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British Empire Games: Auckland, New Zealand 1950

The 1950 British Empire Games (as the Commonwealth Games were known at the time) were held in Auckland, held between 4-11 February 1950. The Games were held in Auckland again in 1990.

Sports

Nine sports featured at the Auckland Games – track and field, boxing, cycling, fencing, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming and diving, weightlifting and wrestling.



Trivia

Triple Jump medal ceremony at the Commonwealth Games 1950 in AucklandTriple Jump medal ceremony at the Commonwealth Games 1950 in Auckland

Medal Count

The following list includes the first four ranked teams. The ranking list for all years is available here.

Year Country GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
1950 Australia
England
New Zealand
Canada
34
19
10
8
27
16
22
9
19
13
20
14
80
48
52
31


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