1950 British Empire Games
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| Host city | Auckland, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| 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
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Ceylon (1948–1951).svg Ceylon
- File:Flag of England.svg England
- File:Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg Fiji
- File:Flag of Malaya (1896–1950).svg Malaya—first appearance
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (host)
- File:Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg Nigeria—first appearance
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa
- File:Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924–1964).svg Southern Rhodesia
- File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
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Games venue
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
At the 1950 British Empire Games all the teams won at least one medal.
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) | 34 | 27 | 19 | 80 |
| 2 | File:Flag of England.svg England (ENG) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZL)* | 10 | 22 | 21 | 53 |
| 4 | File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg Canada (CAN) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa (SAF) | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SCO) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Malaya (1896–1950).svg Malaya (MAL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Ceylon (1948–1951).svg Ceylon (CEY) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924–1964).svg Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales (WAL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 88 | 89 | 80 | 257 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
Boxing
Cycling
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Trial | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Mockridge (AUS) | 1:13.4 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sid Patterson (AUS) | 1:13.5 | File:Flag of England.svg Tommy Godwin (ENG) | 1:13.6 |
| Sprint 1000 m | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Mockridge (AUS) | 2–0 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sid Patterson (AUS) | 0–2 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham Avery (NZL) | 2–1 |
| 4000 m Ind. Pursuit | File:Flag of England.svg Cyril Cartwright (ENG) | 5:16.3 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Mockridge (AUS) | 5:27.0 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Les Lock (NZL) | 5:26.7 |
| 10-mile Scratch | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Heseltine (AUS) | 23:23.4 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Les Lock (NZL) | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Caves (AUS) | ||
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hector Sutherland (AUS) | 3'13:06.4 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Carter (NZL) | 3'13:06.5 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Fowler (AUS) | 3'13:06.6 |
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg George Athans (CAN) | 169.21 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Heatly (SCO) | 168.80 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Jack Stewart (NZL) | 168.17 |
| 10 m platform | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Heatly (SCO) | 156.07 | File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg George Athans (CAN) | 145.36 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Murphy (AUS) | 129.40 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | File:Flag of England.svg Edna Child (ENG) | 126.58 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noeline MacLean (AUS) | 124.59 | File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg Lynda Hunt (CAN) | 115.38 |
| 10 m platform | File:Flag of England.svg Edna Child (ENG) | 70.89 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gwen Fawcett (AUS) | 65.64 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noeline MacLean (AUS) | 59.93 |
Fencing
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | File:Flag of England.svg Mary Glen-Haig (ENG) | 7 wins | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Patricia Woodroffe (NZL) | 6 wins | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Pym (AUS) | 5 wins |
Lawn bowls
Rowing
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]
Swimming
Men's events
Women's events
Water polo
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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia John Amadee Peter Bennett Bruce Bourke John Bourke Herman Doerner Owen Doerner Ronald Faulds Colin French Kevin Hallett Malcolm Hastie Percy Johnston James McKay Francis Murphy Frank O'Neill |
3 wins | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Charles Brown Jim Cameron Terry Harris Bob Hatchwell Barrie Hutchinson Tom Logan Edward Raven Jim Walsh Neil Williams Wally Williams |
0 wins | none awarded | |
Weightlifting
All events were for men only.
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Wrestling
All events were for men only.
References
- ↑ 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
- 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
- "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 |
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