Wrestling at the 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.
The sport featured contests in eight weight classes and the events were held in the Great Hall of the Auckland Town Hall, which had a capacity of 3,000 for the events. Wrestlers in each weight division would compete in a round-robin to determine final positions.
Australia topped the wrestling medal table with three gold medals.
Medal table
Medallists Flyweight 52kg none awarded Bantamweight 57kg none awarded Featherweight 62kg Lightweight 68kg Welterweight 74kg Middleweight 82kg Light heavyweight 90kg Heavyweight 100kg
Results
There were only two competitors in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions.
Flyweight 52kg Winner Loser Score fall
Bantamweight 57kg Winner Loser Score fall
Featherweight 62kg Winner Loser Score points points Milford Parsons split Armitt Hayman points Parsons Hayman ? Armitt Milford points
Final positions: 1. Armitt 2. Milford 3. Parsons 4. Hayman
Lightweight 68kg Winner Loser Score fall fall Plumb Hobson points Garrad Ickringill fall Hobson Ickringill w/o failed weight Garrad Plumb fall
Final positions: 1. Garrad 2. Plumb 3. Hobson 4. Ickringill
Welterweight 74kg Winner Loser Score points fall Little fall Hudson Monaghan fall Jooste Monaghan ? Hudson Henry ? Little Jooste points Henry Monaghan ? Jooste Henry fall Hudson Little split
Final positions: 1. Hudson 2. Little 3. Jooste 4. Henry 5. Monaghan
Middleweight 82kg Winner Loser Score fall points Arthur points Fletcher Bowey points Vachon Reitz points Arthur Fletcher fall Vachon Bowey ? Bowey Fletcher ? Reitz Fletcher ? Vachon Arthur points
Final positions: 1. Vachon 2. Arthur 3. Reitz 4. Bowey 5. Fletcher
Light heavyweight 90kg Winner Loser Score points w/o failed medical Sneddon Trevaskis points Morton Payette w/o Trevaskis Payette w/o Morton Sneddon fall
Final positions: 1. Morton 2. Sneddon 3. Trevaskis 4. Payette
Heavyweight 100kg Winner Loser Score fall fall Armstrong Richmond points O'Connor Ovenden fall O'Connor Richmond points Armstrong Ovenden w/o
Final positions: 1. Armstrong 2. O'Connor 3. Richmond 4. Ovenden
References