Sporting event delegation
Australia at the 1950 British Empire Games CGF code AUS CGA Australian Commonwealth Games Association Competitors 148 in 11 sports Flag bearers Opening: Mervyn Wood [1] Closing: [2] Officials 20 MedalsRanked 1st
Gold
34
Silver
27
Bronze
19
Total
80
Australia competed at the 1950 British Empire Games held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games.
Australia won medals in eleven out of the eleven sports that it entered.
Medallists [ ]
The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Gold
John Treloar
Athletics
Men's 100 yards
Gold
John Treloar
Athletics
Men's 220 yards
Gold
Edwin Carr
Athletics
Men's 440 yards
Gold
Peter Gardner
Athletics
Men's 120 yards Hurdles
Gold
David Johnson John Treloar
Athletics
Men's 4 × 110 yards relay
Gold
Edwin Carr James Humphreys Ross Price
Athletics
Men's 4 × 440 yards relay
Gold
John Winter
Athletics
Men's High Jump
Gold
Brian Oliver
Athletics
Men's Triple Jump
Gold
Ian Reed
Athletics
Men's Discus Thow
Gold
Marjorie Jackson
Athletics
Women's 100 yards
Gold
Marjorie Jackson
Athletics
Women's 220 yards
Gold
Shirley Strickland
Athletics
Women's 80 metres Hurdles
Gold
Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston
Athletics
Women's 110–220–110 yards relay
Gold
Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston
Athletics
Women's 220–110–220–110 yards relay
Gold
Charlotte MacGibbon
Athletics
Women's Javelin Throw
Gold
Russell Mockridge
Cycling
Men's Time Trial
Gold
Russell Mockridge
Cycling
Men's Sprint 1000m
Gold
Bill Heseltine
Cycling
Men's 10 mile Scratch
Gold
Hector Sutherland
Cycling
Men's Road Road Race
Gold
Allan Jay Ivan Lund Charles Stanmore
Fencing
Men's Epee Team
Gold
Mervyn Wood
Rowing
Men's Single Sculls
Gold
Mervyn Wood Murray Riley
Rowing
Men's Double Sculls
Gold
Wal Lambert Jack Webster
Rowing
Men's Coxless Pair
Gold
, Bruce Goswell, Edward Pain , Eric Longley, James Barnes, Peter Holmes a Court Phil Cayzer , Bob Tinning , Ross Selman
Rowing
Men's Eights
Gold
Garrick Agnew
Swimming
Men's 440 yards Freestyle
Gold
David Hawkins
Swimming
Men's 220 yards Breaststroke
Gold
Marjorie McQuade
Swimming
Women's 110 yards Freestyle
Gold
Judy-Joy Davies
Swimming
Women's 110 yards Backstroke
Gold
Denise Spencer Denise Norton Judy-Joy Davies Marjorie McQuade
Swimming
Women's 4×110 yd freestyle relay
Gold
Judy-Joy Davies Marjorie McQuade Nancy Lyons
Swimming
Women's 3×110 yd medley relay
Gold
, 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
Water polo
Men's Team
Gold
Bert Harris
Wrestling
Men's Flyweight
Gold
Dick Garrard
Wrestling
Men's Lightweight
Gold
Jim Armstrong
Wrestling
Men's Heavyweight
Silver
Athletics
Men's 100 yards
Silver
Athletics
Men's 220 yards
Silver
Ray Weinberg
Athletics
Men's 120 yards Hurdles
Silver
Les McKeand
Athletics
Men's Triple Jump
Silver
Athletics
Men's Hammer Thow
Silver
Shirley Strickland
Athletics
Women's 100 yards
Silver
Shirley Strickland
Athletics
Women's 220 yards
Silver
Judy Canty
Athletics
Women's Long Jump
Silver
Billy Barber
Boxing
Men's Lightweight
Silver
Boxing
Men's Welterweight
Silver
Boxing
Men's Heavyweight
Silver
Sid Patterson
Cycling
Men's Time Trial
Silver
Sid Patterson
Cycling
Men's Sprint 1000m
Silver
Russell Mockridge
Cycling
Men's Individual Pursuit 4000m
Silver
Diving
Women's 3m Springboard
Silver
Diving
Women's 10m Platform
Silver
John Fethers
Fencing
Men's Foil
Silver
Albert Newton
Lawn bowls
Men's Singles
Silver
Charles Cordaiy James Cobley John Cobley Len Knight
Lawn bowls
Men's Fours
Silver
Erwin Elder Cecil Winkworth Kenneth Gee Kevin Fox
Rowing
Men's Coxed Four
Silver
Frank O'Neill
Swimming
Men's 110 yards Freestyle
Silver
Garrick Agnew Frank O'Neill James Beard
Swimming
Men's 4×110 yd freestyle relay
Silver
Nancy Lyons
Swimming
Women's 220 yards Breaststroke
Silver
Ray Magee
Weightlifting
Men's Heavyweight
Silver
Wrestling
Men's Bantamweight
Silver
Wrestling
Men's Welterweight
Silver
Bruce Arthur
Wrestling
Men's Middleweight
Bronze
Geoff Goodacre
Athletics
Men's 440 yards Hurdles
Bronze
Athletics
Men's Triple Jump
Bronze
Herb Barker
Athletics
Men's Hammer Thow
Bronze
Peter Denton
Athletics
Men's Pole Vault
Bronze
Verna Johnston
Athletics
Women's 100 yards
Bronze
Boxing
Men's Light Heavyweight
Bronze
Ken Caves
Cycling
Men's 10 mile Scratch
Bronze
Cycling
Men's Road Road Race
Bronze
Frank Murphy
Diving
Men's 10m Platform
Bronze
Diving
Women's 10m Platform
Bronze
Ivan Lund
Fencing
Men's Epee
Bronze
Jock Gibson
Fencing
Men's Sabre Team
Bronze
Catherine Pym
Fencing
Women's Foil
Bronze
Ron Sharpe
Swimming
Men's 220 yards Breaststroke
Bronze
Denise Norton
Swimming
Women's 440 yards Freestyle
Bronze
Keith Caple
Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight
Bronze
Vern Barberis
Weightlifting
Men's Lightweight
Bronze
Weightlifting
Men's Middleweight
Bronze
Wrestling
Men's Middleweight
Team management [ ]
Honorary General Manager - Harold Wilkes
Section Officials: Athletics Manager - Leonad Curnow, Athletics Manageress - Lillian Neville ; Boxing & Wrestling Manager - Ralph Jackson ; Cycling Manager - John Meagher ; Lawn Bowls Manager - Albert Newton ; Rowing Manager - Edward Kenny ; Rowing Coxed Four Coach - John Eddie, Rowing Eights Coach - William Thomas ; Swimming Manager - Roy Thompson, Swimming Assistant Mananger - Joseph Emerson ; Swimming Manageress - Margot Long, Swimming Coaches - Forbes Carlile , William Holland ; Diving Coaches - Allan Mott, Leonard Warner ; Water Polo Manager - Bill Berge Phillips ; Weightlifting Manager
[3]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Flag bearers" . Australian Web Archive . Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018 .
^ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF) . Commonwealth Games Australia . Retrieved 11 February 2018 .[permanent dead link ]
^ 1911-2010 Australia at the Commonwealth Games : Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games 3-14 October . Melbourne: Australian Commonwealth Games Association. 2010.
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