1934 British Empire Games


The 1934 British Empire Games were the second 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 venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events were in Manchester. Seventeen national teams took part, including the Irish Free State.
The 1934 Games had originally been awarded to Johannesburg, South Africa, but the venue was later changed to London due to concerns regarding the treatment of black and Asian athletes by South African officials and fans.
Six sports were featured in the Games: athletics in White City Stadium; boxing, wrestling, and aquatics in the Empire Pool and Arena, Wembley; cycling in Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester; and lawn bowls at Paddington and Temple. Women's events in athletics were held for the first time; the previous games had women's events only in swimming and diving.

Participating teams

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*The affiliation of Irish athletes at these games is unclear, see Ireland at the British Empire Games § 1934 games

Medals by country

Medals by event

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Track

Diving

Men's events

Women's events

Lawn Bowls

All events were for men only.

Swimming

Men's

Women's

Wrestling

All events were for men only.