Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
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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 | ![]() | 9.7 GR= | ![]() | 9.8 | ![]() | 9.9 |
220 yards | ![]() | 21.5 | ![]() | 21.8 | ![]() | 21.8 |
440 yards | ![]() | 47.9 GR= | ![]() | 48.0 | ![]() | 48.8 |
880 yards | ![]() | 1:53.1 | ![]() | 1:53.4 | ![]() | 1:53.4 |
1 mile | ![]() | 4:11.0 GR | ![]() | 4:11.8 | ![]() | 4:13.2 |
3 miles | ![]() | 14:23.6 | ![]() | 14:27.8 | ![]() | 14:28.1 |
6 miles | ![]() | 30:29.6 | ![]() | 30:31.9 | ![]() | 30:31.9 |
Marathon | ![]() | 2'32:57 GR | ![]() | 2'37:03 | ![]() | 2'39:27 |
120 yards hurdles | ![]() | 14.3 GR | ![]() | 14.4 | ![]() | 14.6 |
440 yards hurdles | ![]() | 52.5 GR | ![]() | 52.7 | ![]() | 53.1 |
High jump | ![]() | 1.98 m GR | ![]() ![]() | 1.95 m | None awarded | |
Pole vault | ![]() | 3.97 m | ![]() | 3.97 m | ![]() | 3.88 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 7.31 m | ![]() | 7.20 m | ![]() | 7.08 m |
Triple jump | ![]() | 15.61 m | ![]() | 15.28 m | ![]() | 14.67 m |
Shot put | ![]() | 14.64 m | ![]() | 13.92 m | ![]() | 13.68 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 47.72 m GR | ![]() | 44.00 m | ![]() | 43.48 m |
Hammer throw | ![]() | 49.94 m GR | ![]() | 47.83 m | ![]() | 45.62 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 57.11 m | ![]() | 56.02 m | ![]() | 55.60 m |
4×110 yards relay | ![]() Scotchy Gordon David Johnson John Treloar Bill de Gruchy | 42.2 | ![]() Brian Shenton Jack Archer Leslie Lewis Nick Stacey | 42.5 | ![]() Arthur Eustace Clem Parker Keith Beardsley Peter Henderson | 42.6 |
4×440 yards relay | ![]() Edwin Carr George Gedge James Humphreys Ross Price | 3:17.8 | ![]() Derek Pugh Harold Parlett Leslie Lewis Terry Higgins | 3:19.3 | ![]() David Batten Derek Steward John Holland Jack Sutherland | 3:20.0 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 yards | ![]() | 10.8 GR | ![]() | 11.0 | ![]() | 11.1 |
220 yards | ![]() | 24.3 GR | ![]() | 24.5 | ![]() | 24.7 |
80 metre hurdles | ![]() | 11.6 GR | ![]() | 11.6 | ![]() | 11.7 |
High jump | ![]() | 1.60 GR= | ![]() | 1.60 m | ![]() | 1.55 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 5.90 m GR | ![]() | 5.78 m | ![]() | 5.74 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 38.84 GR | ![]() | 37.96 | ![]() | 34.43 |
110-220-110 yards relay |
![]() Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston | 47.9 GR | ![]() Lesley Rowe Dorothea Parker Shirley Hardman | 48.7 | ![]() Dorothy Hall Margaret Walker Sylvia Cheeseman | 50.0 |
220-110-220-110 yards relay |
![]() Ann Shanley Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston | 1:13.4 GR | ![]() Doris Batter Dorothy Hall Margaret Walker Sylvia Cheeseman | 1:17.5 | ![]() Elaine Silburn Eleanor McKenzie Gerry Bemister Patricia Jones | Unknown |
Medal table
![](../I/m/Shirley_Strickland.jpg)
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 | ![]() | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
5= | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5= | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 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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