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The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
. It was held in
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, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was
Eden Park Eden Park is New Zealand's largest sports stadium, with a capacity of 50,000. Located in central Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, it is three kilometres southwest of the CBD, on the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and King ...
, although the closing ceremonies were held at Western Springs Stadium, see
New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games 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 Game ...
. The fourth games were originally awarded to
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, Canada and were to be held in 1942 but were cancelled due to
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.


Participating teams

(Teams participating for the first time in bold). * * * * * * * * * * * *


Games venue

The main stadium was at
Eden Park Eden Park is New Zealand's largest sports stadium, with a capacity of 50,000. Located in central Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, it is three kilometres southwest of the CBD, on the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and King ...
. Other venues were the
Auckland Town Hall Auckland Town Hall is an Edwardian building on Queen Street in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand, known both for its original and ongoing use for administrative functions (such as Council meetings and hearings), as well as its famed Great Hall and ...
(boxing and wrestling), the Drill Hall (fencing), Western Springs (cycling and the closing ceremony)
Lake Karapiro Lake Karapiro () is an artificial reservoir lake on the Waikato River at Karapiro, south-east of Cambridge in New Zealand's North Island. The lake was formed in 1947 by the damming of the Waikato River to store water for the 96-megawatt Karapir ...
(rowing), and the Newmarket Olympic Pool (swimming). Accommodation was at the Ardmore Teachers' Training College, away at South Auckland. Total attendance was 246,694; higher than the following three Games, 1954 (159,636), 1958 (178,621) and 1962 (224,987).Dheensaw page 35-41


Medals by country

At the 1950 British Empire Games all the teams won at least one medal.


Medals by event


Athletics


Boxing


Cycling


Track


Road


Diving


Men's events


Women's events


Fencing


Men's events


Women's events


Lawn bowls


Rowing

All events were for men only. The events were held at
Lake Karapiro Lake Karapiro () is an artificial reservoir lake on the Waikato River at Karapiro, south-east of Cambridge in New Zealand's North Island. The lake was formed in 1947 by the damming of the Waikato River to store water for the 96-megawatt Karapir ...
, south of Auckland. Three special trains took 1500 people to
Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
on 7 February 1950.


Swimming


Men's events


Women's events


Water polo

Water polo was contested by men's teams only, with New Zealand and Australia the only two teams entered. The matches were played at the Olympic Pool in Newmarket.


Weightlifting

All events were for men only.


Wrestling

All events were for men only.


References


Further reading

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External links


"Auckland 1950"
''Thecgf.com''. Commonwealth Games Federation.
"Results and Medalists—1950 British Empire Games"
''Thecgf.com''. Commonwealth Games Federation. {{Portal bar, Sports, 1950s, New Zealand
British Empire Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
Sports competitions in Auckland 1950s in Auckland International sports competitions hosted by New Zealand Commonwealth Games in New Zealand
British Empire Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
Commonwealth Games by year
British Empire Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...