New Zealand at the 1924 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games
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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Arthur Porritt (athlete)
Medals Rank: 23	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
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New Zealand competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

The team consisted of four competitors. Another New Zealander, Buz (Ernest George) Sutherland, competed for South Africa finishing fifth in the Decathlon.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Porritt, ArthurArthur Porritt	Athletics	Men's 100 m	7 July

Athletics

A single athlete represented New Zealand in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport as well as the Games, though New Zealanders had previously competed in 1908 and 1912 in the Australasia combined team. Porritt won the nation's first medal in the sport with a bronze in the 100 metres.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Arthur Porritt	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	10.9	2 Q	11.1	2 Q	10.8
	200 m	22.4	1 Q	22.0	1 Q	22.6	6	Did not advance

Boxing

A single boxer represented New Zealand at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Purdy lost his only bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Charlie Purdy	Lightweight	Tholey (FRA) L	Did not advance				17

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent France 0 1 .000 Total 0 1 .000

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 0 0 – Quarterfinals 0 0 – Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 1 .000

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Clarrie Heard	200 m breaststroke	3:09.0	3	Did not advance

Women

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gwitha Shand	100 m freestyle	1:21.0	2 Q	1:22.4	3	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	6:23.6	1 Q	6:24.4	3 q	DNF	—

References

1. Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Palenski, R. and Maddaford, T. (1983) The Games. MOA Publications Limited. ISBN 0-908570-62-7.