Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games (abbreviated WAL), has competed in every edition of the Commonwealth Games. Wales had only sent swimmers to the 1930 games and therefore were able to send more athletes this time with the games being in London. The team doubled their medal tally but failed to take a gold medal.
Wales came 8th overall in the games held from 4 to 7 August but runner Reg Thomas did not compete for Wales, because of English objections (he had competed for England at the 1930 British Empire Games). Four of the medals came from the boxing team.
Medals Total 0336
Gold None
Silver Albert Barnes, Boxing - Men's Bantamweight Division (54 kg) J. D. Jones, Boxing - Men's Featherweight Division (57 kg) Frank Taylor, Boxing - Men's Lightweight Division (60 kg)
Bronze Jackie Pottinger, Boxing - Men's Flyweight Division (51 kg) Stan Weaver & Thomas Davies - Lawn Bowls - Men's Doubles Valerie Davies - Swimming - Women's 100 Yards Backstroke
Team Athletics
AthleteEventsClubMedalsJim Alford 880y Roath Harriers, CardiffCyril Cupid 100y, 220y Swansea Valley AC Peter Fraser 440y Achilles Club Ken Harris 1 Mile - Men Roath Harriers, CardiffArthur Lewis Shot Put Exeter HarriersStan Macey 120 Yard Hurdles Newport ACWilf Short Marathon Newport HarriersLen Tongue 3 Mile Newport HarriersFrank Whitcutt High Jump Newport ACCyril Williams100y, 220y Newport AC & Dorset Regiment
Boxing
AthleteEventsClubMedalsAlbert BarnesbantamweightCardiff BC Alf Ford middleweight Pontnewyndd BC Vic Horton welterweightMaindee BC J. D. Jones featherweightRWF Tidworth Jackie Pottinger flyweight Cardiff BC Frank Taylor lightweight Cwmcarn BC Wally Walters light-heavyweightCaerau BC
Cycling
AthleteEventsClubMedalsErnest Brown 1,000 yards sprint Newport Wheelers Frank Jones time trial, scratch Glamorgan Road Club, Cardiff
Diving
AthleteEventsClubMedalsArthur Perrow 10m Platform Highgate Diving Club
Lawn bowls
AthleteEventsClubMedalsThomas Davies pairsSwansea BCPercy Holloway singlesBargoed BCWilliam Kentfours/rinks Wattstown BC Michael Manweiler fours/rinks Wattstown BC Isaac Rees fours/rinks Wattstown BC Stan Weaver pairs Swansea BCR Williams fours/rinks Wattstown BC
Swimming
Men AthleteEventsClubMedalsSelwyn Capon 100y freestyle, 880y relay Cardiff SCArthur Davies 800y relay Cardiff SCRonald Evans 440y freestyle, 800y relay Swansea SCGraham Huxtable 100y freestyle, 100y backstroke Swansea SCKen Street 100y freestyle, 800y relay Penarth SC
Women AthleteEventsClubMedalsValerie Davies 100y backstroke, 400y relayRoath Park SC Irene Evans 400y relay Swansea SC Peggy Gould 400y relay Cardiff SC Jeanne Greenland 440y freestyle, 400y relay Newport SC
Wrestling
AthleteEventsClubMedalsJoseph Burroughs Lightweight Newport ACLeonard Morgan WelterweightNewport AC
See also Wales at the Commonwealth Games
References