New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games

New Zealand at the
1950 British Empire Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Auckland, New Zealand
Competitors175
Flag bearersOpening: Harold Nelson
Closing:
Officials24
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
22
Bronze
21
Total
53
British Empire Games appearances

New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 175 competitors and 24 officials. Selection of the host nation's team for the Games in Auckland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Harold Nelson. The New Zealand team finished third on the medal table, winning a total of 53 medals, 10 of which were gold.

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1950, with a total of 53 medals, including 10 gold.

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Harold Nelson Athletics Men's 6 miles
 Gold Yvette Williams Athletics Women's long jump
 Gold Frank Creagh Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Gold James Pirret Lawn bowls Men's singles
 Gold Phil Exelby
Robert Henry		 Lawn bowls Men's pairs
 Gold Bill Carroll
Bill James
Ted Johnson
Colin Johnstone
John O'Brien		 Rowing Men's coxed four
 Gold Michael Amos
Lyall Barry
Noel Chambers
Buddy Lucas		 Swimming Men's 880 yards freestyle relay
 Gold Harold Cleghorn Weightlifting Men's heavyweight
 Gold Doug Mudgway Wrestling Men's bantamweight
 Gold John Armitt Wrestling Men's featherweight
 Silver June Schoch Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles
 Silver John Holland Athletics Men's 440 yards hurdles
 Silver Harold Nelson Athletics Men's 3 miles
 Silver Shirley Hardman
Dorothea Parker
Lesley Rowe		 Athletics Women's 440 yards relay
 Silver Bevin Hough Athletics Men's long jump
 Silver Yvette Williams Athletics Women's javelin throw
 Silver James Beal Boxing Men's middleweight
 Silver Christopher Rollinson Boxing Men's light heavyweight
 Silver Les Lock Cycling Men's 10 mile scratch race
 Silver Nick Carter Cycling Men's road race
 Silver Patricia Woodroffe Fencing Women's individual foil
 Silver Charles Dearing
Austen Gittos
Murray Gittos
Nathaniel Millar		 Fencing Men's foil team
 Silver Joseph Schneider
Desmond Simonson		 Rowing Men's double scull
 Silver David Gould
Humphrey Gould		 Rowing Men's coxless pair
 Silver Donald Adam
Kerry Ashby
Murray Ashby
Bruce Culpan
Thomas Engel
Grahame Jarratt
Don Rowlands
Edwin Smith
Bill Tinnock		 Rowing Men's eight
 Silver Jean Stewart Swimming Women's 110 yards backstroke
 Silver Norma Bridson
Winifred Griffin
Joan Hastings
Kristin Jacobi		 Swimming Women's 440 yards freestyle relay
 Silver New Zealand men's water polo team
 Water polo Men's tournament
 Silver Tony George Weightlifting Men's middleweight
 Silver Eric Matthews Wrestling Men's flyweight
 Silver Arthur Sneddon Wrestling Men's light heavyweight
 Silver Pat O'Connor Wrestling Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Janet Shackleton Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles
 Bronze Don Jowett Athletics Men's 220 yards
 Bronze Dave Batten Athletics Men's 440 yards
 Bronze Maurice Marshall Athletics Men's mile
 Bronze Noel Taylor Athletics Men's 6 miles
 Bronze Jack Clarke Athletics Men's marathon
 Bronze Kevin Beardsley
Arthur Eustace
Peter Henderson
Clem Parker		 Athletics Men's 4 x 110 yards relay
 Bronze Dave Batten
John Holland
Derek Steward
Jack Sutherland		 Athletics Men's 4 x 440 yards relay
 Bronze Noelene Swinton Athletics Women's high jump
 Bronze Cleone Rivett-Carnac Athletics Women's javelin throw
 Bronze Dave Dephoff Athletics Men's long jump
 Bronze Ruth Dowman Athletics Women's long jump
 Bronze Jim Barnden Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Graham Avery Cycling Men's sprint
 Bronze Les Lock Cycling Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
 Bronze Jack Stewart Diving Men's 3 m springboard
 Bronze Arthur Engebretsen
Noel Jolly
Fred Russell
Pete Skoglund		 Lawn bowls Men's fours
 Bronze Buddy Lucas Swimming Men's 440 yards freestyle
 Bronze Buddy Lucas Swimming Men's 1650 yards freestyle
 Bronze Lyall Barry
Peter Mathieson
John Shanahan		 Swimming Men's 330 yards medlay relay
 Bronze Gordon Hobson Wrestling Men's lightweight
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 6 12 20
Wrestling 2 3 1 6
Lawn bowls 2 0 1 3
Rowing 1 3 0 4
Swimming 1 2 3 6
Boxing 1 2 1 4
Weightlifting 1 1 0 2
Cycling 0 2 2 4
Fencing 0 2 0 2
Water polo 0 1 0 1
Diving 0 0 1 1
Total 10 22 21 53
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 9 16 17 42
Female 1 6 4 11
Total 10 22 21 53

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 50 14 64
Boxing 8 — 8
Cycling 11 — 11
Diving 2 3 5
Fencing 14 3 17
Lawn bowls 7 — 7
Rowing 19 — 19
Swimming 11 7 18
Water polo 10 — 10
Weightlifting 5 — 5
Wrestling 8 — 8
Total 143 27 170

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games

Men

Track and road

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Neil Bates 1 mile 4:25.8 6 — did not advance
Dave Batten 220 yards 22.4 1 Q 22.2 4 did not advance
440 yards 48.9 3 Q 48.9 3 Q 48.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kevin Beardsley 100 yards 10.2 3 Q 10.2 6 did not advance
Gordon Bromley Marathon — 2:46:51.0 7
Jack Clarke Marathon — 2:39:26.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Arthur Eustace 100 yards 9.9 2 Q 10.1 6 did not advance
Lionel Fox Marathon — 2:57:47.2 13
Doug Harris 440 yards DNS did not advance
880 yards DNF — did not advance
Peter Henderson 100 yards 9.9 1 Q 9.9 2 Q 9.9 5
Allen Hill 120 yards hurdles 4 — did not advance
440 yards hurdles 4 did not advance
John Holland 120 yards hurdles 15.1 3 Q — 15.1 5
440 yards hurdles 53.0 1 Q 53.4 1 Q 52.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
George Hoskins 3 miles — 12
6 miles — DNS
Don Jowett 220 yards 22.4 1 Q 22.9 2 Q 21.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Colin Lousich 3 miles — 14:41.0 6
6 miles — DNF
Arthur Lydiard Marathon — 2:54:51.6 12
Maurice Marshall 1 mile 4:16.8 4 Q — 4:13.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
John Myles 440 yards 3 Q 5 did not advance
Harold Nelson 3 miles — 14:27.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
6 miles — 30:29.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Clem Parker 100 yards 10.0 2 Q 9.9 3 Q 10.0 6
220 yards 22.6 2 Q 22.0 3 Q 22.2 6
Cliff Simpson 880 yards 4 Q — 1:56.0 6
1 mile 4:26.6 6 — did not advance
Jack Sinclair 1 mile 4:19.8 3 Q — 4:20.0 6
Lionel Smith 120 yards hurdles 14.8 3 Q — 6
Barry Steel 880 yards 6 — did not advance
Derek Steward 440 yards hurdles 54.4 1 Q 4 did not advance
Jack Sutherland 440 yards 50.0 3 Q 49.2 1 Q 6
Noel Taylor 3 miles — 11
6 miles — 30:31.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Neil Wilson 880 yards 1:53.2 2 Q — 1:53.7 4
Clem Parker
Arthur Eustace
Peter Henderson
Kevin Beardsley 		4 x 110 yards relay — 42.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dave Batten
Jack Sutherland
Derek Steward
John Holland 		4 x 440 yards relay — 3:20.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Johnny Borland High jump 6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		 4
Johnny Brown Hammer throw 135 ft 3+1⁄2 in
(41.24 m)		 9
Max Carr Discus throw 126 ft 8+3⁄4 in
(38.63 m)		 8
Hammer throw 140 ft 6+3⁄4 in
(42.84 m)		 6
Claude Clegg Javelin throw 175 ft 11 in
(53.62 m)		 5
Dave Dephoff Long jump 23 ft 3 in
(7.09 m)		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Keith Forsythe Long jump 23 ft 3 in
(7.09 m)		 4
Triple jump 46 ft 7+3⁄4 in
(14.22 m)		 5
Arthur Fuller Hammer throw 143 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(43.65 m)		 5
Doug Herman Shot put 44 ft 0 in
(13.41 m)		 4
Wallace Heron Pole vault 12 ft 9 in
(3.89 m)		 4
Bevin Hough Long jump 23 ft 7+3⁄8 in
(7.20 m)		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Graham Jeffries Triple jump 46 ft 2+3⁄4 in
(14.09 m)		 6
Roy Johnson Triple jump 47 ft 7+1⁄2 in
(14.52 m)		 4
Colin Kay Triple jump 45 ft 7+3⁄4 in
(13.91 m)		 9
Stan Lay Javelin throw 175 ft 4 in
(53.44 m)		 6
Jim Leckie Hammer throw 136 ft 6 in
(41.61 m)		 7
Clyde Main Shot put 41 ft 4 in
(12.60 m)		 6
George Martin Pole vault 12 ft 3 in
(3.73 m)		 6
Raymond McKenzie High jump 6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 11
Keith Morgan Shot put 43 ft 10 in
(13.36 m)		 5
Gus Redmond Discus throw 132 ft 8+3⁄4 in
(40.46 m)		 5
Eric Rhodes High jump 5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m)		 14
Merv Richards Pole vault 12 ft 3 in
(3.73 m)		 8
Roy Woolley High jump 5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m)		 14

Women

Track

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Ruth Dowman 100 yards 11.2 2 Q 11.3 4 did not advance
Pixie Fletcher 80 m hurdles 11.9 2 Q — 5
Noeline Gourley 80 m hurdles 11.5 1 Q — 11.9 4
Shirley Hardman 100 yards 11.2 2 Q 11.2 3 Q 11.3 5
Joan Hart 220 yards 25.9 3 Q 5 did not advance
Colleen Malone 100 yards 11.6 3 Q 11.6 5 did not advance
220 yards 5 did not advance
Dorothea Parker 100 yards 11.2 3 Q 11.2 3 Q 11.2 4
220 yards 25.4 2 Q 25.1 3 Q 24.8 4
Lesley Rowe 220 yards 25.5 3 Q 25.8 3 Q 6
June Schoch 80 m hurdles 11.4 2 Q — 11.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Janet Shackleton 80 m hurdles 11.4 3 Q — 11.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lesley Rowe
Shirley Hardman
Dorothea Parker 		440 yards relay — 48.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ruth Dowman
Dorothea Parker
Lesley Rowe
Shirley Hardman 		660 yards relay — DQ
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Bev Brewis High jump 4 ft 10 in
(1.47 m)		 5
Ruth Dowman Long jump 18 ft 10 in
(5.74 m)		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cleone Rivett-Carnac Javelin throw 112 ft 11+3⁄4 in
(34.44 m)		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
June Schoch Long jump 15 ft 3+3⁄4 in
(4.67 m)		 11
Noeline Swinton High jump 5 ft 1 in
(1.55 m)		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yvette Williams Javelin throw 124 ft 6+3⁄4 in
(37.97 m)		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Long jump 19 ft 4+5⁄8 in
(5.91 m) GR		 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games
Athlete Event Quarter Final Semi Final Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Bert Maddern Flyweight  Edwin (CEY)
L 		did not advance
Robert Broadhurst Bantamweight  Walters (CAN)
L 		did not advance
William Paterson Featherweight  Brander (ENG)
L 		did not advance
Jim Barnden Lightweight  King (SRH)
W 		 Barber (AUS)
L 		Weighed over 4
James McIvor Welterweight  Small (SRH)
W 		 Ratcliffe (ENG)
L 		Withdrew unfit 4
James Beal Middleweight — Bye  van Schalkwyk (SAF)
L		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Christopher Rollinson Light heavyweight — Bye  Scott (ENG)
L		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Frank Creagh Heavyweight —  Cousins (AUS)
W		 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1950 British Empire Games

Road

Men's road race
Athlete Time Rank
Nick Carter 3:13:06.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
James Downie 3:13:12.7 7
Ted Lambert DNF

Track

Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Graham Avery  Oland (CAN)
W 12.8 		—  Bazzano (AUS)
W 12.9, W 13.0 		 Patterson (AUS)
L, L 		 Olive (NZL)
W 12.8, L, W 13.2 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Don Olive  Evans (SRH)
 Millman (CAN)
W 12.9 		—  Godwin (ENG)
W 12.8, W 12.8 		 Mockridge (AUS)
L, L 		 Avery (NZL)
L, W 12.6, L 		4
Allen Stonex  Mockridge (AUS)
L 		 Millman (CAN)
W 14.2 		 Patterson (AUS)
L, L 		did not advance
Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete Time Rank
Graham Hughes 1:17.1 8
Les Lock 1:16.2 5
Malcolm Simpson 1:16.5 =6
Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Athlete Round 1 Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Les Lock  Hamilton (SCO)
L 5:29.6[i] 		 Cartwright (ENG)
L 		 Hamilton (SCO)
W 5:26.7 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  1. ^ Qualified for the semifinals as the fastest loser
Men's 10 miles track race
Athlete Time Rank
Alan Dean DNF
Les Lock 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Frank Tredrea unplaced

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1950 British Empire Games
Athlete Event Points Rank
Joyce Carpenter Women's 3 m springboard 95.88 7
Owen Jaine Men's 10 m platform 115.28 6
Betty Moore Women's 3 m springboard 93.30 8
Mayzod Reid Women's 3 m springboard 104.29 6
Jack Stewart Men's 3 m springboard 168.17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1950 British Empire Games

Men

Individual épée
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Stephen Elsom  Paul (ENG)
L 0 – 3 		 Pouliot (CAN)
L 2 – 3 		 Lund (AUS)
L 0 – 3 		 Jay (AUS)
L 0 – 3 		 Brooke (CAN)
L 0 – 3 		 Usher (SCO)
L 2 – 3 		did not advance
J. Shaw  Ward (NZL)
L 1 – 3 		 Anderson (ENG)
W 3 – 1 		 Gibson (AUS)
L 0 – 3 		 de Beaumont (ENG)
L 1 – 3 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 0 – 3 		— did not advance
Joseph Ward  Shaw (NZL)
W 3 – 1 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 2 – 3 		 de Beaumont (ENG)
L 2 – 3 		 Anderson (ENG)
W 3 – 2 		 Gibson (AUS)
W 3 – 1 		—  Lund (AUS)
L 2 – 3 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
W 3 – 2 		 Anderson (ENG)
W 3 – 2 		 de Beaumont (ENG)
L 1 – 3 		 Paul (ENG)
L 1 – 3 		 Jay (AUS)
L 1 – 3 		=6
Individual foil
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Charles Dearing  M. Gittos (NZL)
L 4 – 5 		 Anderson (ENG)
L 0 – 5 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 3 – 5 		 Dean (AUS)
W 5 – 3 		 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 3 – 5 		did not advance
Austen Gittos  Paul (ENG)
L 3 – 5 		 Pouliot (CAN)
L 2 – 5 		 Fethers (AUS)
L 2 – 5 		 Brooke (CAN)
L 2 – 5 		 Jay (AUS)
W 5 – 4 		 M. Gittos (NZL)
W 5 – 3 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 3 – 5 		 Paul (ENG)
L 2 – 5 		 Pilbrow (ENG)
W 5 – 1 		 Pouliot (CAN)
W 5 – 2 		 Fethers (AUS)
L 1 – 5 		 Anderson (ENG)
W 5 – 3 		4
Murray Gittos  Dearing (NZL)
W 5 – 4 		 Dean (AUS)
W 5 – 3 		 Pilbrow (ENG)
W 5 – 3 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
W 5 – 3 		 Anderson (ENG)
L 2 – 5 		 A. Gittos (NZL)
L 3 – 5 		 Fethers (AUS)
L 3 – 5 		 Anderson (ENG)
W 5 – 3 		 Pouliot (CAN)
L 2 – 5 		 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 3 – 5 		 Paul (ENG)
L 2 – 5 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 3 – 5 		8
Individual sabre
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Trevor Hadley  Anderson (ENG)
L 1 – 5 		 Pouliot (CAN)
L 1 – 5 		 Gibson (AUS)
L 2 – 5 		 Brooke (CAN)
L 1 – 5 		 Jay (AUS)
L 3 – 5 		did not advance
Julius Stafford  Wright (NZL)
L 3 – 5 		 Paul (ENG)
L 0 – 5 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
L 3 – 5 		 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 1 – 5 		 Dean (AUS)
W 5 – 4 		did not advance
Dudley Wright  Stafford (NZL)
W 5 – 3 		 Dean (AUS)
W 5 – 1 		 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 3 – 5 		 Paul (ENG)
L 4 – 5 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
W 5 – 2 		 Gibson (AUS)
L 4 – 5 		 Paul (ENG)
W 5 – 3 		 Brooke (CAN)
W 5 – 2 		 Desjarlais (CAN)
W 5 – 2 		 Anderson (ENG)
L 0 – 5 		 Pouliot (CAN)
L 1 – 5 		 Pilbrow (ENG)
L 3 – 5 		=4
Team épée
Athlete Round robin Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Eric Cox
Stephen Elsom
J.H. Malcolm
J. Shaw
Joseph Ward 		 Canada  England  Australia 4
Cox
v Brooke L 0 – 3
v Pouliot L 1 – 3
v Desjarlais L 1 – 3 		Elsom
v de Beaumont L 2 – 3
v Paul L 0 – 3
v Anderson W 3 – 2 		Elsom
v Jay L 0 – 3
v Lund L 0 – 3
v Stanmore L 2 – 3
Elsom
v Desjarlais L 2 – 3
v Brooke L 1 – 3
v Pouliot L 0 – 3
 Shaw
v Anderson W 3 – 1
v de Beaumont L 1 – 3
v Paul W 3 – 0 		Shaw
v Jay W 3 – 2
v Lund L 2 – 3
v Stanmore W 3 – 0
Malcolm
v Pouliot L 2 – 3
v Desjarlais D 3 – 3
v Brooke L 1 – 3 		Malcolm
v Paul L 1 – 3
v Anderson L 1 – 3
v de Beaumont L 0 – 3 		Ward
v Jay W 3 – 1
v Lund W 3 – 2
v Stanmore L 2 – 3
Result
L 0 – 8 		Result
L 3 – 6 		Result
L 4 – 5
Team foil
Athlete Round robin Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Charles Dearing
Austen Gittos
Murray Gittos
Nathaniel Millar 		 Canada  Australia  England 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dearing
v Desjarlais W 5 – 2
v Pouliot L 1 – 5
v Brooke W 5 – 4
A. Gittos
v Desjarlais W 5 – 0
v Pouliot L 1 – 5
v Brooke W 5 – 1
M. Gittos
v Desjarlais L 4 – 5
v Pouliot W 5 – 2
v Brooke W 5 – 2
Result
W 6 – 3 		Result
L 4 – 5 		Result
L 3 – 6
Team sabre
Athlete Round robin Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Eric Flaws
Trevor Hadley
Allan McLeavey
Julius Stafford
Dudley Wright 		 Australia  Canada  England 4
Hadley
v Booth
v Chillug
v Dean
1 win, 2 losses 		Hadley
v Brooke L
v Pouliot L
v Desjarlais L 		Flaws
v de Beaumont L 1 – 5
v Pilbrow L 1 – 5
v Anderson L 4 – 5
McLeavey
v Booth L
v Chillug L
v Dean L 		Stafford
v Brooke L
v Pouliot L
v Desjarlais L 		McLeavey
v Pilbrow L 1 – 5
v Anderson L 2 – 5
v de Beaumont W 5 – 3
Wright
v Booth
v Chillug
v Dean
2 wins, 1 loss 		Wright
v Brooke W
v Pouliot W
v Desjarlais W 		Stafford
v Anderson L 1 – 5
v de Beaumont L 0 – 5
v Pilbrow L 2 – 5
Result
L 3 – 6 		Result
L 3 – 6 		Result
L 1 – 8

Women

Individual foil
Athlete Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Florence Andrews  Pym (AUS)
L 3 – 4 		 Glen-Haig (ENG)
L 1 – 4 		 Stokes (AUS)
L 2 – 4 		 Wilson (AUS)
W 4 – 2 		 Hamilton (CAN)
L 1 – 4 		 Woodroffe (NZL)
L 0 – 4 		 Jekyll (NZL)
W 4 – 1 		6
Olga Jekyll  Hamilton (CAN)
W 4 – 0 		 Wilson (AUS)
W 4 – 2 		 Pym (AUS)
L 2 – 4 		 Glen-Haig (ENG)
L 2 – 4 		 Stokes (AUS)
W 4 – 3 		 Woodroffe (NZL)
L 2 – 4 		 Andrews (NZL)
L 1 – 4 		5
Patricia Woodroffe  Wilson (AUS)
W 4 – 1 		 Hamilton (CAN)
W 4 – 0 		 Glen-Haig (ENG)
L 2 – 4 		 Stokes (AUS)
W 4 – 1 		 Pym (AUS)
W 4 – 2 		 Jekyll (NZL)
W 4 – 2 		 Andrews (NZL)
W 4 – 0 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1950 British Empire Games
Athlete Event Round robin Eliminator Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
James Pirret Men's singles  Garnett
 (FIJ)
W 25 – 20 		 Krupp
 (CAN)
W 25 – 22 		 Newton
 (AUS)
W 26 – 12 		 Jacobs
 (SAF)
W 25 – 10 		— 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Robert Henry
Phil Exelby 		Men's pairs  South Africa
W 23 – 16 		 Australia
W 23 – 22 		 Fiji
W 47 – 4 		— — 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Arthur Engebretsen
Fred Russell
Noel Jolly
Pete Skoglund 		Men's fours  South Africa
W 19 – 11 		 Australia
L 14 – 23 		 Fiji
W 41 – 6 		—  South Africa
L 17 – 22 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1950 British Empire Games
Athlete Event Time Rank
Tristan Hegglun Men's single sculls 4
Joe Schneider
Des Simonson 		Men's double sculls 7:32.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
David Gould
Humphrey Gould 		Men's coxless pair 8:10.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ted Johnson
John O'Brien
Bill James
Bill Carroll
Colin Johnstone (cox) 		Men's coxed four 7:17.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Thomas Engel
Kerry Ashby
Bill Tinnock
Murray Ashby
Grahame Jarratt
Don Rowlands
Bruce Culpan
Edwin Smith
Donald Adam (cox) 		Men's eight 6:27.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1950 British Empire Games

Men

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Michael Amos 110 yards freestyle 1:01.9 6 Q 1:02.5 6
440 yards freestyle 5:06.1 6 Q 5:08.1 5
Lyall Barry 110 yards freestyle 1:03.2 =8 did not advance
Colin Callan 220 yards breaststroke 3:05.7 6 Q 3:09.8 6
Colin Chambers 1650 yards freestyle 21:46.6 6 Q 21:45.3 6
Noel Chambers 440 yards freestyle 5:14.1 10 did not advance
Trevor Eagle 220 yards breaststroke 3:01.4 5 Q 3:02.9 5
Roger Gibbs 110 yards backstroke 1:18.7 9 did not advance
Peter Hanan 110 yards freestyle 1:04.4 10 did not advance
Buddy Lucas 440 yards freestyle 4:48.9 2 Q 5:02.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1650 yards freestyle 20:11.2 1 Q 20:10.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Peter Mathieson 110 yards backstroke 1:13.7 5 1:13.6 4
John Shanahan 220 yards breaststroke 2:57.4 3 Q 2:59.8 4
Peter Mathieson
John Shanahan
Lyall Barry 		3 x 110 yards medley relay — 3:30.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lyall Barry
Buddy Lucas
Noel Chambers
Michael Amos 		4 x 220 yards freestyle relay — 9:27.7 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Norma Bridson 110 yards freestyle 1:11.0 4 Q 1:11.2 5
Winifred Griffin 110 yards freestyle 1:10.1 2 Q 1:11.9 6
440 yards freestyle 5:38.4 3 Q 5:39.4 4
Kristin Jacobi 110 yards freestyle 1:13.4 11 did not advance
Helen Mackenzie 440 yards freestyle 5:47.6 8 did not advance
Jean Stewart 110 yards backstroke 1:18.6 GR 1 Q 1:19.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Margaret Sweeney 220 yards breaststroke — 3:28.2 6
Jean Stewart
Margaret Sweeney
Winifred Griffin 		3 x 110 yards medley relay — DQ
Kristin Jacobi
Norma Bridson
Winifred Griffin
Joan Hastings 		4 x 110 yards freestyle relay — 4:48.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1950 British Empire Games
Team roster

Charles Brown, Jim Cameron, Terry Harris, Bob Hatchwell, Barrie Hutchinson, Tom Logan (c), Edward Raven, Jim Walsh, Neil Williams, Wally Williams

Game 1
4 February 1950  New Zealand 4–11  Australia Newmarket Olympic Pool
Hatchwell 2, Logan, W. Williams Goals Amadee 4, Johnston 2, French, Bennett, Doerner, Hastie, own goal
Game 2
6 February 1950  New Zealand 2–13  Australia Newmarket Olympic Pool
Goals Amadee 4, Bennett 5, Johnston 2, Hastie 2
Game 3
10 February 1950  New Zealand 2–5  Australia Newmarket Olympic Pool
  Goals
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Rank
 Australia 3 3 0 0 29 8 +21 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 8 29 -21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games
Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank
Lewis Lawn Featherweight 540 lb
(244.9 kg) 		6
Edwin Norton Lightweight 200 lb
(90.7 kg) 		195 lb
(88.5 kg) 		250 lb
(113.4 kg) 		645 lb
(292.6 kg) 		4
Tony George Middleweight 235 lb
(106.6 kg) 		225 lb
(102.1 kg) 		280 lb
(127.0 kg) 		740 lb
(335.7 kg) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Trevor Clark Light heavyweight 225 lb
(102.1 kg) 		225 lb
(102.1 kg) 		280 lb
(127.0 kg) 		730 lb
(331.1 kg) 		4
Harold Cleghorn Heavyweight 285 lb
(129.3 kg) 		270 lb
(122.5 kg) 		345 lb
(156.5 kg) 		900 lb
(408.2 kg) 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1950 British Empire Games
Athlete Event Elimination rounds Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Eric Matthews Flyweight —  Harris (AUS)
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Doug Mudgway Bantamweight —  Chapman (AUS)
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
John Armitt Featherweight  Parsons (ENG)
W 		 Hayman (AUS)
W 		—  Milord (CAN)
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gordon Hobson Lightweight  Dick Garrard (AUS)
L 		 Plumb (CAN)
L 		Eliminated 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jack Monaghan Welterweight  Little (AUS)
L 		 Hudson (CAN)
L 		Eliminated
Peter Fletcher Middleweight  Vachon (CAN)
L 		 Bowey (ENG)
W 		 Arthur (AUS)
L 		Eliminated
Arthur Sneddon Light heavyweight —  Trevaskis (AUS)
W 		—  Morton (SAF)
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pat O'Connor Heavyweight  Armstrong (AUS)
L 		 Ovendon (CAN)
W 		 Richmond (ENG)
W 		— 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Officials

  • Team manager – Bill Holley
  • Athletics
  • Boxing
    • Manager – K. A. Neale
    • Trainer – Richard Dunn
    • Masseur – A. G. Bates
  • Cycling manager – Cliff Chainey[1]
  • Fencing manager – T. H. Wilson[2]
  • Lawn bowls manager – J. R. Smith[3]
  • Rowing masseur – C. G. Fearon[4]
  • Swimming
  • Weightlifting manager / coach – C. S. McDonald[6]
  • Wrestling
    • Manager – J. W. Steele[7]
    • Coach / assistant manager – Vic Rawle[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "N.Z. cycling team assembles for the Empire Games". Wanganui Chronicle. 18 January 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ "British Empire Games: New Zealand fencing team". Bay of Plenty Times. Vol. 78, no. 15114. 25 October 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Empire Games: farewell to athletes from Canterbury". The Press. Vol. 86, no. 26019. 24 January 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Rowing teams announced". The Press. Vol. 86, no. 26011. 14 January 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Manager's tribute". Otago Daily Times. No. 27345. 22 March 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  6. ^ "N.Z. Empire Gaines weight-lifting team". Wanganui Chronicle. 19 December 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Improvement urged as necessity in N.Z. training of wrestlers". Gisborne Herald. Vol. 77, no. 23204. 16 March 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

References

  • 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
  • "Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue". New Zealand Sportsman. 4 (8). 8 March 1950.