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Host city | Auckland, New Zealand |
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Nations | 12 |
Athletes | 590 |
Events | 87 |
Opening | 4 February 1950 |
Closing | 11 February 1950 |
Opened by | Bernard Freyberg |
Athlete's Oath | Stan Lay |
Main venue | Eden Park |
The 1950 British Empire Games were the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. A documentary film of the games was made by the New Zealand National Film Unit.[1] The main venue was Eden Park, although the closing ceremonies were held at Western Springs Stadium, see New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games. The fourth games were originally awarded to Montreal, Canada and were to be held in 1942 but were cancelled due to World War II.[2]
Participating teams
[edit](Teams participating for the first time in bold).
Games venue
[edit]The main stadium was at Eden Park. Other venues were the Auckland Town Hall (boxing and wrestling), the Drill Hall (fencing), Western Springs (cycling and the closing ceremony) Lake Karapiro (rowing), and the Newmarket Olympic Pool (swimming). Accommodation was at the Ardmore Teachers' Training College, 23 miles (37 kilometres) away at South Auckland. Total attendance was 246,694; higher than the following three Games, 1954 (159,636), 1958 (178,621) and 1962 (224,987).[3]
Medals by country
[edit]At the 1950 British Empire Games all the teams won at least one medal.
* Host nation (New Zealand)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 34 | 27 | 19 | 80 |
2 | ![]() | 19 | 16 | 13 | 48 |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 22 | 21 | 53 |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
5 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 88 | 89 | 80 | 257 |
Medals by event
[edit]Athletics
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight | ![]() |
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Bantamweight | ![]() |
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Featherweight | ![]() |
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Lightweight | ![]() |
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Welterweight | ![]() |
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Middleweight | ![]() |
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Light heavyweight | ![]() |
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Heavyweight | ![]() |
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none awarded |
Cycling
[edit]Track
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time Trial | ![]() |
1:13.4 | ![]() |
1:13.5 | ![]() |
1:13.6 |
Sprint 1000 m | ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
2–1 |
4000 m Ind. Pursuit | ![]() |
5:16.3 | ![]() |
5:27.0 | ![]() |
5:26.7 |
10-mile Scratch | ![]() |
23:23.4 | ![]() |
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Road
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Road race | ![]() |
3'13:06.4 | ![]() |
3'13:06.5 | ![]() |
3'13:06.6 |
Diving
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard | ![]() |
169.21 | ![]() |
168.80 | ![]() |
168.17 |
10 m platform | ![]() |
156.07 | ![]() |
145.36 | ![]() |
129.40 |
Women's events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard | ![]() |
126.58 | ![]() |
124.59 | ![]() |
115.38 |
10 m platform | ![]() |
70.89 | ![]() |
65.64 | ![]() |
59.93 |
Fencing
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foil | ![]() |
7 wins | ![]() |
6 wins | ![]() |
4 wins |
Foil team | ![]() Arthur Pilbrow Robert Anderson René Paul |
20 wins | ![]() Austen Gittos Gordon Dearing Murray Gittos Malcolm Millar |
13 wins | ![]() Georges Pouliot Robert Desjarlais Edward Brooke |
12 win |
Épée | ![]() |
7 wins | ![]() |
6 wins | ![]() |
5 wins |
Épée team | ![]() Allan Jay Ivan Lund Charles Stanmore |
3 wins | ![]() René Paul Charles de Beaumont Robert Anderson |
2 wins | ![]() Georges Pouliot Robert Desjarlais Edward Brooke |
1 win |
Sabre | ![]() |
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Sabre team | ![]() Charles de Beaumont Arthur Pilbrow Robert Anderson |
4 wins | ![]() Georges Pouliot Robert Desjarlais Edward Brooke |
2 wins | ![]() Norman Booth Leslie Chillug Edwin Dean Jock Gibson |
1 win |
Women's events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foil | ![]() |
7 wins | ![]() |
6 wins | ![]() |
5 wins |
Lawn bowls
[edit]Rowing
[edit]All events were for men only. The events were held at Lake Karapiro, 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of Auckland. Three special trains took 1500 people to Cambridge on 7 February 1950.[4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Single sculls | ![]() |
7:46.8 | ![]() |
7:54.0 | ![]() |
8:04.0 |
Double sculls | ![]() and Murray Riley (AUS) |
7:22 | ![]() and Des Simonson (NZL) |
7:32 | ![]() and Jack Brown (ENG) |
7:39 |
Coxless pair | ![]() and Jack Webster (AUS) |
7:58 | ![]() and Humphrey Gould (NZL) |
8:10 | none awarded | |
Coxed four | ![]() Ted Johnson John O'Brien Bill James Bill Carroll Colin Johnstone |
7:17.2 | ![]() Leslie Montgomery Erwin Elder Cecil Winkworth Kenneth Gee Kevin Fox |
7:24.0 | none awarded | |
Eights | ![]() Alan Brown Bruce Goswell Edward Pain Eric Longley James Barnes Peter Holmes a Court Phil Cayzer Bob Tinning Ross Selman |
6:27 | ![]() Bruce Culpan Donald Adam Don Rowlands Edwin Smith Grahame Jarratt Kerry Ashby Murray Ashby Thomas Engel William Tinnock |
6:27.5 | ![]() Tony Butcher Hank Rushmere Michael Lapage Patrick Bradley Peter de Giles Peter Kirkpatrick Dickie Burnell William Windham Jack Dearlove |
6:40 |
Swimming
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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110 yd freestyle | ![]() |
1:00.4 | ![]() |
1:00.6 | ![]() |
1:01.8 |
440 yd freestyle | ![]() |
4:49.4 | ![]() |
4:51.3 | ![]() |
5:02.5 |
1650 yd freestyle | ![]() |
19:55.7 | ![]() |
20:08.3 | ![]() |
20:10.1 |
110 yd backstroke | ![]() |
1:07.7 | ![]() |
1:08.0 | ![]() |
1:10.8 |
220 yd breaststroke | ![]() |
2:54.1 | ![]() |
2:54.2 | ![]() |
2:56.0 |
4×220 yd freestyle relay | ![]() Buddy Lucas Lyall Barry Michael Amos Noel Chambers |
9:27.7 | ![]() Barrie Kellaway Garrick Agnew Frank O'Neill James Beard |
9:34.5 | ![]() Donald Bland Jack Hale Pat Kendall Ray Legg |
9:36.8 |
3×110 yd medley relay | ![]() Jack Hale Pat Kendall Roy Romain |
3:26.6 | ![]() Allen Gilchrist Lucien Beaumont Peter Salmon |
3:29.4 | ![]() John Shanahan Lyall Barry Peter Mathieson |
3:30.1 |
Women's events
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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110 yd freestyle | ![]() |
1:09.0 | ![]() |
1:09.6 | ![]() |
1:10.7 |
440 yd freestyle | ![]() |
5:26.4 | ![]() |
5:33.7 | ![]() |
5:33.8 |
110 yd backstroke | ![]() |
1:18.6 | ![]() |
1:19.1 | ![]() |
1:20.5 |
220 yd breaststroke | ![]() |
3:01.7 | ![]() |
3:03.6 | ![]() |
3:10.3 |
4×110 yd freestyle relay | ![]() Denise Spencer Denise Norton Judy-Joy Davies Marjorie McQuade |
4:44.9 | ![]() Joan Hastings Kristin Jacobi Norma Bridson Winifred Griffin |
4:48.7 | ![]() Grace Wood Helen Yate Lillian Preece Margaret Wellington |
4:56.0 |
3×110 yd medley relay | ![]() Judy-Joy Davies Marjorie McQuade Nancy Lyons |
3:53.8 | ![]() Elizabeth Church Helen Yate Margaret Wellington |
3:56.6 | ![]() Elizabeth Turner Elenor Gordon Margaret Girvan |
3:58.9 |
Water polo
[edit]Water polo was contested by men's teams only, with New Zealand and Australia the only two teams entered. The matches were played at the Olympic Pool in Newmarket.
Weightlifting
[edit]All events were for men only.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Bantamweight | ![]() |
655 lb | ![]() |
615 lb | ![]() |
600 lb |
Featherweight | ![]() |
685 lb | ![]() |
670 lb | ![]() |
640 lb |
Lightweight | ![]() |
760 lb | ![]() |
735 lb | ![]() |
730 lb |
Middleweight | ![]() |
795 lb | ![]() |
740 lb | ![]() |
720 lb |
Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
815 lb | ![]() |
815 lb | ![]() |
765 lb |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
900 lb | ![]() |
830 lb | none awarded |
Wrestling
[edit]All events were for men only.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Flyweight | ![]() |
1 win | ![]() |
1 loss | none awarded | |
Bantamweight | ![]() |
1 win | ![]() |
1 loss | none awarded | |
Featherweight | ![]() |
3 wins | ![]() |
2 w – 1 l | ![]() |
1 w – 2 l |
Lightweight | ![]() |
3 wins | ![]() |
2 wins | ![]() |
1 win |
Welterweight | ![]() |
3 wins | ![]() |
3 w – 1 l | ![]() |
1 win |
Middleweight | ![]() |
3 wins | ![]() |
3 w – 1 l | ![]() |
2 w – 2 l |
Light heavyweight | ![]() |
2 wins | ![]() |
1 win | ![]() |
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Heavyweight | ![]() |
3 wins | ![]() |
2 wins | ![]() |
1 win |
References
[edit]- ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Dheensaw page 35-41
- ^ Churchman & Hurst 2001, p. 106.
Further reading
[edit]- Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) [1990, 1991]. The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History (Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand. ISBN 0-908876-20-3.
External links
[edit]- "Auckland 1950" commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
- "Results and Medalists—1950 British Empire Games" Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation.
Preceded by Sydney |
British Empire Games Auckland IV British Empire Games |
Succeeded by Vancouver |