Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 yd | men | women |
220 yd | men | women |
440 yd | men | |
880 yd | men | |
1 mile | men | |
3 miles | men | |
6 miles | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
4 × 110 yd relay | men | |
110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
220–110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
The men's hammer throw event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Duncan Clark | Scotland | 163 ft 10+1⁄4 in (49.94 m) | GR | |
Keith Pardon | Australia | 156 ft 11 in (47.83 m) | ||
Herb Barker | Australia | 149 ft 8 in (45.62 m) | ||
4 | Norman Drake | England | 146 ft 11 in (44.78 m) | |
5 | Alan Fuller | New Zealand | 143 ft 2+1⁄2 in (43.65 m) | |
6 | Max Carr | New Zealand | 140 ft 6+3⁄4 in (42.84 m) | |
7 | Jim Leckie | New Zealand | 136 ft 6 in (41.61 m) | |
8 | Keith Allen | Australia | 135 ft 6+1⁄2 in (41.31 m) | |
9 | John Brown | New Zealand | 135 ft 3+1⁄2 in (41.24 m) | |
10 | Svein Sigfusson | Canada | 122 ft 2+1⁄2 in (37.25 m) |
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