Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games

Wales at the
1934 British Empire Games
CGF codeWAL
CGAWales at the Commonwealth Games
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Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
6
British Empire Games appearances

Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games (abbreviated WAL), has competed in every edition of the Commonwealth Games. Wales had only sent swimmers to the 1930 games and therefore were able to send more athletes this time with the games being in London.[1] The team doubled their medal tally but failed to take a gold medal.

Wales came 8th overall in the games held from 4 to 7 August but runner Reg Thomas did not compete for Wales, because of English objections (he had competed for England at the 1930 British Empire Games). Four of the medals came from the boxing team.[2]

Medals

                  Total
WAL 0 3 3 6

Gold

None

Silver

Bronze

Team

Athletics

  • Main article: Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games
Athlete Events Club Medals
Jim Alford 880y Roath Harriers, Cardiff
Cyril Cupid 100y, 220y Swansea Valley AC
Peter Fraser 440y Achilles Club
Ken Harris 1 Mile - Men Roath Harriers, Cardiff
Arthur Lewis Shot Put Exeter Harriers
Stan Macey 120 Yard Hurdles Newport AC
Wilf Short Marathon Newport Harriers
Len Tongue 3 Mile Newport Harriers
Frank Whitcutt High Jump Newport AC
Cyril Williams 100y, 220y Newport AC & Dorset Regiment

Boxing

Athlete Events Club Medals
Albert Barnes bantamweight Cardiff BC
Alf Ford middleweight Pontnewyndd BC
Vic Horton welterweight Maindee BC
J. D. Jones featherweight RWF Tidworth
Jackie Pottinger flyweight Cardiff BC
Frank Taylor lightweight Cwmcarn BC
Wally Walters light-heavyweight Caerau BC

Cycling

Athlete Events Club Medals
Ernest Brown 1,000 yards sprint Newport Wheelers
Frank Jones time trial, scratch Glamorgan Road Club, Cardiff

Diving

Athlete Events Club Medals
Arthur Perrow 10m Platform Highgate Diving Club

Lawn bowls

Athlete Events Club Medals
Thomas Davies pairs Swansea BC
Percy Holloway singles Bargoed BC
William Kent fours/rinks Wattstown BC
Michael Manweiler fours/rinks Wattstown BC
Isaac Rees fours/rinks Wattstown BC
Stan Weaver pairs Swansea BC
R Williams fours/rinks Wattstown BC

Swimming

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Selwyn Capon 100y freestyle, 880y relay Cardiff SC [6]
Arthur Davies 800y relay Cardiff SC
Ronald Evans 440y freestyle, 800y relay Swansea SC
Graham Huxtable 100y freestyle, 100y backstroke Swansea SC [6]
Ken Street 100y freestyle, 800y relay Penarth SC [6]

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Valerie Davies 100y backstroke, 400y relay Roath Park SC
Irene Evans 400y relay Swansea SC
Peggy Gould 400y relay Cardiff SC
Jeanne Greenland 440y freestyle, 400y relay Newport SC

Wrestling

Athlete Events Club Medals
Joseph Burroughs Lightweight Newport AC [7]
Leonard Morgan Welterweight Newport AC [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Welsh team for Wembley". Western Mail. 20 June 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b "Empire Games: The Boxing Events at Wembley". The Times. No. 46830. 11 August 1934. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b "Empire Games Boxing: Yesterday's Bouts at Wembley". The Times. No. 46828. 9 August 1934. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Empire Games". The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ a b c "Swimming results". Liverpool Daily Post. 7 August 1934. Retrieved 28 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ a b "Empire Games". Western Mail. 10 July 1934. Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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