Canada At The 1950 British Empire Games
Canada took part at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland (New Zealand). With a total of 31 medals, Canada ranked fourth on the medal tally. Medals Individual medals Gold Athletics: * Bill Parnell, Men's 1 mile * Leo Roininen, Men's Javelin Throw Diving: * George Athans, Men's 3 m springboard Swimming: * Peter Salmon, Men's 110 yards freestyle Weightlifting: * Gerry Gratton, Men's Middleweight Division * Jim Varaleau, Men's Light Heavyweight Division Wrestling: * Henry Hudson, Men's Welterweight Division * Maurice Vachon, Men's Middleweight Division Silver Athletics: * Jack Hutchins, Men's 880 yards * Stan Egerton, Men's Pole vault Diving: * George Athans, Men's 10 m Platform Fencing: * Men's sabre team Swimming: * Jim Portelance, Men's 1650 yards freestyle * Men's 3×110 yards medley relay team Weightlifting: * Rosaire Smith, Men's Bantamweight Division Wrestling: * Roland Milord, Men's Featherweight Division * Morgan Plumb, Men's Lightweight Di ...
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Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ...
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