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England At The 1934 British Empire Games ...
England competed at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England, from 4 August to 11 August 1934. The athletes that competed are listed below. Athletes Athletics (Men) (Women) + Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead, brother of Nellie Halstead. Boxing Cycling Diving (Men) (Women) Lawn bowls Swimming (Men) (Women) Wrestling References {{Commonwealth Games medallists 1934 Nations at the 1934 British Empire Games British Empire Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Games England
Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the national Commonwealth Games Association for England. The council is responsible for supporting and managing the participation of England at the Commonwealth Games, Team England at the Commonwealth Games'. Predecessor The Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE) was originally responsible for 'Team England' and oversaw each team between the 1930 British Empire Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the England teams at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Membership of the Games Council consisted of representatives from 26 different sports on the Commonwealth Games#List of Commonwealth sports, Commonwealth Games' Sports Programme, supported by a small salaried team.CGCE's President was gold medallist Sir Christopher Chataway, the first ever winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award and a teammate of Sir Roger Bannister. Present organisation Following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everard Davis
Dr. Everard Inseal "Tiny" Davis (2 January 1912 – 25 October 2005) was an English sprint athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games. He was born in Worthing. At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team, including Walter Rangeley Walter Rangeley (14 December 1903 – 16 March 1982) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. He was born in Salford and died in Glyndŵr. Rangeley competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, F ..., which won the gold medal in the 4×110 yards event. References 1912 births 2005 deaths Sportspeople from Worthing English male sprinters British male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Hintze
Maurice Alexander Hintze was a male athlete who competed for England. Athletics career He competed in the 220 yards at the 1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition 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 wer ... in London. References English male sprinters British male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Higginson (athlete)
Jack Higginson (21 June 1891 – 15 October 1966) was a British athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1891 births 1966 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics British male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Heath (athlete)
Joseph C V Heath was a male athlete who competed for England. Athletics career He competed for England in the javelin at the 1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition 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 wer ... in London. Heath represented Birchfield Harriers and was the 1932 AAA champion. References English male javelin throwers British male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Harper (athlete)
Roland St. George Tristram Harper (23 April 1907 – 24 April 1989) was a British hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The games were organized by ''Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ... for England. He was an accountant at the time of the 1930 Games. References 1907 births 1989 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics British male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England Place of birth missing People from Reigate {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gutteridge (athlete)
Michael Harold Cooke Gutteridge (1908-1935) was an English athlete. Athletics He competed in the 880 yards at the 1930 British Empire Games for England and also competed in the 880 yards at the 1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition 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 wer ... in London. Personal life He was an undergraduate at the time of the 1930 Games and later a lieutenant in the Royal Tank Corps. References 1908 births 1935 deaths English male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Gray (athlete)
Arthur John Gray was an athlete who competed for England. Athletics career He competed for England in the high jump and triple jump at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. He was the 1931 high jump AAA AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to: Airports * Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA) * Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA) Arts, entertainment, and me ... champion and 1932 triple jump AAA champion. References English male high jumpers British male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games English male triple jumpers British male triple jumpers Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gabriel (athlete)
John Parton Gabriel (1911–1941) was a male athlete who competed for England. Athletics career He competed in the 120 Yard Hurdles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. Personal life He served as an Intelligence Officer in France and spoke fluent German, French and good Russian. He served as a Captain in the Royal Berkshire Regiment before being transferred to Special Operations Executive and special reconnaissance duty with GHQ Liaison Regiment GHQ Liaison Regiment (known as Phantom) was a special reconnaissance unit of the British Army first formed in 1939 during the early stages of World War II. The regiment's headquarters were at The Richmond Hill Hotel in Richmond, Surrey (now in Lo .... He died after the British steam merchant ship ''Jonathan Holt'' was sunk by ''U-97'' en route from Liverpool to Takoradi. References 1911 births 1941 deaths British Special Operations Executive personnel Military personnel from Surrey English male hurdlers British male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Furze
Arthur Frank Furze (1903–1982) was a male athlete who competed for England. Athletics career Furze won a bronze medal in the 6 miles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. At the 1931 Workers' Olympiad in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ... Furze finished second in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races. References 1903 births 1982 deaths English male long-distance runners British male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{UK-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Finlay
Group Captain Donald Osborne Finlay, DFC, AFC (27 May 1909 – 18 April 1970) was a British athlete and Royal Air Force officer. Athletics career A member of Milocarian Athletic Club and Surrey Athletics Club (based in Kingston upon Thames), he represented Great Britain in three Olympics both pre- and post-World War II. In 16 international dual meets, Finlay only lost two hurdles races: to Lord Burghley in 1931 (vs. Italy) and to John Thornton in 1937 (vs. Germany). He first competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal. He was also a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100 metre relay event. He returned to the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany where he improved to win the silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles. With the British relay team he was eliminated in the first round of the 4×100 metre relay competition. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Evenson
Thomas Evenson (9 January 1910 – 28 November 1997) was an English long-distance runner who competed for Great Britain at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the silver medal in the 3000 metre steeplechase event. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 3000 metre steeplechase competition. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 6 miles contest and finished fifth in the 3 miles event. In 1934 he won the silver medal in the 2-mile steeplechase. Evenson competed at the International Cross Country Championships The International Cross Country Championships was an annual international competition in cross country running. It was created in 1903 by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU) and it marked the first time that an annual international champ ... in 1930–1936 and won seven gold medals: two individual and five with English teams. References 1910 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Manchester English m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |