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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 Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Harold Nelson. The New Zealand team finished third on the medal table, winning a total of 53 medals, 10 of which were gold.

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1950, with a total of 53 medals, including 10 gold.

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Athletics

Men

Track and road

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Field

Women

Track

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Field

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Men's road race

Track

Men's 1000 m sprint
Men's 1&nbsp;km time trial

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Men's 10 miles track race

Diving

Fencing

Men

Individual épée
Individual foil
Individual sabre
Team épée
Team foil
Team sabre

Women

Individual foil

Lawn bowls

Rowing

Swimming

Men

Women

Water polo

Team roster

Charles Brown, Jim Cameron, Terry Harris, Bob Hatchwell, Barrie Hutchinson, Tom Logan (c), Edward Raven, Jim Walsh, Neil Williams, Wally Williams

Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Final standings

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Officials

  • Team manager – Bill Holley
  • Athletics
  • Manager – Jim Barnes
  • Chaperone – Pearl Ellis
  • Coach – Frank Sharpley
  • Masseurs – J. Meek, W. N. Connell
  • Boxing
  • Manager – K. A. Neale
  • Trainer – Richard Dunn
  • Masseur – A. G. Bates
  • Cycling manager – Cliff Chainey
  • Fencing manager – T. H. Wilson
  • Lawn bowls manager – J. R. Smith
  • Rowing masseur – C. G. Fearon
  • Swimming
  • Manager – Len Moorhouse
  • Chaperone – Winifred Bridson
  • Coach – D. F. Watson
  • Weightlifting manager / coach – C. S. McDonald
  • Wrestling
  • Manager – J. W. Steele
  • Coach / assistant manager – Vic Rawle

See also

Notes

References

  • 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)

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