Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games

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

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 August 11, 1934.[1]

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) Ted Clayton (SAF)
Sprint 1000 yd  Ernest Higgins (ENG)  Horace Pethybridge (AUS) Ted Clayton (SAF)
10 mile Scratch  Bob McLeod (CAN) Ted Clayton (SAF)  William Harvell (ENG)

Results

1,000m Time Trial

Pos Athlete Time
1 Dunc Gray 1 min 16 2-5 sec
2 Bob McLeod 1 min 18 sec
3 Ted Clayton 1 min 18 3-5 sec
4 Frank Grose 1 min 20 2-5 sec
5 William Harvell 1 min 21 3-5 sec
6 Denis J Corr 1 min 22 1-5 sec
8 William W Tagg 1 min 23 sec
9 F O Jones 1 min 16 2-5 sec

10 mile scratch race

Pos Athlete Time
1 Bob McLeod 24 min 26 1-5 sec
2 Ted Clayton half a wheel
3 William Harvell
4 Frank Grose

1,000 yards sprint championship

Heat 1

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

Heat 2

Pos Athlete
1 Ernest Higgins
2 D McKenzie
3 H Brown

Heat 3

Pos Athlete
1 Ted Clayton
2 Frank Grose
3 Denis J Corr

Semi final 1

Pos Athlete
1 Ernest Higgins
2 Ted Clayton

Semi final 2

Pos Athlete
1 Horace Pethybridge
2 Frank Grose

Final

Pos Athlete Time
1 Ernest Higgins 1 min 58 4-5 sec
2 Horace Pethybridge 2 lengths
3 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