New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games

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 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 bearerOpening: Jack Lovelock
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Officials1
British Empire Games appearances

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
 GoldJack LovelockAthleticsMen's 1 mile
 BronzeHarold BrainsbyAthleticsMen's triple jump
 BronzeNoel CrumpSwimmingMen'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

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 303
Cycling 1N/A1
Lawn bowls 5N/A5
Swimming 303
Total12012

Athletics

Track

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] 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
Men's 3 miles N/A 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)

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[lower-roman 1] Result Rank
Noel Crump Men's 100 yards freestyle 56.42 Q 56.2
Len Smith Men's 200 yards breaststroke 2:48.23 Did not advance
Wiremu Whareaitu Men's 100 yards freestyle Did not start N/A
Men's 100 yards backstroke 4 Did not advance
Noel Crump
Len Smith
Wiremu Whareaitu		 Men's 3 x 100 yards medley relay 3:20.81 Q 5
  1. Ranks given are within the heat

Officials

See also
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