New Zealand At The 1932 Summer Olympics
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New Zealand competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in
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, 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
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, 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,
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Medallists


Athletics


Boxing


Cycling


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
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. The eight included the first two
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Olympians, Jack Macdonald and Lawrence Woodgate-Jackson.


References


Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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