| Men's 100 yards at the 1934 British Empire Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 5 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 10.0 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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]
Results
Heats
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
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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arthur Sweeney | England |
10.0 | |
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Marthinus Theunissen | South Africa |
10.1e | |
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Ian Young | Scotland |
10.1e | |
| 4 | George Saunders | England |
??.? | |
| 5 | Robin Murdoch | Scotland |
??.? | |
| 6 | Howard Yates | Australia |
??.? |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Excellent races in hundred yards; Sweeney's victory". The Manchester Guardian. 6 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Summaries of events in British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 6 August 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Specatacular opening; Two Australiands break British records". The Age. 6 August 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 100 metres | |
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| 100 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 100 metres (1970–present) |
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