New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics
# New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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. 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.

| 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 | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Doug Harris | Men's 800 m | 1:56.6 | 2 Q | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Holland | Men's 400 m hurdles | 54.6 | 1 Q | 53.9 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Harold Nelson | Men's 5000 m | 15:34.4 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | 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 | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

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

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ngaire Lane | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:18.8 | 2 Q | 1:19.0 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |

* ↑ Rank given is within the heat
* ↑ Rank given is within the semifinal

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Press | Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | 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
