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New Zealand at the
1948 Summer Olympics
New Zealand at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NZL
NOC	New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in London
Competitors	7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Harold Nelson (athlete)
Officials	2
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Australasia (1908–1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Seven competitors, six men and one woman, took part in eight events in five sports.^[1] New Zealand was one of 22 nations that did not win any medals.

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors who participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics according to gender and sport. The last surviving member of the 1948 Olympic team, swimmer Ngaire Lane, died on 9 July 2021.^[2]^[3]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	0	3
Boxing	1	—	1
Cycling	1	—	1
Swimming	0	1	1
Weightlifting	1	—	1
Total	6	1	7

Athletics

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank^[i]	Result	Rank^[ii]	Result	Rank
Doug Harris	Men's 800 m	1:56.6	2 Q	DNF		did not advance
John Holland	Men's 400 m hurdles	54.6	1 Q	53.9	6	did not advance
Harold Nelson	Men's 5000 m	15:34.4	6	—		did not advance
Harold Nelson	Men's 10,000 m	—					NP

^ Ranks given are within the heat
^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bob Goslin	Featherweight	Johnson (USA) L RSC-3	Did not advance

Cycling

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Nick Carter	Men's individual road race	DNF

Swimming

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank^[i]	Result	Rank^[ii]	Result	Rank
Ngaire Lane	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:18.8	2 Q	1:19.0	7	did not advance

^ Rank given is within the heat
^ Rank given is within the semifinal

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Press		Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Maurice Crow	Men's bantamweight	77.5	=12	85	=6	110	=7	272.5	8

Officials

Team manager – David Woodfield^[4]

References

^ "New Zealand at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ "New Zealand's oldest Olympian Ngaire Galloway has passed away". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Olympic veteran motivates swim team". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Olympic Games Dominion team". Otago Daily Times. 3 February 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2020.