New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games | |
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CGF code | NZL |
CGA | New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association |
Website | www |
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
Competitors | 69 |
Flag bearers | Opening: Jim Leckie Closing: |
Officials | 13 |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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British Empire Games appearances | |
New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 69 competitors and 13 officials, including 18 athletes, 15 rowers, eight swimmers and divers, and seven each of boxers, cyclists and wrestlers.[1] Selection of the team for the Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Jim Leckie. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 25 medals, five of which were gold.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | ![]() |
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Total | ||
Athletics | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
Lawn bowls | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Wrestling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Rowing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
Medals by gender | ||||||
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Gender | ![]() |
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Total | ||
Male | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||
Female | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Total | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 13 | 5 | 18 |
Boxing | 7 | — | 7 |
Cycling | 7 | — | 7 |
Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lawn bowls | 7 | — | 7 |
Rowing | 15 | — | 15 |
Swimming | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Wrestling | 7 | — | 7 |
Total | 60 | 9 | 69 |
Main article: Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Betty Forbes | Women's high jump | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
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Stan Lay | Men's javelin throw | 204 ft 1+1⁄4 in (62.21 m) |
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Jim Leckie | Men's discus throw | DNS | |
Men's hammer throw | 145 ft 5+1⁄2 in (44.34 m) |
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Mary Mitchell | Women's javelin throw | 118 ft 1⁄2 in (35.98 m) |
4 |
Jack Morgan | Men's discus throw | 119 ft 11+1⁄2 in (36.56 m) |
8 |
Doris Strachan | Women's long jump | 17 ft 3⁄4 in (5.20 m) |
6 |
Main article: Boxing at the 1938 British Empire Games |
Athlete | Event | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Hugh Sheridan | Flyweight | Bye | ![]() L |
![]() L |
4 |
Jack Parker | Bantamweight | ![]() L |
did not advance | ||
Kenneth Moran | Featherweight | Bye | ![]() L |
![]() W |
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Joseph Collins | Lightweight | ![]() L |
did not advance | ||
Darcy Heeney | Welterweight | Bye | ![]() W |
![]() L |
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Artie Sutherland | Middleweight | ![]() L |
did not advance | ||
Ron Withell | Heavyweight | — | ![]() L |
![]() L |
4 |
Main article: Cycling at the 1938 British Empire Games |
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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John Brown | 2:53:29 | ![]() |
Frank Grose | DNF | |
Ronald Triner | 7 |
Athlete | Heat | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | |
George Giles | ![]() W 12.9 |
— | ![]() W 13.0 |
![]() L 12.9 |
![]() W 12.9 |
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Roy Taylor | ![]() W 12.5 |
— | ![]() L 12.7 |
did not advance | ||
Ron Ulmer | ![]() W 13.0 |
— | ![]() W 12.8 |
![]() L 12.9 |
![]() L 12.9 |
4 |
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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George Giles | 1:17.3 | 9 |
Roy Taylor | 1:16.7 | 7 |
Ron Ulmer | 1:16.6 | 6 |
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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George Giles | DNF | |
Gordon Patrick | unplaced | |
Ron Ulmer | DNF |
Main article: Diving at the 1938 British Empire Games |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Gwen Rix | Women's 3 m springboard | 65.86 | 6 |
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games |
Athlete | Event | Round robin | Playoff | Rank | ||||
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Opposition Score |
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Frank Livingstone | Men's singles | ![]() (NIR) W 26 – 5 |
![]() (ENG) W 27 – 18 |
![]() (AUS) W 25 – 12 |
![]() (SAF) L 19 – 26 |
![]() (SRH) W 26 – 9 |
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Lance Macey Walter Denison |
Men's pairs | ![]() W 22 – 20 |
![]() L 20 – 21 |
![]() W 24 – 13 |
![]() W 25 – 21 |
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Bill Whittaker Alec Robertson Ernie Jury Bill Bremner |
Men's four | ![]() W 26 – 11 |
![]() W 21 – 19 |
![]() W 19 – 14 |
![]() L 16 – 17 |
![]() W 22 – 12 |
![]() W 19 – 6 |
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Main article: Rowing at the 1938 British Empire Games |
Percival Stowers and Cliff Johnson accompanied the team as emergencies, but did not compete.
Main article: Swimming at the 1938 British Empire Games |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank[i] | Result | Rank | ||
Noel Crump | Men's 110 yards freestyle | 4 | did not advance | ||
Men's 440 yards freestyle | 5 | did not advance | |||
Jack Davies | Men's 220 yards breaststroke | 3:10.4 | 4 | did not advance | |
Winnie Dunn | Women's 220 yards breaststroke | — | 7 | ||
Peter Hanan | Men's 110 yards freestyle | 1:00.5 | 4 q | 5 | |
Mona Leydon | Women's 440 yards freestyle | 5:36.8 | 2 Q | 5:42.0 | ![]() |
Joyce Macdonald | Women's 110 yards backstroke | 1:28.6 | did not advance | ||
Len Newell | Men's 440 yards freestyle | 7 | did not advance | ||
Men's 1650 yards freestyle | DNF | did not advance | |||
Joyce Macdonald Mona Leydon Winnie Dunn |
Women's 3 x 110 yards medley relay | — | 4:22.3 | 5 |
Main article: Wrestling at the 1938 British Empire Games |
Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Final | Rank | ||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Leo Nolan | Bantamweight | ![]() W |
![]() L |
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— | 4 |
Joseph Genet | Featherweight | ![]() L |
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— | — | ![]() |
Vernon Thomas | Lightweight | Bye | ![]() L |
![]() W |
— | ![]() |
Jerry Podjursky | Welterweight | ![]() L |
![]() L |
— | Did not advance | ![]() |
Harcourt Godfrey | Middleweight | Bye | ![]() L |
![]() L |
did not advance | |
Torsten Anderson | Light heavyweight | ![]() L |
![]() L |
— | Did not advance | 4 |
Jim Dryden | Heavyweight | ![]() W |
![]() W |
— | ![]() L |
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