New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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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.
Boxing
Men's Welterweight (– 66.7 kg)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg)
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
with a team of 4 athletes, 4 swimmers and 2 boxers.
Gold
- Ted MorganTed Morgan (boxer)Edward "Ted" Morgan was a boxer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands....
— Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Athletics
- Wilf Kalaugher
- Stan LayStan LayStanley Arthur Lay, MBE was a New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in javelin throwing at the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam, the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, and the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.In 1928 he finished...
- Arthur Porritt
- Norma WilsonNorma WilsonNorma Wilson was a New Zealand athlete who represented New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics at London.She was a sprinter, and reached third in the semifinal in the 100m race. She told the “stuffed shirt” officials when she returned that New Zealand needed a cinder track...
BoxingBoxing at the 1928 Summer OlympicsThese are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
Men's Welterweight (– 66.7 kg)
- Ted MorganTed Morgan (boxer)Edward "Ted" Morgan was a boxer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands....
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Gold Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Selfrid JohanssonSelfrid JohanssonSelfrid F. Johansson was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Ted Morgan....
(SWE), KO-2 - Quarterfinals — Defeated Romano CanevaRomano CanevaRomano Caneva was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Ted Morgan.-External links:*...
(ITA), points - Semifinals — Defeated Robert Galataud (FRA), points
- Final — Defeated Raúl LandiniRaúl LandiniRaúl Athos Landini was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in Buenos Aires....
(ARG), points
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg)
- Alf CleverleyAlf CleverleyAlfred "Alf" John Cleverley was a boxer from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
- First Round — Lost to Alfred Jackson (GBR), points
Swimming
- Dave Lindsay
- Kathleen Miller
- Len Moorhouse
- Ena Stockley