1950 British Empire Games

Host City Auckland
Country NZL
Held 4 – 11 February 1950
Competitors 307
Countries 13

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 y Men — Medal 3 2
220 y Men — Medal 3 2
440 y Men — Medal 3 3
880 y Men — Medal 3 2
1 mile Men — Medal 3 3
3 miles Men — Medal 3 2
6 miles Men — Medal 3 2
Marathon Men — Medal 3 3
120 y Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
440 y Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 440 y Relay Men — Medal 12 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 1
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
100 y Women — Medal 3 1
220 y Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
Medley Relay Women — Medal 9 3
Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-50.8 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-53.5 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-57.2 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-61.2 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-66.7 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-72.6 kg Men — Medal 3 3
+79.4 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-79,4 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 3
10 m Platform Men — Medal 3 3
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 3
10 m Platform Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Epée individual Men — Medal 3 2
Epée team Men — Medal 9 3
Foil individual Men — Medal 3 3
Foil team Men — Medal 9 3
Sabre individual Men — Medal 3 2
Sabre team Men — Medal 10 3
Foil individual Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Single Sculls Men — Medal 3 3
Coxless Pairs Men — Medal 4 2
Double Sculls Men — Medal 6 3
Coxed Fours Men — Medal 10 2
Eights Men — Medal 27 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
110 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
440 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
1,650 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
220 y Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
3 x 110 y Medley Relay Men — Medal 9 3
110 y Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
440 y Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
220 y Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
3 x 110 y Medley Relay Women — Medal 9 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men — Medal 24 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
bantamweight -123.5 lbs (-56 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 6 February 1950 Medal 4 4
featherweight -132.25 lbs (-60 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 6 February 1950 Medal 6 6
lightweight -148.75 lbs (-67.5 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 6 February 1950 Medal 5 5
middleweight -165.375 lbs (-75 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 6 February 1950 Medal 5 5
light-heavyweight -181.875 lbs (-82.5 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 7 February 1950 Medal 6 6
heavyweight +181.875 lbs (+82.5 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 7 February 1950 Medal 2 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Freestyle -52 kg Men — Medal 2 2
Freestyle -57 kg Men — Medal 2 2
Freestyle -62 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -67 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -73 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -79 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -+87 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -87 kg Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 30 22 17 69
2 England ENG 18 16 12 46
3 New Zealand NZL 8 20 17 45
4 Canada CAN 8 9 14 31
5 South Africa RSA 7 3 8 18
6 Scotland SCO 5 3 2 10
7 Malaya MAL 2 1 1 4
8 Sri Lanka SRI 1 2 1 4
9 Fiji FIJ 1 2 0 3
10 Nigeria NGR 0 1 0 1
= Wales WAL 0 1 0 1
= Zimbabwe ZIM 0 1 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men John Treloar AUS Bill De Gruchy AUS Don Pettie CAN
220 y, Men John Treloar AUS David Johnson AUS Don Jowett NZL
440 y, Men Edwin Carr, Jr. AUS Les Lewis ENG Dave Batten NZL
880 y, Men John Parlett ENG Jack Hutchins CAN Bill Parnell CAN
1 mile, Men Bill Parnell CAN Len Eyre ENG Maurice Marshall NZL
3 miles, Men Len Eyre ENG Harry Nelson NZL Tony Chivers ENG
6 miles, Men Harry Nelson NZL Andy Forbes SCO Noel Taylor NZL
Marathon, Men Jack Holden ENG Syd Luyt RSA John Clarke NZL
120 y Hurdles, Men Peter Gardner AUS Ray Weinberg AUS Tom Lavery RSA
440 y Hurdles, Men Duncan White SRI John Holland NZL Geoff Goodacre AUS
4 x 110 y Relay, Men Australia AUS England ENG New Zealand NZL
4 x 440 y Relay, Men Australia AUS England ENG New Zealand NZL
High Jump, Men Jack Winter AUS Alan Paterson
Josiah Majekodunmi 		SCO
NGR
Pole Vault, Men Tim Anderson ENG Stan Egerton CAN Peter Denton AUS
Long Jump, Men Neville Price RSA William Hough NZL Dave Dephoff NZL
Triple Jump, Men Brian Oliver AUS Les McKeand AUS Ian Polmear AUS
Shot Put, Men Mataika Tuicakau FIJ Harold Moody ENG Leo Roininen CAN
Discus Throw, Men Ian Reed AUS Mataika Tuicakau FIJ Svein Sigfusson CAN
Hammer Throw, Men Duncan Clark SCO Keith Pardon AUS Herb Barker AUS
Javelin Throw, Men Leo Roininen CAN Luke Tunabuna FIJ Doug Robinson CAN
100 y, Women Marjorie Jackson AUS Shirley Strickland de la Hunty AUS Verna Johnston AUS
220 y, Women Marjorie Jackson AUS Shirley Strickland de la Hunty AUS Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger RSA
80 m Hurdles, Women Shirley Strickland de la Hunty AUS June Schoch NZL Janet Shackleton NZL
Medley Relay, Women Australia AUS New Zealand NZL England ENG
Medley Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
High Jump, Women Dorothy Odam-Tyler ENG Bertha Crowther ENG Noeline Swinton NZL
Long Jump, Women Yvette Williams NZL Judy Canty AUS Ruth Dowman NZL
Javelin Throw, Women Charlotte MacGibbon-Weeks AUS Yvette Williams NZL Cleone Rivett-Carnac NZL
-50.8 kg, Men Hugh Riley SCO K Edwin SRI Marcus Temple RSA
-53.5 kg, Men Johnny van Rensburg RSA Albert Perera SRI Len Walters CAN
-57.2 kg, Men Henry Gilliland SCO Andy Verceuil ZIM Peter Brander ENG
-61.2 kg, Men Ronny Latham ENG Billy Barber AUS Questionable. Some sources say James Barnden CAN
-66.7 kg, Men Terence Ratcliffe ENG William Seewitz AUS Alex Obeysekera SRI
-72.6 kg, Men Theunis van Schalkwyk RSA James Beal NZL William Pinkus CAN
-79,4 kg, Men Don Scott ENG Christopher Rollinson NZL John Taylor AUS
+79.4 kg, Men Frank Creagh NZL Stanley Cousins AUS
3 m Springboard, Men George Athans CAN Peter Heatly SCO Jack Stewart NZL
10 m Platform, Men Peter Heatly SCO George Athans CAN Frank Murphy AUS
3 m Springboard, Women Edna Child ENG Noeline MacLean AUS Lynda Adams CAN
10 m Platform, Women Edna Child ENG Gwen Fawcett AUS Noeline MacLean AUS
Epée individual, Men Charles de Beaumont ENG Bob Anderson ENG Ivan Lund AUS
Epée team, Men Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
Foil individual, Men René Paul ENG John Fethers AUS Georges Pouliot CAN
Foil team, Men England ENG New Zealand NZL Canada CAN
Sabre individual, Men Arthur Pilbrow ENG Bob Anderson ENG Georges Pouliot CAN
Sabre team, Men England ENG Canada CAN Australia AUS
Foil individual, Women Mary Glen-Haig ENG Patricia Woodroffe NZL Catherine Pym AUS
Single Sculls, Men Merv Wood AUS Tony Rowe ENG Ian Stephen RSA
Coxless Pairs, Men Wal Lambert / Jack Webster AUS David Gould / Humphrey Gould NZL
Double Sculls, Men Merv Wood / Murray Riley AUS Joseph Schneider / Desmond Simonson NZL Kenneth Tinegate / Jack Brown ENG
Coxed Fours, Men New Zealand NZL Australia AUS
Eights, Men Australia AUS New Zealand NZL England ENG
110 y Freestyle, Men Peter Salmon CAN Frank O'Neill AUS Pat Kendall ENG
440 y Freestyle, Men Garrick Agnew AUS Graham Johnston RSA Frederick Lucas NZL
1,650 y Freestyle, Men Graham Johnston RSA Jim Portelance CAN Frederick Lucas NZL
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay, Men New Zealand NZL Australia AUS England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Men Jackie Wiid RSA John Brockway WAL Bert Kinnear SCO
220 y Breaststroke, Men David Hawkins AUS Roy Romain ENG Ronald Sharpe AUS
3 x 110 y Medley Relay, Men England ENG Canada CAN New Zealand NZL
110 y Freestyle, Women Marjorie McQuade AUS Margaret Wellington ENG Joan Harrison RSA
440 y Freestyle, Women Joan Harrison RSA Margaret Wellington ENG Denise Norton AUS
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Women Australia AUS New Zealand NZL England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Women Judy-Joy Davies AUS Jean Stewart NZL Helen Yate ENG
220 y Breaststroke, Women Elenor Gordon SCO Nancy Lyons AUS Elizabeth Church ENG
3 x 110 y Medley Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Scotland SCO
Water Polo, Men Australia AUS New Zealand NZL
bantamweight -123.5 lbs (-56 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Tho Fook Hung MAL Rosaire Smith CAN Keith Caple AUS
featherweight -132.25 lbs (-60 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Koh Eng Tong MAL Julian Creus ENG Barrie Engelbrecht RSA
lightweight -148.75 lbs (-67.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Jim Halliday ENG Thong Saw Pak MAL Vern Barberis AUS
middleweight -165.375 lbs (-75 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Gerry Gratton CAN Bruce George NZL Fred Giffin AUS
light-heavyweight -181.875 lbs (-82.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Jack Varaleau CAN Issy Bloomberg RSA Tan Kim Bee MAL
heavyweight +181.875 lbs (+82.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Harold Cleghorn NZL Ray Magee AUS
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Bert Harris AUS Eric Matthews NZL
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Douglas Mudgway NZL James Chapman AUS
Freestyle -62 kg, Men John Armitt NZL Roland Milord CAN Arnold Parsons ENG
Freestyle -67 kg, Men Dick Garrard AUS Morgan Plumb CAN George Hobson NZL
Freestyle -73 kg, Men Henry Hudson CAN John Little AUS Martin Jooste RSA
Freestyle -79 kg, Men Maurice Vachon CAN Bruce Arthur AUS Calie Reitz RSA
Freestyle -87 kg, Men Pat Morton RSA Arthur Sneddon NZL Thomas Trevaskis AUS
Freestyle -+87 kg, Men Jim Armstrong AUS Patrick O'Connor NZL Ken Richmond ENG