England competed at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England, from 4 August to 11 August 1934.[1]
The athletes that competed are listed below.[2][3]
Athletes
Athletics
(Men)
(Women)
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Bartholomew | 1 x gold |
| Dorothy Butterfield | 1 x bronze |
| Lillian Chalmers | 1 x bronze |
| Margaret Cox | 1 x bronze |
| Louise Fawcett | none |
| Constance Furneaux | none |
| Phyllis Goad | none |
| Elsie Green | 1 x bronze |
| Edith Halstead+ | 1 x silver |
| Nellie Halstead | 1 gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Elsie Harris | none |
| Eileen Hiscock | 3 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Ethel Johnson | 1 x silver |
| Ida Jones | 1 x silver |
| Gladys Lunn | 2 x gold |
| Elsie Maguire | 1 x gold |
| Mary Milne | none |
| Marjorie Okell | none |
| Dorothy Razell | none |
| Hilda Thorogood | none |
| Kathleen Tiffen | none |
| Ivy Walker | 1 x silver |
| Violet Webb | 1 x bronze |
+ Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead, brother of Nellie Halstead.[4][5]
Boxing
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| George Brennan | 1 x gold |
| Pat Floyd | 1 x gold |
| Dave McCleave | 1 x gold |
| Harry Moy | 1 x bronze |
| Pat Palmer | 1 x gold |
| Eddie Ryan | 1 x gold |
| Alf Shawyer | 1 x gold |
Cycling
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| William Harvell | 1 x bronze |
| Ernest W Higgins | 1 x gold |
Diving
(Men)
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| Peter Beveridge | none |
| Louis Marchant | 1 x bronze |
| Tommy Mather | 1 x gold |
| John Brisco Ray | 1 x gold |
| Doug Tomalin | 2 x silver |
(Women)
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| Cecily Cousens | 1 x bronze |
| Katinka Larsen | none |
| Dot Macready | 1 x gold |
Lawn bowls
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| Fred Biggin | 1 x gold |
| Ernie Gudgeon | 1 x gold |
| Tommy Hills | 1 x gold |
| James McKinlay | none |
| Robert Slater | 1 x gold |
| Percy Tomlinson | 1 x gold |
| George Wright | 1 x gold |
Swimming
(Men)
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| John Besford | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Goldup Davies | none |
| Frederick Dove | none |
| Mostyn Ffrench-Williams | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Bob Leivers | 1 x silver |
| K.T.Scott | none |
| Arthur Summers | 1 x bronze |
| Reginald Sutton | 1 x silver |
| Norman Wainwright | 2 x silver, 1 x bronze |
(Women)
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| Olive Bartle | 1 x bronze |
| Margaret Gomm | none |
| Audrey Hancock | none |
| Phyllis Harding | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Margery Hinton | 2 x bronze |
| Edna Hughes | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Vera Kingston | 1 x silver |
| Gladys Morcom | none |
| Beatrice Wolstenholme | 1 x bronze |
Wrestling
| Name | Medal |
|---|---|
| Stanley Bissell | 1 x silver |
| William Fox | 1 x silver |
| Joe Nelson | 1 x silver |
| G.E. North | 1 x silver |
| Joseph Reid | 1 x bronze |
| Bernard Rowe | 1 x silver |
References
- ^ "1934 London". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- ^ Athletics Weekly: Commonwealth Games: Women’s javelin. July 23, 2014
- ^ "Nellie Halstead Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.