Fencing at the 1950 British Empire Games was the maiden appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place in the Auckland City Drill Hall on Rutland Street.
England topped the fencing medal table with six gold medals.
Medal table
Medal winners FoilFoil teamArthur PilbrowRobert AndersonRené PaulAusten GittosGordon DearingMurray GittosMalcolm MillarGeorges PouliotRobert DesjarlaisEdward BrookeÉpéeÉpée teamAllan JayIvan LundCharles StanmoreRené PaulCharles de BeaumontRobert AndersonGeorges PouliotRobert DesjarlaisEdward BrookeSabreSabre teamCharles de BeaumontArthur PilbrowRobert AndersonGeorges PouliotRobert DesjarlaisEdward BrookeNorman BoothLeslie ChillugEdwin DeanJock GibsonFoil
Results
Foil (men) Final pool Pos Athlete Wins/hits against1 René Paul 7 Wins2 John Fethers 6 Wins3 Georges Pouliot 4 Wins, 224 Austen Gittos 4 Wins, 245 Bob Anderson 2 Wins, 316 Robert Desjarlais 2 Wins, 317 Arthur Pilbrow 2 Wins, 328 Murray Gittos 1 Wins
Foil (women) Final pool Pos Athlete Wins/hits against1 Mary Glen-Haig 7 Wins2 Patricia Woodroffe 6 Wins3 Catherine Pym5 Wins4 Elizabeth Stokes 3 Wins, 205 Olga Jekyll 3 Wins, 216 Florence Andrews 2 Wins7 E. Hamilton 1 Wins, 258 Mavis Joan Wilson 1 Wins, 27
Épée Final pool Pos Athlete Wins1 Charles de Beaumont 5 Wins+2 Bob Anderson 5 Wins+3 Ivan Lund 5 Wins+4 René Paul 4 Wins5 Edward Brooke 3 Wins6 Allan Jay 2 Wins7 Robert Desjarlais 2 Wins8 Joseph Ward 2 Wins + First three places determined by a barrage
Sabre Final pool Pos Athlete Wins1 Arthur Pilbrow 7 wins2 Bob Anderson 5 wins3 Georges Pouliot 4 wins4 Dudley E. Wright 3 wins5 René Paul 3 wins6 Jock Gibson 7 Robert Desjarlais 8 Edward Brooke
Foil (team) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreEngland Australia 7–2New Zealand Canada 6–3England Canada 7–2Australia New Zealand 5–4England New Zealand 6–3Canada Australia 7–2 Pos Team W L Pts1 Pilbrow, Anderson, Paul 30202 Dearing, A.Gittos, M.Gittos, Millar 12133 Pouliot, Desjarlais, Brooke 12124 Fethers, Jay, Dean 129
Épée (team) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreAustralia England 4–4+Canada New Zealand 8–0England New Zealand 6–3Australia Canada 5–4England Canada 9–0Australia New Zealand 5–4 + Australia win tie on fewer hits against Pos Team W L Pts1 Jay, Lund, Stanmore 30142 Paul, de Beaumont, Anderson 21193 Pouliot, Desjarlais, Brooke 12124 Cox, Elsom, J.H. Malcolm, J. Shaw, Ward 037
Sabre (team) Team 1 Team 2 ScoreAustralia New Zealand 6–3England Canada 8–1Canada New Zealand 6–3England Australia 7–2England New Zealand 8–1Canada Australia6–3 Pos Team W L Pts1 de Beaumont, Pilbrow, Anderson 30242 Pouliot, Desjarlais, Brooke 21133 Booth, Chillug, Dean, Gibson 12114 Flaws, Hadley, McLeavey, Stafford, Wright 037
References
See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing