Wrestling at the 1950 British Empire Games
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Wrestling at the 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.
| Wrestling at the 1950 British Empire Games | |
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| Venue | Auckland Town Hall (Great Hall) |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Dates | 4 – 11 February 1950 |
The sport featured contests in eight weight classes and the events were held in the Great Hall of the Auckland Town Hall, which had a capacity of 3,000 for the events.[1] Wrestlers in each weight division would compete in a round-robin to determine final positions.
Australia topped the wrestling medal table with three gold medals.[2][3]
Medal table
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  New Zealand (NZL)* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  South Africa (SAF) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  England (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Bert Harris (AUS) |
Eric Matthews (NZL) |
none awarded |
| Bantamweight | Douglas Mudgway (NZL) |
Jim Chapman (AUS) |
none awarded |
| Featherweight | John Armitt (NZL) |
Roland Milord (CAN) |
Arnold Parsons (ENG) |
| Lightweight | Dick Garrard (AUS) |
Morgan Plumb (CAN) |
Gordon Hobson|NZL} |
| Welterweight | Henry Hudson (CAN) |
Jack Little (AUS) |
Martin Jooste (SAF) |
| Middleweight | Maurice Vachon (CAN) |
Bruce Arthur (AUS) |
Callie Reitz (SAF) |
| Light heavyweight | Pat Morton (SAF) |
Arthur Sneddon (NZL) |
Tom Trevaskis (AUS) |
| Heavyweight | Jim Armstrong (AUS) |
Pat O'Connor (NZL) |
Kenneth Richmond (ENG) |
Results
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There were only two competitors in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions.[4][5][6][7]
Flyweight 52kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Harris | Eric Matthews | fall |
Bantamweight 57kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Mudgway | James Alexander Chapman | fall |
Featherweight 62kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| John Armitt | Arnold Parsons | points |
| Roland Milord | Eric Roland Hayman | points |
| Milford | Parsons | split |
| Armitt | Hayman | points |
| Parsons | Hayman | ? |
| Armitt | Milford | points |
Final positions: 1. Armitt 2. Milford 3. Parsons 4. Hayman
Lightweight 68kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Garrard | Gordon Hobson | fall |
| Morgan Plumb | David Ickringill | fall |
| Plumb | Hobson | points |
| Garrad | Ickringill | fall |
| Hobson | Ickringill | w/o failed weight |
| Garrad | Plumb | fall |
Final positions: 1. Garrad 2. Plumb 3. Hobson 4. Ickringill
Welterweight 74kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Hudson | Martin Jooste | points |
| John David Cobain Little | Jack Monaghan | fall |
| Little |  George Henry | fall |
| Hudson | Monaghan | fall |
| Jooste | Monaghan | ? |
| Hudson | Henry | ? |
| Little | Jooste | points |
| Henry | Monaghan | ? |
| Jooste | Henry | fall |
| Hudson | Little | split |
Final positions: 1. Hudson 2. Little 3. Jooste 4. Henry 5. Monaghan
Middleweight 82kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice Vachon | Peter Fletcher | fall |
| Bruce Arthur | Eddie Bowey | points |
| Arthur | Callie Reitz | points |
| Fletcher | Bowey | points |
| Vachon | Reitz | points |
| Arthur | Fletcher | fall |
| Vachon | Bowey | ? |
| Bowey | Fletcher | ? |
| Reitz | Fletcher | ? |
| Vachon | Arthur | points |
Final positions: 1. Vachon 2. Arthur 3. Reitz 4. Bowey 5. Fletcher
Light heavyweight 90kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Morton | Thomas Richard Trevaskis | points |
| Arthur Sneddon | F Payette | w/o failed medical |
| Sneddon | Trevaskis | points |
| Morton | Payette | w/o |
| Trevaskis | Payette | w/o |
| Morton | Sneddon | fall |
Final positions: 1. Morton 2. Sneddon 3. Trevaskis 4. Payette
Heavyweight 100kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Armstrong | Pat O'Connor | fall |
| Kenneth Richmond | Albert Ovendon | fall |
| Armstrong | Richmond | points |
| O'Connor | Ovenden | fall |
| O'Connor | Richmond | points |
| Armstrong | Ovenden | w/o |
Final positions: 1. Armstrong 2. O'Connor 3. Richmond 4. Ovenden