Rowing at the 1950 British Empire Games
| Rowing at the 1950 British Empire Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Lake Karapiro |
| Location | Karapiro, New Zealand |
| Dates | 4 – 11 February 1950 |
Rowing at the 1950 British Empire Games was the third appearance of Rowing at the Commonwealth Games.
Competition featured five events being held at Lake Karapiro,[1] 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of Auckland. Three special trains took 1500 people to Cambridge on 7 February 1950.[2]
Australia topped the rowing medal table with four gold medals.[3][4]
Medal table
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  New Zealand (NZL)* | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
Medal winners
The double sculls competition was an invitation event and originally no medals were awarded but they are counted in the medal table today.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single sculls | Australia
|
England
|
.svg.png){kind=small} South Africa
|
| Double sculls | Australia
|
New Zealand
|
England
|
| Coxless pair | Australia
|
New Zealand
|
none |
| Coxed four | New Zealand
|
Australia
|
none |
| Eights | Australia
|
New Zealand
|
England
|
Results
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Single sculls
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Wood |
7:46.8 |
| 2 | Tony Rowe |
7:54.0 |
| 3 | Ian Stephen |
8:04.0 |
| 4 | Tristan Hegglun |
Double sculls
- Only three entries
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Wood & Murray Riley |
7:22 |
| 2 | Joe Schneider & Des Simonson |
7:32 |
| 3 | Ken Tinegate & Jack Brown |
7:39 |
Coxless pair
- Only two entries
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wal Lambert & Jack Webster |
7:58 |
| 2 | David Gould & Humphrey Gould |
8:10 |
Coxed four
- Only two entries
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Johnson, John O'Brien, Bill James, Bill Carroll, Colin Johnstone (cox) |
7:17.2 |
| 2 | Leslie Montgomery, Erwin Elder, Cecil Winkworth, Kenneth Gee, Kevin Fox (cox) |
7:24.0 |
Eights
- Only three entries
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Brown, Bruce Goswell, Edward Pain, Eric Longley, Peter Holmes a Court, Phil Cayzer, Bob Tinning, Ross Selman, James Barnes (cox) |
6:27 |
| 2 | Bruce Culpan, Don Rowlands, Edwin Smith, Grahame Jarratt, Kerry Ashby, Murray Ashby, Thomas Engel, William Tinnock, Donald Adam (cox) |
6:27.5 |
| 3 | Tony Butcher, Hank Rushmere, Michael Lapage, Patrick Bradley, Peter de Giles, Peter Kirkpatrick, Dickie Burnell, William Windham, Jack Dearlove (cox) |
6:40 |
References
- ^ "The Fourth British Empire Games". Ireland's Saturday Night. 9 July 1949. Retrieved 13 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Churchman & Hurst 2001, p. 106.
- ^ "Medal Standings 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Full results from Auckland". Manchester Evening News. 6 February 1950. Retrieved 13 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
- Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) [1990, 1991]. The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History (Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand. ISBN 0-908876-20-3.
