New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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New Zealand at the
1948 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 London
Competitors7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Harold Nelson (athlete)
Officials2
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia (1908–1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was their eighth appearance at the Olympics after their debut in 1908. Seven competitors, six men and one woman, took part in eight events in five sports. [1] New Zealand was one of 22 nations that did not win any medals.

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Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors who participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics according to gender and sport. The last surviving member of the 1948 Olympic team, swimmer Ngaire Lane, died on 9 July 2021. [2] [3]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 303
Boxing 1—1
Cycling 1—1
Swimming 011
Weightlifting 1—1
Total617

Athletics

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRank [i] ResultRank [ii] ResultRank
Doug Harris Men's 800 m 1:56.62 QDNFdid not advance
John Holland Men's 400 m hurdles 54.61 Q53.96did not advance
Harold Nelson Men's 5000 m 15:34.46—did not advance
Men's 10,000 m —NP
  1. ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Bob Goslin Featherweight US flag 48 stars.svg  Johnson  (USA)
LRSC-3		Did not advance

Cycling

AthleteEventTimeRank
Nick Carter Men's individual road race DNF

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRank [i] ResultRank [ii] ResultRank
Ngaire Lane Women's 100 m backstroke 1:18.82 Q1:19.07did not advance
  1. ↑ Rank given is within the heat
  2. ↑ Rank given is within the semifinal

Weightlifting

AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Maurice Crow Men's bantamweight 77.5=1285=6110=7272.58

Officials

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand's oldest Olympian Ngaire Galloway has passed away". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Olympic veteran motivates swim team". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Games Dominion team". Otago Daily Times . 3 February 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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