New Zealand at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Berlin
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Flag bearerJack Lovelock (athlete)
Officials1
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Australasia (1908–1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The team of seven competitors, all men, took part in nine events in three sports at the Games.[1] Late in the process, Arthur Porritt was appointed manager of the New Zealand team.[2][3]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Jack Lovelock Athletics Men's 1500 m 6 August

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 0 3
Boxing 3 — 3
Cycling 1 — 1
Total 7 0 7

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Pat Boot Men's 800 m 1:56.6 3 Q — 7 did not advance
Jack Lovelock Men's 1500 m 4:00.6 3 Q — 3:47.8 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cecil Matthews Men's 5000 m 8 — did not advance
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Name Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Clarrie Gordon Men's featherweight  Karlsson (FIN)
L Pts 		Did not advance =16
Norman Fisher Men's lightweight Bye  Oliver (ARG)
L Pts 		Did not advance =9
Thomas Arbuthnott Men's welterweight Bye  Rodríguez (ARG)
L Pts 		Did not advance =9

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1936.

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
George Giles Men's individual road race untimed AC

Track

Men's sprint
Athlete Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
George Giles  Győrffy (HUN)
W 12.6 		—  Pola (ITA)
L 		did not advance
Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete Time Rank
George Giles 1:15.0 =8

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Olympic Games Team". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXIII, no. 22319. 17 January 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Olympic Games". The Press. Vol. LXXII, no. 21848. 30 July 1936. p. 11. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

External links


1936 New Zealand Olympic team
National Olympic Committees at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany
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