# New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics

New Zealand competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 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 Philip Rundle of Dunedin, 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, Nola Luxford.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Bob Stiles Rangi Thompson | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | 13 August |

## Athletics

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Stuart Black | Men's 200 m | 23.1 | 3 Q | 22.0 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stuart Black | Men's 400 m | 49.9 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Allan Elliot | Men's 100 m | 10.8 | 2 Q | 10.9 | 3 Q | 11.0 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Allan Elliot | Men's 200 m | 22.2 | 2 Q | 21.8 | 3 Q | 21.9 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Don Evans | Men's 800 m | 1:56.6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Thelma Kench | Women's 100 m | 12.4 | 3 Q | — | — | | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Lovelock | Men's 1500 m | 3:58.0 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:57.8 | 7 |
| Billy Savidan | Men's 5000 m | 15.08.2 | 5 Q | — | — | — | — | 14:49.6 | 4 |
| Billy Savidan | Men's 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31:09.0 | 4 |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
* ↑ Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
* ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

## Boxing

| Name | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Name | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Bob Purdie | Men's lightweight | Bianchini (ITA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9T |
| Harold Thomas | Men's welterweight | Fabbroni (ITA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9T |
| Bert Lowe | Men's middleweight | Bernlöhr (GER) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9T |

## Cycling

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ron Foubister | Men's individual road race | 2:38:42.4 | 23 |

## 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 1976 Summer Olympics. The eight included the first two Māori Olympians, Jack Macdonald and Lawrence Woodgate-Jackson.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bob Stiles Rangi Thompson | Coxless pair | 7:50.2 | 2 R | 8:11.4 | 2 Q | 8:02.4 | |
| Noel Pope Somers Cox Charles Saunders John Solomon Delmont Gullery (cox) | Coxed four | 7:19.6 | 3 R | 7:38.2 | 1 Q | 7:32.4 | 4 |
| George Cooke Bert Sandos Bob Stiles Jack Macdonald Lawrence Jackson Rangi Thompson Charles Saunders John Solomon Delmont Gullery (cox) | Eight | 6:38.2 | 4 R | 6:52.2 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |