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.
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Eden Park hosted the athletics competition and the games opening ceremony. | |
| Dates | 5–11 February 1950 |
| Host city | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Venue | Eden Park |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 28 |
| Participation | 195 athletes from 12 nations |
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.
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