Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games
| Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | WAL |
| CGA | Wales at the Commonwealth Games |
| Website | teamwales |
| in London, England | |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| British Empire Games appearances | |
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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. The team doubled their medal tally but failed to take a gold medal.
Wales came 8th overall in the games but runner Reg Thomas did not compete for Wales, because of English objections (he had competed for England at the 1930 British Empire Games).
Medals
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Total | |
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 WAL
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0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Gold
[edit]None
Silver
[edit]- Albert Barnes, Boxing - Men's Bantamweight Division (54 kg)[1]
- J.D. Jones, Boxing - Men's Featherweight Division (57 kg)[2]
- N. Frank Taylor, Boxing - Men's Lightweight Division (60 kg)[1]
Bronze
[edit]- Jackie Pottinger, Boxing - Men's Flyweight Division (51 kg)[2]
- Stan Weaver & Thomas Davies - Lawn Bowls - Men's Doubles[3]
- Valerie Davies - Swimming - Women's 100 Yards Backstroke
Team
[edit]| Athlete | Events | Notes/medal |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
| Jim Alford | 880y | |
| Cyril Cupid | 100y, 220y | |
| Peter Fraser | 400y | |
| Ken Harris | 1 Mile - Men | |
| Arthur Lewis | Shot Put | |
| Stan Macey | 120 Yard Hurdles | |
| Wilf Short | Marathon | |
| Len Tongue | 3 Mile | |
| Frank Whitcutt | High Jump | |
| Cyril Williams | 100y, 220y | |
| Boxing[4] | ||
| Albert Barnes | bantamweight | .svg){kind=icon}
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| A Ford | middleweight | |
| V Horton | welterweight | |
| J. D. Jones | featherweight |
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| Jackie Pottinger | flyweight | .svg){kind=icon}
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| Norman Frank Taylor | lightweight |
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| W Walters | light-heavyweight | |
| Diving | ||
| Arthur Bevan Perrow | 10m Platform | |
| Lawn Bowls | ||
| Thomas Davies | pairs |
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| Percy Holloway | singles | |
| William G Kent | fours/rinks | |
| Michael Manweiler | fours/rinks | |
| Isaac Rees | fours/rinks | |
| Stan Weaver | pairs |
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| R Williams | fours/rinks | |
| Swimming | ||
| Valerie Davies | 100y backstroke |
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| E. G, Davies | 800y freestyle relay | |
| Ron Evans | 800y freestyle relay | |
| S. H. Capon | 800y freestyle relay | |
| K. Street | 800y freestyle relay | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Empire Games: The Boxing Events at Wembley". The Times. No. 46830. 11 August 1934. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Empire Games Boxing: Yesterday's Bouts at Wembley". The Times. No. 46828. 9 August 1934. p. 12.
- ^ "Empire Games". The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh team for Wembley". Western Mail. 20 June 1934. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.