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Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games – Men's 100 yards

The men's 100 yards event at the 1934 British Empire Games was held on 5 August at the White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2][3][4]

Men's 100 yards
at the 1934 British Empire Games
VenueWhite City Stadium
Date5 August
Competitors28 from 13 nations
Winning time10.0
Medalists
gold medal Arthur Sweeney   England
silver medal Marthinus Theunissen   South Africa
bronze medal Ian Young   Scotland
← 1930
1938 →

Results edit

Heats edit

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Ian Young   Scotland 9.9 Q
2 1 George Saunders   England ??.? Q +1 yd
3 1 Chester Lawrence   Newfoundland ??.?
4 1 Noel Dempsey   Australia ??.?
5 1 Ian Bell   Northern Ireland ??.?
1 2 Arthur Sweeney   England 10.1 Q
2 2 Frank Nicks   Canada 10.4e Q, +3 yd
3 2 David Brownlee   Scotland ??.?
4 2 Stan Gascoigne   Bermuda ??.?
2 R. Lovell   British Guiana DNS
1 3 Everard Davis   England 10.2 Q
2 3 Allan Poole   Canada 10.2e Q, +1 ft
3 3 Ronald Vernieux   India ??.?
4 3 G. Hartwell   Southern Rhodesia ??.?
1 4 Walter Rangeley   England 10.1 Q
2 4 Howard Yates   Australia 10.1e Q, +inches
3 4 Birchall Pearson   Canada 10.1e
4 4 Archie Turner   Scotland 10.2e
5 4 Frank Peniston   Bermuda ??.?
1 5 Marthinus Theunissen   South Africa 10.0 Q
2 5 Cyril Cupid   Wales 10.1e Q, +1 yd
3 5 Jack Horsfall   Australia ??.?
? 5 Richard Freisenbruch   Bermuda ??.?
? 5 Arthur Jones   Jamaica ??.?
1 6 Robin Murdoch   Scotland 10.0 Q
2 6 Bill Christie   Canada 10.2e Q, +2 yd
? 6 Buddy Card   Bermuda ??.?
? 6 Cyril Williams   Wales ??.?

Semifinals edit

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Arthur Sweeney   England 9.9 Q
2 1 Ian Young   Scotland ??.? Q, +0.5 yd
3 1 Howard Yates   Australia 10.1e Q, +1 yd
4 1 Frank Nicks   Canada ??.?
5 1 Cyril Cupid   Wales ??.?
6 1 Everard Davis   England ??.?
1 2 Marthinus Theunissen   South Africa 10.0 Q
2 2 George Saunders   England 10.0e Q, +inches
3 2 Robin Murdoch   Scotland ??.? Q, +2 ft
4 2 Allan Poole   Canada ??.?
5 2 Bill Christie   Canada ??.?
6 2 Walter Rangeley   England ??.?

Final edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Arthur Sweeney   England 10.0
  Marthinus Theunissen   South Africa 10.1e
  Ian Young   Scotland 10.1e
4 George Saunders   England ??.?
5 Robin Murdoch   Scotland ??.?
6 Howard Yates   Australia ??.?

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Excellent races in hundred yards; Sweeney's victory". The Manchester Guardian. 6 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Summaries of events in British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 6 August 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Specatacular opening; Two Australiands break British records". The Age. 6 August 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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