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 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.

MedalNameSportEvent Athletics Men's 6 miles Athletics Women's long jump Boxing Men's heavyweight Lawn bowls Men's singles Robert Henry Lawn bowls Men's pairs Bill JamesTed JohnsonColin JohnstoneJohn O'Brien Rowing Men's coxed four Lyall BarryNoel ChambersBuddy Lucas Swimming Men's 880 yards freestyle relay Weightlifting Men's heavyweight Wrestling Men's bantamweight Wrestling Men's featherweight Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles Athletics Men's 440 yards hurdles Athletics Men's 3 miles Dorothea ParkerLesley Rowe Athletics Women's 440 yards relay Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Women's javelin throw Boxing Men's middleweight Boxing Men's light heavyweight Cycling Men's 10 mile scratch race Cycling Men's road race Fencing Women's individual foil Austen GittosMurray GittosNathaniel Millar Fencing Men's foil team Desmond Simonson Rowing Men's double scull Humphrey Gould Rowing Men's coxless pair Kerry AshbyMurray AshbyBruce CulpanThomas EngelGrahame JarrattDon RowlandsEdwin SmithBill Tinnock Rowing Men's eight Swimming Women's 110 yards backstroke Winifred GriffinJoan HastingsKristin Jacobi Swimming Women's 440 yards freestyle relay Water polo Men's tournament Weightlifting Men's middleweight Wrestling Men's flyweight Wrestling Men's light heavyweight Wrestling Men's heavyweight Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles Athletics Men's 220 yards Athletics Men's 440 yards Athletics Men's mile Athletics Men's 6 miles Athletics Men's marathon Arthur EustacePeter HendersonClem Parker Athletics Men's 4 x 110 yards relay John HollandDerek StewardJack Sutherland Athletics Men's 4 x 440 yards relay Athletics Women's high jump Athletics Women's javelin throw Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Women's long jump Boxing Men's lightweight Cycling Men's sprint Cycling Men's 4000 m individual pursuit Diving Men's 3 m springboard Noel JollyFred RussellPete Skoglund Lawn bowls Men's fours Swimming Men's 440 yards freestyle Swimming Men's 1650 yards freestyle Peter MathiesonJohn Shanahan Swimming Men's 330 yards medlay relay Wrestling Men's lightweight

Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 261220 Wrestling 2316 Lawn bowls 2013 Rowing 1304 Swimming 1236 Boxing 1214 Weightlifting 1102 Cycling 0224 Fencing 0202 Water polo 0101 Diving 0011 Total10222153

Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 9 16 1742 Female 1 6 411 Total10222153

Competitors The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 50 14 64Boxing 8 8Cycling 11 11Diving 2 3 5Fencing 14 3 17Lawn bowls 7 7Rowing 19 19Swimming 11 7 18Water polo 10 10Weightlifting 5 5Wrestling 8 8 Total 143 27 170

Athletics

Men

Track and road

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankNeil Bates1 mile 4:25.8 6 colspan=2 did not advanceDave Batten220 yards 22.4 1 Q 22.2 4 did not advance440 yards 48.9 3 Q 48.9 3 Q 48.8 Kevin Beardsley100 yards 10.2 3 Q 10.2 6 did not advanceGordon BromleyMarathon colspan=4 2:46:51.0 7Jack ClarkeMarathon colspan=4 2:39:26.7 Arthur Eustace100 yards 9.9 2 Q 10.1 6 did not advanceLionel FoxMarathon colspan=4 2:57:47.2 13Doug Harris440 yards did not advance880 yards colspan=2 did not advancePeter Henderson100 yards 9.9 1 Q 9.9 2 Q 9.9 5Allen Hill120 yards hurdles 4 colspan=2 did not advance440 yards hurdles 4 did not advanceJohn Holland120 yards hurdles 15.1 3 Q colspan=2 15.1 5440 yards hurdles 53.0 1 Q 53.4 1 Q 52.7 George Hoskins3 miles colspan=4 126 miles colspan=4 Don Jowett220 yards 22.4 1 Q 22.9 2 Q 21.8 Colin Lousich3 miles colspan=4 14:41.0 66 miles colspan=4 Arthur LydiardMarathon colspan=4 2:54:51.6 12Maurice Marshall1 mile 4:16.8 4 Q colspan=2 4:13.2 John Myles440 yards 3 Q 5 did not advanceHarold Nelson3 miles colspan=4 14:27.8 6 miles colspan=4 30:29.6 Clem Parker100 yards 10.0 2 Q 9.9 3 Q 10.0 6220 yards 22.6 2 Q 22.0 3 Q 22.2 6Cliff Simpson880 yards 4 Q colspan=2 1:56.0 61 mile 4:26.6 6 colspan=2 did not advanceJack Sinclair1 mile 4:19.8 3 Q colspan=2 4:20.0 6Lionel Smith120 yards hurdles 14.8 3 Q colspan=2 6Barry Steel880 yards 6 colspan=2 did not advanceDerek Steward440 yards hurdles 54.4 1 Q 4 did not advanceJack Sutherland440 yards 50.0 3 Q 49.2 1 Q 6Noel Taylor3 miles colspan=4 116 miles colspan=4 30:31.9 Neil Wilson880 yards 1:53.2 2 Q colspan=2 1:53.7 4Clem ParkerArthur EustacePeter HendersonKevin Beardsley4 x 110 yards relay colspan=4 42.6 Dave BattenJack SutherlandDerek StewardJohn Holland4 x 440 yards relay colspan=4 3:20.0

Field AthleteEventFinalResultRankJohnny BorlandHigh jump 4Johnny BrownHammer throw 9Max CarrDiscus throw 8Hammer throw 6Claude CleggJavelin throw 5Dave DephoffLong jump Keith ForsytheLong jump 4Triple jump 5Arthur FullerHammer throw 5Doug HermanShot put 4Wallace HeronPole vault 4Bevin HoughLong jump Graham JeffriesTriple jump 6Roy JohnsonTriple jump 4Colin KayTriple jump 9Stan LayJavelin throw 6Jim LeckieHammer throw 7Clyde MainShot put 6George MartinPole vault 6Raymond McKenzieHigh jump 11Keith MorganShot put 5Gus RedmondDiscus throw 5Eric RhodesHigh jump 14Merv RichardsPole vault 8Roy WoolleyHigh jump 14

Women

Track

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankRuth Dowman100 yards 11.2 2 Q 11.3 4 did not advancePixie Fletcher80 m hurdles 11.9 2 Q colspan=2 5Noeline Gourley80 m hurdles 11.5 1 Q colspan=2 11.9 4Shirley Hardman100 yards 11.2 2 Q 11.2 3 Q 11.3 5Joan Hart220 yards 25.9 3 Q 5 did not advanceColleen Malone100 yards 11.6 3 Q 11.6 5 did not advance220 yards 5 did not advanceDorothea Parker100 yards 11.2 3 Q 11.2 3 Q 11.2 4220 yards 25.4 2 Q 25.1 3 Q 24.8 4Lesley Rowe220 yards 25.5 3 Q 25.8 3 Q 6June Schoch80 m hurdles 11.4 2 Q colspan=2 11.6 Janet Shackleton80 m hurdles 11.4 3 Q colspan=2 11.7 Lesley RoweShirley HardmanDorothea Parker440 yards relay colspan=4 48.7 Ruth DowmanDorothea ParkerLesley RoweShirley Hardman660 yards relay colspan=4

Field AthleteEventFinalResultRankBev BrewisHigh jump 5Ruth DowmanLong jump Cleone Rivett-CarnacJavelin throw June SchochLong jump 11Noelene SwintonHigh jump Yvette WilliamsJavelin throw Long jump GR

Boxing

AthleteEvent Quarter Final Semi Final Final / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Bert Maddern Flyweight L did not advance Robert Broadhurst Bantamweight L did not advance William Paterson Featherweight L did not advance Jim Barnden Lightweight W L Weighed over 4 James McIvor Welterweight W L Withdrew unfit 4 James Beal Middleweight L Christopher Rollinson Light heavyweight L Frank Creagh Heavyweight colspan=2 W

Cycling

Road Men's road race AthleteTimeRankNick Carter 3:13:06.5 James Downie 3:13:12.7 7Ted Lambert

Track Men's 1000 m sprint AthleteRound 1RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankGraham AveryW 12.8W 12.9, W 13.0L, LW 12.8, L, W 13.2Don OliveW 12.9W 12.8, W 12.8L, LL, W 12.6, L4Allen StonexLW 14.2L, L did not advance

Men's 1 km time trial AthleteTimeRankGraham Hughes1:17.18Les Lock1:16.25Malcolm Simpson1:16.5=6

;Men's 4000 m individual pursuit AthleteRound 1SemifinalsFinal / OppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankLes LockL 5:29.6LW 5:26.7

Men's 10 miles track race AthleteTimeRankAlan Dean Les LockFrank Tredreaunplaced

Diving

AthleteEventPointsRankJoyce CarpenterWomen's 3 m springboard 95.88 7Owen JaineMen's 10 m platform 115.28 6Betty MooreWomen's 3 m springboard 93.30 8Mayzod ReidWomen's 3 m springboard 104.29 6Jack StewartMen's 3 m springboard 168.17

Fencing

Men

Individual épée AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Stephen ElsomL 0 – 3L 2 – 3L 0 – 3L 0 – 3L 0 – 3L 2 – 3 did not advance J. ShawL 1 – 3W 3 – 1L 0 – 3L 1 – 3L 0 – 3 did not advance Joseph WardW 3 – 1L 2 – 3L 2 – 3W 3 – 2W 3 – 1L 2 – 3W 3 – 2W 3 – 2L 1 – 3L 1 – 3L 1 – 3 =6

Individual foil AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Charles DearingL 4 – 5L 0 – 5L 3 – 5W 5 – 3L 3 – 5 did not advance Austen GittosL 3 – 5L 2 – 5L 2 – 5L 2 – 5W 5 – 4W 5 – 3L 3 – 5L 2 – 5W 5 – 1W 5 – 2L 1 – 5W 5 – 3 4 Murray GittosW 5 – 4W 5 – 3W 5 – 3W 5 – 3L 2 – 5L 3 – 5L 3 – 5W 5 – 3L 2 – 5L 3 – 5L 2 – 5L 3 – 58

Individual sabre AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Trevor HadleyL 1 – 5L 1 – 5L 2 – 5L 1 – 5L 3 – 5 did not advance Julius StaffordL 3 – 5L 0 – 5L 3 – 5L 1 – 5W 5 – 4 did not advance Dudley WrightW 5 – 3W 5 – 1L 3 – 5L 4 – 5W 5 – 2L 4 – 5W 5 – 3W 5 – 2W 5 – 2L 0 – 5L 1 – 5L 3 – 5=4

Team épée AthleteRound robinRankRound 1Round 2Round 3 Eric CoxStephen ElsomJ.H. MalcolmJ. ShawJoseph Ward4Coxv Brooke L 0 – 3v Pouliot L 1 – 3v Desjarlais L 1 – 3Elsomv de Beaumont L 2 – 3v Paul L 0 – 3v Anderson W 3 – 2Elsomv Jay L 0 – 3v Lund L 0 – 3v Stanmore L 2 – 3Elsomv Desjarlais L 2 – 3v Brooke L 1 – 3v Pouliot L 0 – 3Shawv Anderson W 3 – 1v de Beaumont L 1 – 3v Paul W 3 – 0Shawv Jay W 3 – 2v Lund L 2 – 3v Stanmore W 3 – 0Malcolmv Pouliot L 2 – 3v Desjarlais D 3 – 3v Brooke L 1 – 3Malcolmv Paul L 1 – 3v Anderson L 1 – 3v de Beaumont L 0 – 3Wardv Jay W 3 – 1v Lund W 3 – 2v Stanmore L 2 – 3ResultL 0 – 8ResultL 3 – 6ResultL 4 – 5

Team foil AthleteRound robinRankRound 1Round 2Round 3Charles DearingAusten GittosMurray GittosNathaniel MillarDearingv Desjarlais W 5 – 2v Pouliot L 1 – 5v Brooke W 5 – 4 A. Gittosv Desjarlais W 5 – 0v Pouliot L 1 – 5v Brooke W 5 – 1M. Gittosv Desjarlais L 4 – 5v Pouliot W 5 – 2v Brooke W 5 – 2ResultW 6 – 3ResultL 4 – 5ResultL 3 – 6

Team sabre AthleteRound robinRankRound 1Round 2Round 3 Eric FlawsTrevor HadleyAllan McLeaveyJulius StaffordDudley Wright4Hadleyv Boothv Chillugv Dean 1 win, 2 lossesHadleyv Brooke Lv Pouliot Lv Desjarlais LFlawsv de Beaumont L 1 – 5v Pilbrow L 1 – 5v Anderson L 4 – 5McLeaveyv Booth Lv Chillug Lv Dean LStaffordv Brooke Lv Pouliot Lv Desjarlais LMcLeaveyv Pilbrow L 1 – 5v Anderson L 2 – 5v de Beaumont W 5 – 3Wrightv Boothv Chillugv Dean2 wins, 1 lossWrightv Brooke Wv Pouliot Wv Desjarlais WStaffordv Anderson L 1 – 5v de Beaumont L 0 – 5v Pilbrow L 2 – 5ResultL 3 – 6ResultL 3 – 6ResultL 1 – 8

Women

Individual foil AthleteFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Florence AndrewsL 3 – 4L 1 – 4L 2 – 4W 4 – 2L 1 – 4L 0 – 4W 4 – 1 6 Olga JekyllW 4 – 0W 4 – 2L 2 – 4L 2 – 4W 4 – 3L 2 – 4L 1 – 4 5Patricia WoodroffeW 4 – 1W 4 – 0L 2 – 4W 4 – 1W 4 – 2W 4 – 2W 4 – 0

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventRound robinEliminatorFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore James Pirret Men's singlesW 25 – 20W 25 – 22W 26 – 12W 25 – 10colspan=2 Robert HenryPhil Exelby Men's pairsW 23 – 16W 23 – 22W 47 – 4colspan=2 Arthur EngebretsenFred RussellNoel JollyPete Skoglund Men's foursW 19 – 11L 14 – 23W 41 – 6L 17 – 22Did not advance

Rowing