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1938 Sydney 1954 Vancouver All 23 editions

Regional Regional championships · since 1930

1950 Commonwealth Games

Auckland, New Zealand 4–11 Feb 1950

events: 28
medals awarded: 84
nations on the podium: 9
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100 yards

1

John Treloar 9.7

2

William De Gruchy 9.8

3

Don Pettie 9.9

Sprints

220 yards

1

John Treloar 21.5

2

David Johnson 21.8

3

Don Jowett 21.8

Sprints

440 yards

1

Edwin Carr 47.9

2

Leslie Lewis 48.0

3

David Batten 48.8

Middle & long

880 yards

1

John Parlett 1:53.1

2

Jack Hutchins 1:53.4

3

Bill Parnell 1:53.4

Middle & long

1 mile

1

Bill Parnell 4:11.0

2

Len Eyre 4:11.8

3

Maurice Marshall 4:13.2

Middle & long

3 miles

1

Len Eyre 14:23.6

2

Harold Nelson 14:27.8

3

Anthony Chivers 14:28.1

Middle & long

6 miles

1

Harold Nelson 30:29.6

2

Andrew Forbes 30:31.9

3

Noel Taylor 30:31.9

Road

Marathon

1

Jack Holden 2:32:57

2

Sydney Luyt Competed as SAF (South Africa) 2:37:03

3

James Clark 2:39:27

Hurdles

120 yards hurdles

1

Peter Gardner 14.3

2

Ray Weinberg 14.4

3

Tom Lavery Competed as SAF (South Africa) 14.6

Hurdles

440 yards hurdles

1

Duncan White Competed under CEY (Ceylon) 52.5

2

John Holland 52.7

3

Geoff Goodacre 53.1

Jumps

High jump

1

Jack Winter 1.98

2

Josiah Majekodunmi 1.95

2

Alan Paterson 1.95

Jumps

Pole vault

1

Tim Anderson 3.97

2

Stan Egerton 3.97

3

Peter Denton 3.88

Jumps

Long jump

1

Neville Price Competed as SAF (South Africa) 7.31

2

Bevin Hough 7.20

3

David Dephoff 7.08

Jumps

Triple jump

1

Brian Oliver 15.61

2

Les McKeand 15.28

3

Ian Polmear 14.67

Throws

Shot put

1

Mataika Tuicakau 14.64

2

Harold Moody 13.92

3

Leo Roininen 13.68

Throws

Discus throw

1

Ian Reed 47.72

2

Mataika Tuicakau 44.00

3

Svein Sigfusson 43.48

Throws

Hammer throw

1

Duncan McDougall Clark 49.94

2

Keith Pardon 47.83

3

Herb Barker 45.62

Throws

Javelin throw

1

Leo Roininen 57.11

2

Luke Tunabuna 56.02

3

Doug Robinson 55.60

Relays

4x110 yards

1

Australia

Alastair Gordon David Johnson John Treloar William De Gruchy

42.2

2

England

Brian Shenton Jack Archer Leslie Lewis Nick Stacey

42.5

3

New Zealand

Arthur Eustace Clement Parker Kevin Beardsley Peter Henderson

42.6

Relays

4x440 yards

1

Australia

Edwin Carr George Gedge James Humpreys Ross Price

3:17.8

2

England

Derek Pugh John Parlett Leslie Lewis Terry Higgins

3:19.3

3

New Zealand

David Batten Derek Steward John Holland Jack Sutherland

3:20.0

Medal table

9 nations · 84 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Australia AUS	15	8	5	28
2	England ENG	5	7	2	14
3	New Zealand NZL	2	6	12	20
4	Canada CAN	2	2	6	10
5	Fiji FIJ	1	2	0	3
6	Scotland SCO	1	2	0	3
7	Republic of South Africa RSA	1	1	2	4
8	Sri Lanka SRI	1	0	0	1
9	Nigeria NGR	0	1	0	1

Records set

4 CR

CR= Dorothy Odam-Tyler High jump · Women 1.60
CR= Bertha Crowther High jump · Women 1.60
CR Yvette Williams Long jump · Women 5.90
CR Charlotte MacGibbon Javelin throw · Women 38.84