International athletics championship event
| Athletics at the 2nd British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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 The host stadium which also hosted events for the 1908 London Olympics. | |
| Dates | 4–7 August 1934 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 30 |
| Participation | 223 athletes from 15 nations |
| ← 1930 Hamilton 1938 Sydney → 1934 British Empire Games | |
At the 1934 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at the White City Stadium in London, England in August 1934. A total of 30 athletics events were contested at the Games, 21 by men and 9 by women.
Medal summary
Men
Women
(*) Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead, brother of Nellie Halstead.
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England (ENG)* | 16 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 5 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 |  South Africa (SAF) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 |  Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Guiana (BGU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
Participating nations
- Australia (7)
Bermuda (6)- British Guiana (1)
- Canada (47)
- England (89)
India (5)- Jamaica (3)
Newfoundland (3)- New Zealand (3)
Northern Ireland (6)- Scotland (25)
- South Africa (11)
- Southern Rhodesia (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Wales (10)
References
- Athletics Weekly: Commonwealth Games: Women’s javelin. July 23, 2014
- "Nellie Halstead Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
External links
- Athletics video highlights of 1934 Empire Games from British Pathé
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