1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition 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. 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, Quebec, Canada and were to be held in 1942 but were cancelled due to World War II.[1]
Participating teams
(Teams participating for the first time in bold).
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 |  Australia (AUS) | 34 | 27 | 19 | 80 |
| 2 |  England (ENG) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 |  New Zealand (NZL)* | 10 | 22 | 21 | 53 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 |  South Africa (SAF) | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 |  Scotland (SCO) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 |  Malaya (MAL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Ceylon (CEY) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Wales (WAL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 88 | 89 | 80 | 257 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
Boxing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Hugh Riley (SCO)
|
K. Edwin (CEY)
|
Marcus Temple (SAF)
|
| Bantamweight | Johnny van Rensburg (SAF)
|
Albert Perera (CEY)
|
Len Walters (CAN)
|
| Featherweight | Henry Gilliland (SCO)
|
Andy Verceuil (RHO)
|
Peter Brander (ENG)
|
| Lightweight | Ronny Latham (ENG)
|
Billy Barber (AUS)
|
Jim Barnden (NZL)
|
| Welterweight | Terry Ratcliffe (ENG)
|
Bill Seewitz (AUS)
|
Alex Obeysekere (CEY)
|
| Middleweight | Theunis van Schalkwyk (SAF)
|
James Beal (NZL)
|
Bill Pinkus (CAN)
|
| Light heavyweight | Don Scott (ENG)
|
Chris Rollinson (NZL)
|
Jack Taylor (AUS)
|
| Heavyweight | Frank Creagh (NZL)
|
Sid Cousins (AUS)
|
none awarded |
Cycling
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Trial | Russell Mockridge (AUS) |
1:13.4 | Sid Patterson (AUS) |
1:13.5 | Tommy Godwin (ENG) |
1:13.6 |
| Sprint 1000 m | Russell Mockridge (AUS) |
2–0 | Sid Patterson (AUS) |
0–2 | Graham Avery (NZL) |
2–1 |
| 4000 m Ind. Pursuit | Cyril Cartwright (ENG) |
5:16.3 | Russell Mockridge (AUS) |
5:27.0 | Les Lock (NZL) |
5:26.7 |
| 10-mile Scratch | William Heseltine (AUS) |
23:23.4 | Les Lock (NZL) |
Ken Caves (AUS) |
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Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race | Hector Sutherland (AUS) |
3'13:06.4 | Nick Carter (NZL) |
3'13:06.5 | Jack Fowler (AUS) |
3'13:06.6 |
Diving
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | George Athans (CAN) |
169.21 | Peter Heatly (SCO) |
168.80 | Jack Stewart (NZL) |
168.17 |
| 10 m platform | Peter Heatly (SCO) |
156.07 | George Athans (CAN) |
145.36 | Frank Murphy (AUS) |
129.40 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Edna Child (ENG) |
126.58 | Noeline MacLean (AUS) |
124.59 | Lynda Hunt (CAN) |
115.38 |
| 10 m platform | Edna Child (ENG) |
70.89 | Gwen Fawcett (AUS) |
65.64 | Noeline MacLean (AUS) |
59.93 |
Fencing
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | René Paul (ENG) |
7 wins | John Fethers (AUS) |
6 wins | George Pouliot (CAN) |
4 wins |
| Foil team | England Arthur Pilbrow Robert Anderson René Paul |
20 wins | New Zealand Austen Gittos Gordon Dearing Murray Gittos Malcolm Millar |
13 wins | Canada George Pouliot Robert Desjarlais Edward Brooke |
12 win |
| Épée | Charles de Beaumont (ENG) |
7 wins | Robert Anderson (ENG) |
6 wins | Ivan Lund (AUS) |
5 wins |
| Épée team | Australia Allan Jay Ivan Lund Charles Stanmore |
3 wins | England René Paul Charles de Beaumont Robert Anderson |
2 wins | Canada George Pouliot Robert Desjarlais Edward Brooke |
1 win |
| Sabre | Arthur Pilbrow (ENG) |
Robert Anderson (ENG) |
George Pouliot (CAN) |
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| Sabre team | England Charles de Beaumont Arthur Pilbrow Robert Anderson |
4 wins | Canada George Pouliot Robert Desjarlais Edward Brooke |
2 wins | Australia Norman Booth Leslie Chillug Edwin Dean Jock Gibson |
1 win |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foil | Mary Glen-Haig (ENG) |
7 wins | Patricia Woodroffe (NZL) |
6 wins | Catherine Pym (AUS) |
5 wins |
Lawn bowls
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles (details) | James Pirret (NZL) |
8 points | Albert Newton (AUS) |
6 points | Lionel Garnett (FIJ) |
4 points |
| Pairs (details) | Phil Exelby and Robert Henry (NZL) |
6 points | W. Gibb and H. J. van Zyl (SAF) |
4 points | Leslie Brown and James Poulton (FIJ) |
2 points |
| Fours (details) | South Africa Alfred Blumberg H. Currer Harry Atkinson Norman Walker |
4 points+ | Australia Charles Cordaiy James Cobley John Cobley Len Knight |
4 points | New Zealand Fred Russell Arthur Engebretsen Noel Jolly Pete Skoglund |
4 points |
+ won play offs
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.[2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single sculls | Mervyn Wood (AUS) |
7:46.8 | Tony Rowe (ENG) |
7:54.0 | Ian Stephen (SAF) |
8:04.0 |
| Double sculls | Mervyn Wood and Murray Riley (AUS) |
7:22 | Joe Schneider and Des Simonson (NZL) |
7:32 | Ken Tinegate and Jack Brown (ENG) |
7:39 |
| Coxless pairs | Wal Lambert and Jack Webster (AUS) |
7:58 | David Gould and Humphrey Gould (NZL) |
8:10 | none awarded | |
| Coxed fours | New Zealand Ted Johnson John O'Brien Bill James Bill Carroll Colin Johnstone |
7:17.2 | Australia Leslie Montgomery Erwin Elder Cecil Winkworth Kenneth Gee Kevin Fox |
7:24.0 | none awarded | |
| Eights | Australia Alan Brown Bruce Goswell Edward Pain Eric Longley James Barnes Peter Holmes a Court Phil Cayzer Bob Tinning Ross Selman |
6:27 | New Zealand Bruce Culpan Donald Adam Don Rowlands Edwin Smith Grahame Jarratt Kerry Ashby Murray Ashby Thomas Engel William Tinnock |
6:27.5 | England Tony Butcher Hank Rushmere Michael Lapage Patrick Bradley Peter de Giles Peter Kirkpatrick Dickie Burnell Bill Windham Jack Dearlove |
6:40 |
Swimming
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 yd freestyle | Peter Salmon (CAN) |
1:00.4 | Frank O'Neill (AUS) |
1:00.6 | Pat Kendall (ENG) |
1:01.8 |
| 440 yd freestyle | Garrick Agnew (AUS) |
4:54.6 | Graham Johnston (SAF) |
60.8 | Buddy Lucas (NZL) |
4:55.5 |
| 1650 yd freestyle | Graham Johnston (SAF) |
19:55.7 | Jim Portelance (CAN) |
20:08.3 | Buddy Lucas (NZL) |
20:10.1 |
| 110 yd backstroke | Jackie Wiid (SAF) |
1:07.7 | John Brockway (WAL) |
1:08.0 | Bert Kinnear (SCO) |
1:10.8 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | David Hawkins (AUS) |
2:54.1 | Roy Romain (ENG) |
2:54.2 | Ron Sharpe (AUS) |
2:56.0 |
| 4×220 yd freestyle relay | New Zealand Buddy Lucas Lyall Barry Michael Amos Colin Chambers |
9:27.7 | Australia Barrie Kellaway Garrick Agnew Frank O'Neill James Beard |
9:34.5 | England Donald Bland Jack Hale Pat Kendall Ray Legg |
9:36.8 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay | England Jack Hale Pat Kendall Roy Romain |
3:26.6 | Canada Allan Gilchrist Lucien Beaumont Peter Salmon |
3:29.4 | New Zealand John Shanahan Lyall Barry Peter Mathieson |
3:30.1 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 yd freestyle | Marjorie McQuade (AUS) |
1:09.0 | Margaret Wellington (ENG) |
1:09.6 | Joan Harrison (SAF) |
1:10.7 |
| 440 yd freestyle | Joan Harrison (SAF) |
5:26.4 | Margaret Wellington (ENG) |
5:33.7 | Denise Norton (AUS) |
5:33.8 |
| 110 yd backstroke | Judy-Joy Davies (AUS) |
1:18.6 | Jean Stewart (NZL) |
1:19.1 | Helen Yate (ENG) |
1:20.5 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | Elenor Gordon (SCO) |
3:01.7 | Nancy Lyons (AUS) |
3:03.6 | Elizabeth Church (ENG) |
3:10.3 |
| 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Australia Denise Spencer Denise Norton Judy-Joy Davies Marjorie McQuade |
4:44.9 | New Zealand Joan Hastings Kristin Jacobi Norma Bridson Winifred Griffin |
4:48.7 | England Grace Wood Helen Yate Lillian Preece Margaret Wellington |
4:56.0 |
| 3×110 yd medley relay | Australia Judy-Joy Davies Marjorie McQuade Nancy Lyons |
3:53.8 | England Elizabeth Church Helen Yate Margaret Wellington |
3:56.6 | Scotland Elizabeth Turner Elenor Gordon Margaret Girvan |
3:58.9 |
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.
Weightlifting
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Tho Fook Hung (MAL) |
655 lb | Rosaire Smith (CAN) |
615 lb | Keith Caple (AUS) |
600 lb |
| Featherweight | Koh Eng Tong (MAL) |
685 lb | Julian Creus (ENG) |
670 lb | Barrie Engelbrecht (SAF) |
640 lb |
| Lightweight | Jim Halliday (ENG) |
760 lb | Thong Saw Pak (MAL) |
735 lb | Vern Barberis (AUS) |
730 lb |
| Middleweight | Gerry Gratton (CAN) |
795 lb | Bruce George (NZL) |
740 lb | Fred Griffin (AUS) |
720 lb |
| Light Heavyweight | Jim Varaleau (CAN) |
815 lb | Issy Bloomberg (SAF) |
815 lb | Tan Kim Bee (MAL) |
765 lb |
| Heavyweight | Harold Cleghorn (NZL) |
900 lb | Ray Magee (AUS) |
830 lb | none awarded | |
Wrestling
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Bert Harris (AUS) |
1 win | Eric Matthews (NZL) |
1 loss | none awarded | |
| Bantamweight | Douglas Mudgway (NZL) |
1 win | Jim Chapman (AUS) |
1 loss | none awarded | |
| Featherweight | John Armitt (NZL) |
3 wins | Roland Milord (CAN) |
2 w – 1 l | Arnold Parsons (ENG) |
1 w – 2 l |
| Lightweight | Dick Garrard (AUS) |
3 wins | Morgan Plumb (CAN) |
2 wins | George Hobson (NZL) |
1 win |
| Welterweight | Henry Hudson (CAN) |
3 wins | Jack Little (AUS) |
3 w – 1 l | Martin Jooste (SAF) |
1 win |
| Middleweight | Maurice Vachon (CAN) |
3 wins | Bruce Arthur (AUS) |
3 w – 1 l | Carel Reitz (SAF) |
2 w – 2 l |
| Light heavyweight | Patrick Morton (SAF) |
2 wins | Arthur Sneddon (NZL) |
1 win | Tom Trevaskis (AUS) |
|
| Heavyweight | Jim Armstrong (AUS) |
3 wins | Pat O'Connor (NZL) |
2 wins | Kenneth Richmond (ENG) |
1 win |
References
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - 1950 Commonwealth Games - Introduction". www.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Churchman, Geoffrey B. and Hurst, Tony; The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History p 106 (1990, HarperCollins, Auckland) ISBN 1-86950-015-6
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1950 British Empire Games at the official Guernsey site
- 1950 British Empire Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website
| Preceded by Sydney |
British Empire Games Auckland IV British Empire Games |
Succeeded by Vancouver |
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