New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games
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| At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia |
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| Competitors | 71 | |||||||||||
| Officials | 13 | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Opening: Closing: |
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| Medals Rank: 5th |
Gold 5 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 13 |
Total 25 |
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New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) sent a team of 71 competitors and 13 officials to the 1938 British Empire Games, which were held in Sydney, Australia. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was James Leckie. The team of 71 included 18 athletes, 17 rowers, 8 swimmers and divers, and 7 each of boxers, cyclists and wrestlers.[1]
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Medals
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lawn Bowls | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rowing | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wrestling | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
New Zealand was fifth in the medal table in 1938.
Gold
Pat Boot — Men's 880 yards- Cecil Matthews — Men's 3 Miles
- Cecil Matthews — Men's 6 Miles
- Bill Bremner, Ernie Jury, Alec Robertson and Bill Whittaker — Men's Fours
- Walter Denison, Lance Macey — Men's Pairs
Silver
Stan Lay — Men's Javelin Throw
- Arthur Heeney — Men's Welterweight 64–69 kg
- John Brown — Men's Road Race
- Frank Livingstone — Men's Singles
- Kenneth Boswell, George Burns, Jim Clayton, Albert Hope and John Rigby — Men's Coxed Four
- James Dryden — Men's 100 kg
- Vernon Thomas — Men's Lightweight
Bronze
Arnold Anderson, Graham Quinn, Alan Sayers and Harold Tyrie — Men's 4 × 440 yards Relay- Pat Boot — Men's 1 Mile
- Elizabeth Forbes — Women's High Jump
- James Leckie — Men's Hammer Throw
- Rona Tong — Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Kenneth Moran — Men's Featherweight 54–57 kg
- George Giles — Men's Sprint
- Howard Benge, John Charters, Oswald Denison, James Gould, Gus Jackson, Leslie Pithie, Cyril Stiles, William Stodart and Fred Thompson — Men's Eight
- Gus Jackson and Robert Smith — Men's Double Sculls
- Robert Smith — Men's Single Sculls
- Mona Leydon — Women's 440 yards Freestyle
- Joseph Genet — Men's 62 kg
- Jeremiah Podjursky — Men's 74 kg
New Zealand Team
Athletics
See also Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
- 1-mile – Men: qualified for final, did not finish final.
- 880 yards – Men: 5th place in heat 1 (1:54.5) did not proceed
- 4 × 440 yards Relay – Men: Bronze medal
3m 22s - 440 yards Hurdles – Men: 5th place
- 4 × 440 yards Relay – Men: Bronze medal
- 1-mile – Men: Bronze Medal (4m 12.6s)
- 880 yards – Men: Gold medal
(1m 51.2s)
- 1-mile – Men: Bronze Medal
- High Jump – Women: Bronze medal 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
- High Jump – Women: Bronze medal
- 3 miles – Men: 7th place
- 6 miles – Men: 4th place
- Javelin Throw – Men: Silver medal
204 ft 1.25 in (62.2110 m)
- Javelin Throw – Men: Silver medal
- Hammer Throw – Men: Bronze medal 145 ft 5.5 in (44.336 m)
- Discus Throw – Men: – withdrew
- Hammer Throw – Men: Bronze medal
- 100 yards – Women: 4th in semifinal – eliminated.
- 220 yards – Women: disqualified, heat 3.
- 3 miles – Men: Gold medal 13m 59.6s
- 6 miles – Men: Gold medal 30m 14.5s
- 3 miles – Men: Gold medal
- Javelin Throw – Women: 4th place – 118 ft 0.5 in (35.979 m)
- John Morgan
- Discus Throw – Men: 8th place – 119 ft 11 1⁄2 in (36.56 m)
- 1-mile – Men: 6th place – 4m 19.5s
- 100 yards – Men: 5th heat 1 (eliminated)
- 220 yards – Men: 5th, semifinal 1 (eliminated)
- 4 × 440 yards Relay – Men: Bronze medal 3m 22s
- 220 yards – Men: 5th, heat 4 (eliminated)
- 440 yards – Men: 3rd, heat 3 (eliminated) – 50.8s
- 4 × 440 yards Relay – Men: Bronze medal 3m 22s
- Philip Sharpley
- 100 yards – Men: 6th, semifinal 1 (eliminated) – 10.6s
- 120 yards Hurdles – Men: 5th place – 15.0s
- Doris Strachan
- 100 yards – Women: 4th, heat 2 (eliminated) 11.8s
- 220 yards – Women: 4th, heat 1 (eliminated)
- Long Jump – Women: 6th place – 17 ft 0.75 in (5.2007 m)
- 100 yards – Women: 5th, heat 1 (eliminated)
- 80m Hurdles – Women: Bronze medal – 11.8s
- 440 yards – Men: 6th, heat 2 (eliminated) – 49.3s
- 4 × 440 yards Relay – Men: Bronze medal 3m 22s
Boxing
See also Boxing at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Joseph Collins 57 – 60 kg (lightweight) : eliminated
- Arthur Heeney 64 – 69 kg (welterweight): Silver medal
- Kenneth Moran 54 – 57 kg (featherweight): Bronze medal
- John Parker 51 – 54 kg (bantamweight): eliminated
- Hugh Sheridan 48 – 51 kg (flyweight): eliminated
- Arthur Sutherland 71 – 75 kg (middleweight): eliminated
- Ronald Withell + 91 kg (super heavyweight): eliminated
Cycling
See also Cycling at the 1938 British Empire Games
- John Brown: Road race – Men: Silver medal
- Frank Grose: Road race – Men: did not finish
- Ronald Triner: Road race – Men: 7th place
- George Giles
- 10 miles (Track) – Men: did not finish
- 1km Time Trial – Men: 9th place
- Sprint – Men: Bronze medal
- 10 miles (Track) – Men: unplaced
- Roy Taylor
- 1km Time Trial – Men – 7th place
- Sprint – Men: eliminated in quarterfinals
- 10 miles (Track) – Men: did not finish
- 1km Time Trial – Men: 6th place – 1m 16.6s
- Sprint – Men: 4th place
Lawn Bowls
See also Lawn Bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Men's Four: Gold Medal (Bill Bremner, Ernie Jury, Alec Robertson, Bill Whittaker)
- Men's Pair: Gold Medal (Walter Denison, Lance Macey)
- Men's Singles: Silver Medal – Frank Livingstone
Rowing
- Men's Eight: Bronze Medal – Howard Benge, John Charters, Oswald Denison, James Gould, Gus Jackson, Leslie Pithie, Fred Thompson, Cyril Stiles, William Stodart,
- Men's Coxed Four: Silver Medal – Kenneth Boswell, George Burns, Jim Clayton, Albert Hope, John Rigby.
- Men's Double Sculls: Bronze Medal – Gus Jackson, Bob Smith
- Men's Single Sculls: Bronze Medal – Bob Smith
- Percival Stowers and Cliff Johnson were in the team but their event is not recorded.
Swimming and diving
See also Swimming at the 1938 British Empire Games
- 110 yards Freestyle – Men – Result not recorded.
- 440 yards Freestyle – Men – Result not recorded.
- John (Jack) Davies – 220 yards Breaststroke – Men – 4th in heat, did not advance.
- Winifred Dunn: 220 yards Breaststroke – Women – 7th place.
- Peter Hanan: 110 yards Freestyle – Men – Result not recorded.
- Mona Leydon: 440 yards Freestyle – Women – Bronze Medal (5m 42s)
- Joyce Macdonald: 110 yards Backstroke – Women – Result not recorded.
- Len Newell
- 1650 yards Freestyle – Men – Result not recorded.
- 440 yards Freestyle – Men – Result not recorded.
- Gwen Rix: Diving : 1m Springboard – Women – 6th place (65.86 points)
Wrestling
See also Wrestling at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Torsten Anderson – Freestyle 90 kg – Men – 4th place
- James Dryden – Freestyle 100 kg – Men – Silver medal
- Joseph Genet – Freestyle 62 kg – Men – Bronze medal
- Harcourt Godfrey – Freestyle 82 kg – Men – eliminated
- Leo Nolan – Freestyle 57 kg – Men – eliminated
- Jeremiah Podjursky – Freestyle 74 kg – Men – Bronze medal
- Vernon Thomas – Freestyle Lightweight – Men – Silver medal
Officials
- H McCormick: Chef de Mission
- Dolph Kitto: Deputy Chef de Mission
- B R McKernan: Athletics coach
- F Hughes: Boxing sport manager
- H L Grant: Cycling manager
- A Whitten: Lawn Bowls manager
- E Petty: Lawn Bowls assistant manager
- Herbert Ayers: Rowing coach
- Allen Hale: Rowing sport manager
- E C Isaacs: Swimming sport manager
- A Craig: Wrestling coach
- J Creeke: Wrestling sport manager
- E G Sutherland: Chaperone
See also
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand at the 1936 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ Evening Post (Wellington), 14 January 1938 p 11
- All team lists and results from NZOC
External links
- NZOC website on the 1938 games
- Commonwealth Games Federation website
- Athletes in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a paragraph on these Games
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