New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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New Zealand at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flag of New Zealand.svg
IOC code NZL
NOC New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Website www.olympic.org.nz
in Los Angeles
Competitors21 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Jack Macdonald (rower)
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia (1908–1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The team of 21 was New Zealand's largest to date and comprised 11 rowers, six athletes, three boxers, and one cyclist. The officials were manager Philip Rundle [1] of Dunedin, [2] boxing and athletic coach W. J. Heenan, and rowing coach Clarrie Healey. [3]

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An innovation was the daily one-hour radio report on the Olympics for New Zealand and Australia by the film actress from New Zealand, Nola Luxford.

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Bob Stiles
Rangi Thompson 		Rowing Men's coxless pair 13 August

Athletics

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRank [i] ResultRank [ii] ResultRank [iii] ResultRank
Stuart Black Men's 200 m 23.13 Q22.05did not advance
Men's 400 m 49.94did not advance
Allan Elliot Men's 100 m 10.82 Q10.93 Q11.05did not advance
Men's 200 m 22.22 Q21.83 Q21.95did not advance
Don Evans Men's 800 m 1:56.64—did not advance
Thelma Kench Women's 100 m 12.43 Q—6did not advance
Jack Lovelock Men's 1500 m 3:58.01 Q—3:57.87
Billy Savidan Men's 5000 m 15.08.25 Q—14:49.64
Men's 10,000 m —31:09.04
  1. ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ↑ Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
  3. ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Boxing

NameEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Bob Purdie Men's lightweight Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Bianchini  (ITA)
L		Did not advance9T
Harold Thomas Men's welterweight Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Fabbroni  (ITA)
L		Did not advance9T
Bert Lowe Men's middleweight Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Bernlöhr  (GER)
L		Did not advance9T

Cycling

AthleteEventTimeRank
Ron Foubister Men's individual road race 2:38:42.423

Rowing

1932 Summer Olympics New Zealand rowers 1932 Summer Olympics NZ rowing team photo.jpg
1932 Summer Olympics New Zealand rowers

In 1932, seven rowing events were held, and New Zealand entered three boats: a coxless pair, a coxed four, and an eight. [4] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [5] The eight included the first two Māori Olympians, Jack Macdonald and Lawrence Woodgate-Jackson.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bob Stiles
Rangi Thompson 		Coxless pair 7:50.22 R8:11.42 Q8:02.4Silver medal icon.svg
Noel Pope
Somers Cox
Charles Saunders
John Solomon
Delmont Gullery (cox)		 Coxed four 7:19.63 R7:38.21 Q7:32.44
George Cooke
Bert Sandos
Bob Stiles
Jack Macdonald
Lawrence Jackson
Rangi Thompson
Charles Saunders
John Solomon
Delmont Gullery (cox)		 Eight 6:38.24 R6:52.22Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary". The Evening Post . Vol. CXXXII, no. 126. 24 November 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Games Team". The New Zealand Herald . Vol. LXIX, no. 21172. 3 May 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Clarrie Healey". Whanganui District Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Rowing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2016.


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