New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games
New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) had a team of 175 competitors and 24 officials at the 1950 British Empire Games, which were held at Auckland, New Zealand. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Harold Nelson.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Games Venue
| 4th British Empire Games |
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| Host city |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nations participating |
12 Nations of the Empire |
| Athletes participating |
590 |
| Opening ceremony |
4 February |
| Closing ceremony |
11 February |
| Main Stadium |
Eden Park |
The main stadium was at Eden Park. Other venues were the Auckland Town Hall (Boxing & Wrestling), the Drill Hall (Fencing), Western Springs (Cycling, and Closing) Lake Karapiro (Rowing), and the Newmarket Olympic Pool (Swimming). Accommodation was at the Ardmore Teachers' Training College, 23 miles (37 km) away at South Auckland. Total attendance was 246,694 (higher than 1954 (159,636), 1958 (178,621) and 1962 (224,987) [1].
Medals
New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1950.
Gold
Athletics:
- Harold Nelson — Men's 6 Miles
- Yvette Williams — Women's Long Jump
Boxing:
- Frank Creagh — Men's Heavyweight 81-91 kg
Lawn Bowls:
- Evan Exelby and Robert Henry — Men's Pairs
- James Pirrett — Men's Singles
Rowing:
- Bill Carroll, Bill James, Ted Johnson, Colin Johnstone and John O'Brien — Men's Coxed Four
Swimming:
- Michael Amos, Lyall Barry, Colin Chambers and Buddy Lucas — Men's 880 yards Freestyle Relay
Weightlifting:
- Harold Cleghorn — Men's 110 kg
Wrestling:
- John Armitt — Men's 62 kg
- Doug Mudgway — Men's 57 kg
Silver
Athletics:
- Shirley Hardman, Dorothea Parker and Lesley Rowe — Women's 440 yards Relay
- John Holland — Men's 440 yards Hurdles
- Bevin Hough — Men's Long Jump
- Harold Nelson — Men's 3 Miles
- June Schoch — Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Yvette Williams — Women's Javelin Throw
Boxing:
- James Beal — Men's Middleweight 71-75 kg
- Christopher Rollinson — Men's Light Heavyweight 75-81 kg
Fencing:
- Charles Dearing, Austin Gittos, Murray Gittos and Nathaniel Millar — Men's Foil Team
- Patricia Woodroffe — Women's Individual Foil
Cycling:
- Nick Carter — Men's Road Race
- Les Lock — Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race
Rowing:
- Donald Adam, Kerry Ashby, Murray Ashby, Bruce Culpan, Thomas Engel, Graham Jarratt, Don Rowlands, Edwin Smith and Bill Tinnock — Men's Eight
- David Gould and Humphrey Gould — Men's Coxless Pair
- Joseph Schneider and Desmond Simonson — Men's Double Sculls
Swimming:
- Norma Bridson, Winifred Griffin, Joan Hastings and Kristin Jacobi — Women's 440 yards Freestyle Relay
- Jean Stewart — Women's 110 yards Backstroke
Weightlifting:
- Bruce George — Men's -75 kg
Wrestling:
- Eric Matthews — Men's 52 kg
- Pat O'Connor — Men's 100 kg
- Arthur Sneddon — Men's 90 kg
Waterpolo:
- Charles Brown, Jim Cameron, Terry Harris, Bob Hatchwell, Barrie Hutchinson, Tom Logan, Edward Raven, Jim Walsh, Neil Williams and Wally Williams — Men's Waterpolo
Bronze
Athletics:
- Dave Batten, John Holland, Derek Steward and Jack Sutherland — Men's 4 x 440 yards Relay
- Dave Batten — Men's 440 yards
- John Clarke — Men's Marathon
- Dave Dephoff — Men's Long Jump
- Ruth Dowman — Women's Long Jump
- Keith Beardsley, Arthur Eustace, Peter Henderson and Clem Parker — Men's 4 x 110 yards Relay
- Don Jowett — Men's 220 yards
- Maurice Marshall — Men's Mile
- Cleone Rivett-Carnac — Women's Javelin Throw
- Janet Shackleton — Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Noeline Swinton — Women's High Jump
- Noel Taylor — Men's 6 Miles
Boxing:
- J Barnden — Men's Lightweight 57-60 kg
- James McIvor — Men's Welterweight 64-69 kg
Cycling:
- Graham Avery — Men's Sprint
- Les Lock — Men's Individual Pursuit (4000 m)
Diving:
- Jack Stewart — Men's 1 m Springboard
Bowls:
- John Englebretson, Noel Jolly, Fred Russell and Pete Skoglund — Men's Fours
Swimming:
- Lyall Barry, Peter Mathieson and John Shanahan — Men's 330 yards Medley Relay
- Buddy Lucas — Men's 440 yards Freestyle
- Buddy Lucas — Men's 1650 yards Freestyle
Wrestling:
- George Hobson — Men's Lightweight
New Zealand Team
Athletics
See also Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
Men
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- Peter Henderson - 5th place (9.9s)
- Clem Parker - 6th place (10.0s)
- Keith Beardsley - 6th place, semifinal 1 (10.2s)
- Arthur Eustace - 6th place, semifinal 2 (10.1s)
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- Donald Jowett - Bronze medal (21.8s)
- Clem Parker - 6th place - (22.2s)
- Dave Batten - 4th in semifinal (22.2s) - eliminated
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- Dave Batten - Bronze medal (48.8s)
- Jack Sutherland - 6th place
- John Myles - 5th, semifinal 1
- Doug Harris - did not start.
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- Clifford Simpson - 6th place. (1m 56.0s)
- Neil Wilson - 8th place. (1m 53.2s in heat 1)
- Barry Steel - 6th, heat 2 - eliminated
- Doug Harris - did not finish, heat 1.
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- Maurice Marshall - Bronze Medal (4m 13.2s)
- Jack Sinclair - 6th place (4m 20s)
- Neil Bates- 6th, heat 1 (4m 25.8s) - eliminated
- Clifford Simpson - 6th, heat 2 (4m 26.6s)- eliminated
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- Harold Nelson - Silver medal (14m 27.8s)
- Colin Lousich - 6th place (14m 41s)
- George Hoskins - 12th
- Noel Taylor - result not recorded
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- Harold Nelson - Gold medal (30m 29.6s)
- Noel Taylor - Bronze medal (30m 31.9s)
- Colin Lousich - did not finish.
- George Hoskins - Did not start.
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- John Clarke - Bronze medal (2h 37m 26.4s)
- Gordon Bromley - 7th place (2h 46m 51s)
- Arthur Lydiard - 12th place (2h 54m 51.6s)
- Lionel Foe - 13th place (2h 57m 47.2s)
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- John Holland - 5th place (15.1s)
- Lionel Smith - 6th place. (14.8s in heat 2)
- Allen Hill - 4th, heat 1 (eliminated)
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- John Holland - Silver medal (52.7s)
- Derek Steward - 4th, semifinal - eliminated (54.4s in heat 3)
- Allen Hill - 4th, heat 1 (eliminated)
- 4 x 110 yards relay - Bronze medal (42.6s)
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- Keith Beardsley, Arthur Eustace, Peter Henderson, Clem Parker
- 4 x 440 yards relay - Bronze medal (3m 20.0s)
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- Dave Batten, John Holland, Derek Steward, Jack Sutherland
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- Bevin Hough - Silver medal (23ft 7 3/8in (7.20m))
- Dave Dephoff - Bronze medal (23ft 3in (7.08m))
- Keith Forsythe - 4th place (23ft 3in (7.08m))
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- Roy Johnson - 4th place (47ft 7.5in (14.52m))
- Keith Forsythe - 5th place (46ft 7.75in (14.22m))
- Graham Jeffries: - 6th place (46ft 2.75in (14.09m))
- Colin Kay - 9th place (45ft 7.75in (13.91m))
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- Johnny Borland - 4th place (6ft 5in (1.95m))
- Raymond McKenzie - 11th place (6ft 0in (1.83m))
- E Rhodes - 14th place (5ft 9in (1.75m))
- Roy Woolley - 14th place (5ft 9in (1.75m))
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- Wallace Heron - 4th place (12ft 9in (3.88m))
- George Martin - 6th place (12ft 3in (3.73m))
- Merv Richards - 8th place (12ft 3in (3.73m))
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- Gus Redmond - 5th place (132ft 8.75in (40.44m))
- Max Carr - 8th place (126ft 8.75in (38.63m))
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- Arthur Fuller - 5th place (143ft 2.5in (43.65m))
- Max Carr - 6th place (140ft 6.75in (42.84m))
- James Leckie - 7th place (136ft 6in (41.6m))
- Johnny Brown - 9th place (135ft 3.5in (42.84m))
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- Claude Clegg - 5th place (175ft 11in (53.62m))
- Stan Lay - 6th place (175ft 4in (53.44m))
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- Doug Herman - 4th place (44ft 0in (13.46m))
- Keith Morgan - 5th place (43ft 10in (13.36m))
- Clyde Main - 6th place (41ft 4in (12.60m))
Women
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- Dorothea Parker - 4th place (11.2s)
- Shirley Hardman - 5th place (11.3s)
- Ruth Dickey - 4th in semifinal (11.3s) - eliminated
- Colleen Malone - 5th, semifinal 1 (11.6s) - eliminated
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- Dorothea Parker - 4th place (24.8s)
- Joan Hart - 5th, semifinal 1 (25.9s in heat)
- Lesley Rowe - 6th in semifinal (25.8s) - eliminated
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- June Schoch - Silver medal (11.6s)
- Janet Shackleton - Bronze medal (11.7s)
- Noeline Gourley - 4th place, final (11.9s)
- Pixie Fletcher - 6th place, heat 2 (11.9s)
- 440 yards relay - Silver medal (48.7s)
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- Shirley Hardman, Dorothea Parker, Lesley Rowe
- 660 yards relay - finished 4th but disqualified (1m 16.8s)
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- Ruth Dickey, Dorothea Parker, Lesley Rowe, Shirley Hardman
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- Yvette Williams - Gold medal (19ft 4 5/8in (5.91m))
- Ruth Dickey - Bronze medal (18ft 10in (5.74m))
- June Schoch - 11th place (15ft 3.75in (4.66m))
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- Noeline Swinton - Bronze medal (5ft 1in (1.55m))
- Bev Brewis - 5th place (4ft 10in (1.47m))
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- Yvette Williams - Silver medal (124ft 6.75in (37.96m))
- Cleone Rivett-Carnac - Bronze medal (112ft 11.75in (34.43m))
Boxing
- 48 – 51 kg (flyweight) : Robert Maddern - eliminated
- 51 – 54 kg (bantamweight): Robert Broadhurst - eliminated
- 54 – 57 kg (featherweight): William Patterson - eliminated
- 57 – 60 kg (lightweight): J E Barnden - eliminated
- 64 – 69 kg (welterweight): James McIvor - eliminated
- 71 – 75 kg (middleweight): James Beal - Silver medal
- 75 – 81 kg (light-heavyweight): Christopher Rollinson - Silver medal
- 81 – 91 kg (heavyweight): Frank Creagh - Gold medal
Cycling
Road
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- Nick Carter - Silver medal (3h 13m 6.5s)
- G Lambert - did not finish.
Track
- Sprint - Men: Graham Avery - Bronze medal
- 10 Mile - Men: Alan Dean - Result not recorded.
Officials
- Chef de Mission: Bill Holley
- Athletics: Frank Sharpley (coach), James Barnes, J Meek, W N Connell (massage), Pearl Ellis (Chaperone)
- Boxing: K A Neale (manager), Richard Dunn (trainer), A G Bates (massage)
See also
References
- ^ Dheensaw page 35-41
- 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
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