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Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
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
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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.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	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)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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