| Athletics at the 4th British Empire Games | |
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| Host City: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Dates: | 5–11 February 1950 |
| Stadium: | Eden Park |
| Nations Participating: | 12 |
| Athletes Participating: | 195 |
| Events: | 28 |
| Level: | Senior |
| Previous: | 1938 Sydney |
| Next: | 1954 Vancouver |
| Games: | 1950 British Empire Games |
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 thirteen 1950 Empire Games archive reels which have been uploaded by Archives New Zealand on YouTube.[1]
| 9.7 GR= | 9.8 | 9.9 | |||||
| 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.8 | |||||
| 47.9 GR= | 48.0 | 48.8 | |||||
| 1:53.1 | 1:53.4 | 1:53.4 | |||||
| 4:11.0 GR | 4:11.8 | 4:13.2 | |||||
| 14:23.6 | 14:27.8 | 14:28.1 | |||||
| 30:29.6 | 30:31.9 | 30:31.9 | |||||
| 2:32:57 GR | 2:37:03 | 2:39:27 | |||||
| 14.3 GR | 14.4 | 14.6 | |||||
| Duncan White (CEY) | 52.5 GR | 52.7 | 53.1 | ||||
 AustraliaScotchy Gordon David Johnson John Treloar William De Gruchy | 42.2 | Brian Shenton Jack Archer Leslie Lewis Nick Stacey | 42.5 | New Zealand Arthur Eustace Clem Parker Kevin Beardsley Peter Henderson | 42.6 | ||
| Australia Edwin Carr George Gedge James Humphreys Ross Price | 3:17.8 | Derek Pugh John Parlett Leslie Lewis Terry Higgins | 3:19.3 | New Zealand David Batten Derek Steward John Holland Jack Sutherland | 3:20.0 | ||
| 1.98 m GR | 1.96 m | None awarded | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.97 m | 3.97 m | 3.88 m | |||||
| 7.32 m | 7.20 m | 7.09 m | |||||
| 15.61 m | 15.28 m | 14.67 m | |||||
| 14.64 m | 13.92 m | 13.68 m | |||||
| 47.72 m GR | 44.00 m | 43.48 m | |||||
| 49.94 m GR | 47.83 m | 45.62 m | |||||
| 57.11 m | 56.02 m | 55.60 m | |||||
| 10.8 GR | 11.0 | 11.1 | |||||
| 24.3 GR | 24.5 | 24.7 | |||||
| 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | |||||
| Australia Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston | 47.9 GR | New Zealand Lesley Rowe Dorothea Parker Shirley Hardman | 48.7 | Dorothy Manley Margaret Walker Sylvia Cheeseman | 50.0 | ||
| Australia Ann Shanley Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston | 1:13.4 GR | Doris Batter Dorothy Manley Margaret Walker Sylvia Cheeseman | 1:17.5 |  CanadaElaine Silburn Eleanor McKenzie Gerry Bemister Patricia Jones | Unknown | ||
| 1.60 GR= | 1.60 m | 1.55 m | |||||
| 5.90 m GR | 5.78 m | 5.74 m | |||||
| 38.84 GR | 37.96 | 34.43 |
Canada (25)
Fiji (4)
Nigeria (4)
South Africa (7)