New Zealand competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The team of seven competitors, all men, took part in nine events in three sports at the Games. Late in the process, Arthur Porritt was appointed manager of the New Zealand team.
Medallists
MedalNameSportEventDate Jack Lovelock Athletics Men's 1500 m 6 August
Competitors The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 0 3Boxing 3 3Cycling 1 1 Total 7 0 7
Athletics
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankPat BootMen's 800 m 1:56.6 3 Q colspan=2 7 did not advanceJack LovelockMen's 1500 m 4:00.6 3 Q colspan=4 3:47.8 WR Cecil MatthewsMen's 5000 m 8 colspan= 4 did not advance
Boxing
NameEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultClarrie GordonMen's featherweightL Pts Did not advance=16Norman FisherMen's lightweightL Pts Did not advance=9Thomas ArbuthnottMen's welterweightL Pts Did not advance=9
Cycling
One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1936.
Road AthleteEventTimeRankGeorge GilesMen's individual road race untimed
Track Men's sprint AthleteRound 1RepechageRound 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankGeorge GilesW 12.6L did not advance
Men's 1 km time trial AthleteTimeRankGeorge Giles 1:15.0 =8
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database