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 has competed in every games, starting with the previous (and first) British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables MedalNameSportEvent Athletics Men's 1 mile Athletics Men's triple jump Swimming Men's 100 yards freestyle

Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 1012 Swimming 0011 Total1023

Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 1 0 23 Female 0 0 00 Total1023

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 0 3Cycling 1 1Lawn bowls 5 5Swimming 3 0 3 Total 12 0 12

Athletics

Track

AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankGeoff BroadwayMen's 440 yards 4 did not advanceMen's 880 yards 4 did not advanceJack LovelockMen's 1 mile 3 Q 4:12.8 Men's 3 miles colspan=2 did not start

Field AthleteEventFinalResultRankHarold BrainsbyMen's long jump 7Men's triple jump

Cycling AthleteEventTimeRankFrank GroseMen's 1 km time trial 1:20.4 4Men's 10 miles scratch race 4

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankFrank GroseMen's 1000 yards sprintW 1:48.6L 2:08L 2:414

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventRound robinRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore Len Keys Men's singlesL 8–21L 9–21L 1–21L 4–21L 6–21L 11–21L 8–21L 15–21L 13–2110 Harold GrocottBilly DillicarGeorge PollardGeorge Carter (skip) Men's foursW 18–16L 14–19W 24–12W 31–17L 16–28L 13–29LL 15–30W 20–165

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankNoel CrumpMen's 100 yards freestyle 56.4 2 Q 56.2 Len SmithMen's 200 yards breaststroke 2:48.2 3 did not advanceWiremu WhareaituMen's 100 yards freestyle did not start colspan=2 Men's 100 yards backstroke 4 did not advanceNoel CrumpLen SmithWiremu WhareaituMen's 3 x 100 yards medley relay 3:20.8 1 Q 5

Officials Team manager – Arthur Porritt

See also New Zealand Olympic Committee New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics New Zealand at the 1936 Summer Olympics

External links NZOC website on the 1934 games Commonwealth Games Federation website Athletes in the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a paragraph on these Games