List of events
This is a list of events that occurred in 1950 in South Africa.
Sports
Boxing
British Empire Games
The British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games), after a 12-year gap, takes place in Auckland, New Zealand from 4 to 11 February. Of the 12 participating countries which include Southern Rhodesia, South Africa finishes 5th on the medals list, winning 20 medals, 8 Gold, 4 Silver and 8 Bronze. The medal winners are:
- Athletics
- Neville Price – Gold, long jump, distance 7.31 m
- Syd Luyt – Silver, marathon, time 2.37.03
- Tom Lavery – Bronze, 120 yards hurdles, time 14.6 s
- Daphne Robb ; Bronze, 220 yards, time 24.7 s
- Boxing
- Lawn bowls
- Alfred Blumberg, H.Currer, Harry Atkinson and Norman Walker – Gold, fours
- W. Gibb and H.J. van Zyl – Silver, pairs
- Rowing
- Ian Stephen – Bronze, single sculls
- Swimming
- Graham Johnston – Silver, 440 yards freestyle
- Graham Johnston – Gold, 1650 yards freestyle
- Jackie Wild – Gold, 110 yards backstroke
- Joan Harrison – Bronze, 110 yards freestyle
- Joan Harrison – Gold, 440 yards freestyle
- Weightlifting
- Barrie Engelbrecht – Bronze, featherweight
- Issy Bloomberg – Silver, light-heavyweight
- Wrestling
- Patrick Morton – Gold, light-heavyweight
- Martin Jooste – Bronze, welterweight
- Carel Reitz – Bronze, middleweight
Comrades Marathon
- June–July
The Australia national association football team tours South Africa and plays four games against the South Africa national football team.