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
Eden Park hosted the athletics competition and the games opening ceremony.
Shirley Strickland (statue above) won a hurdles gold medal, two relay golds and two sprint silvers for Australia.
At the 1938 British Empire Games, the athletics events were held at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia in February 1938, with several events also being held at the Sydney Sports Ground. A
The events took place with a makeshift track at the cricket ground
Decima Norman was Australia's most successful athlete of the games with five gold medals.