Fiji at the 1950 British Empire Games
Introduction After first competing in 1938, '''Fiji''' returned to the '''British Empire Games''' in '''1950''' in Auckland, New Zealand. The colony sent only male competitors. They entered a total of six events in athletics, and three events in lawn bowls.The 1950 Games have been Fiji's most successful to date. Fiji competitors won a total of 5 medals (including one gold), and finished 8th (out of 12) on the medal table.
[[1938 British Empire Games#Medals by country|Medals]]     Gold         Silver       Bronze    '''Total '''20px Fiji1225===Gold=======Athletics====* '''Men's shot put''': Mataika Tuicakau: 48' 0¼" (14.63m)===Silver=======Athletics====* '''Men's discus throw''': Mataika Tuicakau: 144' 2½" (44.00m)* '''Men's javelin''': Luke Tunabuna: 183' 9½" (56.02m)===Bronze=======Lawn bowls====* Men's doubles: Leslie Brown and James Poulton: 41 points* Men's singles: Lionel F. Garnett: 90 points
Sources *  Fiji results for the 1950 Games, Commonwealth Games Federation