Wrestling at the 1934 British Empire Games

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Wrestling at the 1934 British Empire Games
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Venue Wembley Empire Pool
LocationLondon, England
Dates4 – 11 August 1934
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At the 1934 British Empire Games , the wrestling competition was held in London, England, and featured contests in seven weight classes.

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The wrestling events were held at the Wembley Empire Pool. [1]

The newly opened Wembley Empire Pool hosted aquatics, boxing and wrestling (Pmsphoto at en.wikipedia) Wembley Arena.jpg
The newly opened Wembley Empire Pool hosted aquatics, boxing and wrestling (Pmsphoto at en.wikipedia)

Wrestlers in each weight division would compete in a round-robin to determine final positions. [2] [3]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)3238
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)2002
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)1034
4Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa  (SAF)1001
5Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)*0516
Totals (5 entries)77721

Medallists

All events were for men only.

EventGoldSilverBronze
BantamweightFlag of Scotland.svg  Edward Melrose  (SCO)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Ted McKinley  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Joseph Reid  (ENG)
FeatherweightCanadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Robert McNab  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Joe Nelson  (ENG)Flag of Scotland.svg  Murdoch White  (SCO)
LightweightFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Dick Garrard  (AUS)Flag of England.svg  G. E. North  (ENG)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Howard Thomas  (CAN) [4]
WelterweightCanadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Joe Schleimer  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  William Fox  (ENG)British Raj Red Ensign.svg  Rashid Anwar  (IND)
MiddleweightCanadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Terry Evans  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Stanley Bissell  (ENG)Flag of Scotland.svg  Robert Harcus  (SCO)
Light heavyweight Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mick Cubbin (SAF)Flag of England.svg  Bernard Rowe  (ENG)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Alex Watt  (CAN)
HeavyweightFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jack Knight  (AUS)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Pat Meehan  (CAN)Flag of Scotland.svg  Archie Dudgeon  (SCO)

Round robin

WeightWinnerLoserScore
Bantamweight
Flag of Scotland.svg Edward Melrose Flag of England.svg Joseph Reid w/o
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Ted McKinley Reid2min 12 sec
MelroseMcKinley1min 25sec
Featherweight
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Robet McNab Flag of England.svg Joe Nelson 10min 45sec
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Ajaib Singh Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg K Young5min 36sec
Flag of Scotland.svg Murdoch White SinghPoints
McNabYoung50sec
NelsonWhite13min 59sec
McNabSingh69sec
McNabWhite20sec
NelsonSingh
NelsonYoung
WhiteYoung
Lightweight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Garrard Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg J. Burrough65sec
Flag of England.svg G. E. North Flag of Scotland.svg D. Walker4min 30sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Howard Thomas Burroughret injury
GarradNorth2min 13sec
GarrardThomaspoints
NorthThomaspoints
ThomasWalkerw/o
GarradWalker
NorthBurrough
WalkerBurrough
Welterweight
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Joe Schleimer Flag of Scotland.svg Maurice Allwood 2min 59sec
Flag of England.svg William Fox British Raj Red Ensign.svg Rashid Anwar 15min-points
Allwood Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg L. Morgan5min 4sec
SchleimerFox3min 10 sec
AnwarMorgan5min 4sec
FoxAllwood2min 55sec
SchleimerAnwar6min 23sec
SchleimerMorgan
FoxMorgan
AnwarAllwood
Middleweight
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Terry Evans Flag of England.svg Stanley Bissell 8min 27 sec
Evans Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Harcus 8min 17sec
BissellHarcus11min 26 sec
Light heavyweight
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mick Cubbin Flag of England.svg Bernard Rowe 2min 17sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Alex Watt Flag of Scotland.svg A. Brodie2min 59sec
RoweWatt1min 41sec
CubbinWatt1min 41sec
CubbinBrodie2mins 21sec
RoweBrodie
Heavyweight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Knight Flag of England.svg Horace L. Taylor3min 51sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Pat Meehan Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Dudgeon 10min 43sec
KnightMeehanpoints
KnightDudgeon6min 25sec
DudgeonTaylor5min 40sec
MeehanTaylor

References

  1. ↑ "A Big Programme for Canada" . Daily News (London). 14 February 1930. Retrieved 21 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Empire Games Wrestling" . Nottingham Journal. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 23 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Wrestling" . The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 23 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wrestling". The Times. 10 August 1934. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archives.
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