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

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 mi 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.

Medals by event

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Track

Road

Diving

Men's events

Women's events

Fencing

Men's events

Women's events

Lawn bowls

Rowing

All events were for men only. The events were held at Lake Karapiro, 160 km south of Auckland. Three special trains took 1500 people to Cambridge on 7 February 1950.

Swimming

Men's events

Women's events

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.

Weightlifting

All events were for men only.

Wrestling

All events were for men only.