Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games

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Wales at the
1934 British Empire Games
Flag of Wales 2.svg
CGF code WAL
CGA Wales at the Commonwealth Games
Website teamwales.cymru
in London, England
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
6
British Empire Games appearances
Flag of Wales until 1953 Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg
Flag of Wales until 1953

Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games (abbreviated WAL), has competed in every edition of the Commonwealth Games. Wales had only sent swimmers to the 1930 games and therefore were able to send more athletes this time with the games being in London. [1] The team doubled their medal tally but failed to take a gold medal.

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Wales came 8th overall in the games but runner Reg Thomas did not compete for Wales, because of English objections (he had competed for England at the 1930 British Empire Games). Four of the medals came from the boxing team. [2]

Medals

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Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg WAL 0336

Gold

None

Silver

Bronze

Team

Athletics

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jim Alford 880y
Cyril Cupid 100y, 220y
Peter Fraser 400y
Ken Harris 1 Mile - Men
Arthur Lewis Shot Put
Stan Macey 120 Yard Hurdles
Wilf Short Marathon
Len Tongue 3 Mile
Frank Whitcutt High Jump
Cyril Williams 100y, 220y

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Albert Barnes bantamweightCardiff BC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Alf Ford middleweightPontnewyndd BC
Vic Horton welterweightMaindee BC
J. D. Jones featherweightRWF Tidworth Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Jackie Pottinger flyweightCardiff BC Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Frank Taylor lightweightCwmcarn BC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Wally Walters light-heavyweightCaerau BC

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ernest Brown 1,000 yards sprintNewport Wheelers
Frank Jones time trial, scratchGlamorgan Road Club, Cardiff

Diving

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Arthur Bevan Perrow 10m Platform

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Thomas Davies pairsSwansea BC Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Percy Holloway singlesBargoed BC
William Kent fours/rinksWattstown BC
Michael Manweiler fours/rinksWattstown BC
Isaac Rees fours/rinksWattstown BC
Stan Weaver pairsSwansea BC Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
R Williamsfours/rinksWattstown BC

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Selwyn Capon 100y freestyle, 880y relayCardiff SC [6]
Arthur Davies 800y relayCardiff SC
Ronald Evans 440y freestyle, 800y relaySwansea SC
Graham Huxtable 100y freestyle, 100y backstrokeSwansea SC [6]
Ken Street 100y freestyle, 800y relayPenarth SC [6]

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Valerie Davies 100y backstroke, 400y relayRoath Park SC Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Irene Evans 400y relaySwansea SC
Peggy Gould 400y relayCardiff SC
Jeanne Greenland 440y freestyle, 400y relayNewport SC

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Joseph Burroughs LightweightNewport AC [7]
Leonard Morgan WelterweightNewport AC [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Welsh team for Wembley" . Western Mail. 20 June 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 1 2 "Empire Games: The Boxing Events at Wembley". The Times . No. 46830. 11 August 1934. p. 4.
  4. 1 2 "Empire Games Boxing: Yesterday's Bouts at Wembley". The Times . No. 46828. 9 August 1934. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Empire Games" . The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 1 2 3 "Swimming results" . Liverpool Daily Post. 7 August 1934. Retrieved 28 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. 1 2 "Empire Games" . Western Mail. 10 July 1934. Retrieved 6 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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