New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors	10 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Arthur Porritt
Medals Rank: 24	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
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New Zealand competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands with a team of 4 athletes, 4 swimmers and 2 boxers.

Medalists

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Ted Morgan	Boxing	Men's welterweight	August 11

Results and competitors by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

• Wilf Kalaugher
• Stan Lay
• Arthur Porritt
• Norma Wilson

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's Welterweight (– 66.7 kg)

• Ted Morgan → Gold Medal
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Selfrid Johansson (SWE), KO-2
  3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Romano Caneva (ITA), points
  4. Semifinals — Defeated Robert Galataud (FRA), points
  5. Final — Defeated Raúl Landini (ARG), points

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg)

• Alf Cleverley
  1. First Round — Lost to Alfred Jackson (GBR), points

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

• Dave Lindsay
• Kathleen Miller
• Len Moorhouse
• Ena Stockley

Other sports

A New Zealand rowing eight was selected (including the future All Black Hubert McLean), but was unable to travel to the games because of lack of funds.

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

External links

• Photos of Alf Cleverley (boxer) and C Dickinson (trainer-masseur)