Ireland competed at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, from 4 to 11 August 1934.

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Northern Ireland at the
1934 British Empire Games
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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
Other related appearances
Green harp flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (1930)

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cecil Curran
Charlie Clawson
George Watson
Percy Watson
Lawn BowlsMen's Fours
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze William Duncan BoxingWelterweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jimmy Magill BoxingMiddleweight

Athletics

Track and road events

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ian Bell [1] 100 Yard???5Did not advance
Jack Parker [2] 3 Mile???5

Field Events

AthleteEventFinal
DistanceRank
Pat BerminghamDiscus [3]
Edward Boyce Long Jump [4] DNS
Albert Shillington
Maurice Tait
Edward Boyce Triple Jump [5] 13.804
Albert Shillington13.696

Boxing

AthleteEventRank
William Duncan Welterweight [6] 3
Jimmy Magill Middleweight [7] 3

Cycling

Track

AthleteEventTimeRank
Denis J Corr 1km Time Trial [8] 1:22.26
Denis J Corr 1,000 yards sprint [9] n/aunplaced

Lawn Bowls

AthleteEventRank
Cecil Curran Men's Fours [10] 2
Charlie Clawson 2
George Watson 2
Percy Watson 2

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