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.
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.Empire Games (1950) Reels
Medal summary Men + Medallists in men's athletics by event with times, heights and distances; link to details of each event9.7 GR=9.89.921.521.821.847.9 GR=48.048.81:53.11:53.41:53.44:11.0 GR4:11.84:13.214:23.614:27.814:28.130:29.630:31.930:31.92:32:57 GR2:37:032:39:2714.3 GR14.414.6 Duncan White (CEY)52.5 GR52.753.1Scotchy GordonDavid JohnsonJohn TreloarWilliam De Gruchy42.2Brian ShentonJack ArcherLeslie LewisNick Stacey42.5Arthur EustaceClem ParkerKevin BeardsleyPeter Henderson42.6Edwin CarrGeorge GedgeJames HumphreysRoss Price3:17.8Derek PughJohn ParlettLeslie LewisTerry Higgins3:19.3David BattenDerek StewardJohn HollandJack Sutherland3:20.01.98 m GR1.96 mNone awarded3.97 m3.97 m3.88 m7.32 m7.20 m7.09 m15.61 m15.28 m14.67 m14.64 m13.92 m13.68 m47.72 m GR44.00 m43.48 m49.94 m GR47.83 m45.62 m57.11 m56.02 m55.60 m
Women + Medallists in women's athletics by event, with times, heights and distances; link to event details10.8 GR11.011.124.3 GR24.524.711.611.611.7Marjorie JacksonShirley StricklandVerna Johnston47.9 GRLesley RoweDorothea ParkerShirley Hardman48.7Dorothy ManleyMargaret WalkerSylvia Cheeseman50.0Ann ShanleyMarjorie JacksonShirley StricklandVerna Johnston1:13.4 GRDoris BatterDorothy ManleyMargaret WalkerSylvia Cheeseman1:17.5Elaine SilburnEleanor McKenzieGerry BemisterPatricia JonesUnknown1.60 GR=1.60 m1.55 m5.90 m GR5.78 m5.74 m38.84 GR37.9634.43
Medal table
Participating nations
(46) (25) (6) (27) (4) (2) (64) (4) (7) (7) (2) (1)
References
Results Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-31. Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-31.