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Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's long jump event at the 1934 British Empire Games was held on 7 August at the White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2][3][4]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sam Richardson  Canada 23 ft 6+14 in (7.17 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Johann Luckhoff  South Africa 23 ft 3+12 in (7.10 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jack Metcalfe  Australia 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
4 Sandy Duncan  England 22 ft 8 in (6.91 m)
5 Ray Cooper  Canada 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
6 Leslie Butler  England 22 ft 3+14 in (6.79 m)
Jack Horsfall  Australia ?.??
Alf Gilbert  Canada ?.??
R.C. Crombie  England ?.??
George Pallett  England ?.??
Niranjan Singh  India ?.??
Harold Brainsby  New Zealand ?.??
Albert Shillington  Northern Ireland ?.??
Maurice Tait  Northern Ireland ?.??
Robert Robertson  Scotland ?.??
Fred Woodhouse  Australia DNS
R. Lovell  British Guiana DNS
Edward Boyce  Northern Ireland DNS
Johannes Viljoen  South Africa DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Rampling breaks British record gloriously; great day for Salfrod runners". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 8 August 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Final day of athletics". The Age. 9 August 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.