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
  1930
1938  

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 Flag of England.svg Joseph Reid 2min 12 sec
Flag of Scotland.svg Edward Melrose Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Ted McKinley 1min 25sec
Featherweight
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Robert 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 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Ajaib Singh Points
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Robert McNab Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg K. Young50sec
Flag of England.svg Joe Nelson Flag of Scotland.svg Murdoch White 13min 59sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Robert McNab British Raj Red Ensign.svg Ajaib Singh 69sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Robert McNab Flag of Scotland.svg Murdoch White 20sec
Lightweight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Garrard Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Joseph Burroughs 65sec
Flag of England.svg G. E. North Flag of Scotland.svg Drummond Walker 4min 30sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Howard Thomas Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Joseph Burroughs ret injury
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Garrard Flag of England.svg G. E. North 2min 13sec
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Garrard Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Howard Thomas points
Flag of England.svg G. E. North Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Howard Thomas points
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Howard Thomas Flag of Scotland.svg Drummond Walker w/o
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
Flag of Scotland.svg Maurice Allwood Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Leonard Morgan 5min 4sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Joe Schleimer Flag of England.svg William Fox 3min 10 sec
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Rashid Anwar Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Leonard Morgan 5min 4sec
Flag of England.svg William Fox Flag of Scotland.svg Maurice Allwood 2min 55sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Joe Schleimer British Raj Red Ensign.svg Rashid Anwar 6min 23sec
Middleweight
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Terry Evans Flag of England.svg Stanley Bissell 8min 27 sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Terry Evans Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Harcus 8min 17sec
Flag of England.svg Stanley Bissell Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Harcus 11min 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 Allan Brodie 2min 59sec
Flag of England.svg Bernard Rowe Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Alex Watt 1min 41sec
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mick Cubbin Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Alex Watt 1min 41sec
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mick Cubbin Flag of Scotland.svg Allan Brodie 2mins 21sec
Heavyweight
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Knight Flag of England.svg Horace L. Taylor 3min 51sec
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Pat Meehan Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Dudgeon 10min 43sec
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Knight Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Pat Meehan points
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Knight Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Dudgeon 6min 25sec
Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Dudgeon Flag of England.svg Horace L. Taylor 5min 40sec

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.