Athletics_at_the_1950_British_Empire_Games
Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
International athletics championship event
At the 1950 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand in February 1950. A total of 28 athletics events were contested at the Games, 20 by men and 8 by women. A total of seventeen Games records were set or improved over the competition.
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Athletics at the 4th British Empire Games | |
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Dates | 5–11 February 1950 |
Host city | Auckland, New Zealand |
Venue | Eden Park |
Level | Senior |
Events | 28 |
Participation | 195 athletes from 12 nations |
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A number of events can be viewed in series of thirteen 1950 Empire Games archive reels which have been uploaded by Archives New Zealand on YouTube.[1]
Men
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards details |
John Treloar (AUS) | 9.7 GR= | William De Gruchy (AUS) | 9.8 | Don Pettie (CAN) | 9.9 |
220 yards details |
John Treloar (AUS) | 21.5 | David Johnson (AUS) | 21.8 | Don Jowett (NZL) | 21.8 |
440 yards details |
Edwin Carr (AUS) | 47.9 GR= | Leslie Lewis (ENG) | 48.0 | David Batten (NZL) | 48.8 |
880 yards details |
John Parlett (ENG) | 1:53.1 | Jack Hutchins (CAN) | 1:53.4 | Bill Parnell (CAN) | 1:53.4 |
1 mile details |
Bill Parnell (CAN) | 4:11.0 GR | Len Eyre (ENG) | 4:11.8 | Maurice Marshall (NZL) | 4:13.2 |
3 miles details |
Len Eyre (ENG) | 14:23.6 | Harold Nelson (NZL) | 14:27.8 | Anthony Chivers (ENG) | 14:28.1 |
6 miles details |
Harold Nelson (NZL) | 30:29.6 | Andrew Forbes (SCO) | 30:31.9 | Noel Taylor (NZL) | 30:31.9 |
Marathon details |
Jack Holden (ENG) | 2:32:57 GR | Syd Luyt (SAF) | 2:37:03 | Jack Clarke (NZL) | 2:39:27 |
120 yards hurdles details |
Peter Gardner (AUS) | 14.3 GR | Ray Weinberg (AUS) | 14.4 | Tom Lavery (SAF) | 14.6 |
440 yards hurdles details |
Duncan White (CEY) | 52.5 GR | John Holland (NZL) | 52.7 | Geoff Goodacre (AUS) | 53.1 |
4 × 110 yards relay details |
Australia Scotchy Gordon David Johnson John Treloar William De Gruchy | 42.2 | England Brian Shenton Jack Archer Leslie Lewis Nick Stacey | 42.5 | New Zealand Arthur Eustace Clem Parker Kevin Beardsley Peter Henderson | 42.6 |
4 × 440 yards relay details |
Australia Edwin Carr George Gedge James Humphreys Ross Price | 3:17.8 | England Derek Pugh John Parlett Leslie Lewis Terry Higgins | 3:19.3 | New Zealand David Batten Derek Steward John Holland Jack Sutherland | 3:20.0 |
High jump details |
John Winter (AUS) | 1.98 m GR | Josiah Majekodunmi (NGR) Alan Paterson (SCO) | 1.96 m | None awarded | |
Pole vault details |
Tim Anderson (ENG) | 3.97 m | Stan Egerton (CAN) | 3.97 m | Peter Denton (AUS) | 3.88 m |
Long jump details |
Neville Price (SAF) | 7.32 m | Bevin Hough (NZL) | 7.20 m | David Dephoff (NZL) | 7.09 m |
Triple jump details |
Brian Oliver (AUS) | 15.61 m | Les McKeand (AUS) | 15.28 m | Ian Polmear (AUS) | 14.67 m |
Shot put details |
Mataika Tuicakau (FIJ) | 14.64 m | Harold Moody (ENG) | 13.92 m | Leo Roininen (CAN) | 13.68 m |
Discus throw details |
Ian Reed (AUS) | 47.72 m GR | Mataika Tuicakau (FIJ) | 44.00 m | Svein Sigfusson (CAN) | 43.48 m |
Hammer throw details |
Duncan Clark (SCO) | 49.94 m GR | Keith Pardon (AUS) | 47.83 m | Herb Barker (AUS) | 45.62 m |
Javelin throw details |
Leo Roininen (CAN) | 57.11 m | Luke Tunabuna (FIJ) | 56.02 m | Doug Robinson (CAN) | 55.60 m |
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Women
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* Host nation (New Zealand)
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia (AUS) | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
2 | England (ENG) | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
3 | New Zealand (NZL)* | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
4 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
5 | Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | South Africa (SAF) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Ceylon (CEY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 28 | 29 | 27 | 84 |
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- Australia (46)
- Canada (25)
- Ceylon (6)
- England (27)
- Fiji (4)
- Malaya (2)
- New Zealand (64)
- Nigeria (4)
- Scotland (7)
- South Africa (7)
- Southern Rhodesia (2)
- Wales (1)
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-31.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-31.