England at the 1950 British Empire Games

England at the 1950 British Empire Games
CGF code	ENG
CGA	Commonwealth Games England
in Auckland, New Zealand
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 19 Silver 16 Bronze 13 Total 48
British Empire Games appearances
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England competed at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, from 4 February to 11 February 1950.^[1]

The athletes that competed are listed below.^[2]

Athletes

Athletics (Men)

Main article: Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Tim Anderson	24		gold
Jack Archer	28		silver
Doris Batter	20	Student	silver
Sylvia Cheeseman	20	Clerk	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Anthony Chivers	29		bronze
Bertha Crowther	28		silver
Jean Desforges	22	Stenographer	none
Norman Drake	37	Teacher	none
Len Eyre	24		1 x gold, 1 x silver
Don Finlay	40		none
Dorothy Hall	22	Typist	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Terry Higgins	22	Clerk	silver
Antony Hignell	21		none
Jack Holden	42		gold
Leslie Lewis	25		3 x silver
Harold Moody	34	Doctor	silver
Dorothy Tyler	29	Housewife	gold
John Parlett	24	Student	1 x gold, 1 x silver
Ron Pavitt	23	Clerk	none
Derek Pugh	24		silver
Nicolas Stacey	22		silver
Brian Shenton	22	Transport Clerk	silver
Margaret Walker	25	none	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Charles Wright			none
Peter Wells	20		none
Harry Whittle	27		none

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Peter Brander	22		bronze
Ronnie Latham	20	Colliery blacksmith	gold
Terry Ratcliffe	20	Royal Air Force	gold
Don Scott	21		gold

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Cyril Cartwright	26	Butcher	gold
Alan Geldard	22	Signwriter	none
Tommy Godwin	29	Supervisor	bronze
Eric Holroyd	34	Motor mechanic	none
Alfred Newman	23	Clerk	none

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Edna Child-Tym	27	Teacher	2 x gold

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Bob Anderson	27		2 x gold, 3 x silver
Charles de Beaumont	47		2 x gold, 1 x silver
Mary Glen-Haig	31		gold
René Paul	29		2 x gold, 1 x silver
Arthur Pilbrow	47		3 x gold

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Patrick Bradley			bronze
Jack Brown	28	Company Director	bronze
Dickie Burnell	32		bronze
Tony Butcher	23		bronze
Jack Dearlove	38		bronze
Peter de Giles	22	Farm student	bronze
Peter Kirkpatrick	33		bronze
Michael Lapage	26		bronze
Antony Rowe	25		silver
Hank Rushmere	37		bronze
Ken Tinegate	34	Deputy Manager	bronze
Bill Windham	23		bronze

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Donald Bland	18	Engineer/Fitter	bronze
Elizabeth Church	19	Student	1 x silver , 1 x bronze
Jack Hale	27	Merchant	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Pat Kendall	22	Student	1 x gold, 2 x bronze
Raymond Legg	17	Clerk	bronze
Lillian Parrington	21	Housewife	bronze
Roy Romain	31		1 x gold, 1 x silver
Margaret Wellington	23	Clerk	3 x silver, 1 x bronze
Grace Wood	17	Clerk	bronze
Helen Yate	29	Clerk	1 x silver, 2 x bronze

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Julian Creus	32		silver
Jim Halliday	32	Coal worker	gold
Maurice Megennis	21		none
Ernest Peppiatt	32		none

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Edwin Bowey	22	Horticulturist	none
David Ickringill	19	Decorator	none
Arnold Parsons	23	Metal worker	bronze
Kenneth Richmond	23	Actor	bronze

References

1. "1950 Auckland". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
2. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.