Weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games

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Weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games
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Venue Auckland Town Hall (Concert Chamber)
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Dates4 – 11 February 1950
1954  →

Weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games was the maiden appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place in the Auckland Town Hall (Concert Chamber). [1]

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Malaya topped the weightlifting medal table with two gold, one silver and one bronze medal. [2] [3]

The Auckland Town Hall was the venue for the weightlifting Auckland Town Hall with Greys Statue in Foreground.jpg
The Auckland Town Hall was the venue for the weightlifting

Medal table

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Flag of Malaya (1896-1950).svg Malaya (MAL)2114
2Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)2103
3Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)1102
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)*1102
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0134
6Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa  (SAF)0112
Totals (6 entries)66517

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg Tho Fook Hung (MAL)Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Rosaire Smith  (CAN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Keith Caple  (AUS)
Featherweight Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg Koh Eng Tong (MAL)Flag of England.svg  Julian Creus  (ENG)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Barrie Engelbrecht  (RSA)
LightweightFlag of England.svg  Jim Halliday  (ENG) Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg Thong Saw Pak (MAL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Vern Barberis  (AUS)
MiddleweightCanadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Gerry Gratton  (CAN)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tony George  (NZL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Fred Griffin  (AUS)
Light HeavyweightCanadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Jim Varaleau  (CAN)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Issy Bloomberg  (RSA) Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg Tan Kim Bee (MAL)
HeavyweightFlag of New Zealand.svg  Harold Cleghorn  (NZL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ray Magee  (AUS)none awarded

Results

Bantamweight 56kg

Rosaire Smith won silver Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1950 British Empire Games weightlifting Rosaire Smith.png
Rosaire Smith won silver
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PosAthleteWeight
1 Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg Tho Fook Hung 655 lb
2 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Rosaire Smith 615 lb
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Keith Caple 600 lb
4 Flag of England.svg Maurice Megennis 580 lb

Featherweight 60kg

1950 British Empire Games weightlifting Canadian team Back row: Jim Varaleau, Gerald Gratton, John Stuart. Front row: J. W. Davies (General Manager), Jules Sylvain, Rosaire Smith (team captain) and Frank Saxon (team manager) Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1950 British Empire Games weightlifting Canadian team.png
1950 British Empire Games weightlifting Canadian team Back row: Jim Varaleau, Gerald Gratton, John Stuart. Front row: J. W. Davies (General Manager), Jules Sylvain, Rosaire Smith (team captain) and Frank Saxon (team manager)
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections
PosAthleteWeight
1 Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg Koh Eng Tong 685 lb
2 Flag of England.svg Julian Creus 670 lb
3 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Barrie Engelbrecht 640 lb
4 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Jules Sylvain 635 lb
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Herbert Rex Mobbs 550 lb
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Lewis Lawn 540 lb

Lightweight 67.5kg

PosAthleteWeight
1 Flag of England.svg Jim Halliday 760 lb
2 Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg Thong Saw Pak 735 lb
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vern Barberis 730 lb
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Edwin Norton 645 lb
5 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg John Stuart 435 lb

Middleweight 75kg

Gerry Grafton won gold Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1950 British Empire Games weightlifting Gerry Grafton.png
Gerry Grafton won gold
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections
PosAthleteWeight
1 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Gerry Gratton 760 lb
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony George 735 lb
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Griffin 720 lb
4 Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg A. Oxden-Willows710 lb
5 Flag of England.svg Ernest Peppiatt ret

Light Heavyweight 82.5kg

Issy Bloomberg won silver Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1950 British Empire Games weightlifting Issy Blomberg.png
Issy Bloomberg won silver
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections
PosAthleteWeight
1 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Jim Varaleau 815 lb
2 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Issy Bloomberg 815 lb
3 Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg Tan Kim Bee 765 lb
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Trevor Clark 730 lb
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Morrison 710 lb
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken McDonald 530 lb

Heavyweight 110kg

Harold Cleghorn won gold Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1950 British Empire Games weightlifting Harold Cleghorn.png
Harold Cleghorn won gold
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections
PosAthleteWeight
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Harold Cleghorn 900 lb
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Magee 830 lb

References

  1. ↑ "The Fourth British Empire Games" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 9 July 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Weightlifting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 September 2025.

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