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Northern Ireland at the 1934 British Empire Games

Northern Ireland competed at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, from 4 to 11 August 1934. Northern Ireland made its first appearance at the British Empire Games, although in 1930 an Irish team consisting of athletes from the Irish Free State had competed. Further politicial unrest had resulted in a team from Northern Ireland competing in 1934, with one athlete from the Irish Free State.[1]

Northern Ireland at the
1934 British Empire Games
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in London, England
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
British Empire Games appearances
Other related appearances
 Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland came 9th overall in the games, with one silver medal and two bronze medals.[2][3][4]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Cecil Curran
Charlie Clawson
George Watson
Percy Watson		 Lawn Bowls Men's Fours
 Bronze Billy Duncan Boxing Welterweight
 Bronze Jimmy Magill Boxing Middleweight

Team

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Bermingham from the Irish Free State, competed in the discus

Athletics

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Athlete Events Club Medals
Ian Bell100 yards
Paddy Berminghamdiscus throwDublin Metropolitan Guards
Edward Boycelong jumpNorth Belfast Harriers
Jack Parker3 milesBrighton & County Harriers
Albert Shillingtontriple jump, long jumpWillowfield Temperance Harriers
Maurice Taitlong jump

Results

Track and road events

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ian Bell[5] 100 Yard ??? 5 Did not advance
Jack Parker[6] 3 Mile N/a N/a N/a N/a ??? 5

Field Events

Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Paddy Bermingham Discus[7]
Edward Boyce Long Jump[8] DNS
Albert Shillington
Maurice Tait
Edward Boyce Triple Jump[9] 13.80 4
Albert Shillington 13.69 6

Boxing

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Athlete Events Club Medals
Billy DuncanWelterweightRoyal Ulster Constabulary[10]
Jimmy MagillMiddleweightRoyal Ulster Constabulary[11]

Cycling

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Athlete Events Club Medals
Denis Corrtime trial, sprint, scratchRoyal Ulster Constabulary[12][13]

Lawn Bowls

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Athlete Events Club Medals
Charlie ClawsonFours/rinksShaftesbury BC[14]
Cecil CurranFours/rinksShaftesbury BC
John DowningpairsShatfesbury BC6
John RusksinglesCavehill BC8
Robert TaylorpairsShatfesbury BC6
George WatsonFours/rinksShatfesbury BC
Percy WatsonFours/rinksCavehill BC

References

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  1. ↑ "State formation, diplomacy and sport: the British Empire Games, Ireland and Northern Ireland, 1930–38". Cambridge University. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Northern Ireland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Northern Ireland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Athletics 100 Yard - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Athletics 3 Mile - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Athletics Discus Throw - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Athletics Long Jump - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Athletics Triple Jump - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Boxing 67kg - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Boxing 75kg - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Empire Games, Corr competes in Cycling Events". Northern Whig. 13 August 1934. Retrieved 23 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Cycling Track 1km Time Trial - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Lawn Bowls Fours - Men London 1934 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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