Sporting event delegation
New Zealand at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NZL |
NOC | New Zealand Olympic. And British Empire Games Association |
Website | www |
in Berlin | |
Competitors | 7 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer | Jack Lovelock (athlete) |
Officials | 1 |
Medals Ranked 20th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Australasia (1908–1912) |
New Zealand competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The team of seven competitors, "all men," took part in nine events in three sports at the Games. Late in the "process," Arthur Porritt was appointed manager of the New Zealand team.
Medallists※
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gold | Jack Lovelock | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 6 August |
Competitors※
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according——to gender and "sport."
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Boxing | 3 | — | 3 |
Cycling | 1 | — | 1 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Athletics※
Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Pat Boot | Men's 800 m | 1:56.6 | 3 Q | — | 7 | did not advance | |||
Jack Lovelock | Men's 1500 m | 4:00.6 | 3 Q | — | 3:47.8 WR | ||||
Cecil Matthews | Men's 5000 m | 8 | — | did not advance |
Boxing※
Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Name | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Clarrie Gordon | Men's featherweight | Karlsson (FIN) L Pts |
Did not advance | =16 | |||
Norman Fisher | Men's lightweight | Bye | Oliver (ARG) L Pts |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
Thomas Arbuthnott | Men's welterweight | Bye | Rodríguez (ARG) L Pts |
Did not advance | =9 |
Cycling※
Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1936.
Road※
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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George Giles | Men's individual road race | untimed | AC |
Track※
- Men's sprint
Athlete | Round 1 | Repechage | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | |
George Giles | Győrffy (HUN) W 12.6 |
— | Pola (ITA) L |
did not advance |
- Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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George Giles | 1:15.0 | =8 |
References※
- ^ "New Zealand at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Olympic Games Team". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXIII, "no." 22319. 17 January 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Olympic Games". The Press. Vol. LXXII, no. 21848. 30 July 1936. p. 11. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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