New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games

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New Zealand at the
1934 British Empire Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in London, England
Competitors12
Flag bearersOpening: Jack Lovelock
Closing:
Officials1
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
British Empire Games appearances

New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games was represented by a small team of 12 competitors and one official. Team selection for the Games in London, England, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Jack Lovelock.

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the previous (and first) British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Jack Lovelock Athletics Men's 1 mile
 Bronze Harold Brainsby Athletics Men's triple jump
 Bronze Noel Crump
Swimming
Men's 100 yards freestyle
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 1 0 1 2
Swimming 0 0 1 1
Total 1 0 2 3
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 1 0 2 3
Female 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 2 3

Competitors

Members of the New Zealand team at a farewell function before departing for the 1934 British Empire Games. Left to right: Geoff Broadway, Harold Brainsby, Len Smith, Lord Bledisloe (governor-general), Noel Crump, Wiremu Whareaitu, Frank Grose, H. McCormick (president), and A. T. Davies (vice-president of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association).

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 0 3
Cycling 1 — 1
Lawn bowls 5 — 5
Swimming 3 0 3
Total 12 0 12

Athletics

Track

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank
Geoff Broadway Men's 440 yards 4 did not advance
Men's 880 yards 4 did not advance
Jack Lovelock Men's 1 mile 3 Q 4:12.8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's 3 miles — did not start
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat

Field

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Harold Brainsby Men's long jump 21 ft 6+1⁄2 in
(6.57 m)		 7
Men's triple jump 47 ft 11+1⁄2 in
(14.62 m)		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Cycling

Athlete Event Time Rank
Frank Grose Men's 1 km time trial 1:20.4 4
Men's 10 miles scratch race 4
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Frank Grose Men's 1000 yards sprint  McKenzie (SRH)
W 1:48.6 		 Pethybridge (AUS)
L 2:08 		 Clayton (SAF)
L 2:41 		4

Lawn bowls

Athlete Event Round robin Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Len Keys
Men's singles
  Baker
 (SRH)
L 8–21 		 Hyde-Lay
 (HKG)
L 9–21 		 Macdonald
 (CAN)
L 1–21 		 Rusk
 (NIR)
L 4–21 		 Walker
 (AUS)
L 6–21 		 Holloway
 (WAL)
L 11–21 		 McKinley
 (ENG)
L 8–21 		 Sprot
 (SCO)
L 15–21 		 Abbott
 (SAF)
L 13–21 		10
Harold Grocott
Billy Dillicar
George Pollard
George Carter (skip) 		Men's fours  Hong Kong
W 18–16 		 Canada
L 14–19 		 Australia
W 24–12 		 Wales
W 31–17 		 England
L 16–28 		 Scotland
L 13–29 		 Northern Ireland
L 		 South Africa
L 15–30 		 Southern Rhodesia
W 20–16 		5

Swimming

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank
Noel Crump
Men's 100 yards freestyle
 56.4 2 Q 56.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Len Smith
Men's 200 yards breaststroke
 2:48.2 3 did not advance
Wiremu Whareaitu
Men's 100 yards freestyle
 did not start —
Men's 100 yards backstroke
 4 did not advance
Noel Crump
Len Smith
Wiremu Whareaitu
Men's 3 x 100 yards medley relay
 3:20.8 1 Q 5
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat

Officials

See also

External links

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