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

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
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Athletics at the 1934 British
Empire Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmenwomen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
2 miles steeplechasemen
4 × 110 yd relaymen
110–220–110 yd relaywomen
220–110–220–110 yd relaywomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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

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Heats

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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

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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

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arthur Sweeney  England 10.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marthinus Theunissen  South Africa 10.1e
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ian Young  Scotland 10.1e
4 George Saunders  England ??.?
5 Robin Murdoch  Scotland ??.?
6 Howard Yates  Australia ??.?

References

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  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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