New Zealand at the 1936 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the
1936 Summer Olympics
New Zealand at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NZL
NOC	New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in Berlin
Competitors	7 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Jack Lovelock (athlete)
Officials	1
Medals; Ranked 20th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Cecil Matthews	Men's 5000 m		8	—				did not advance

^ Ranks given are within the heat
^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Boxing

Name	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Name	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
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

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
Athlete	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

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

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[4] Ranks given are within the heat

[5] Ranks given are within the semifinal

[sports-reference-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.

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v t e 1936 New Zealand Olympic team
Athletics	Pat Boot Jack Lovelock Cecil Matthews
Boxing	Thomas Arbuthnott Norman Fisher Clarrie Gordon
Cycling	George Giles
Chef de Mission: Arthur Porritt