New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics

1932 Summer Olympics

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, United States

United States

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. The team of 21 was New Zealand's largest to date and comprised 11 rowers, 6 athletes, 3 boxers and 1 cyclist. The officials were: Manager, P N Rundle; Boxing and Athletic coach, W J Heenan; Rowing coach C A Healey.

An innovation was the daily one-hour radio report on the Olympics for New Zealand and Australia by the film actress from New Zealand, Nola Luxford

Nola Luxford

Nola Luxford was a New Zealand born film actress of the silent film era, and into the 1930s.Born Minola Adelaide Pratt in Hastings, New Zealand, Luxford relocated to Hollywood to pursue a career in film acting. Her first film appearance was in the 1920 film The Tiger's Coat...

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Silver

• Cyril Stiles
  Cyril Stiles
  Cyril Alec "Bob" Stiles was a New Zealand rower. He won a Silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the coxless pairs with partner Fred Thompson. He also won a Bronze medal at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney in the eights.A Christchurch street is named after Stiles...
  
  , Fred Thompson
  Fred Thompson (rower)
  Frederick "Fred" or "Rangi" Houghton Thompson was a New Zealand rower.He was born in Christchurch.Thompson won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the coxless pairs event with partner Cyril Stiles...
  
   — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pair

Athletics

• Stuart A Black
• Allan J Elliott
• C V (Don) Evans
• Thelma Kench
• Jack Lovelock
  Jack Lovelock
  John Edward Lovelock was a New Zealand athlete, and the 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres....
  
  
• Billy Savidan
  Billy Savidan
  John William Savidan nicknamed "Billy", "Bill" or "Jack" was a New Zealand long distance runner from 1926.He was born in Auckland....
  
  

Boxing

• A S Lowe (Bert)
• R Purdie (Bob)
• H F Thomas (Harold)

Rowing

• George C Cooke
• Somers Cox
• E (Del) Gullery (coxwain)
• Lawrence (Jumbo or Laurie) Jackson
• John MacDonald
  John MacDonald (rower)
  John Hoani Macdonald was a New Zealand rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Blenheim....
  
   (Jack)
• Noel Pope
• Bert Sandos
  Bert Sandos
  Bertram "Bert" Magnus Sandos was a New Zealand rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kaikoura....
  
  
• Charles Saunders
  Charles Saunders (rower)
  Charles Saunders was a New Zealand rower who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1930 British Empire Games.He was born in Blenheim....
  
   (Charlie)
• John Solomon
• Cyril Stiles
  Cyril Stiles
  Cyril Alec "Bob" Stiles was a New Zealand rower. He won a Silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the coxless pairs with partner Fred Thompson. He also won a Bronze medal at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney in the eights.A Christchurch street is named after Stiles...
  
   (Bob)
• Fred Thompson
  Fred Thompson (rower)
  Frederick "Fred" or "Rangi" Houghton Thompson was a New Zealand rower.He was born in Christchurch.Thompson won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the coxless pairs event with partner Cyril Stiles...
  
  (Fred or Rangi)