# New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games

New Zealand at the 1934 British Empire Games was represented by a small team of 12 competitors and one official. Team selection for the Games in London, England, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Jack Lovelock.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the previous (and first) British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

## Medal tables

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Jack Lovelock | Athletics | Men's 1 mile |
| Bronze | Harold Brainsby | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Bronze | Noel Crump | Swimming | Men's 100 yards freestyle |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |

## Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycling | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lawn bowls | 5 | — | 5 |
| Swimming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 12 |

## Athletics
### Track

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Geoff Broadway | Men's 440 yards | | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Geoff Broadway | Men's 880 yards | | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jack Lovelock | Men's 1 mile | | 3 Q | 4:12.8 | |
| Jack Lovelock | Men's 3 miles | — | — | did not start | did not start |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Harold Brainsby | Men's long jump | 21 ft 6+1⁄2 in (6.57 m) | 7 |
| Harold Brainsby | Men's triple jump | 47 ft 11+1⁄2 in (14.62 m) | |

## Cycling

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Frank Grose | Men's 1 km time trial | 1:20.4 | 4 |
| Frank Grose | Men's 10 miles scratch race | | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Frank Grose | Men's 1000 yards sprint | McKenzie (SRH) W 1:48.6 | Pethybridge (AUS) L 2:08 | Clayton (SAF) L 2:41 | 4 |

## Lawn bowls

| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Len Keys | Men's singles | Baker (SRH) L 8–21 | Hyde-Lay (HKG) L 9–21 | Macdonald (CAN) L 1–21 | Rusk (NIR) L 4–21 | Walker (AUS) L 6–21 | Holloway (WAL) L 11–21 | McKinley (ENG) L 8–21 | Sprot (SCO) L 15–21 | Abbott (SAF) L 13–21 | 10 |
| Harold Grocott Billy Dillicar George Pollard George Carter (skip) | Men's fours | Hong Kong W 18–16 | Canada L 14–19 | Australia W 24–12 | Wales W 31–17 | England L 16–28 | Scotland L 13–29 | Northern Ireland L | South Africa L 15–30 | Southern Rhodesia W 20–16 | 5 |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Noel Crump | Men's 100 yards freestyle | 56.4 | 2 Q | 56.2 | |
| Len Smith | Men's 200 yards breaststroke | 2:48.2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wiremu Whareaitu | Men's 100 yards freestyle | did not start | did not start | — | — |
| Wiremu Whareaitu | Men's 100 yards backstroke | | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Noel Crump Len Smith Wiremu Whareaitu | Men's 3 x 100 yards medley relay | 3:20.8 | 1 Q | | 5 |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat

## Officials

* Team manager – Arthur Porritt