# 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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Harold Nelson | Athletics | Men's 6 miles |
| Gold | Yvette Williams | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Gold | Frank Creagh | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Gold | James Pirret | Lawn bowls | Men's singles |
| Gold | Phil Exelby Robert Henry | Lawn bowls | Men's pairs |
| Gold | Bill Carroll Bill James Ted Johnson Colin Johnstone John O'Brien | Rowing | Men's coxed four |
| Gold | Michael Amos Lyall Barry Noel Chambers Buddy Lucas | Swimming | Men's 880 yards freestyle relay |
| Gold | Harold Cleghorn | Weightlifting | Men's heavyweight |
| Gold | Doug Mudgway | Wrestling | Men's bantamweight |
| Gold | John Armitt | Wrestling | Men's featherweight |
| Silver | June Schoch | Athletics | Women's 80 m hurdles |
| Silver | John Holland | Athletics | Men's 440 yards hurdles |
| Silver | Harold Nelson | Athletics | Men's 3 miles |
| Silver | Shirley Hardman Dorothea Parker Lesley Rowe | Athletics | Women's 440 yards relay |
| Silver | Bevin Hough | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Silver | Yvette Williams | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver | James Beal | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Silver | Christopher Rollinson | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight |
| Silver | Les Lock | Cycling | Men's 10 mile scratch race |
| Silver | Nick Carter | Cycling | Men's road race |
| Silver | Patricia Woodroffe | Fencing | Women's individual foil |
| Silver | Charles Dearing Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Nathaniel Millar | Fencing | Men's foil team |
| Silver | Joseph Schneider Desmond Simonson | Rowing | Men's double scull |
| Silver | David Gould Humphrey Gould | Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
| Silver | Donald Adam Kerry Ashby Murray Ashby Bruce Culpan Thomas Engel Grahame Jarratt Don Rowlands Edwin Smith Bill Tinnock | Rowing | Men's eight |
| Silver | Jean Stewart | Swimming | Women's 110 yards backstroke |
| Silver | Norma Bridson Winifred Griffin Joan Hastings Kristin Jacobi | Swimming | Women's 440 yards freestyle relay |
| Silver | New Zealand men's water polo team Charles BrownJim CameronTerry HarrisBob HatchwellBarrie HutchinsonTom LoganEdward RavenJim WalshNeil WilliamsWally Williams | Water polo | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Tony George | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight |
| Silver | Eric Matthews | Wrestling | Men's flyweight |
| Silver | Arthur Sneddon | Wrestling | Men's light heavyweight |
| Silver | Pat O'Connor | Wrestling | Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze | Janet Shackleton | Athletics | Women's 80 m hurdles |
| Bronze | Don Jowett | Athletics | Men's 220 yards |
| Bronze | Dave Batten | Athletics | Men's 440 yards |
| Bronze | Maurice Marshall | Athletics | Men's mile |
| Bronze | Noel Taylor | Athletics | Men's 6 miles |
| Bronze | Jack Clarke | Athletics | Men's marathon |
| Bronze | Kevin Beardsley Arthur Eustace Peter Henderson Clem Parker | Athletics | Men's 4 x 110 yards relay |
| Bronze | Dave Batten John Holland Derek Steward Jack Sutherland | Athletics | Men's 4 x 440 yards relay |
| Bronze | Noelene Swinton | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Bronze | Cleone Rivett-Carnac | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Bronze | Dave Dephoff | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Bronze | Ruth Dowman | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Bronze | Jim Barnden | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Bronze | Graham Avery | Cycling | Men's sprint |
| Bronze | Les Lock | Cycling | Men's 4000 m individual pursuit |
| Bronze | Jack Stewart | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard |
| Bronze | Arthur Engebretsen Noel Jolly Fred Russell Pete Skoglund | Lawn bowls | Men's fours |
| Bronze | Buddy Lucas | Swimming | Men's 440 yards freestyle |
| Bronze | Buddy Lucas | Swimming | Men's 1650 yards freestyle |
| Bronze | Lyall Barry Peter Mathieson John Shanahan | Swimming | Men's 330 yards medlay relay |
| Bronze | Gordon Hobson | Wrestling | Men's lightweight |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Lawn bowls | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Boxing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fencing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Water polo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diving | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 22 | 21 | 53 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 9 | 16 | 17 | 42 |
| Female | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Total | 10 | 22 | 21 | 53 |

## Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 50 | 14 | 64 |
| Boxing | 8 | — | 8 |
| Cycling | 11 | — | 11 |
| Diving | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Fencing | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Lawn bowls | 7 | — | 7 |
| Rowing | 19 | — | 19 |
| Swimming | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Water polo | 10 | — | 10 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | — | 5 |
| Wrestling | 8 | — | 8 |
| Total | 143 | 27 | 170 |

## Athletics
### Men
#### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Neil Bates | 1 mile | 4:25.8 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dave Batten | 220 yards | 22.4 | 1 Q | 22.2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dave Batten | 440 yards | 48.9 | 3 Q | 48.9 | 3 Q | 48.8 | |
| Kevin Beardsley | 100 yards | 10.2 | 3 Q | 10.2 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gordon Bromley | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:46:51.0 | 7 |
| Jack Clarke | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:39:26.7 | |
| Arthur Eustace | 100 yards | 9.9 | 2 Q | 10.1 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lionel Fox | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:57:47.2 | 13 |
| Doug Harris | 440 yards | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Doug Harris | 880 yards | DNF | DNF | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Henderson | 100 yards | 9.9 | 1 Q | 9.9 | 2 Q | 9.9 | 5 |
| Allen Hill | 120 yards hurdles | | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Allen Hill | 440 yards hurdles | | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Holland | 120 yards hurdles | 15.1 | 3 Q | — | — | 15.1 | 5 |
| John Holland | 440 yards hurdles | 53.0 | 1 Q | 53.4 | 1 Q | 52.7 | |
| George Hoskins | 3 miles | — | — | — | — | | 12 |
| George Hoskins | 6 miles | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Don Jowett | 220 yards | 22.4 | 1 Q | 22.9 | 2 Q | 21.8 | |
| Colin Lousich | 3 miles | — | — | — | — | 14:41.0 | 6 |
| Colin Lousich | 6 miles | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Arthur Lydiard | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:54:51.6 | 12 |
| Maurice Marshall | 1 mile | 4:16.8 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:13.2 | |
| John Myles | 440 yards | | 3 Q | | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Harold Nelson | 3 miles | — | — | — | — | 14:27.8 | |
| Harold Nelson | 6 miles | — | — | — | — | 30:29.6 | |
| Clem Parker | 100 yards | 10.0 | 2 Q | 9.9 | 3 Q | 10.0 | 6 |
| Clem Parker | 220 yards | 22.6 | 2 Q | 22.0 | 3 Q | 22.2 | 6 |
| Cliff Simpson | 880 yards | | 4 Q | — | — | 1:56.0 | 6 |
| Cliff Simpson | 1 mile | 4:26.6 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Sinclair | 1 mile | 4:19.8 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:20.0 | 6 |
| Lionel Smith | 120 yards hurdles | 14.8 | 3 Q | — | — | | 6 |
| Barry Steel | 880 yards | | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Derek Steward | 440 yards hurdles | 54.4 | 1 Q | | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Sutherland | 440 yards | 50.0 | 3 Q | 49.2 | 1 Q | | 6 |
| Noel Taylor | 3 miles | — | — | — | — | | 11 |
| Noel Taylor | 6 miles | — | — | — | — | 30:31.9 | |
| Neil Wilson | 880 yards | 1:53.2 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:53.7 | 4 |
| Clem Parker Arthur Eustace Peter Henderson Kevin Beardsley | 4 x 110 yards relay | — | — | — | — | 42.6 | |
| Dave Batten Jack Sutherland Derek Steward John Holland | 4 x 440 yards relay | — | — | — | — | 3:20.0 | |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
* ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

#### Field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Johnny Borland | High jump | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 4 |
| Johnny Brown | Hammer throw | 135 ft 3+1⁄2 in (41.24 m) | 9 |
| Max Carr | Discus throw | 126 ft 8+3⁄4 in (38.63 m) | 8 |
| Max Carr | Hammer throw | 140 ft 6+3⁄4 in (42.84 m) | 6 |
| Claude Clegg | Javelin throw | 175 ft 11 in (53.62 m) | 5 |
| Dave Dephoff | Long jump | 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) | |
| Keith Forsythe | Long jump | 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) | 4 |
| Keith Forsythe | Triple jump | 46 ft 7+3⁄4 in (14.22 m) | 5 |
| Arthur Fuller | Hammer throw | 143 ft 2+1⁄2 in (43.65 m) | 5 |
| Doug Herman | Shot put | 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m) | 4 |
| Wallace Heron | Pole vault | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) | 4 |
| Bevin Hough | Long jump | 23 ft 7+3⁄8 in (7.20 m) | |
| Graham Jeffries | Triple jump | 46 ft 2+3⁄4 in (14.09 m) | 6 |
| Roy Johnson | Triple jump | 47 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.52 m) | 4 |
| Colin Kay | Triple jump | 45 ft 7+3⁄4 in (13.91 m) | 9 |
| Stan Lay | Javelin throw | 175 ft 4 in (53.44 m) | 6 |
| Jim Leckie | Hammer throw | 136 ft 6 in (41.61 m) | 7 |
| Clyde Main | Shot put | 41 ft 4 in (12.60 m) | 6 |
| George Martin | Pole vault | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) | 6 |
| Raymond McKenzie | High jump | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 11 |
| Keith Morgan | Shot put | 43 ft 10 in (13.36 m) | 5 |
| Gus Redmond | Discus throw | 132 ft 8+3⁄4 in (40.46 m) | 5 |
| Eric Rhodes | High jump | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 14 |
| Merv Richards | Pole vault | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) | 8 |
| Roy Woolley | High jump | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 14 |

### Women
#### Track

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ruth Dowman | 100 yards | 11.2 | 2 Q | 11.3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pixie Fletcher | 80 m hurdles | 11.9 | 2 Q | — | — | | 5 |
| Noeline Gourley | 80 m hurdles | 11.5 | 1 Q | — | — | 11.9 | 4 |
| Shirley Hardman | 100 yards | 11.2 | 2 Q | 11.2 | 3 Q | 11.3 | 5 |
| Joan Hart | 220 yards | 25.9 | 3 Q | | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Colleen Malone | 100 yards | 11.6 | 3 Q | 11.6 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Colleen Malone | 220 yards | | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dorothea Parker | 100 yards | 11.2 | 3 Q | 11.2 | 3 Q | 11.2 | 4 |
| Dorothea Parker | 220 yards | 25.4 | 2 Q | 25.1 | 3 Q | 24.8 | 4 |
| Lesley Rowe | 220 yards | 25.5 | 3 Q | 25.8 | 3 Q | | 6 |
| June Schoch | 80 m hurdles | 11.4 | 2 Q | — | — | 11.6 | |
| Janet Shackleton | 80 m hurdles | 11.4 | 3 Q | — | — | 11.7 | |
| Lesley Rowe Shirley Hardman Dorothea Parker | 440 yards relay | — | — | — | — | 48.7 | |
| Ruth Dowman Dorothea Parker Lesley Rowe Shirley Hardman | 660 yards relay | — | — | — | — | DQ | DQ |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
* ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

#### Field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Bev Brewis | High jump | 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) | 5 |
| Ruth Dowman | Long jump | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) | |
| Cleone Rivett-Carnac | Javelin throw | 112 ft 11+3⁄4 in (34.44 m) | |
| June Schoch | Long jump | 15 ft 3+3⁄4 in (4.67 m) | 11 |
| Noeline Swinton | High jump | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | |
| Yvette Williams | Javelin throw | 124 ft 6+3⁄4 in (37.97 m) | |
| Yvette Williams | Long jump | 19 ft 4+5⁄8 in (5.91 m) GR | |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Bert Maddern | Flyweight | Edwin (CEY) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robert Broadhurst | Bantamweight | Walters (CAN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| William Paterson | Featherweight | Brander (ENG) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jim Barnden | Lightweight | King (SRH) W | Barber (AUS) L | Weighed over | 4 |
| James McIvor | Welterweight | Small (SRH) W | Ratcliffe (ENG) L | Withdrew unfit | 4 |
| James Beal | Middleweight | — | Bye | van Schalkwyk (SAF) L | |
| Christopher Rollinson | Light heavyweight | — | Bye | Scott (ENG) L | |
| Frank Creagh | Heavyweight | — | — | Cousins (AUS) W | |

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men's road race

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Nick Carter | 3:13:06.5 | |
| James Downie | 3:13:12.7 | 7 |
| Ted Lambert | DNF | DNF |

### Track
#### Men's 1000 m sprint

| Athlete | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Graham Avery | Oland (CAN) W 12.8 | — | Bazzano (AUS) W 12.9, W 13.0 | Patterson (AUS) L, L | Olive (NZL) W 12.8, L, W 13.2 | |
| Don Olive | Evans (SRH) Millman (CAN) W 12.9 | — | Godwin (ENG) W 12.8, W 12.8 | Mockridge (AUS) L, L | Avery (NZL) L, W 12.6, L | 4 |
| Allen Stonex | Mockridge (AUS) L | Millman (CAN) W 14.2 | Patterson (AUS) L, L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Men's 1 km time trial

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Graham Hughes | 1:17.1 | 8 |
| Les Lock | 1:16.2 | 5 |
| Malcolm Simpson | 1:16.5 | =6 |
;Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
| Athlete | Round 1 | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Les Lock | Hamilton (SCO) L 5:29.6 | Cartwright (ENG) L | Hamilton (SCO) W 5:26.7 | |
* ↑ Qualified for the semifinals as the fastest loser

#### Men's 10 miles track race

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Alan Dean | DNF | DNF |
| Les Lock | | |
| Frank Tredrea | | unplaced |

## Diving

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Joyce Carpenter | Women's 3 m springboard | 95.88 | 7 |
| Owen Jaine | Men's 10 m platform | 115.28 | 6 |
| Betty Moore | Women's 3 m springboard | 93.30 | 8 |
| Mayzod Reid | Women's 3 m springboard | 104.29 | 6 |
| Jack Stewart | Men's 3 m springboard | 168.17 | |

## Fencing
### Men
#### Individual épée

| Athlete | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Stephen Elsom | Paul (ENG) L 0 – 3 | Pouliot (CAN) L 2 – 3 | Lund (AUS) L 0 – 3 | Jay (AUS) L 0 – 3 | Brooke (CAN) L 0 – 3 | Usher (SCO) L 2 – 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| J. Shaw | Ward (NZL) L 1 – 3 | Anderson (ENG) W 3 – 1 | Gibson (AUS) L 0 – 3 | de Beaumont (ENG) L 1 – 3 | Desjarlais (CAN) L 0 – 3 | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joseph Ward | Shaw (NZL) W 3 – 1 | Desjarlais (CAN) L 2 – 3 | de Beaumont (ENG) L 2 – 3 | Anderson (ENG) W 3 – 2 | Gibson (AUS) W 3 – 1 | — | Lund (AUS) L 2 – 3 | Desjarlais (CAN) W 3 – 2 | Anderson (ENG) W 3 – 2 | de Beaumont (ENG) L 1 – 3 | Paul (ENG) L 1 – 3 | Jay (AUS) L 1 – 3 | =6 |

#### Individual foil

| Athlete | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Charles Dearing | M. Gittos (NZL) L 4 – 5 | Anderson (ENG) L 0 – 5 | Desjarlais (CAN) L 3 – 5 | Dean (AUS) W 5 – 3 | Pilbrow (ENG) L 3 – 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Austen Gittos | Paul (ENG) L 3 – 5 | Pouliot (CAN) L 2 – 5 | Fethers (AUS) L 2 – 5 | Brooke (CAN) L 2 – 5 | Jay (AUS) W 5 – 4 | M. Gittos (NZL) W 5 – 3 | Desjarlais (CAN) L 3 – 5 | Paul (ENG) L 2 – 5 | Pilbrow (ENG) W 5 – 1 | Pouliot (CAN) W 5 – 2 | Fethers (AUS) L 1 – 5 | Anderson (ENG) W 5 – 3 | 4 |
| Murray Gittos | Dearing (NZL) W 5 – 4 | Dean (AUS) W 5 – 3 | Pilbrow (ENG) W 5 – 3 | Desjarlais (CAN) W 5 – 3 | Anderson (ENG) L 2 – 5 | A. Gittos (NZL) L 3 – 5 | Fethers (AUS) L 3 – 5 | Anderson (ENG) W 5 – 3 | Pouliot (CAN) L 2 – 5 | Pilbrow (ENG) L 3 – 5 | Paul (ENG) L 2 – 5 | Desjarlais (CAN) L 3 – 5 | 8 |

#### Individual sabre

| Athlete | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Trevor Hadley | Anderson (ENG) L 1 – 5 | Pouliot (CAN) L 1 – 5 | Gibson (AUS) L 2 – 5 | Brooke (CAN) L 1 – 5 | Jay (AUS) L 3 – 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Stafford | Wright (NZL) L 3 – 5 | Paul (ENG) L 0 – 5 | Desjarlais (CAN) L 3 – 5 | Pilbrow (ENG) L 1 – 5 | Dean (AUS) W 5 – 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dudley Wright | Stafford (NZL) W 5 – 3 | Dean (AUS) W 5 – 1 | Pilbrow (ENG) L 3 – 5 | Paul (ENG) L 4 – 5 | Desjarlais (CAN) W 5 – 2 | Gibson (AUS) L 4 – 5 | Paul (ENG) W 5 – 3 | Brooke (CAN) W 5 – 2 | Desjarlais (CAN) W 5 – 2 | Anderson (ENG) L 0 – 5 | Pouliot (CAN) L 1 – 5 | Pilbrow (ENG) L 3 – 5 | =4 |

#### Team épée

| Athlete | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Rank |
| Eric Cox Stephen Elsom J.H. Malcolm J. Shaw Joseph Ward | Canada | England | Australia | 4 |
| Eric Cox Stephen Elsom J.H. Malcolm J. Shaw Joseph Ward | Cox v Brooke L 0 – 3 v Pouliot L 1 – 3 v Desjarlais L 1 – 3 | Elsom v de Beaumont L 2 – 3 v Paul L 0 – 3 v Anderson W 3 – 2 | Elsom v Jay L 0 – 3 v Lund L 0 – 3 v Stanmore L 2 – 3 | 4 |
| Eric Cox Stephen Elsom J.H. Malcolm J. Shaw Joseph Ward | Elsom v Desjarlais L 2 – 3 v Brooke L 1 – 3 v Pouliot L 0 – 3 | Shaw v Anderson W 3 – 1 v de Beaumont L 1 – 3 v Paul W 3 – 0 | Shaw v Jay W 3 – 2 v Lund L 2 – 3 v Stanmore W 3 – 0 | 4 |
| Eric Cox Stephen Elsom J.H. Malcolm J. Shaw Joseph Ward | Malcolm v Pouliot L 2 – 3 v Desjarlais D 3 – 3 v Brooke L 1 – 3 | Malcolm v Paul L 1 – 3 v Anderson L 1 – 3 v de Beaumont L 0 – 3 | Ward v Jay W 3 – 1 v Lund W 3 – 2 v Stanmore L 2 – 3 | 4 |
| Eric Cox Stephen Elsom J.H. Malcolm J. Shaw Joseph Ward | Result L 0 – 8 | Result L 3 – 6 | Result L 4 – 5 | 4 |

#### Team foil

| Athlete | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Rank |
| Charles Dearing Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Nathaniel Millar | Canada | Australia | England | |
| Charles Dearing Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Nathaniel Millar | Dearing v Desjarlais W 5 – 2 v Pouliot L 1 – 5 v Brooke W 5 – 4 | | | |
| Charles Dearing Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Nathaniel Millar | A. Gittos v Desjarlais W 5 – 0 v Pouliot L 1 – 5 v Brooke W 5 – 1 | | | |
| Charles Dearing Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Nathaniel Millar | M. Gittos v Desjarlais L 4 – 5 v Pouliot W 5 – 2 v Brooke W 5 – 2 | | | |
| Charles Dearing Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Nathaniel Millar | Result W 6 – 3 | Result L 4 – 5 | Result L 3 – 6 | |

#### Team sabre

| Athlete | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Rank |
| Eric Flaws Trevor Hadley Allan McLeavey Julius Stafford Dudley Wright | Australia | Canada | England | 4 |
| Eric Flaws Trevor Hadley Allan McLeavey Julius Stafford Dudley Wright | Hadley v Booth v Chillug v Dean 1 win, 2 losses | Hadley v Brooke L v Pouliot L v Desjarlais L | Flaws v de Beaumont L 1 – 5 v Pilbrow L 1 – 5 v Anderson L 4 – 5 | 4 |
| Eric Flaws Trevor Hadley Allan McLeavey Julius Stafford Dudley Wright | McLeavey v Booth L v Chillug L v Dean L | Stafford v Brooke L v Pouliot L v Desjarlais L | McLeavey v Pilbrow L 1 – 5 v Anderson L 2 – 5 v de Beaumont W 5 – 3 | 4 |
| Eric Flaws Trevor Hadley Allan McLeavey Julius Stafford Dudley Wright | Wright v Booth v Chillug v Dean 2 wins, 1 loss | Wright v Brooke W v Pouliot W v Desjarlais W | Stafford v Anderson L 1 – 5 v de Beaumont L 0 – 5 v Pilbrow L 2 – 5 | 4 |
| Eric Flaws Trevor Hadley Allan McLeavey Julius Stafford Dudley Wright | Result L 3 – 6 | Result L 3 – 6 | Result L 1 – 8 | 4 |

### Women
#### Individual foil

| Athlete | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Florence Andrews | Pym (AUS) L 3 – 4 | Glen-Haig (ENG) L 1 – 4 | Stokes (AUS) L 2 – 4 | Wilson (AUS) W 4 – 2 | Hamilton (CAN) L 1 – 4 | Woodroffe (NZL) L 0 – 4 | Jekyll (NZL) W 4 – 1 | 6 |
| Olga Jekyll | Hamilton (CAN) W 4 – 0 | Wilson (AUS) W 4 – 2 | Pym (AUS) L 2 – 4 | Glen-Haig (ENG) L 2 – 4 | Stokes (AUS) W 4 – 3 | Woodroffe (NZL) L 2 – 4 | Andrews (NZL) L 1 – 4 | 5 |
| Patricia Woodroffe | Wilson (AUS) W 4 – 1 | Hamilton (CAN) W 4 – 0 | Glen-Haig (ENG) L 2 – 4 | Stokes (AUS) W 4 – 1 | Pym (AUS) W 4 – 2 | Jekyll (NZL) W 4 – 2 | Andrews (NZL) W 4 – 0 | |

## Lawn bowls

| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Eliminator | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| James Pirret | Men's singles | Garnett (FIJ) W 25 – 20 | Krupp (CAN) W 25 – 22 | Newton (AUS) W 26 – 12 | Jacobs (SAF) W 25 – 10 | — | — | |
| Robert Henry Phil Exelby | Men's pairs | South Africa W 23 – 16 | Australia W 23 – 22 | Fiji W 47 – 4 | — | — | — | |
| Arthur Engebretsen Fred Russell Noel Jolly Pete Skoglund | Men's fours | South Africa W 19 – 11 | Australia L 14 – 23 | Fiji W 41 – 6 | — | South Africa L 17 – 22 | Did not advance | |

## Rowing

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tristan Hegglun | Men's single sculls | | 4 |
| Joe Schneider Des Simonson | Men's double sculls | 7:32.0 | |
| David Gould Humphrey Gould | Men's coxless pair | 8:10.0 | |
| Ted Johnson John O'Brien Bill James Bill Carroll Colin Johnstone (cox) | Men's coxed four | 7:17.2 | |
| Thomas Engel Kerry Ashby Bill Tinnock Murray Ashby Grahame Jarratt Don Rowlands Bruce Culpan Edwin Smith Donald Adam (cox) | Men's eight | 6:27.5 | |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Michael Amos | 110 yards freestyle | 1:01.9 | 6 Q | 1:02.5 | 6 |
| Michael Amos | 440 yards freestyle | 5:06.1 | 6 Q | 5:08.1 | 5 |
| Lyall Barry | 110 yards freestyle | 1:03.2 | =8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Colin Callan | 220 yards breaststroke | 3:05.7 | 6 Q | 3:09.8 | 6 |
| Colin Chambers | 1650 yards freestyle | 21:46.6 | 6 Q | 21:45.3 | 6 |
| Noel Chambers | 440 yards freestyle | 5:14.1 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Trevor Eagle | 220 yards breaststroke | 3:01.4 | 5 Q | 3:02.9 | 5 |
| Roger Gibbs | 110 yards backstroke | 1:18.7 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Hanan | 110 yards freestyle | 1:04.4 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Buddy Lucas | 440 yards freestyle | 4:48.9 | 2 Q | 5:02.5 | |
| Buddy Lucas | 1650 yards freestyle | 20:11.2 | 1 Q | 20:10.1 | |
| Peter Mathieson | 110 yards backstroke | 1:13.7 | 5 | 1:13.6 | 4 |
| John Shanahan | 220 yards breaststroke | 2:57.4 | 3 Q | 2:59.8 | 4 |
| Peter Mathieson John Shanahan Lyall Barry | 3 x 110 yards medley relay | — | — | 3:30.1 | |
| Lyall Barry Buddy Lucas Noel Chambers Michael Amos | 4 x 220 yards freestyle relay | — | — | 9:27.7 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Norma Bridson | 110 yards freestyle | 1:11.0 | 4 Q | 1:11.2 | 5 |
| Winifred Griffin | 110 yards freestyle | 1:10.1 | 2 Q | 1:11.9 | 6 |
| Winifred Griffin | 440 yards freestyle | 5:38.4 | 3 Q | 5:39.4 | 4 |
| Kristin Jacobi | 110 yards freestyle | 1:13.4 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Helen Mackenzie | 440 yards freestyle | 5:47.6 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jean Stewart | 110 yards backstroke | 1:18.6 GR | 1 Q | 1:19.1 | |
| Margaret Sweeney | 220 yards breaststroke | — | — | 3:28.2 | 6 |
| Jean Stewart Margaret Sweeney Winifred Griffin | 3 x 110 yards medley relay | — | — | DQ | DQ |
| Kristin Jacobi Norma Bridson Winifred Griffin Joan Hastings | 4 x 110 yards freestyle relay | — | — | 4:48.7 | |

## 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

| 4 February 1950 | New Zealand | 4–11 | Australia | Newmarket Olympic Pool |
| 4 February 1950 | Hatchwell 2, Logan, W. Williams | Goals | Amadee 4, Johnston 2, French, Bennett, Doerner, Hastie, own goal | Newmarket Olympic Pool |

### Game 2

| 6 February 1950 | New Zealand | 2–13 | Australia | Newmarket Olympic Pool |
| 6 February 1950 | | Goals | Amadee 4, Bennett 5, Johnston 2, Hastie 2 | Newmarket Olympic Pool |

### Game 3

| 10 February 1950 | New Zealand | 2–5 | Australia | Newmarket Olympic Pool |
| 10 February 1950 | | Goals | | Newmarket Olympic Pool |

### Final standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Rank |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | +21 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | -21 | |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Lewis Lawn | Featherweight | | | | 540 lb (244.9 kg) | 6 |
| Edwin Norton | Lightweight | 200 lb (90.7 kg) | 195 lb (88.5 kg) | 250 lb (113.4 kg) | 645 lb (292.6 kg) | 4 |
| Tony George | Middleweight | 235 lb (106.6 kg) | 225 lb (102.1 kg) | 280 lb (127.0 kg) | 740 lb (335.7 kg) | |
| Trevor Clark | Light heavyweight | 225 lb (102.1 kg) | 225 lb (102.1 kg) | 280 lb (127.0 kg) | 730 lb (331.1 kg) | 4 |
| Harold Cleghorn | Heavyweight | 285 lb (129.3 kg) | 270 lb (122.5 kg) | 345 lb (156.5 kg) | 900 lb (408.2 kg) | |

## Wrestling

| Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Eric Matthews | Flyweight | — | — | — | Harris (AUS) L | |
| Doug Mudgway | Bantamweight | — | — | — | Chapman (AUS) W | |
| John Armitt | Featherweight | Parsons (ENG) W | Hayman (AUS) W | — | Milord (CAN) W | |
| Gordon Hobson | Lightweight | Dick Garrard (AUS) L | Plumb (CAN) L | Eliminated | Eliminated | |
| Jack Monaghan | Welterweight | Little (AUS) L | Hudson (CAN) L | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Peter Fletcher | Middleweight | Vachon (CAN) L | Bowey (ENG) W | Arthur (AUS) L | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Arthur Sneddon | Light heavyweight | — | Trevaskis (AUS) W | — | Morton (SAF) L | |
| Pat O'Connor | Heavyweight | Armstrong (AUS) L | Ovendon (CAN) W | Richmond (ENG) W | — | |

## 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