New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games

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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.

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New Zealand at the
1930 British Empire Games
CG codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Competitors22
Flag bearersOpening: Stan Lay
Closing:
Officials3
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
9
British Empire Games appearances
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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

More information Medals by sport, Total ...
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 0 0 2
Rowing 1 1 1 3
Swimming 0 2 0 2
Lawn bowls 0 1 1 2
Total 3 4 2 9
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More information Medals by gender, Total ...
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 3 4 2 9
Female 0 0 0 0
Total 3 4 2 9
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Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

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Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 4N/a4
Diving 101
Lawn bowls 4N/a4
Rowing 11N/a11
Swimming 112
Total21122
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Athletics

Track

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Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank
Allan Elliot Men's 100 yards 9.73 did not advance
Men's 220 yards 3 did not advance
Bill Savidan Men's 3 miles N/a did not finish
Men's 6 miles N/a 30:49.61st place, gold medalist(s)
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  1. Ranks given are within the heat

Field

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Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Ossie Johnson Men's triple jump 43 ft 2 in
(13.16 m)
6
Stan Lay Men's javelin throw 207 ft 1+12 in
(63.13 m)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Diving

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Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Roy Calder Men's springboard 4
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Lawn bowls

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Athlete Event Round robin Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
William Fielding Men's singles  Reid (CAN)
W 21 – 20
 Colquhoun (ENG)
L 19 – 21
 Thomas (SAF)
L 15 – 21
N/a 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
William Fielding
Peter McWhannell
Men's pairs  England
L 13 – 20
 South Africa
W 21 – 13
 Canada
W 19 – 16
N/a 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
William Fielding
Peter McWhannell
Harold Frost
Edward Leach
Men's four  Scotland
L 11 – 20
 England
L 9 – 29
 Canada
W 27 – 20
 South Africa
L 18 – 19
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Rowing

Swimming

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Officials

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

See also

References

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