New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games

New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a team of 22 competitors and three officials. Team selection for the Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Stan Lay.

These were the first British Empire Games, although in 1911 there was an Empire sports competition at the Festival of Empire in London. New Zealand has competed in every games since.

Medal tables MedalNameSportEvent Athletics Men's javelin throw Athletics Men's 6 miles Arthur Eastwood (cox)Jack MacdonaldBert SandosBen Waters Rowing Men's coxed four Peter McWhannell Lawn bowls Men's pair Arthur Eastwood (cox)John GilbyJack MacdonaldVic OlssonBert SandosCharles SaundersRangi ThompsonBen Waters Rowing Men's eight Swimming Men's 1500 yards freestyle Swimming Men's 440 yards freestyle Lawn bowls Men's singles Vic OlssonAlexander RossCharles Saunders Rowing Men's coxless four

Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 2002 Rowing 1113 Swimming 0202 Lawn bowls 0112 Total3429

Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 3 4 29 Female 0 0 00 Total3429

Competitors The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 4Diving 1 0 1Lawn bowls 4 4Rowing 11 11Swimming 1 1 2 Total 21 1 22

Athletics

Track

AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankAllan ElliotMen's 100 yards 9.7 3 did not advanceMen's 220 yards 3 did not advanceBill SavidanMen's 3 miles colspan=2 did not finishMen's 6 miles colspan=2 30:49.6

Field AthleteEventFinalResultRankOssie JohnsonMen's triple jump 6Stan LayMen's javelin throw

Diving

AthleteEventFinalPointsRankRoy CalderMen's springboard 4

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventRound robinRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore William Fielding Men's singlesW 21 – 20L 19 – 21L 15 – 21 William FieldingPeter McWhannell Men's pairsL 13 – 20W 21 – 13W 19 – 16 William FieldingPeter McWhannellHarold FrostEdward Leach Men's fourL 11 – 20L 9 – 29W 27 – 20 L 18 – 195

Rowing

AthleteEventRank Arthur Eastwood (cox)Bert SandosBen WatersMick BroughJack Macdonald Men's coxed four Alex RossCharles SaundersBerry JohnsonVic Olsson Men's coxless four Arthur Eastwood (cox)Bert SandosCharles SaundersBen WatersMick BroughRangi ThompsonJohn GilbyJack MacdonaldVic Olsson Men's eight

Swimming

AthleteEventFinalResultRankGordon BridsonMen's 440 yards freestyle 4:45.8 Men's 1500 yards freestyle 19:41.0 Gladys PidgeonWomen's 200 yards breaststroke 6

Officials Team manager – Rex Hobbs Chaperone – Jane Pidgeon Rowing coach – Harry Ayres

See also New Zealand Olympic Committee New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics

References

Ron Palenski & Terry Maddaford: The Games Auckland: Moa Publications Ltd.

External links NZOC website on the 1930 games Commonwealth Games Federation website Athletes in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a paragraph on these Games