New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games

4th British Empire Games
Host city	Auckland, New Zealand
Nations participating	12 Nations of the Empire
Athletes participating	590
Opening ceremony	4 February
Closing ceremony	11 February
Main venue	Eden Park

New Zealand at the
1950 British Empire Games
New Zealand at the; 1950 British Empire Games
CGF code	NZL
CGA	New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in Auckland, New Zealand
Competitors	175
Flag bearers	Opening: Harold Nelson; Closing:
Officials	24
Medals; Ranked 3rd	Gold 10 Silver 22 Bronze 21 Total 53
British Empire Games appearances
	1930; 1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018;

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

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
Gold	Harold Nelson	Athletics	Men's 6 miles
Gold	Yvette Williams	Athletics	Women's long jump
Gold	Frank Creagh	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Gold	James Pirret	Lawn bowls	Men's singles
Gold	Phil Exelby Robert Henry	Lawn bowls	Men's pairs
Gold	Bill Carroll Bill James Ted Johnson Colin Johnstone John O'Brien	Rowing	Men's coxed four
Gold	Michael Amos Lyall Barry Noel Chambers Buddy Lucas	Swimming	Men's 880 yards freestyle relay
Gold	Harold Cleghorn	Weightlifting	Men's heavyweight
Gold	Doug Mudgway	Wrestling	Men's bantamweight
Gold	John Armitt	Wrestling	Men's featherweight
Silver	June Schoch	Athletics	Women's 80 m hurdles
Silver	John Holland	Athletics	Men's 440 yards hurdles
Silver	Harold Nelson	Athletics	Men's 3 miles
Silver	Shirley Hardman Dorothea Parker Lesley Rowe	Athletics	Women's 440 yards relay
Silver	Bevin Hough	Athletics	Men's long jump
Silver	Yvette Williams	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
Silver	James Beal	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Silver	Christopher Rollinson	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
Silver	Les Lock	Cycling	Men's 10 mile scratch race
Silver	Nick Carter	Cycling	Men's road race
Silver	Patricia Woodroffe	Fencing	Women's individual foil
Silver	Charles Dearing Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Nathaniel Millar	Fencing	Men's foil team
Silver	Joseph Schneider Desmond Simonson	Rowing	Men's double scull
Silver	David Gould Humphrey Gould	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
Silver	Donald Adam Kerry Ashby Murray Ashby Bruce Culpan Thomas Engel Grahame Jarratt Don Rowlands Edwin Smith Bill Tinnock	Rowing	Men's eight
Silver	Jean Stewart	Swimming	Women's 110 yards backstroke
Silver	Norma Bridson Winifred Griffin Joan Hastings Kristin Jacobi	Swimming	Women's 440 yards freestyle relay
Silver	New Zealand men's water polo team Charles Brown Jim Cameron Terry Harris Bob Hatchwell Barrie Hutchinson Tom Logan Edward Raven Jim Walsh Neil Williams Wally Williams	Water polo	Men's tournament
Silver	Tony George	Weightlifting	Men's middleweight
Silver	Eric Matthews	Wrestling	Men's flyweight
Silver	Arthur Sneddon	Wrestling	Men's light heavyweight
Silver	Pat O'Connor	Wrestling	Men's heavyweight
Bronze	Janet Shackleton	Athletics	Women's 80 m hurdles
Bronze	Don Jowett	Athletics	Men's 220 yards
Bronze	Dave Batten	Athletics	Men's 440 yards
Bronze	Maurice Marshall	Athletics	Men's mile
Bronze	Noel Taylor	Athletics	Men's 6 miles
Bronze	Jack Clarke	Athletics	Men's marathon
Bronze	Kevin Beardsley Arthur Eustace Peter Henderson Clem Parker	Athletics	Men's 4 x 110 yards relay
Bronze	Dave Batten John Holland Derek Steward Jack Sutherland	Athletics	Men's 4 x 440 yards relay
Bronze	Noelene Swinton	Athletics	Women's high jump
Bronze	Cleone Rivett-Carnac	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
Bronze	Dave Dephoff	Athletics	Men's long jump
Bronze	Ruth Dowman	Athletics	Women's long jump
Bronze	Jim Barnden	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Bronze	Graham Avery	Cycling	Men's sprint
Bronze	Les Lock	Cycling	Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Bronze	Jack Stewart	Diving	Men's 3 m springboard
Bronze	Arthur Engebretsen Noel Jolly Fred Russell Pete Skoglund	Lawn bowls	Men's fours
Bronze	Buddy Lucas	Swimming	Men's 440 yards freestyle
Bronze	Buddy Lucas	Swimming	Men's 1650 yards freestyle
Bronze	Lyall Barry Peter Mathieson John Shanahan	Swimming	Men's 330 yards medlay relay
Bronze	George Hobson	Wrestling	Men'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	50	14	64
Boxing	8	N/A	8
Cycling	11	N/A	11
Diving	2	3	5
Fencing	14	3	17
Lawn bowls	7	N/A	7
Rowing	19	N/A	19
Swimming	11	7	18
Water polo	10	N/A	10
Weightlifting	5	N/A	5
Wrestling	8	N/A	8
Total	143	27	170

Athletics[]

Men[]

Track and road[]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank^[i]	Result	Rank^[ii]	Result	Rank
Neil Bates	1 mile	4:25.8	6	N/A		Did not advance
Dave Batten	220 yards	22.4	1 Q	22.2	4	Did not advance
Dave Batten	440 yards	48.9	3 Q	48.9	3 Q	48.8
Kevin Beardsley	100 yards	10.2	3 Q	10.2	6	Did not advance
Gordon Bromley	Marathon	N/A				2:46:51.0	7
Jack Clarke	Marathon	N/A				2:39:26.7
Arthur Eustace	100 yards	9.9	2 Q	10.1	6	Did not advance
Lionel Fox	Marathon	N/A				2:57:47.2	13
Doug Harris	440 yards	DNS		Did not advance
Doug Harris	880 yards	DNF		N/A		Did not advance
Peter Henderson	100 yards	9.9	1 Q	9.9	2 Q	9.9	5
	120 yards hurdles		4	N/A		Did not advance
	440 yards hurdles		4	Did not advance
John Holland	120 yards hurdles	15.1	3 Q	N/A		15.1	5
John Holland	440 yards hurdles	53.0	1 Q	53.4	1 Q	52.7
George Hoskins	3 miles	N/A					12
George Hoskins	6 miles	N/A				DNS
Don Jowett	220 yards	22.4	1 Q	22.9	2 Q	21.8
Colin Lousich	3 miles	N/A				14:41.0	6
Colin Lousich	6 miles	N/A				DNF
Arthur Lydiard	Marathon	N/A				2:54:51.6	12
Maurice Marshall	1 mile	4:16.8	4 Q	N/A		4:13.2
	440 yards		3 Q		5	Did not advance
Harold Nelson	3 miles	N/A				14:27.8
Harold Nelson	6 miles	N/A				30:29.6
Clem Parker	100 yards	10.0	2 Q	9.9	3 Q	10.0	6
Clem Parker	220 yards	22.6	2 Q	22.0	3 Q	22.2	6
Cliff Simpson	880 yards		4 Q	N/A		1:56.0	6
Cliff Simpson	1 mile	4:26.6	6	N/A		Did not advance
	1 mile	4:19.8	3 Q	N/A		4:20.0	6
Lionel Smith	120 yards hurdles	14.8	3 Q	N/A			6
	880 yards		6	N/A		Did not advance
Derek Steward	440 yards hurdles	54.4	1 Q		4	Did not advance
Jack Sutherland	440 yards	50.0	3 Q	49.2	1 Q		6
Noel Taylor	3 miles	N/A					11
Noel Taylor	6 miles	N/A				30:31.9
Neil Wilson	880 yards	1:53.2	2 Q	N/A		1:53.7	4
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

^ Ranks given are within the heat
^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field[]

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Johnny Borland	High jump	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	4
	Hammer throw	135 ft 3+1⁄2 in (41.24 m)	9
Max Carr	Discus throw	126 ft 8+3⁄4 in (38.63 m)	8
Max Carr	Hammer throw	140 ft 6+3⁄4 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
Keith Forsythe	Triple jump	46 ft 7+3⁄4 in (14.22 m)	5
	Hammer throw	143 ft 2+1⁄2 in (43.65 m)	5
	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+3⁄8 in (7.20 m)
	Triple jump	46 ft 2+3⁄4 in (14.09 m)	6
	Triple jump	47 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.52 m)	4
Colin Kay	Triple jump	45 ft 7+3⁄4 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
	Shot put	41 ft 4 in (12.60 m)	6
George Martin	Pole vault	12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)	6
	High jump	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	11
	Shot put	43 ft 10 in (13.36 m)	5
Gus Redmond	Discus throw	132 ft 8+3⁄4 in (40.46 m)	5
	High jump	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	14
Merv Richards	Pole vault	12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)	8
	High jump	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	14

Women[]

Track[]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank^[i]	Result	Rank^[ii]	Result	Rank
Ruth Dowman	100 yards	11.2	2 Q	11.3	4	Did not advance
Pixie Fletcher	80 m hurdles	11.9	2 Q	N/A			5
Noeline Gourley	80 m hurdles	11.5	1 Q	N/A		11.9	4
Shirley Hardman	100 yards	11.2	2 Q	11.2	3 Q	11.3	5
Joan Hart	220 yards	25.9	3 Q		5	Did not advance
Colleen Malone	100 yards	11.6	3 Q	11.6	5	Did not advance
Colleen Malone	220 yards		5	Did not advance
Dorothea Parker	100 yards	11.2	3 Q	11.2	3 Q	11.2	4
Dorothea Parker	220 yards	25.4	2 Q	25.1	3 Q	24.8	4
Lesley Rowe	220 yards	25.5	3 Q	25.8	3 Q		6
June Schoch	80 m hurdles	11.4	2 Q	N/A		11.6
Janet Shackleton	80 m hurdles	11.4	3 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

^ Ranks given are within the heat
^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field[]

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	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+3⁄4 in (34.44 m)
June Schoch	Long jump	15 ft 3+3⁄4 in (4.67 m)	11
Noeline Swinton	High jump	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Yvette Williams	Javelin throw	124 ft 6+3⁄4 in (37.97 m)
Yvette Williams	Long jump	19 ft 4+5⁄8 in (5.91 m) GR

Boxing[]

Athlete	Event	Quarter Final	Semi Final	Final / BM	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Flyweight	() L	Did not advance
	Bantamweight	Walters (CAN) L	Did not advance
	Featherweight	Brander (ENG) L	Did not advance
Jim Barnden	Lightweight	King () W	Barber (AUS) L	Weighed over	4
James McIvor	Welterweight	Small () W	Ratcliffe (ENG) L	Withdrew unfit	4
James Beal	Middleweight	N/A	Bye	van Schalkwyk () L
Christopher Rollinson	Light heavyweight	N/A	Bye	Scott (ENG) L
Frank Creagh	Heavyweight	N/A		(AUS) W

Cycling[]

Road[]

Men's road race

Athlete	Time	Rank
Nick Carter	3:13:06.5
James Downie	3:13:12.7	7
	DNF

Track[]

Men's 1000 m sprint

Athlete	Round 1	Repechage	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Graham Avery	(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 () 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
Athlete	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Les Lock	Hamilton () L 5:29.6^[i]	Cartwright (ENG) L	Hamilton () W 5:26.7

^ Qualified for the semifinals as the fastest loser

Men's 10 miles track race

Athlete	Time	Rank
	DNF
Les Lock
Frank Tredrea		unplaced

Diving[]

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Joyce Carpenter	Women's 3 m springboard	95.88	7
	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
Athlete	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	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 () L 2 – 3	Did not advance
	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	(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
Athlete	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Charles Dearing	M. Gittos (NZL) L 4 – 5	Anderson (ENG) L 0 – 5	Desjarlais (CAN) L 3 – 5	(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	(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
Athlete	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	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
	(NZL) L 3 – 5	Paul (ENG) L 0 – 5	Desjarlais (CAN) L 3 – 5	Pilbrow (ENG) L 1 – 5	(AUS) W 5 – 4	Did not advance
	(NZL) W 5 – 3	(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
Athlete	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Rank
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
Athlete	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Rank
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
Athlete	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Rank
	Australia	Canada	England	4
	Hadley v v v 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
Athlete	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Florence Andrews	Pym (AUS) L 3 – 4	Glen-Haig (ENG) L 1 – 4	(AUS) L 2 – 4	(AUS) W 4 – 2	(CAN) L 1 – 4	Woodroffe (NZL) L 0 – 4	Jekyll (NZL) W 4 – 1	6
Olga Jekyll	(CAN) W 4 – 0	(AUS) W 4 – 2	Pym (AUS) L 2 – 4	Glen-Haig (ENG) L 2 – 4	(AUS) W 4 – 3	Woodroffe (NZL) L 2 – 4	Andrews (NZL) L 1 – 4	5
Patricia Woodroffe	(AUS) W 4 – 1	(CAN) W 4 – 0	Glen-Haig (ENG) L 2 – 4	(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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
James Pirret	Men's singles	Garnett (FIJ) W 25 – 20	(CAN) W 25 – 22	Newton (AUS) W 26 – 12	Jacobs () W 25 – 10	N/A
Robert Henry Phil Exelby	Men's pairs	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	W 19 – 11	Australia L 14 – 23	Fiji W 41 – 6	N/A	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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Michael Amos	110 yards freestyle	1:01.9	6 Q	1:02.5	6
Michael Amos	440 yards freestyle	5:06.1	6 Q	5:08.1	5
Lyall Barry	110 yards freestyle	1:03.2	=8	Did not advance
Colin Callan	220 yards breaststroke	3:05.7	6 Q	3:09.8	6
Colin Chambers	1650 yards freestyle	21:46.6	6 Q	21:45.3	6
Noel Chambers	440 yards freestyle	5:14.1	10	Did not advance
Trevor Eagle	220 yards breaststroke	3:01.4	5 Q	3:02.9	5
Roger Gibbs	110 yards backstroke	1:18.7	9	Did not advance
Peter Hanan	110 yards freestyle	1:04.4	10	Did not advance
Buddy Lucas	440 yards freestyle	4:48.9	2 Q	5:02.5
Buddy Lucas	1650 yards freestyle	20:11.2	1 Q	20:10.1
Peter Mathieson	110 yards backstroke	1:13.7	5	1:13.6	4
John Shanahan	220 yards breaststroke	2:57.4	3 Q	2:59.8	4
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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Norma Bridson	110 yards freestyle	1:11.0	4 Q	1:11.2	5
Winifred Griffin	110 yards freestyle	1:10.1	2 Q	1:11.9	6
Winifred Griffin	440 yards freestyle	5:38.4	3 Q	5:39.4	4
Kristin Jacobi	110 yards freestyle	1:13.4	11	Did not advance
Helen Mackenzie	440 yards freestyle	5:47.6	8	Did not advance
Jean Stewart	110 yards backstroke	1:18.6 GR	1 Q	1:19.1
Margaret Sweeney	220 yards breaststroke	N/A		3:28.2	6
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	4–11	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	2–13	Australia	Newmarket Olympic Pool
		Goals	Amadee 4, Bennett 5, Johnston 2, Hastie 2

Game 3

10 February 1950	New Zealand	2–5	Australia	Newmarket Olympic Pool
		Goals

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Rank
Australia	3	3	0	0	29	8	+21
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	8	29	-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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Eric Matthews	Flyweight	N/A			Harris (AUS) L
Doug Mudgway	Bantamweight	N/A			(AUS) W
John Armitt	Featherweight	Parsons (ENG) W	(AUS) W	N/A	(CAN) W
George Hobson	Lightweight	Dick Garrard (AUS) L	Plumb (CAN) L	Eliminated
	Welterweight	(AUS) L	(CAN) L	Eliminated
	Middleweight	Vachon (CAN) L	Bowey (ENG) W	Arthur (AUS) L	Eliminated
Arthur Sneddon	Light heavyweight	N/A	(AUS) W	N/A	Morton () 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)

Notes[]

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.

External links[]

[1] Ranks given are within the heat

[2] Ranks given are within the semifinal

[3] Ranks given are within the heat

[4] Ranks given are within the semifinal

[5] Qualified for the semifinals as the fastest loser

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New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games

Contents

Medal tables[]

Competitors[]

Athletics[]

Men[]

Track and road[]

Field[]

Women[]

Track[]

Field[]

Boxing[]

Cycling[]

Road[]

Track[]

Diving[]

Fencing[]

Men[]

Women[]

Lawn bowls[]

Rowing[]

Swimming[]

Men[]

Women[]

Water polo[]

Weightlifting[]

Wrestling[]

Officials[]

See also[]

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

v t 1950 New Zealand British Empire Games team
Athletics	Neil Bates Dave Batten Kevin Beardsley Johnny Borland Bev Brewis Gordon Bromley Max Carr Jack Clarke Claude Clegg Dave Dephoff Ruth Dowman Arthur Eustace Pixie Fletcher Keith Forsythe Lionel Fox Noeline Gourley Shirley Hardman Doug Harris Joan Hart Peter Henderson Wallace Heron John Holland George Hoskins Bevin Hough Don Jowett Colin Kay Stan Lay Jim Leckie Colin Lousich Arthur Lydiard Colleen Malone Maurice Marshall George Martin Harold Nelson Dorothea Parker Clem Parker Gus Redmond Merv Richards Cleone Rivett-Carnac Lesley Rowe June Schoch Janet Shackleton Cliff Simpson Lionel Smith Derek Steward Jack Sutherland Noelene Swinton Noel Taylor Yvette Williams Neil Wilson
Boxing	Jim Barnden James Beal Frank Creagh James McIvor Christopher Rollinson
Cycling	Graham Avery Nick Carter James Downie Graham Hughes Les Lock Don Olive Malcolm Simpson Allen Stonex Frank Tredrea
Diving	Joyce Carpenter Betty Moore Mayzod Reid Jack Stewart
Fencing	Florence Andrews Charles Dearing Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Olga Jekyll Nathaniel Millar Joseph Ward Patricia Woodroffe
Lawn bowls	Arthur Engebretsen Phil Exelby Robert Henry Noel Jolly James Pirret Fred Russell Pete Skoglund
Rowing	Donald Adam Kerry Ashby Murray Ashby Bill Carroll Bruce Culpan Thomas Engel David Gould Humphrey Gould Tristan Hegglun Bill James Grahame Jarratt Ted Johnson Colin Johnstone John O'Brien Don Rowlands Joe Schneider Des Simonson Edwin Smith Bill Tinnock
Swimming	Michael Amos Lyall Barry Norma Bridson Colin Callan Colin Chambers Noel Chambers Trevor Eagle Roger Gibbs Winifred Griffin Peter Hanan Joan Hastings Kristin Jacobi Buddy Lucas Helen Mackenzie Peter Mathieson John Shanahan Jean Stewart Margaret Sweeney
Water polo	Charles Brown Jim Cameron Terry Harris Bob Hatchwell Barrie Hutchinson Tom Logan Edward Raven Jim Walsh Neil Williams Wally Williams
Weightlifting	Trevor Clark Harold Cleghorn Tony George Lewis Lawn Edwin Norton
Wrestling	John Armitt George Hobson Eric Matthews Doug Mudgway Pat O'Connor Arthur Sneddon
Chef de Mission: Bill Holley

v t New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
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New Zealand hosted the games in 1950, 1974, and 1990.