New Zealand competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The team of 21 was New Zealand's largest to date and comprised 11 rowers, six athletes, three boxers, and one cyclist. The officials were manager Philip Rundle of Dunedin, boxing and athletic coach W. J. Heenan, and rowing coach Clarrie 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.
Medallists MedalNameSportEventDate Bob StilesRangi Thompson Rowing Men's coxless pair 13 August
Athletics
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankStuart BlackMen's 200 m 23.1 3 Q 22.0 5 did not advanceMen's 400 m 49.9 4 did not advanceAllan ElliotMen's 100 m 10.8 2 Q 10.9 3 Q 11.0 5 did not advanceMen's 200 m 22.2 2 Q 21.8 3 Q 21.9 5 did not advanceDon EvansMen's 800 m 1:56.6 4 colspan=4 did not advance Thelma KenchWomen's 100 m 12.4 3 Q colspan=2 6 did not advanceJack LovelockMen's 1500 m 3:58.0 1 Q colspan=4 3:57.8 7Billy SavidanMen's 5000 m 15.08.2 5 Q colspan=4 14:49.6 4Men's 10,000 m colspan=6 31:09.0 4
Boxing
NameEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultBob PurdieMen's lightweightL Did not advance9THarold ThomasMen's welterweightL Did not advance9TBert LoweMen's middleweightL Did not advance9T
Cycling
AthleteEventTimeRankRon FoubisterMen's individual road race 2:38:42.4 23
Rowing
In 1932, seven rowing events were held, and New Zealand entered three boats: a coxless pair, a coxed four, and an eight. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The eight included the first two Māori Olympians, Jack Macdonald and Lawrence Woodgate-Jackson.
References
Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database