Australia at the 1950 British Empire Games explained

Cga:AUS
Cganame:Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Games:British Empire Games
Year:1950
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Competitors:148
Sports:11
Flagbearer:Opening: Mervyn Wood[1]
Closing:[2]
Rank:1
Gold:34
Silver:27
Bronze:19
Officials:20

Australia competed at the 1950 British Empire Games held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. Australia won medals in eleven out of the eleven sports that it entered.

Medallists

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MedalNameSportEvent
Men's 100 yards
Men's 220 yards
Men's 440 yards
Men's 120 yards Hurdles
Men's 4 × 110 yards relay

George Gedge
James Humphreys
Ross Price
Men's 4 × 440 yards relay
Men's High Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Discus Thow
Women's 100 yards
Women's 220 yards
Women's 80 metres Hurdles
Women's 110–220–110 yards relay
Women's 220–110–220–110 yards relay
Women's Javelin Throw
Men's Time Trial
Men's Sprint 1000m
Men's 10 mile Scratch
Men's Road Road Race

Ivan Lund
Charles Stanmore
Men's Épée Team
Men's Single Sculls
Men's Double Sculls
Men's Coxless Pair
, Bruce Goswell, Edward Pain, Eric Longley, James Barnes, Peter Holmes a Court
Phil Cayzer, Bob Tinning, Ross Selman
Men's Eights
Men's 440 yards Freestyle
Men's 220 yards Breaststroke
Women's 110 yards Freestyle
Women's 110 yards Backstroke
Women's 4×110 yd freestyle relay
Women's 3×110 yd medley relay
, Peter Bennett, Bruce Bourke, John Bourke, Herman Doerner, Owen Doerner
Ronald Faulds, Colin French, Kevin Hallett, Malcolm Hastie, Percy Johnston, James McKay
Francis Murphy, Frank O'Neill
Men's Team
Men's Flyweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Heavyweight
Men's 100 yards
Men's 220 yards
Men's 120 yards Hurdles
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Hammer Thow
Women's 100 yards
Women's 220 yards
Women's Long Jump
Men's Lightweight
Men's Welterweight
Men's Heavyweight
Men's Time Trial
Men's Sprint 1000m
Men's Individual Pursuit 4000m
Women's 3m Springboard
Women's 10m Platform
Men's Foil
Men's Singles

James Cobley
John Cobley
Len Knight
Men's Fours

Erwin Elder
Cecil Winkworth
Kenneth Gee
Kevin Fox
Men's Coxed Four
Men's 110 yards Freestyle

Garrick Agnew
Frank O'Neill
James Beard
Men's 4×110 yd freestyle relay
Women's 220 yards Breaststroke
Men's Heavyweight
Men's Bantamweight
Men's Welterweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's 440 yards Hurdles
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Hammer Thow
Men's Pole Vault
Women's 100 yards
Men's Light Heavyweight
Men's 10 mile Scratch
Men's Road Road Race
Men's 10m Platform
Women's 10m Platform
Men's Épée
Men's Sabre Team
Women's Foil
Men's 220 yards Breaststroke
Women's 440 yards Freestyle
Men's Bantamweight
Men's Lightweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Middleweight

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Athletics158528
Swimming63211
Cycling4329
4105
Wrestling3317
Fencing1135
Water polo1001
Boxing0314
Diving0224'
Lawn bowls0202'
Weightlifting0134
Total34271980

Team management

Honorary General Manager – Harold Wilkes
Section Officials: Athletics Manager – Leonad Curnow, Athletics Manageress – Lillian Neville ; Boxing & Wrestling Manager – Ralph Jackson ; Cycling Manager – John Meagher ; Lawn Bowls Manager – Albert Newton ; Rowing Manager – Edward Kenny ; Rowing Coxed Four Coach – John Eddie, Rowing Eights Coach – William Godfrey Thomas ; Swimming Manager – Roy Thompson, Swimming Assistant Manager – Joseph Emerson ; Swimming Manageress – Margot Long, Swimming Coaches – Forbes Carlile, William Holland ; Diving Coaches – Allan Mott, Leonard Warner ; Water Polo Manager – Bill Berge Phillips ; Weightlifting Manager [3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flag bearers. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/19981123130000/http:/www.commonwealthgames.org.au/index.html. dead. 23 November 1998. Australian Web Archive. 11 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Annual Report 2017. Commonwealth Games Australia. 11 February 2018.
  3. Book: 1911-2010 Australia at the Commonwealth Games : Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games 3-14 October. Australian Commonwealth Games Association. 2010. Melbourne.