1934 British Empire Games

Multi-sport event in London, England December 2019 August 2011 II British Empire Games London Commonwealth Games 1934.jpg 170 London, England 17 500 68 4 August 1934 11 August 1934 George V Robert Howland White City Stadium I III The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venues at Wembley Park and the White City Stadium, although the track cycling events were in Manchester. Seventeen national teams took part, including the Irish Free State (the only Games in which they participated, although an all-Ireland team competed at the 1930 Games).https://thecgf.com/results/games/3030 Medal Standings London 1934 Commonwealth Games Federation 20 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20211026055930/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3030 2021-10-26 thumb|right|300px|The White City Stadium served as the main venue The 1934 Games had been originally awarded to Johannesburg, South Africa, but the change of venue to London was made due to concerns regarding the treatment of black and Asian athletes by South African officials and fans.https://thecgf.com/games/london-1934 London 1934 Commonwealth Games Federation en 2019-12-28 7 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120035/https://thecgf.com/games/london-1934 dead Six sports were featured in the Games with rowing being dropped from 1930 but cycling making its first appearance. Athletics took place at the White City Stadium, while boxing, wrestling, and aquatics (swimming and diving) were held at the Wembley Empire Pool, where the swimming pool would be converted overnight into an arena with 7,000 additional seats brought in to increase the capacity to 12,000.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19340808/085/0005 Empire Games Wrestling Dundee Evening Telegraph 8 August 1934 British Newspaper Archive subscription 25 August 2025 Lawn bowls was held at two clubs in Paddington and Temple,http://www.britishpathe.com/video/body-line-barred BODY- LINE BARRED – On the greens at Paddington and Temple take place the less strenuous contest of Empire Games. Pathé News 9 August 1934 23 May 2013 while the cycling was held at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester. Events for women athletes included a debut in athletics; the previous games had women's events in swimming and diving only. The Wembley Empire Pool was built specifically for the games on the instruction of Arthur Elvin and had been completed in just nine months, opening 10 days before the start of the Games on 25 July.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19340804/250/0023 To-Day's Programme Daily Mirror 4 August 1934 British Newspaper Archive subscription 20 August 2025https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19340123/080/0005 Empire Pool Gloucestershire Echo 23 January 1934 British Newspaper Archive subscription 20 August 2025 Sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Athletics Boxing Cycling Lawn bowls Wrestling Participating nations thumb|250px|Countries that participated (Teams participating for the first time in bold). 15em AUS 1934 Bermuda 1910 BGU 1934 CAN 1934 ENG 1934 (host) 23px Hong Kong IND 1934 Ireland Irish Free State* JAM 1934 NZL 1934 NEW 1934 23px Northern Ireland* SCO 1934 RSA 1934 SRH 1934 TRI 1934 WAL 1934 *The affiliation of Irish athletes at these games is unclear, see Ireland at the British Empire Games § 1934 games Medal table ENG flagCGF 1934 29 20 24 yes 17 25 9 8 4 2 7 10 5 5 4 17 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 23px Northern Ireland 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 References External links "London 1934". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport. "Results and Medalists—1934 British Empire Games" https://web.archive.org/web/20211026055930/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3030 26 October 2021 . Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation British Pathe: British Empire Games (1934) Hamilton British Empire GamesLondonII British Empire Games Sydney Sports England London British Empire Games British Empire Games British Empire Games, 1934 British Empire Games Category:Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom British Empire Games