New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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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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The New Zealand rowing team at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Silver | Cyril Stiles Fred Thompson | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | August 13 |
Results and competitors by event
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Bert Lowe
- Bob Purdie
- Harold Thomas
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- George Cooke
- Somers Cox
- Delmont Gullery (coxswain)
- Lawrence Jackson
- Jack Macdonald
- Noel Pope
- Bert Sandos
- Charles Saunders
- John Solomon
- Cyril Stiles
- Fred Thompson
References
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