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New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games

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New Zealand at the
1930 British Empire Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Competitors22
Flag bearersOpening: Stan Lay
Closing:
Officials3
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
9
British Empire Games appearances

New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 22 competitors and three officials. Team selection for the Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Stan Lay.

These were the first British Empire Games, although in 1911 there was an Empire sports competition at the Festival of Empire in London. New Zealand has competed in every games since.

Medal tables

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Stan Lay Athletics Men's javelin throw
 Gold Bill Savidan Athletics Men's 6 miles
 Gold Mick Brough
Arthur Eastwood (cox)
Jack Macdonald
Bert Sandos
Ben Waters
Rowing Men's coxed four
 Silver William Fielding
Peter McWhannell
Lawn bowls Men's pair
 Silver Mick Brough
Arthur Eastwood (cox)
John Gilby
Jack Macdonald
Vic Olsson
Bert Sandos
Charles Saunders
Rangi Thompson
Ben Waters
Rowing Men's eight
 Silver Gordon Bridson Swimming Men's 1500 yards freestyle
 Silver Gordon Bridson Swimming Men's 440 yards freestyle
 Bronze William Fielding Lawn bowls Men's singles
 Bronze Berry Johnson
Vic Olsson
Alexander Ross
Charles Saunders
Rowing Men's coxless four
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 0 0 2
Rowing 1 1 1 3
Swimming 0 2 0 2
Lawn bowls 0 1 1 2
Total 3 4 2 9
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 3 4 2 9
Female 0 0 0 0
Total 3 4 2 9

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 4 4
Diving 1 0 1
Lawn bowls 4 4
Rowing 11 11
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 21 1 22

Athletics

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Track

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Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank
Allan Elliot Men's 100 yards 9.7 3 did not advance
Men's 220 yards 3 did not advance
Bill Savidan Men's 3 miles did not finish
Men's 6 miles 30:49.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat

Field

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Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Ossie Johnson Men's triple jump 43 ft 2 in
(13.16 m)
6
Stan Lay Men's javelin throw 207 ft 1+12 in
(63.13 m)
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Diving

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Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Roy Calder Men's springboard 4

Lawn bowls

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Athlete Event Round robin Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
William Fielding Men's singles  Reid
 (CAN)
W 21 – 20
 Colquhoun
 (ENG)
L 19 – 21
 Thomas
 (SAF)
L 15 – 21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
William Fielding
Peter McWhannell
Men's pairs  England
L 13 – 20
 South Africa
W 21 – 13
 Canada
W 19 – 16
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
William Fielding
Peter McWhannell
Harold Frost
Edward Leach
Men's four  Scotland
L 11 – 20
 England
L 9 – 29
 Canada
W 27 – 20
 South Africa
L 18 – 19
5[1]

Rowing

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Athlete Event Rank
Arthur Eastwood (cox)
Bert Sandos
Ben Waters
Mick Brough
Jack Macdonald
Men's coxed four 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alex Ross
Charles Saunders
Berry Johnson
Vic Olsson
Men's coxless four 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Arthur Eastwood (cox)
Bert Sandos
Charles Saunders
Ben Waters
Mick Brough
Rangi Thompson
John Gilby
Jack Macdonald
Vic Olsson
Men's eight 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Swimming

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Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Gordon Bridson Men's 440 yards freestyle 4:45.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 1500 yards freestyle 19:41.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gladys Pidgeon Women's 200 yards breaststroke 6

Officials

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Empire Games: keen bowling contest". Auckland Star. 9 October 1930. p. 18. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  • Ron Palenski & Terry Maddaford: The Games Auckland: Moa Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-908570-62-7
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