# 1950 British Empire Games

The 1950 British Empire Games were the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. A documentary film of the games was made by the New Zealand National Film Unit. The main venue was Eden Park, although the closing ceremonies were held at Western Springs Stadium, see New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games. The fourth games were originally awarded to Montreal, Canada and were to be held in 1942 but were cancelled due to World War II.

## Participating teams

* Australia
* Canada
* Ceylon
* England
* Fiji
* Malaya—first appearance
* New Zealand (host)
* Nigeria—first appearance
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Southern Rhodesia
* Wales

## Games venue

The main stadium was at Eden Park. Other venues were the Auckland Town Hall (boxing and wrestling), the Drill Hall (fencing), Western Springs (cycling and the closing ceremony) Lake Karapiro (rowing), and the Newmarket Olympic Pool (swimming). Accommodation was at the Ardmore Teachers' Training College, 23 miles (37 kilometres) away at South Auckland. Total attendance was 246,694; higher than the following three Games, 1954 (159,636), 1958 (178,621) and 1962 (224,987).

## Medals by country

At the 1950 British Empire Games all the teams won at least one medal.
* Host nation (New Zealand)
Medals won by nation, ranked by number of golds—sortable :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 34 | 27 | 19 | 80 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | New Zealand (NZL)* | 10 | 22 | 21 | 53 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | South Africa (SAF) | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Scotland (SCO) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Malaya (MAL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Ceylon (CEY) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Wales (WAL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 88 | 89 | 80 | 257 |

## Medals by event
### Boxing

Boxing medallists by weight division :
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |

### Cycling
#### Track

Track cycling medallists by event, with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

#### Road

Road race cycling medallists with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Diving
#### Men's events

Medallists in men's diving by event, with points score :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

#### Women's events

Medallists in women's diving by event, with points score :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Fencing
#### Men's events

Medallists in men's fencing by discipline, including team events :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

#### Women's events

Medalists in women's fencing :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Rowing

All events were for men only. The events were held at Lake Karapiro, 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of Auckland. Three special trains took 1500 people to Cambridge on 7 February 1950.
Medallists in men's rowing by event, with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Swimming
#### Men's events

Medallists in men's swimming by event, with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

#### Women's events

Medallists in women's swimming by event, with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Water polo

Water polo was contested by men's teams only, with New Zealand and Australia the only two teams entered. The matches were played at the Olympic Pool in Newmarket.
Medallists in men's water polo :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Weightlifting

All events were for men only.
Medallists in men's weightlifting by event, with weights :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Wrestling

All events were for men only.
Medallists in men's wrestling by event, with win–loss record :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |