New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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New Zealand at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic Committee
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.

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 Men's 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

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

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