New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games

Games Venue

The main stadium was at Eden Park. Other venues were the Auckland Town Hall (Boxing & Wrestling), the Drill Hall (Fencing), Western Springs (Cycling, and Closing) 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 1954 (159,636), 1958 (178,621) and 1962 (224,987).

Medals

New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1950.

Gold

Athletics:

01 ! Harold Nelson — Men's 6 Miles 01 ! Yvette Williams — Women's Long Jump

Boxing:

01 ! Frank Creagh — Men's Heavyweight 81–91 kg

Lawn Bowls:

01 ! Phil Exelby and Robert Henry — Men's Pairs 01 ! James Pirret — Men's Singles

Rowing:

01 ! Bill Carroll, Bill James, Ted Johnson, Colin Johnstone and John O'Brien — Men's Coxed Four

Swimming:

01 ! Michael Amos, Lyall Barry, Colin Chambers and Buddy Lucas — Men's 880 yards Freestyle Relay

Weightlifting:

01 ! Harold Cleghorn — Men's 110 kg

Wrestling:

01 ! John Armitt — Men's 62 kg 01 ! Doug Mudgway — Men's 57 kg

Silver

Athletics:

02 ! Shirley Hardman, Dorothea Parker and Lesley Rowe — Women's 440 yards Relay 02 ! John Holland — Men's 440 yards Hurdles 02 ! Bevin Hough — Men's Long Jump 02 ! Harold Nelson — Men's 3 Miles 02 ! June Schoch — Women's 80 m Hurdles 02 ! Yvette Williams — Women's Javelin Throw

Boxing:

02 ! James Beal — Men's Middleweight 71–75 kg 02 ! Christopher Rollinson — Men's Light Heavyweight 75–81 kg

Fencing:

02 ! Charles Dearing, Austin Gittos, Murray Gittos and Nathaniel Millar — Men's Foil Team 02 ! Patricia Woodroffe — Women's Individual Foil

Cycling:

02 ! Nick Carter — Men's Road Race 02 ! Les Lock — Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race

Rowing:

02 ! Donald Adam, Kerry Ashby, Murray Ashby, Bruce Culpan, Thomas Engel, Grahame Jarratt, Don Rowlands, Edwin Smith and Bill Tinnock — Men's Eight 02 ! David Gould and Humphrey Gould — Men's Coxless Pair 02 ! Joseph Schneider and Desmond Simonson — Men's Double Sculls

Swimming:

02 ! Norma Bridson, Winifred Griffin, Joan Hastings and Kristin Jacobi — Women's 440 yards Freestyle Relay 02 ! Jean Stewart — Women's 110 yards Backstroke

Weightlifting:

02 ! Bruce George — Men's −75 kg

Wrestling:

02 ! Eric Matthews — Men's 52 kg 02 ! Pat O'Connor — Men's 100 kg 02 ! Arthur Sneddon — Men's 90 kg

Waterpolo:

02 ! Charles Brown, Jim Cameron, Terry Harris, Bob Hatchwell, Barrie Hutchinson, Tom Logan, Edward Raven, Jim Walsh, Neil Williams and Wally Williams — Men's Waterpolo

Bronze

Athletics:

03 ! Dave Batten, John Holland, Derek Steward and Jack Sutherland — Men's 4 x 440 yards Relay 03 ! Dave Batten — Men's 440 yards 03 ! John Clarke — Men's Marathon 03 ! Dave Dephoff — Men's Long Jump 03 ! Ruth Dowman — Women's Long Jump 03 ! Keith Beardsley, Arthur Eustace, Peter Henderson and Clem Parker — Men's 4 x 110 yards Relay 03 ! Don Jowett — Men's 220 yards 03 ! Maurice Marshall — Men's Mile 03 ! Cleone Rivett-Carnac — Women's Javelin Throw 03 ! Janet Shackleton — Women's 80 m Hurdles 03 ! Noeline Swinton — Women's High Jump 03 ! Noel Taylor — Men's 6 Miles

Boxing:

03 ! J Barnden — Men's Lightweight 57–60 kg

Cycling:

03 ! Graham Avery — Men's Sprint 03 ! Les Lock — Men's Individual Pursuit (4000 m)

Diving:

03 ! Jack Stewart — Men's 1 m Springboard

Bowls:

03 ! John Englebretson, Noel Jolly, Fred Russell and Pete Skoglund — Men's Fours

Swimming:

03 ! Lyall Barry, Peter Mathieson and John Shanahan — Men's 330 yards Medley Relay 03 ! Buddy Lucas — Men's 440 yards Freestyle 03 ! Buddy Lucas — Men's 1650 yards Freestyle

Wrestling:

03 ! George Hobson — Men's Lightweight

Athletics

See also Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games

Men

100 yards

220 yards

440 yards

880 yards

1-mile

3 miles

6 miles

Marathon

120 yards hurdles

440 yards hurdles

4 x 110 yards relay – Bronze medal (42.6s)

4 x 440 yards relay – Bronze medal (3m 20.0s)

Long jump

Triple jump

High jump

Pole vault

Discus throw

Hammer throw

Javelin throw

Shot put

Women

100 yards

220 yards

80 metres hurdles

440 yards relay – Silver medal (48.7s)

660 yards relay – finished 4th but disqualified (1m 16.8s)

Long jump

High jump

Javelin throw

Boxing

48 – 51 kg (flyweight) : Robert Maddern – eliminated

51 – 54 kg (bantamweight): Robert Broadhurst – eliminated

54 – 57 kg (featherweight): William Patterson – eliminated

57 – 60 kg (lightweight): James E Barnden – eliminated

64 – 69 kg (welterweight): James McIvor – eliminated

71 – 75 kg (middleweight): James Beal – Silver medal

75 – 81 kg (light-heavyweight): Christopher Rollinson – Silver medal

81 – 91 kg (heavyweight): Frank Creagh – Gold medal

Road

Road race – Men

Track

Sprint – Men: Graham Avery – Bronze medal

10 Mile – Men: Alan Dean – did not finish (fell 50 yds from finish)

Officials

Chef de Mission: Bill Holley

Athletics: Frank Sharpley (coach), James Barnes, J Meek, W N Connell (massage), Pearl Ellis (Chaperone)

Boxing: K A Neale (manager), Richard Dunn (trainer), A G Bates (massage)