New Zealand at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in London
Competitors7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearerHarold Nelson (athlete)
Officials2
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Australasia (1908–1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Seven competitors, six men and one woman, took part in eight events in five sports.[1] New Zealand was one of 22 nations that did not win any medals.

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors who participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics according to gender and sport. The last surviving member of the 1948 Olympic team, swimmer Ngaire Lane, died on 9 July 2021.[2][3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 0 3
Boxing 1 — 1
Cycling 1 — 1
Swimming 0 1 1
Weightlifting 1 — 1
Total 6 1 7

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Doug Harris Men's 800 m 1:56.6 2 Q DNF did not advance
John Holland Men's 400 m hurdles 54.6 1 Q 53.9 6 did not advance
Harold Nelson Men's 5000 m 15:34.4 6 — did not advance
Men's 10,000 m — NP
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Bob Goslin Featherweight  Johnson (USA)
L RSC-3 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Time Rank
Nick Carter Men's individual road race DNF

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Ngaire Lane Women's 100 m backstroke 1:18.8 2 Q 1:19.0 7 did not advance
  1. ^ Rank given is within the heat
  2. ^ Rank given is within the semifinal

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Maurice Crow Men's bantamweight 77.5 =12 85 =6 110 =7 272.5 8

Officials

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "New Zealand's oldest Olympian Ngaire Galloway has passed away". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Olympic veteran motivates swim team". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Olympic Games Dominion team". Otago Daily Times. 3 February 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

External links


1948 New Zealand Olympic team
National Olympic Committees at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom
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