New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | NZL | ||||||||
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 21 in 4 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Jack Macdonald (rower) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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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, 6 athletes, 3 boxers and 1 cyclist. The officials were manager P N Rundle boxing and athletic coach W J Heenan, and rowing coach Clarrie Healey.[1]
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
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Silver | Bob Stiles Rangi Thompson | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | 13 August |
Results and competitors by event
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics New Zealand rowers
In 1932, seven rowing competitions were held, and New Zealand entered three boats: a coxless pair, a coxed four, and a coxed eight.[2] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bob Stiles Rangi Thompson |
Coxless pair | 7:50.2 | 2 R | 8:11.4 | 2 Q | 8:02.4 | |
| Noel Pope Somers Cox Charles Saunders John Solomon Delmont Gullery (cox) |
Coxed four | 7:19.6 | 3 R | 7:38.2 | 1 Q | 7:32.4 | 4 |
| George Cooke Bert Sandos Bob Stiles Jack Macdonald Lawrence Jackson Rangi Thompson Charles Saunders John Solomon Delmont Gullery (cox) |
Eight | 6:38.2 | 4 R | 6:52.2 | 2 | Did not advance | |
References
- ↑ "Clarrie Healey". Whanganui District Council. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand Rowing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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