Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games

Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games was the first appearance of Cycling at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester despite the Games being hosted by London. The events were held on the last day of the Games on 11 August 1934.[1]

Cycling
at the 1934 British Empire Games
VenueFallowfield Stadium, Manchester
Dates11 August 1934

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1102
 Canada1102
3 England*1012
4 South Africa0123
Totals (4 entries)3339

Medal winners
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Time Trial  Dunc Gray (AUS)  Bob McLeod (CAN) South Africa Ted Clayton (SAF)
Sprint 1000 yd  Ernest Higgins (ENG)  Horace Pethybridge (AUS) South Africa Ted Clayton (SAF)
10 mile Scratch  Bob McLeod (CAN) South Africa Ted Clayton (SAF)  William Harvell (ENG)

Results

1,000m Time Trial
Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Dunc Gray1 min 16 2-5 sec
2Canada Bob McLeod1 min 18 sec
3South Africa Ted Clayton1 min 18 3-5 sec
4New Zealand Frank Grose1 min 20 2-5 sec
5England William Harvell1 min 21 3-5 sec
6Northern Ireland Denis J Corr1 min 22 1-5 sec
8Scotland William W Tagg1 min 23 sec
9Wales F O Jones1 min 16 2-5 sec

10 mile scratch race
Pos Athlete Time
1Canada Bob McLeod24 min 26 1-5 sec
2South Africa Ted Claytonhalf a wheel
3England William Harvell
4New Zealand Frank Grose

1,000 yards sprint championship

Heat 1

Pos Athlete
1Australia Horace Pethybridge
2Canada G Turner
3Scotland William W Tagg

Heat 2

Pos Athlete
1England Ernest Higgins
2Southern Rhodesia D McKenzie
3Wales H Brown

Heat 3

Pos Athlete
1South Africa Ted Clayton
2New Zealand Frank Grose
3Northern Ireland Denis J Corr

Semi final 1

Pos Athlete
1England Ernest Higgins
2South Africa Ted Clayton

Semi final 2

Pos Athlete
1Australia Horace Pethybridge
2New Zealand Frank Grose

Final

Pos Athlete Time
1England Ernest Higgins1 min 58 4-5 sec
2Australia Horace Pethybridge2 lengths
3South Africa Ted Clayton

References
  1. "Empire Games, Corr competes in Cycling Events". Northern Whig. 13 August 1934. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

See also
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