New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games

New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 69 competitors and 13 officials, including 18 athletes, 15 rowers, eight swimmers and divers, and seven each of boxers, cyclists and wrestlers.[1] Selection of the team for the Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Jim Leckie. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 25 medals, five of which were gold.

New Zealand at the
1938 British Empire Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Competitors69
Flag bearerOpening: Jim Leckie
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
5
Silver
7
Bronze
13
Total
25
Officials13
British Empire Games appearances

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldPat BootAthleticsMen's 880 yards
 GoldCecil MatthewsAthleticsMen's 3 miles
 GoldCecil MatthewsAthleticsMen's 6 miles
 GoldBill Bremner
Ernie Jury
Alec Robertson
Bill Whittaker		Lawn bowlsMen's four
 GoldWalter Denison
Lance Macey		Lawn bowlsMen's pairs
 SilverStan LayAthleticsMen's javelin throw
 SilverDarcy HeeneyBoxingMen's welterweight
 SilverJohn BrownCyclingMen's road race
 SilverFrank LivingstoneLawn bowlsMen's singles
 SilverKenneth Boswell
George Burns (cox)
Jim Clayton
Albert Hope
John Rigby		RowingMen's coxed four
 SilverVernon ThomasWrestlingMen's lightweight
 SilverJim DrydenWrestlingMen's heavyweight
 BronzeArnold Anderson
Graham Quinn
Alan Sayers
Harold Tyrie		AthleticsMen's 4 x 440 yards relay
 BronzePat BootAthleticsMen's 1 mile
 BronzeBetty ForbesAthleticsWomen's high jump
 BronzeJim LeckieAthleticsMen's hammer throw
 BronzeRona TongAthleticsWomen's 80 m hurdles
 BronzeKenneth MoranBoxingMen's featherweight
 BronzeGeorge GilesCyclingMen's sprint
 BronzeHoward Benge
John Charters
Oswald Denison
James Gould
Gus Jackson
Les Pithie
Cyril Stiles
William Stodart (cox)
Rangi Thompson		RowingMen's eight
 BronzeGus Jackson
Robert Smith		RowingMen's double sculls
 BronzeRobert SmithRowingMen's single sculls
 BronzeMona LeydonSwimmingWomen's 440 yards freestyle
 BronzeJoe GenetWrestlingMen's featherweight
 BronzeJeremiah PodjurskyWrestlingMen's welterweight
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 3 1 5 9
Lawn bowls 2 1 0 3
Wrestling 0 2 2 4
Rowing 0 1 3 4
Boxing 0 1 1 2
Cycling 0 1 1 2
Swimming 0 0 1 1
Total 5 7 13 25
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 5 7 10 22
Female 0 0 3 3
Total 5 7 13 25

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 13518
Boxing 7N/A7
Cycling 7N/A7
Diving 011
Lawn bowls 7N/A7
Rowing 15N/A15
Swimming 437
Wrestling 7N/A7
Total60969

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games

Track

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] Result Rank[lower-roman 2] Result Rank
Theo Allen Men's 880 yards 1:54.51 N/A 5
Men's 1 mile 4:20.04 N/A DNF
Arnold Anderson Men's 440 yards hurdles N/A 5
Pat Boot Men's 880 yards 1:52.3 GR1 N/A 1:51.2 GR
Men's 1 mile 2 N/A 4:12.6
Alan Geddes Men's 3 miles N/A 7
Men's 6 miles N/A 4
Doreen Lumley Women's 100 yards 2 4 Did not advance
Women's 220 yards DQ Did not advance
Cecil Matthews Men's 3 miles N/A 13:59.6 GR
Men's 6 miles N/A 30:14.5 GR
Bill Pullar Men's 1 mile 4:19.53 N/A 6
Graham Quinn Men's 100 yards 5 Did not advance
Men's 220 yards 2 5 Did not advance
Alan Sayers Men's 220 yards 5 Did not advance
Men's 440 yards 3 N/A Did not advance
Frank Sharpley Men's 100 yards 3 10.46 Did not advance
Men's 120 yards hurdles 3 N/A 15.06
Doris Strachan Women's 100 yards 11.84 Did not advance
Women's 220 yards 4 Did not advance
Rona Tong Women's 80 yards hurdles 2 N/A 11.8
Women's 100 yards 5 Did not advance
Harold Tyrie Men's 440 yards 49.32 N/A 6
Arnold Anderson
Graham Quinn
Alan Sayers
Harold Tyrie		 Men's 4 x 440 yards relay N/A 3:22.0
Doreen Lumley
Doris Strachan
Rona Tong		 Women's 110-220-110 yards relay N/A 4
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Betty Forbes Women's high jump 5 ft 2 in
(1.57 m)
Stan Lay Men's javelin throw 204 ft 1 1⁄4 in
(62.21 m)
Jim Leckie Men's discus throw DNS
Men's hammer throw 145 ft 5 1⁄2 in
(44.34 m)
Mary Mitchell Women's javelin throw 118 ft 1⁄2 in
(35.98 m)		4
Jack Morgan Men's discus throw 119 ft 11 1⁄2 in
(36.56 m)		8
Doris Strachan Women's long jump 17 ft 3⁄4 in
(5.20 m)		6

Boxing
Athlete Event Quarter Final Semi Final Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Hugh Sheridan Flyweight Bye  Joubert (SAF)
L		  Cameron (SCO)
L		 4
Jack Parker Bantamweight  Butler (ENG)
L		 Did not advance
Kenneth Moran Featherweight Bye  Henricus (CEY)
L		  Harper (ENG)
W
Joseph Collins Lightweight  Fulton (SRH)
L		 Did not advance
Darcy Heeney Welterweight Bye  Tsirindanis (SRH)
W		  Smith (AUS)
L
Artie Sutherland Middleweight  Reardon (WAL)
L		 Did not advance
Ron Withell Heavyweight N/A  Sterley (SAF)
L		  Harley (AUS)
L		 4

Cycling

Road
Men's road race
Athlete Time Rank
John Brown 2:53:29
Frank Grose DNF
Ronald Triner 7

Track
Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete Heat Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Rank
George Giles  Das (IND)
W 12.9		 N/A  Johnson (AUS)
W 13.0		  Porter (AUS)
L 12.9		  Ulmer (NZL)
W 12.9
Roy Taylor  Porter (AUS)
W 12.5		 N/A  Gray (AUS)
L 12.7		 Did not advance
Ron Ulmer  Gray (AUS)
W 13.0		 N/A  Hicks (ENG)
W 12.8		  Gray (AUS)
L 12.9		  Giles (NZL)
L 12.9		 4
Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete Time Rank
George Giles 1:17.3 9
Roy Taylor 1:16.7 7
Ron Ulmer 1:16.6 6
Men's 10 miles track race
Athlete Time Rank
George Giles DNF
Gordon Patrick unplaced
Ron Ulmer DNF

Diving
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Gwen Rix Women's 3 m springboard 65.866

Lawn bowls
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games
Athlete Event Round robin Playoff Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Frank Livingstone Men's singles  Clarke
 (NIR)
W 26 – 5		  Hills
 (ENG)
W 27 – 18		  Low
 (AUS)
W 25 – 12		  Harvey
 (SAF)
L 19 – 26		  Bourne
 (SRH)
W 26 – 9		 N/A
Lance Macey
Walter Denison		 Men's pairs  England
W 22 – 20		  Fiji
L 20 – 21		  South Africa
W 24 – 13		  Scotland
W 25 – 21		  Australia
W 25 – 21		 N/A
Bill Whittaker
Alec Robertson
Ernie Jury
Bill Bremner		 Men's four  Fiji
W 26 – 11		  Canada
W 21 – 19		  Australia
W 19 – 14		  South Africa
L 16 – 17		  England
W 22 – 12		  South Africa
W 19 – 6

Rowing
Athlete Event Rank
Bob Smith Men's single sculls
Gus Jackson
Bob Smith		 Men's double sculls
John Rigby
Kenneth Boswell
Albert Hope
Jim Clayton
George Burns (cox)		 Men's coxed four
Les Pithie
Oswald Denison
John Charters
Howard Benge
Gus Jackson
Cyril Stiles
Rangi Thompson
James Gould
William Stodart (cox)		 Men's eight

Percival Stowers and Cliff Johnson accompanied the team as emergencies, but did not compete.

Swimming

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] Result Rank
Noel Crump Men's 110 yards freestyle 4 Did not advance
Men's 440 yards freestyle 5 Did not advance
Jack Davies Men's 220 yards breaststroke 3:10.44 Did not advance
Winnie Dunn Women's 220 yards breaststroke N/A 7
Peter Hanan Men's 110 yards freestyle 1:00.54 q 5
Mona Leydon Women's 440 yards freestyle 5:36.82 Q 5:42.0
Joyce Macdonald Women's 110 yards backstroke 1:28.6 Did not advance
Len Newell Men's 440 yards freestyle 7 Did not advance
Men's 1650 yards freestyle DNF Did not advance
Joyce Macdonald
Mona Leydon
Winnie Dunn		 Women's 3 x 110 yards medley relay N/A 4:22.35
  1. Ranks given are within the heat

Wrestling
Athlete Event Elimination rounds Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Leo Nolan Bantamweight  Purcell (AUS)
W		  Cazaux (ENG)
L		  Blake (CAN)
L		 N/A 4
Joseph Genet Featherweight  Purchase (ENG)
L		  Clarke (CAN)
L		 N/A N/A
Vernon Thomas Lightweight Bye  Garrard (AUS)
L		  Harding (SAF)
W		 N/A
Jeremiah Podjursky Welterweight  Trevaskis (AUS)
L		  Stander (SAF)
L		 N/A Did not advance
Harcourt Godfrey Middleweight Bye  Jeffers (ENG)
L		  Sheasby (SAF)
L		 Did not advance
Torsten Anderson Light heavyweight  Greenspan (SAF)
L		  Scarf (AUS)
L		 N/A Did not advance 4
Jim Dryden Heavyweight  Dudgeon (SCO)
W		  Whelan (CAN)
W		 N/A  Knight (AUS)
L

Officials
  • H McCormick: Chef de Mission
  • Dolph Kitto: Deputy Chef de Mission
  • B R McKernan: Athletics coach
  • F Hughes: Boxing sport manager
  • H L Grant: Cycling manager
  • A Whitten: Lawn Bowls manager
  • E Petty: Lawn Bowls assistant manager
  • Herbert Ayers: Rowing coach
  • Allen Hale: Rowing sport manager
  • E C Isaacs: Swimming sport manager
  • A Craig: Wrestling coach
  • J Creeke: Wrestling sport manager
  • E G Sutherland: Chaperone

See also

References
  1. "For Sydney". Evening Post. 14 January 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  • All team lists and results from NZOC
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