New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games
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| Competitors | 175 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Medals Ranked 3rdth |
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| Officials | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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| Host city | Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Nations participating | 12 Nations of the Empire |
| Athletes participating | 590 |
| Opening ceremony | 4 February |
| Closing ceremony | 11 February |
| Main venue | 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 kilometres) away at South Auckland. Total attendance was 246,694; higher than 1954 (159,636), 1958 (178,621) and 1962 (224,987).[1]
Medals
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
10 | 22 | 22 | 54 |
New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1950.
Gold
Harold Nelson — Men's 6 Miles- Yvette Williams — Women's Long Jump
- Frank Creagh — Men's Heavyweight 81–91 kg
- Phil Exelby and Robert Henry — Men's Pairs
- James Pirret — Men's Singles
- Bill Carroll, Bill James, Ted Johnson, Colin Johnstone and John O'Brien — Men's Coxed Four
- Michael Amos, Lyall Barry, Colin Chambers and Buddy Lucas — Men's 880 yards Freestyle Relay
- Harold Cleghorn — Men's 110 kg
- John Armitt — Men's 62 kg
- Doug Mudgway — Men's 57 kg
Silver
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
- James Beal — Men's Middleweight 71–75 kg
- Christopher Rollinson — Men's Light Heavyweight 75–81 kg
- Charles Dearing, Austin Gittos, Murray Gittos and Nathaniel Millar — Men's Foil Team
- Patricia Woodroffe — Women's Individual Foil
- Nick Carter — Men's Road Race
- Les Lock — Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race
- Donald Adam, Kerry Ashby, Murray Ashby, Bruce Culpan, Thomas Engel, Grahame 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
- Norma Bridson, Winifred Griffin, Joan Hastings and Kristin Jacobi — Women's 440 yards Freestyle Relay
- Jean Stewart — Women's 110 yards Backstroke
- Bruce George — Men's −75 kg
- Eric Matthews — Men's 52 kg
- Pat O'Connor — Men's 100 kg
- Arthur Sneddon — Men's 90 kg
- 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
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
- J Barnden — Men's Lightweight 57–60 kg
- Graham Avery — Men's Sprint
- Les Lock — Men's Individual Pursuit (4000 m)
- Jack Stewart — Men's 1 m Springboard
- John Englebretson, Noel Jolly, Fred Russell and Pete Skoglund — Men's Fours
- 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
- George Hobson — Men's Lightweight
New Zealand Team
Athletics
See also Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
Men
- 100 yards
- 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)
- 220 yards
- Donald Jowett – Bronze medal
(21.8s) - Clem Parker – 6th place – (22.2s)
- Dave Batten – 4th in semifinal (22.2s) – eliminated
- Donald Jowett – Bronze medal
- 440 yards
- Dave Batten – Bronze medal (48.8s)
- Jack Sutherland – 6th place
- John Myles – 5th, semifinal 1
- Doug Harris – did not start.
- Dave Batten – Bronze medal
- 880 yards
- 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.
- 1-mile
- 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
- Maurice Marshall – Bronze Medal
- 3 miles
- Harold Nelson – Silver medal
(14m 27.8s) - Colin Lousich – 6th place (14m 41s)
- George Hoskins – 12th
- Noel Taylor – 11th place
- Harold Nelson – Silver medal
- 6 miles
- Harold Nelson – Gold medal
(30m 29.6s) - Noel Taylor – Bronze medal (30m 31.9s)
- Colin Lousich – did not finish.
- George Hoskins – Did not start.
- Harold Nelson – Gold medal
- Marathon
- 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)
- John Clarke – Bronze medal
- 120 yards hurdles
- John Holland – 5th place (15.1s)
- Lionel Smith – 6th place. (14.8s in heat 2)
- Allen Hill – 4th, heat 1 (eliminated)
- 440 yards hurdles
- John Holland – Silver medal (52.7s)
- Derek Steward – 4th, semifinal – eliminated (54.4s in heat 3)
- Allen Hill – 4th, heat 1 (eliminated)
- John Holland – Silver medal
- 4 x 110 yards relay – Bronze medal (42.6s)
- 4 x 440 yards relay – Bronze medal (3m 20.0s)
- Long jump
- Bevin Hough – Silver medal (23 ft 7 3⁄8 in (7.20 m))
- Dave Dephoff – Bronze medal (23 ft 3 in (7.09 m))
- Keith Forsythe – 4th place (23 ft 3 in (7.09 m))
- Bevin Hough – Silver medal
- Triple jump
- Roy Johnson – 4th place (47 ft 7.5 in (14.516 m))
- Keith Forsythe – 5th place (46 ft 7.75 in (14.2177 m))
- Graham Jeffries: – 6th place (46 ft 2.75 in (14.0907 m))
- Colin Kay – 9th place (45 ft 7.75 in (13.9129 m))
- High jump
- Johnny Borland – 4th place (6 ft 5 in (1.96 m))
- Raymond McKenzie – 11th place (6 ft 0 in (1.83 m))
- Eric Rhodes – 14th place (5 ft 9 in (1.75 m))
- Roy Woolley – 14th place (5 ft 9 in (1.75 m))
- Pole vault
- Wallace Heron – 4th place (12 ft 9 in (3.89 m))
- George Martin – 6th place (12 ft 3 in (3.73 m))
- Merv Richards – 8th place (12 ft 3 in (3.73 m))
- Discus throw
- Gus Redmond – 5th place (132 ft 8.75 in (40.4559 m))
- Max Carr – 8th place (126 ft 8.75 in (38.6271 m))
- Hammer throw
- Arthur Fuller – 5th place (143 ft 2.5 in (43.650 m))
- Max Carr – 6th place (140 ft 6.75 in (42.8435 m))
- James Leckie – 7th place (136 ft 6 in (41.61 m))
- Johnny Brown – 9th place (135 ft 3.5 in (41.237 m))
- Javelin throw
- Claude Clegg – 5th place (175 ft 11 in (53.62 m))
- Stan Lay – 6th place (175 ft 4 in (53.44 m))
- Shot put
- Doug Herman – 4th place (44 ft 0 in (13.41 m))
- Keith Morgan – 5th place (43 ft 10 in (13.36 m))
- Clyde Main – 6th place (41 ft 4 in (12.60 m))
Women
- 100 yards
- 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
- 220 yards
- Dorothea Parker – 4th place (24.8s)
- Joan Hart – 5th, semifinal 1 (25.9s in heat)
- Lesley Rowe – 6th in semifinal (25.8s) – eliminated
- 80 metres hurdles
- 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)
- June Schoch – Silver medal
- 440 yards relay – Silver medal (48.7s)
- 660 yards relay – finished 4th but disqualified (1m 16.8s)
- Long jump
- Yvette Williams – Gold medal (19 ft 4 5⁄8 in (5.91 m))
- Ruth Dickey – Bronze medal (18 ft 10 in (5.74 m))
- June Schoch – 11th place (15 ft 3.75 in (4.6673 m))
- Yvette Williams – Gold medal
- High jump
- Noeline Swinton – Bronze medal (5 ft 1 in (1.55 m))
- Bev Brewis – 5th place (4 ft 10 in (1.47 m))
- Noeline Swinton – Bronze medal
- Javelin throw
- Yvette Williams – Silver medal (124 ft 6.75 in (37.9667 m))
- Cleone Rivett-Carnac – Bronze medal (112 ft 11.75 in (34.4361 m))
- Yvette Williams – Silver medal
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): James 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
- Road race – Men
- Nick Carter – Silver medal (3h 13m 6.5s)
- Malcolm Simpson – 6th in 1 Km Time trial
- Edward Lambert – did not finish.
- Nick Carter – Silver medal
Track
- Sprint – Men: Graham Avery – Bronze medal
- 10 Mile – Men: Alan Dean – did not finish (fell 50 yds from finish)
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
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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
External links
- NZOC website on the 1950 games
- Commonwealth Games Federation website
- Athletes in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a paragraph on these Games
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