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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 shot put event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

Results※

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Mataika Tuicakau	Fiji	48 ft 0+1⁄4 in (14.64 m)
	Harold Moody	England	45 ft 8 in (13.92 m)
	Leo Roininen	Canada	44 ft 10+1⁄2 in (13.68 m)
4	Doug Herman	New Zealand	44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
5	K.J. Morgan	New Zealand	43 ft 10 in (13.36 m)
6	C.L. Main	New Zealand	41 ft 4 in (12.60 m)
7	Duncan Clark	Scotland	39 ft 7+1⁄2 in (12.08 m)
8	Manasa Nukuvou	Fiji	39 ft 2 in (11.94 m)
	Svein Sigfusson	Canada	DNS
	Norman Drake	England	DNS

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