New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games

New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 175 competitors and 24 officials. Selection of the host nation's team for the Games in Auckland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Harold Nelson. The New Zealand team finished third on the medal table, winning a total of 53 medals, 10 of which were gold.

New Zealand at the
1950 British Empire Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Auckland, New Zealand
Competitors175
Flag bearerOpening: Harold Nelson
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
22
Bronze
21
Total
53
Officials24
British Empire Games appearances

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Games venue

4th British Empire Games
Host cityAuckland, New Zealand
Nations participating12 Nations of the Empire
Athletes participating590
Opening ceremony4 February
Closing ceremony11 February
Main venueEden Park

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 the following three Games, 1954 (159,636), 1958 (178,621) and 1962 (224,987).[1]

Medal tables

New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1950, with a total of 53 medals, including 10 gold.

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldHarold NelsonAthleticsMen's 6 miles
 GoldYvette WilliamsAthleticsWomen's long jump
 GoldFrank CreaghBoxingMen's heavyweight
 GoldJames PirretLawn bowlsMen's singles
 GoldPhil Exelby
Robert Henry
Lawn bowlsMen's pairs
 GoldBill Carroll
Bill James
Ted Johnson
Colin Johnstone
John O'Brien
RowingMen's coxed four
 GoldMichael Amos
Lyall Barry
Noel Chambers
Buddy Lucas
SwimmingMen's 880 yards freestyle relay
 GoldHarold CleghornWeightliftingMen's heavyweight
 GoldDoug MudgwayWrestlingMen's bantamweight
 GoldJohn ArmittWrestlingMen's featherweight
 SilverJune SchochAthleticsWomen's 80 m hurdles
 SilverJohn HollandAthleticsMen's 440 yards hurdles
 SilverHarold NelsonAthleticsMen's 3 miles
 SilverShirley Hardman
Dorothea Parker
Lesley Rowe
AthleticsWomen's 440 yards relay
 SilverBevin HoughAthleticsMen's long jump
 SilverYvette WilliamsAthleticsWomen's javelin throw
 SilverJames BealBoxingMen's middleweight
 SilverChristopher RollinsonBoxingMen's light heavyweight
 SilverLes LockCyclingMen's 10 mile scratch race
 SilverNick CarterCyclingMen's road race
 SilverPatricia WoodroffeFencingWomen's individual foil
 SilverCharles Dearing
Austen Gittos
Murray Gittos
Nathaniel Millar
FencingMen's foil team
 SilverJoseph Schneider
Desmond Simonson
RowingMen's double scull
 SilverDavid Gould
Humphrey Gould
RowingMen's coxless pair
 SilverDonald Adam
Kerry Ashby
Murray Ashby
Bruce Culpan
Thomas Engel
Grahame Jarratt
Don Rowlands
Edwin Smith
Bill Tinnock
RowingMen's eight
 SilverJean StewartSwimmingWomen's 110 yards backstroke
 SilverNorma Bridson
Winifred Griffin
Joan Hastings
Kristin Jacobi
SwimmingWomen's 440 yards freestyle relay
 SilverNew Zealand men's water polo team
Water poloMen's tournament
 SilverTony GeorgeWeightliftingMen's middleweight
 SilverEric MatthewsWrestlingMen's flyweight
 SilverArthur SneddonWrestlingMen's light heavyweight
 SilverPat O'ConnorWrestlingMen's heavyweight
 BronzeJanet ShackletonAthleticsWomen's 80 m hurdles
 BronzeDon JowettAthleticsMen's 220 yards
 BronzeDave BattenAthleticsMen's 440 yards
 BronzeMaurice MarshallAthleticsMen's mile
 BronzeNoel TaylorAthleticsMen's 6 miles
 BronzeJack ClarkeAthleticsMen's marathon
 BronzeKevin Beardsley
Arthur Eustace
Peter Henderson
Clem Parker
AthleticsMen's 4 x 110 yards relay
 BronzeDave Batten
John Holland
Derek Steward
Jack Sutherland
AthleticsMen's 4 x 440 yards relay
 BronzeNoelene SwintonAthleticsWomen's high jump
 BronzeCleone Rivett-CarnacAthleticsWomen's javelin throw
 BronzeDave DephoffAthleticsMen's long jump
 BronzeRuth DowmanAthleticsWomen's long jump
 BronzeJim BarndenBoxingMen's lightweight
 BronzeGraham AveryCyclingMen's sprint
 BronzeLes LockCyclingMen's 4000 m individual pursuit
 BronzeJack StewartDivingMen's 3 m springboard
 BronzeArthur Engebretsen
Noel Jolly
Fred Russell
Pete Skoglund
Lawn bowlsMen's fours
 BronzeBuddy LucasSwimmingMen's 440 yards freestyle
 BronzeBuddy LucasSwimmingMen's 1650 yards freestyle
 BronzeLyall Barry
Peter Mathieson
John Shanahan
SwimmingMen's 330 yards medlay relay
 BronzeGeorge HobsonWrestlingMen's lightweight
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 6 12 20
Wrestling 2 3 1 6
Lawn bowls 2 0 1 3
Rowing 1 3 0 4
Swimming 1 2 3 6
Boxing 1 2 1 4
Weightlifting 1 1 0 2
Cycling 0 2 2 4
Fencing 0 2 0 2
Water polo 0 1 0 1
Diving 0 0 1 1
Total 10 22 21 53
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 9 16 17 42
Female 1 6 4 11
Total 10 22 21 53

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 501464
Boxing 8N/A8
Cycling 11N/A11
Diving 235
Fencing 14317
Lawn bowls 7N/A7
Rowing 19N/A19
Swimming 11718
Water polo 10N/A10
Weightlifting 5N/A5
Wrestling 8N/A8
Total14327170

Athletics

Track and road

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] Result Rank[lower-roman 2] Result Rank
Neil Bates 1 mile 4:25.86 N/A Did not advance
Dave Batten 220 yards 22.41 Q 22.24 Did not advance
440 yards 48.93 Q 48.93 Q 48.8
Kevin Beardsley 100 yards 10.23 Q 10.26 Did not advance
Gordon Bromley Marathon N/A 2:46:51.07
Jack Clarke Marathon N/A 2:39:26.7
Arthur Eustace 100 yards 9.92 Q 10.16 Did not advance
Lionel Fox Marathon N/A 2:57:47.213
Doug Harris 440 yards DNS Did not advance
880 yards DNF N/A Did not advance
Peter Henderson 100 yards 9.91 Q 9.92 Q 9.95
Allen Hill 120 yards hurdles 4 N/A Did not advance
440 yards hurdles 4 Did not advance
John Holland 120 yards hurdles 15.13 Q N/A 15.15
440 yards hurdles 53.01 Q 53.41 Q 52.7
George Hoskins 3 miles N/A 12
6 miles N/A DNS
Don Jowett 220 yards 22.41 Q 22.92 Q 21.8
Colin Lousich 3 miles N/A 14:41.06
6 miles N/A DNF
Arthur Lydiard Marathon N/A 2:54:51.612
Maurice Marshall 1 mile 4:16.84 Q N/A 4:13.2
John Myles 440 yards 3 Q 5 Did not advance
Harold Nelson 3 miles N/A 14:27.8
6 miles N/A 30:29.6
Clem Parker 100 yards 10.02 Q 9.93 Q 10.06
220 yards 22.62 Q 22.03 Q 22.26
Cliff Simpson 880 yards 4 Q N/A 1:56.06
1 mile 4:26.66 N/A Did not advance
Jack Sinclair 1 mile 4:19.83 Q N/A 4:20.06
Lionel Smith 120 yards hurdles 14.83 Q N/A 6
Barry Steel 880 yards 6 N/A Did not advance
Derek Steward 440 yards hurdles 54.41 Q 4 Did not advance
Jack Sutherland 440 yards 50.03 Q 49.21 Q 6
Noel Taylor 3 miles N/A 11
6 miles N/A 30:31.9
Neil Wilson 880 yards 1:53.22 Q N/A 1:53.74
Clem Parker
Arthur Eustace
Peter Henderson
Kevin Beardsley
4 x 110 yards relay N/A 42.6
Dave Batten
Jack Sutherland
Derek Steward
John Holland
4 x 440 yards relay N/A 3:20.0
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Johnny Borland High jump 6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
4
Johnny Brown Hammer throw 135 ft 3 12 in
(41.24 m)
9
Max Carr Discus throw 126 ft 8 34 in
(38.63 m)
8
Hammer throw 140 ft 6 34 in
(42.84 m)
6
Claude Clegg Javelin throw 175 ft 11 in
(53.62 m)
5
Dave Dephoff Long jump 23 ft 3 in
(7.09 m)
Keith Forsythe Long jump 23 ft 3 in
(7.09 m)
4
Triple jump 46 ft 7 34 in
(14.22 m)
5
Arthur Fuller Hammer throw 143 ft 2 12 in
(43.65 m)
5
Doug Herman Shot put 44 ft 0 in
(13.41 m)
4
Wallace Heron Pole vault 12 ft 9 in
(3.89 m)
4
Bevin Hough Long jump 23 ft 7 38 in
(7.20 m)
Graham Jeffries Triple jump 46 ft 2 34 in
(14.09 m)
6
Roy Johnson Triple jump 47 ft 7 12 in
(14.52 m)
4
Colin Kay Triple jump 45 ft 7 34 in
(13.91 m)
9
Stan Lay Javelin throw 175 ft 4 in
(53.44 m)
6
Jim Leckie Hammer throw 136 ft 6 in
(41.61 m)
7
Clyde Main Shot put 41 ft 4 in
(12.60 m)
6
George Martin Pole vault 12 ft 3 in
(3.73 m)
6
Raymond McKenzie High jump 6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)
11
Keith Morgan Shot put 43 ft 10 in
(13.36 m)
5
Gus Redmond Discus throw 132 ft 8 34 in
(40.46 m)
5
Eric Rhodes High jump 5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m)
14
Merv Richards Pole vault 12 ft 3 in
(3.73 m)
8
Roy Woolley High jump 5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m)
14

Track

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] Result Rank[lower-roman 2] Result Rank
Ruth Dowman 100 yards 11.22 Q 11.34 Did not advance
Pixie Fletcher 80 m hurdles 11.92 Q N/A 5
Noeline Gourley 80 m hurdles 11.51 Q N/A 11.94
Shirley Hardman 100 yards 11.22 Q 11.23 Q 11.35
Joan Hart 220 yards 25.93 Q 5 Did not advance
Colleen Malone 100 yards 11.63 Q 11.65 Did not advance
220 yards 5 Did not advance
Dorothea Parker 100 yards 11.23 Q 11.23 Q 11.24
220 yards 25.42 Q 25.13 Q 24.84
Lesley Rowe 220 yards 25.53 Q 25.83 Q 6
June Schoch 80 m hurdles 11.42 Q N/A 11.6
Janet Shackleton 80 m hurdles 11.43 Q N/A 11.7
Lesley Rowe
Shirley Hardman
Dorothea Parker
440 yards relay N/A 48.7
Ruth Dowman
Dorothea Parker
Lesley Rowe
Shirley Hardman
660 yards relay N/A DQ
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Bev Brewis High jump 4 ft 10 in
(1.47 m)
5
Ruth Dowman Long jump 18 ft 10 in
(5.74 m)
Cleone Rivett-Carnac Javelin throw 112 ft 11 34 in
(34.44 m)
June Schoch Long jump 15 ft 3 34 in
(4.67 m)
11
Noeline Swinton High jump 5 ft 1 in
(1.55 m)
Yvette Williams Javelin throw 124 ft 6 34 in
(37.97 m)
Long jump 19 ft 4 58 in
(5.91 m) GR

Boxing

Athlete Event Quarter Final Semi Final Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Bert Maddern Flyweight  Edwin (CEY)
L
Did not advance
Robert Broadhurst Bantamweight  Walters (CAN)
L
Did not advance
William Paterson Featherweight  Brander (ENG)
L
Did not advance
Jim Barnden Lightweight  King (SRH)
W
 Barber (AUS)
L
Weighed over4
James McIvor Welterweight  Small (SRH)
W
 Ratcliffe (ENG)
L
Withdrew unfit4
James Beal Middleweight N/A Bye  van Schalkwyk (SAF)
L
Christopher Rollinson Light heavyweight N/A Bye  Scott (ENG)
L
Frank Creagh Heavyweight N/A  Cousins (AUS)
W

Cycling

Road

Men's road race
Athlete Time Rank
Nick Carter 3:13:06.5
James Downie 3:13:12.7 7
Ted Lambert DNF

Track

Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Graham Avery  Oland (CAN)
W 12.8
N/A  Bazzano (AUS)
W 12.9, W 13.0
 Patterson (AUS)
L, L
 Olive (NZL)
W 12.8, L, W 13.2
Don Olive  Evans (SRH)
 Millman (CAN)
W 12.9
N/A  Godwin (ENG)
W 12.8, W 12.8
 Mockridge (AUS)
L, L
 Avery (NZL)
L, W 12.6, L
4
Allen Stonex  Mockridge (AUS)
L
 Millman (CAN)
W 14.2
 Patterson (AUS)
L, L
Did not advance
Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete Time Rank
Graham Hughes 1:17.1 8
Les Lock 1:16.2 5
Malcolm Simpson 1:16.5 =6

;Men's 4000 m individual pursuit

Athlete Round 1 Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Les Lock  Hamilton (SCO)
L 5:29.6[lower-roman 1]
 Cartwright (ENG)
L
 Hamilton (SCO)
W 5:26.7
  1. Qualified for the semifinals as the fastest loser
Men's 10 miles track race
Athlete Time Rank
Alan Dean DNF
Les Lock
Frank Tredrea unplaced

Diving

Athlete Event Points Rank
Joyce Carpenter Women's 3 m springboard 95.88 7
Owen Jaine Men's 10 m platform 115.28 6
Betty Moore Women's 3 m springboard 93.30 8
Mayzod Reid Women's 3 m springboard 104.29 6
Jack Stewart Men's 3 m springboard 168.17

Fencing

Men

Individual epee
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
William Elsom  Paul (ENG)
L 0 – 3
 Pouliot (CAN)
L 2 – 3
 Lund (AUS)
L 0 – 3
 Jay (AUS)
L 0 – 3
 Brooke (CAN)
L 0 – 3
 Usher (SCO)
L 2 – 3
Did not advance
J. Shaw  Ward (NZL)
L 1 – 3
 Anderson (ENG)
W 3 – 1
 Gibson (AUS)
L 0 – 3
 de Beaumont (ENG)
L 1 – 3
 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 0 – 3
N/A Did not advance
Joseph Ward  Shaw (NZL)
W 3 – 1
 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 2 – 3
 de Beaumont (ENG)
L 2 – 3
 Anderson (ENG)
W 3 – 2
 Gibson (AUS)
W 3 – 1
N/A  Lund (AUS)
L 2 – 3
 Desjarlais (CAN)
W 3 – 2
 Anderson (ENG)
W 3 – 2
 de Beaumont (ENG)
L 1 – 3
 Paul (ENG)
L 1 – 3
 Jay (AUS)
L 1 – 3
=6
Individual foil
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Charles Dearing  M. Gittos (NZL)
L 4 – 5
 Anderson (ENG)
L 0 – 5
 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 3 – 5
 Dean (AUS)
W 5 – 3
 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 3 – 5
Did not advance
Austen Gittos  Paul (ENG)
L 3 – 5
 Pouliot (CAN)
L 2 – 5
 Fethers (AUS)
L 2 – 5
 Brooke (CAN)
L 2 – 5
 Jay (AUS)
W 5 – 4
 M. Gittos (NZL)
W 5 – 3
 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 3 – 5
 Paul (ENG)
L 2 – 5
 Pilbrow (ENG)
W 5 – 1
 Pouliot (CAN)
W 5 – 2
 Fethers (AUS)
L 1 – 5
 Anderson (ENG)
W 5 – 3
4
Murray Gittos  Dearing (NZL)
W 5 – 4
 Dean (AUS)
W 5 – 3
 Pilbrow (ENG)
W 5 – 3
 Desjarlais (CAN)
W 5 – 3
 Anderson (ENG)
L 2 – 5
 A. Gittos (NZL)
L 3 – 5
 Fethers (AUS)
L 3 – 5
 Anderson (ENG)
W 5 – 3
 Pouliot (CAN)
L 2 – 5
 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 3 – 5
 Paul (ENG)
L 2 – 5
 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 3 – 5
8
Individual sabre
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Trevor Hadley  Anderson (ENG)
L 1 – 5
 Pouliot (CAN)
L 1 – 5
 Gibson (AUS)
L 2 – 5
 Brooke (CAN)
L 1 – 5
 Jay (AUS)
L 3 – 5
Did not advance
Julius Stafford  Wright (NZL)
L 3 – 5
 Paul (ENG)
L 0 – 5
 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 3 – 5
 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 1 – 5
 Dean (AUS)
W 5 – 4
Did not advance
Dudley Wright  Stafford (NZL)
W 5 – 3
 Dean (AUS)
W 5 – 1
 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 3 – 5
 Paul (ENG)
L 4 – 5
 Desjarlais (CAN)
W 5 – 2
 Gibson (AUS)
L 4 – 5
 Paul (ENG)
W 5 – 3
 Brooke (CAN)
W 5 – 2
 Desjarlais (CAN)
W 5 – 2
 Anderson (ENG)
L 0 – 5
 Pouliot (CAN)
L 1 – 5
 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 3 – 5
=4
Team epee
Athlete Round robin Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
H.E. Cox
William Elsom
J.H. Malcolm
J. Shaw
Joseph Ward
 Canada  England  Australia 4
Cox
v Brooke L 0 – 3
v Pouliot L 1 – 3
v Desjarlais L 1 – 3
Elsom
v de Beaumont L 2 – 3
v Paul L 0 – 3
v Anderson W 3 – 2
Elsom
v Jay L 0 – 3
v Lund L 0 – 3
v Stanmore L 2 – 3
Elsom
v Desjarlais L 2 – 3
v Brooke L 1 – 3
v Pouliot L 0 – 3
Shaw
v Anderson W 3 – 1
v de Beaumont L 1 – 3
v Paul W 3 – 0
Shaw
v Jay W 3 – 2
v Lund L 2 – 3
v Stanmore W 3 – 0
Malcolm
v Pouliot L 2 – 3
v Desjarlais D 3 – 3
v Brooke L 1 – 3
Malcolm
v Paul L 1 – 3
v Anderson L 1 – 3
v de Beaumont L 0 – 3
Ward
v Jay W 3 – 1
v Lund W 3 – 2
v Stanmore L 2 – 3
Result
L 0 – 8
Result
L 3 – 6
Result
L 4 – 5
Team foil
Athlete Round robin Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Charles Dearing
Austen Gittos
Murray Gittos
Nathaniel Millar
 Canada  Australia  England
Dearing
v Desjarlais W 5 – 2
v Pouliot L 1 – 5
v Brooke W 5 – 4
A. Gittos
v Desjarlais W 5 – 0
v Pouliot L 1 – 5
v Brooke W 5 – 1
M. Gittos
v Desjarlais L 4 – 5
v Pouliot W 5 – 2
v Brooke W 5 – 2
Result
W 6 – 3
Result
L 4 – 5
Result
L 3 – 6
Team sabre
Athlete Round robin Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Eric Flaws
Trevor Hadley
Allan McLeavey
Julius Stafford
Dudley Wright
 Australia  Canada  England 4
Hadley
v Booth
v Chillug
v Dean
1 win, 2 losses
Hadley
v Brooke L
v Pouliot L
v Desjarlais L
Flaws
v de Beaumont L 1 – 5
v Pilbrow L 1 – 5
v Anderson L 4 – 5
McLeavey
v Booth L
v Chillug L
v Dean L
Stafford
v Brooke L
v Pouliot L
v Desjarlais L
McLeavey
v Pilbrow L 1 – 5
v Anderson L 2 – 5
v de Beaumont W 5 – 3
Wright
v Booth
v Chillug
v Dean
2 wins, 1 loss
Wright
v Brooke W
v Pouliot W
v Desjarlais W
Stafford
v Anderson L 1 – 5
v de Beaumont L 0 – 5
v Pilbrow L 2 – 5
Result
L 3 – 6
Result
L 3 – 6
Result
L 1 – 8

Women

Individual foil
Athlete Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Florence Andrews  Pym (AUS)
L 3 – 4
 Glen-Haig (ENG)
L 1 – 4
 Stokes (AUS)
L 2 – 4
 Wilson (AUS)
W 4 – 2
 Hamilton (CAN)
L 1 – 4
 Woodroffe (NZL)
L 0 – 4
 Jekyll (NZL)
W 4 – 1
6
Olga Jekyll  Hamilton (CAN)
W 4 – 0
 Wilson (AUS)
W 4 – 2
 Pym (AUS)
L 2 – 4
 Glen-Haig (ENG)
L 2 – 4
 Stokes (AUS)
W 4 – 3
 Woodroffe (NZL)
L 2 – 4
 Andrews (NZL)
L 1 – 4
5
Patricia Woodroffe  Wilson (AUS)
W 4 – 1
 Hamilton (CAN)
W 4 – 0
 Glen-Haig (ENG)
L 2 – 4
 Stokes (AUS)
W 4 – 1
 Pym (AUS)
W 4 – 2
 Jekyll (NZL)
W 4 – 2
 Andrews (NZL)
W 4 – 0

Lawn bowls

Athlete Event Round robin Eliminator Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
James Pirret Men's singles  Garnett
 (FIJ)
W 25 – 20
 Krupp
 (CAN)
W 25 – 22
 Newton
 (AUS)
W 26 – 12
 Jacobs
 (SAF)
W 25 – 10
N/A
Robert Henry
Phil Exelby
Men's pairs  South Africa
W 23 – 16
 Australia
W 23 – 22
 Fiji
W 47 – 4
N/A N/A
Arthur Engebretsen
Fred Russell
Noel Jolly
Pete Skoglund
Men's fours  South Africa
W 19 – 11
 Australia
L 14 – 23
 Fiji
W 41 – 6
N/A  South Africa
L 17 – 22
Did not advance

Rowing

Athlete Event Time Rank
Tristan Hegglun Men's single sculls 4
Joe Schneider
Des Simonson
Men's double sculls 7:32.0
David Gould
Humphrey Gould
Men's coxless pair 8:10.0
Ted Johnson
John O'Brien
Bill James
Bill Carroll
Colin Johnstone
(cox)
Men's coxed four 7:17.2
Thomas Engel
Kerry Ashby
Bill Tinnock
Murray Ashby
Grahame Jarratt
Don Rowlands
Bruce Culpan
Edwin Smith
Donald Adam
(cox)
Men's eight 6:27.5

Swimming

Men

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Michael Amos 110 yards freestyle 1:01.96 Q 1:02.56
440 yards freestyle 5:06.16 Q 5:08.15
Lyall Barry 110 yards freestyle 1:03.2=8 Did not advance
Colin Callan 220 yards breaststroke 3:05.76 Q 3:09.86
Colin Chambers 1650 yards freestyle 21:46.66 Q 21:45.36
Noel Chambers 440 yards freestyle 5:14.110 Did not advance
Trevor Eagle 220 yards breaststroke 3:01.45 Q 3:02.95
Roger Gibbs 110 yards backstroke 1:18.79 Did not advance
Peter Hanan 110 yards freestyle 1:04.410 Did not advance
Buddy Lucas 440 yards freestyle 4:48.92 Q 5:02.5
1650 yards freestyle 20:11.21 Q 20:10.1
Peter Mathieson 110 yards backstroke 1:13.75 1:13.64
John Shanahan 220 yards breaststroke 2:57.43 Q 2:59.84
Peter Mathieson
John Shanahan
Lyall Barry
3 x 110 yards medley relay N/A 3:30.1
Lyall Barry
Buddy Lucas
Noel Chambers
Michael Amos
4 x 220 yards freestyle relay N/A 9:27.7

Women

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Norma Bridson 110 yards freestyle 1:11.04 Q 1:11.25
Winifred Griffin 110 yards freestyle 1:10.12 Q 1:11.96
440 yards freestyle 5:38.43 Q 5:39.44
Kristin Jacobi 110 yards freestyle 1:13.411 Did not advance
Helen Mackenzie 440 yards freestyle 5:47.68 Did not advance
Jean Stewart 110 yards backstroke 1:18.6 GR1 Q 1:19.1
Margaret Sweeney 220 yards breaststroke N/A 3:28.26
Jean Stewart
Margaret Sweeney
Winifred Griffin
3 x 110 yards medley relay N/A DQ
Kristin Jacobi
Norma Bridson
Winifred Griffin
Joan Hastings
4 x 110 yards freestyle relay N/A 4:48.7

Water polo

Team roster

Charles Brown, Jim Cameron, Terry Harris, Bob Hatchwell, Barrie Hutchinson, Tom Logan (c), Edward Raven, Jim Walsh, Neil Williams, Wally Williams

Game 1
4 February 1950  New Zealand 411  Australia Newmarket Olympic Pool
Hatchwell 2, Logan, W. Williams Goals Amadee 4, Johnston 2, French, Bennett, Doerner, Hastie, own goal
Game 2
6 February 1950  New Zealand 213  Australia Newmarket Olympic Pool
Goals Amadee 4, Bennett 5, Johnston 2, Hastie 2
Game 3
10 February 1950  New Zealand 25  Australia Newmarket Olympic Pool
  Goals
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Rank
 Australia 3300298+21
 New Zealand 3003829-21

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank
Lewis Lawn Featherweight 540 lb
(244.9 kg)
6
Edwin Norton Lightweight 200 lb
(90.7 kg)
195 lb
(88.5 kg)
250 lb
(113.4 kg)
645 lb
(292.6 kg)
4
Tony George Middleweight 235 lb
(106.6 kg)
225 lb
(102.1 kg)
280 lb
(127.0 kg)
740 lb
(335.7 kg)
Trevor Clark Light heavyweight 225 lb
(102.1 kg)
225 lb
(102.1 kg)
280 lb
(127.0 kg)
730 lb
(331.1 kg)
4
Harold Cleghorn Heavyweight 285 lb
(129.3 kg)
270 lb
(122.5 kg)
345 lb
(156.5 kg)
900 lb
(408.2 kg)

Wrestling

Athlete Event Elimination rounds Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Eric Matthews Flyweight N/A  Harris (AUS)
L
Doug Mudgway Bantamweight N/A  Chapman (AUS)
W
John Armitt Featherweight  Parsons (ENG)
W
 Hayman (AUS)
W
N/A  Milord (CAN)
W
George Hobson Lightweight  Dick Garrard (AUS)
L
 Plumb (CAN)
L
Eliminated
John Monaghan Welterweight  Little (AUS)
L
 Hudson (CAN)
L
Eliminated
Peter Fletcher Middleweight  Vachon (CAN)
L
 Bowey (ENG)
W
 Arthur (AUS)
L
Eliminated
Arthur Sneddon Light heavyweight N/A  Trevaskis (AUS)
W
N/A  Morton (SAF)
L
Pat O'Connor Heavyweight  Armstrong (AUS)
L
 Ovendon (CAN)
W
 Richmond (ENG)
W
N/A

Officials

  • Chef de Mission: Bill Holley
  • Athletics: Frank Sharpley (coach), Jim Barnes, J Meek, W N Connell (massage), Pearl Ellis (Chaperone)
  • Boxing: K A Neale (manager), Richard Dunn (trainer), A G Bates (massage)

See also

Notes

  1. Dheensaw page 35-41

References

  • The Story of the British Empire Games, Auckland, New Zealand, 1950 (1950, official history by the Organising Committee)
  • The Commonwealth Games: The First 60 Years 1930–1990 by Cleve Dheensaw (1994, Hodder & Stoughton, Canada/New Zealand) ISBN 0-340-60002-0
  • "Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue". New Zealand Sportsman. 4 (8). 8 March 1950.
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