New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	21 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	John MacDonald (rower)
Medals Rank: 22	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
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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; Rowing coach C A Healey.

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.

Medalists

Silver

• Cyril Stiles, Fred Thompson — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pair

Results and competitors by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

• Stuart A Black
• Allan J Elliott
• C V (Don) Evans
• Thelma Kench
• Jack Lovelock
• Billy Savidan

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

• A S Lowe (Bert)
• R Purdie (Bob)
• H F Thomas (Harold)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

• Ron G Foubister

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

• George C Cooke
• Somers Cox
• E (Del) Gullery (coxwain)
• Lawrence (Jumbo or Laurie) Jackson
• John MacDonald (Jack)
• Noel Pope
• Bert Sandos
• Charles Saunders (Charlie)
• John Solomon
• Cyril Stiles (Bob)
• Fred Thompson (Fred or Rangi)

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database