Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
Eden Park hosted the athletics competition and the games opening ceremony
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 13 1950 Empire Games archive reels which have been placed by Archives New Zealand on YouTube.[1]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards |  John Treloar (AUS) | 9.7 GR= | Bill de Gruchy (AUS) | 9.8 |  Don Pettie (CAN) | 9.9 |
| 220 yards | John Treloar (AUS) | 21.5 | David Johnson (AUS) | 21.8 |  Don Jowett (NZL) | 21.8 |
| 440 yards | Edwin Carr (AUS) | 47.9 GR= |  Leslie Lewis (ENG) | 48.0 | David Batten (NZL) | 48.8 |
| 880 yards | John Parlett (ENG) | 1:53.1 | Jack Hutchins (CAN) | 1:53.4 | Bill Parnell (CAN) | 1:53.4 |
| 1 mile | Bill Parnell (CAN) | 4:11.0 GR | Len Eyre (ENG) | 4:11.8 | Maurice Marshall (NZL) | 4:13.2 |
| 3 miles | Len Eyre (ENG) | 14:23.6 | Harold Nelson (NZL) | 14:27.8 | Anthony Chivers (ENG) | 14:28.1 |
| 6 miles | Harold Nelson (NZL) | 30:29.6 |  Andrew Forbes (SCO) | 30:31.9 | Noel Taylor (NZL) | 30:31.9 |
| Marathon | Jack Holden (ENG) | 2'32:57 GR | .svg.png){kind=small} Syd Luyt (SAF) | 2'37:03 | John Clarke (NZL) | 2'39:27 |
| 120 yards hurdles | Peter Gardner (AUS) | 14.3 GR | Ray Weinberg (AUS) | 14.4 | Tom Lavery (SAF) | 14.6 |
| 440 yards hurdles | .svg.png){kind=small} Duncan White (CEY) | 52.5 GR | John Holland (NZL) | 52.7 | Geoff Goodacre (AUS) | 53.1 |
| High jump | John Winter (AUS) | 1.98 m GR |  Josiah Majekodunmi (NGR) Alan Paterson (SCO) | 1.95 m | None awarded | |
| Pole vault | Tim Anderson (ENG) | 3.97 m | Stan Egerton (CAN) | 3.97 m | Peter Denton (AUS) | 3.88 m |
| Long jump | Neville Price (SAF) | 7.31 m | Bevan Hough (NZL) | 7.20 m | David Dephoff (NZL) | 7.08 m |
| Triple jump | Brian Oliver (AUS) | 15.61 m | Les McKeand (AUS) | 15.28 m | Ian Polmear (AUS) | 14.67 m |
| Shot put |  Mataika Tuicakau (FIJ) | 14.64 m | Harold Moody (ENG) | 13.92 m | Leo Roininen (CAN) | 13.68 m |
| Discus throw | Ian Reed (AUS) | 47.72 m GR | Mataika Tuicakau (FIJ) | 44.00 m | Svein Sigfusson (CAN) | 43.48 m |
| Hammer throw | Duncan Clark (SCO) | 49.94 m GR | Keith Pardon (AUS) | 47.83 m | Herb Barker (AUS) | 45.62 m |
| Javelin throw | Leo Roininen (CAN) | 57.11 m | Luke Tunabuna (FIJ) | 56.02 m | Doug Robinson (CAN) | 55.60 m |
| 4×110 yards relay | Australia Scotchy Gordon David Johnson John Treloar Bill de Gruchy | 42.2 | England Brian Shenton Jack Archer Leslie Lewis Nick Stacey | 42.5 | New Zealand Arthur Eustace Clem Parker Keith Beardsley Peter Henderson | 42.6 |
| 4×440 yards relay | Australia Edwin Carr George Gedge James Humphreys Ross Price | 3:17.8 | England Derek Pugh Harold Parlett Leslie Lewis Terry Higgins | 3:19.3 | New Zealand David Batten Derek Steward John Holland Jack Sutherland | 3:20.0 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Marjorie Jackson (AUS) | 10.8 GR | Shirley Strickland (AUS) | 11.0 | Verna Johnston (AUS) | 11.1 |
| 220 yards | Marjorie Jackson (AUS) | 24.3 GR | Shirley Strickland (AUS) | 24.5 | Daphne Robb (SAF) | 24.7 |
| 80 metre hurdles | Shirley Strickland (AUS) | 11.6 GR | June Schoch (NZL) | 11.6 | Janet Shackleton (NZL) | 11.7 |
| High jump | Dorothy Odam (ENG) | 1.60 GR= | Bertha Crowther (ENG) | 1.60 m | Noeline Swinton (NZL) | 1.55 m |
| Long jump | Yvette Williams (NZL) | 5.90 m GR | Judy Canty (AUS) | 5.78 m | Ruth Dowman (NZL) | 5.74 m |
| Javelin throw | Charlotte MacGibbon (AUS) | 38.84 GR | Yvette Williams (NZL) | 37.96 | Cleone Rivett-Carnac (NZL) | 34.43 |
| 110-220-110 yards relay |
Australia Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston | 47.9 GR | New Zealand Lesley Rowe Dorothea Parker Shirley Hardman | 48.7 | England Dorothy Hall Margaret Walker Sylvia Cheeseman | 50.0 |
| 220-110-220-110 yards relay |
Australia Ann Shanley Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston | 1:13.4 GR | England Doris Batter Dorothy Hall Margaret Walker Sylvia Cheeseman | 1:17.5 | Canada Elaine Silburn Eleanor McKenzie Gerry Bemister Patricia Jones | Unknown |
Medal table
Shirley Strickland (statue above) won a hurdles gold medal, two relay golds and two sprint silvers for Australia.
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 2 | England | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 5= | Fiji | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5= | Scotland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Ceylon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 29 | 27 | 84 | |
References
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-31.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-31.
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