# Australia at the 1950 British Empire Games

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

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | John Treloar | Athletics | Men's 100 yards |
| Gold | John Treloar | Athletics | Men's 220 yards |
| Gold | Edwin Carr | Athletics | Men's 440 yards |
| Gold | Peter Gardner | Athletics | Men's 120 yards Hurdles |
| Gold | Scotchy Gordon David Johnson John Treloar William de Gruchy | Athletics | Men's 4 × 110 yards relay |
| Gold | Edwin Carr George Gedge James Humphreys Ross Price | Athletics | Men's 4 × 440 yards relay |
| Gold | John Winter | Athletics | Men's High Jump |
| Gold | Brian Oliver | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump |
| Gold | Ian Reed | Athletics | Men's Discus Thow |
| Gold | Marjorie Jackson | Athletics | Women's 100 yards |
| Gold | Marjorie Jackson | Athletics | Women's 220 yards |
| Gold | Shirley Strickland | Athletics | Women's 80 metres Hurdles |
| Gold | Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston | Athletics | Women's 110–220–110 yards relay |
| Gold | Ann Shanley Marjorie Jackson Shirley Strickland Verna Johnston | Athletics | Women's 220–110–220–110 yards relay |
| Gold | Charlotte MacGibbon | Athletics | Women's Javelin Throw |
| Gold | Russell Mockridge | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Gold | Russell Mockridge | Cycling | Men's Sprint 1000m |
| Gold | Bill Heseltine | Cycling | Men's 10 mile Scratch |
| Gold | Hector Sutherland | Cycling | Men's Road Road Race |
| Gold | Allan Jay Ivan Lund Charles Stanmore | Fencing | Men's Épée Team |
| Gold | Mervyn Wood | Rowing | Men's Single Sculls |
| Gold | Mervyn Wood Murray Riley | Rowing | Men's Double Sculls |
| Gold | Wal Lambert Jack Webster | Rowing | Men's Coxless Pair |
| Gold | Alan Brown, Bruce Goswell, Edward Pain, Eric Longley, James Barnes, Peter Holmes a Court Phil Cayzer, Bob Tinning, Ross Selman | Rowing | Men's Eights |
| Gold | Garrick Agnew | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | David Hawkins | Swimming | Men's 220 yards Breaststroke |
| Gold | Marjorie McQuade | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Judy-Joy Davies | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Backstroke |
| Gold | Denise Spencer Denise Norton Judy-Joy Davies Marjorie McQuade | Swimming | Women's 4×110 yd freestyle relay |
| Gold | Judy-Joy Davies Marjorie McQuade Nancy Lyons | Swimming | Women's 3×110 yd medley relay |
| Gold | John Amadee, 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 | Water polo | Men's Team |
| Gold | Bert Harris | Wrestling | Men's Flyweight |
| Gold | Dick Garrard | Wrestling | Men's Lightweight |
| Gold | Jim Armstrong | Wrestling | Men's Heavyweight |
| Silver | William de Gruchy | Athletics | Men's 100 yards |
| Silver | David Johnson | Athletics | Men's 220 yards |
| Silver | Ray Weinberg | Athletics | Men's 120 yards Hurdles |
| Silver | Les McKeand | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump |
| Silver | Keith Pardon | Athletics | Men's Hammer Thow |
| Silver | Shirley Strickland | Athletics | Women's 100 yards |
| Silver | Shirley Strickland | Athletics | Women's 220 yards |
| Silver | Judy Canty | Athletics | Women's Long Jump |
| Silver | Billy Barber | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
| Silver | Bill Seewitz | Boxing | Men's Welterweight |
| Silver | Sid Cousins | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight |
| Silver | Sid Patterson | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Silver | Sid Patterson | Cycling | Men's Sprint 1000m |
| Silver | Russell Mockridge | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit 4000m |
| Silver | Noeline MacLean | Diving | Women's 3m Springboard |
| Silver | Gwen Fawcett | Diving | Women's 10m Platform |
| Silver | John Fethers | Fencing | Men's Foil |
| Silver | Albert Newton | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles |
| Silver | Charles Cordaiy James Cobley John Cobley Len Knight | Lawn bowls | Men's Fours |
| Silver | Leslie Montgomery Erwin Elder Cecil Winkworth Kenneth Gee Kevin Fox | Rowing | Men's Coxed Four |
| Silver | Frank O'Neill | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | Barrie Kellaway Garrick Agnew Frank O'Neill James Beard | Swimming | Men's 4×110 yd freestyle relay |
| Silver | Nancy Lyons | Swimming | Women's 220 yards Breaststroke |
| Silver | Ray Magee | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight |
| Silver | Jim Chapman | Wrestling | Men's Bantamweight |
| Silver | Jack Little | Wrestling | Men's Welterweight |
| Silver | Bruce Arthur | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight |
| Bronze | Geoff Goodacre | Athletics | Men's 440 yards Hurdles |
| Bronze | Ian Polmear | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump |
| Bronze | Herb Barker | Athletics | Men's Hammer Thow |
| Bronze | Peter Denton | Athletics | Men's Pole Vault |
| Bronze | Verna Johnston | Athletics | Women's 100 yards |
| Bronze | Jack Taylor | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Ken Caves | Cycling | Men's 10 mile Scratch |
| Bronze | Jack Fowler | Cycling | Men's Road Road Race |
| Bronze | Frank Murphy | Diving | Men's 10m Platform |
| Bronze | Noeline MacLean | Diving | Women's 10m Platform |
| Bronze | Ivan Lund | Fencing | Men's Épée |
| Bronze | Norman Booth Leslie Chillug Edwin Dean Jock Gibson | Fencing | Men's Sabre Team |
| Bronze | Catherine Pym | Fencing | Women's Foil |
| Bronze | Ron Sharpe | Swimming | Men's 220 yards Breaststroke |
| Bronze | Denise Norton | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Keith Caple | Weightlifting | Men's Bantamweight |
| Bronze | Vern Barberis | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight |
| Bronze | Fred Griffin | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight |
| Bronze | Tom Trevaskis | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | |
| Athletics | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| Swimming | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Cycling | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Rowing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Fencing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Water polo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Diving | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4' |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2' |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 19 | 80 |

## 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