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1950 British Empire Games

Multi-sport event in Auckland, New Zealand

Field	Value
name	IV British Empire Games
logo	File:1950 New Zealand.jpg
size	170
host_city	Auckland, New Zealand
nations	12
athletes	590
events	87
opening	4 February 1950
closing	11 February 1950
opened_by	Bernard Freyberg
athlete_oath	Stan Lay
stadium	Eden Park
previous	[III](1938-british-empire-games)
next	[V](1954-british-empire-and-commonwealth-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 due to World War II. The fourth games were originally awarded to Montreal, Canada and were to be held in 1942 but were cancelled due to the War.

The Games were declared open by Sir Bernard Freyberg. The opening ceremony was held at Eden Park and was sold out with 40,000 people attending. Eden Park also served as the main venue, while the closing ceremonies were held at Western Springs Stadium. Other venues included the Auckland Town Hall and the Newmarket Olympic Pool.

Total attendances were 246,694; higher than the following three Games, 1954 (159,636), 1958 (178,621) and 1962 (224,987).

A 1950 British Empire Games documentary film of the games was made by the New Zealand National Film Unit.

Participating teams

Australia
Canada
Ceylon
England
Fiji
23px Malaya—first appearance
New Zealand (host)
Nigeria—first appearance
Scotland
South_Africa
Southern Rhodesia
Wales

Medal table

At the 1950 British Empire Games all the teams won at least one medal.

Sports

Venues

Eden Park (opening ceremony and athletics)
Auckland Town Hall (Great Hall) (boxing and wrestling)
Auckland Town Hall (Concert Chamber) (weightlifting)
The Auckland City Drill Hall, Rutland Street (fencing)
Western Springs Stadium (cycling and the closing ceremony)
Lake Karapiro (rowing)
Newmarket Olympic Pool (swimming, diving & water polo)
Carlton BC and Remuera BC (lawn bowls)
Accommodation was at the Ardmore Teachers' Training College, 23 mi away at South Auckland.

References

"Auckland 1950".
(4 February 1950). "Empire Games Prospoects". Birmingham Daily Post.
(9 July 1949). "The Fourth British Empire Games". Ireland's Saturday Night.
Dheensaw page 35-41
(1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Auckland; Melbourne; Oxford :[[Oxford University Press]].

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