Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games

At the 1950 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand in February 1950.

A total of 28 athletics events were contested at the Games, 20 by men and 8 by women.

A total of seventeen Games records were set or improved over the competition.

A number of events can be viewed in series of thirteen 1950 Empire Games archive reels which have been uploaded by Archives New Zealand on YouTube.

[1] *   Host nation (New Zealand)

Shirley Strickland (statue above) won a hurdles gold medal, two relay golds and two sprint silvers for Australia.