New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games

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New Zealand at the
1934 British Empire Games
Flag of New Zealand.svg
CGF code NZL
CGA New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Website www.olympic.org.nz
in London, England
Competitors12
Flag bearersOpening: Jack Lovelock
Closing:
Officials1
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
British Empire Games appearances

New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games was represented by a small team of 12 competitors and one official. Team selection for the Games in London, England, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Jack Lovelock.

Contents

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the previous (and first) British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jack Lovelock Athletics Men's 1 mile
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Harold Brainsby Athletics Men's triple jump
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Noel Crump Swimming Men's 100 yards freestyle
Medals by sport
Sport Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Total
Athletics 1012
Swimming 0011
Total1023
Medals by gender
Gender Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Total
Male1023
Female0000
Total1023

Competitors

Members of the New Zealand team at a farewell function before departing for the 1934 British Empire Games. Left to right: Geoff Broadway, Harold Brainsby, Len Smith, Lord Bledisloe (governor-general), Noel Crump, Wiremu Whareaitu, Frank Grose, H. McCormick (president), and A. T. Davies (vice-president of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association). NZ team for 1934 British Empire Games.jpg
Members of the New Zealand team at a farewell function before departing for the 1934 British Empire Games. Left to right: Geoff Broadway, Harold Brainsby, Len Smith, Lord Bledisloe (governor-general), Noel Crump, Wiremu Whareaitu, Frank Grose, H. McCormick (president), and A. T. Davies (vice-president of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association).

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 303
Cycling 11
Lawn bowls 55
Swimming 303
Total12012

Athletics

Track

AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRank [i] ResultRank
Geoff Broadway Men's 440 yards 4did not advance
Men's 880 yards 4did not advance
Jack Lovelock Men's 1 mile 3 Q4:12.8Gold medal icon.svg
Men's 3 miles did not start
  1. Ranks given are within the heat

Field

AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Harold Brainsby Men's long jump 21 ft 6+12 in
(6.57 m)
7
Men's triple jump 47 ft 11+12 in
(14.62 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg

Cycling

AthleteEventTimeRank
Frank Grose Men's 1 km time trial 1:20.44
Men's 10 miles scratch race 4
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Frank Grose Men's 1000 yards sprint Flag of Southern Rhodesia.svg McKenzie (SRH)
W 1:48.6
Flag of Australia.svg  Pethybridge  (AUS)
L 2:08
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Clayton  (SAF)
L 2:41
4

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventRound robinRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Len Keys Men's singles Flag of Southern Rhodesia.svg Baker
 (SRH)
L 8–21
Flag of Hong Kong (1876-1941 and 1945-1955).svg Hyde-Lay
 (HKG)
L 9–21
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg Macdonald
 (CAN)
L 1–21
Ulster banner.svg Rusk
 (NIR)
L 4–21
Flag of Australia.svg Walker
 (AUS)
L 6–21
Flag of Wales 2.svg Holloway
 (WAL)
L 11–21
Flag of England.svg McKinley
 (ENG)
L 8–21
Flag of Scotland.svg Sprot
 (SCO)
L 15–21
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Abbott
 (SAF)
L 13–21
10
Harold Grocott
Billy Dillicar
George Pollard
George Carter (skip)
Men's fours Flag of Hong Kong (1876-1941 and 1945-1955).svg  Hong Kong
W 18–16
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
L 14–19
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
W 24–12
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
W 31–17
Flag of England.svg  England
L 16–28
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L 13–29
Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland
L
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
L 15–30
Flag of Southern Rhodesia.svg  Southern Rhodesia
W 20–16
5

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRank [i] ResultRank
Noel Crump Men's 100 yards freestyle 56.42 Q56.2Bronze medal icon.svg
Len Smith Men's 200 yards breaststroke 2:48.23did not advance
Wiremu Whareaitu Men's 100 yards freestyle did not start
Men's 100 yards backstroke 4did not advance
Noel Crump
Len Smith
Wiremu Whareaitu
Men's 3 x 100 yards medley relay 3:20.81 Q5
  1. Ranks given are within the heat

Officials

See also