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That was 15 year old Violet Walrond who finished 5th in the women's 100 meter freestyle at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. Click on the 'Violet Walrond' link below to read about her and see her picture.
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prime minister
Who won the 1500m in 1976 Olympics New Zealand?
John Walker.
Why did caption cook come settle in new zealand?
Captain Cook did not settle in New Zealand. He made three voyages to the Pacific and visited New Zealand on four separate occasions. He led the first British expedition to discover New Zealand and the first to set foot on new Zealand. Abel Tasman was the first European to sight New Zealand but did not land there. Captain James Cook was the first to circumnavigate and map New Zealand.
What day is the first day of summer in New Zealand?
Officially, the first day of Summer in New Zealand is the 1st of December.
Was the Maori people were the first to live in New Zealand?
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
Why wasn't new Zealand in the first 3 Olympics?
Because New Zealand Does not have the resources nor the infrastructure to hold hte Olympics
Why did New Zealand not go to the first three Olympics?
The first Olympics was held in 776 BC, when New Zealand had not yet been discovered by the western world.
What year did New Zealand first enter the Olympics?
they entered the olympics in 1908
Where did new zealand compete in their first olympics?
in london
How many times has New Zealand competed in the Olympics?
New Zealand has competed in 23 Summer Olympics, the first being in 1908 combining their athletes with Australia's and competing under the name Australasia. New Zealand has competed in 13 Winter Olympics, the first being in 1952.
Who was the first new zealand woman to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
Yvette Williams in long jump at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki.
When did new zealand first compete in the Olympics?
1920 antwerp
When did New Zealand first send a athlete to the Olympics?
They first sent athletes to the Olympics in 1908, competing with Australia as a combined team that was called Australasia. New Zealand first competed as an independent team in 1920.
Has New Zealand ever hosted the Olympics?
New Zealand has never hosted the Olympics.
When did the New Zealand send a female athlete to the olympic games?
New Zealand first sent a woman athlete to the Olympics in the first Olympics it competed in as a separate nation, the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp. That was swimmer Violet Walrond who competed in the 100 meter freestyle, finishing 5th, and the 300 meter freestyle, finishing 7th.
Who is the bearer of the New Zealand flag in the Olympics?
Mahe Drysdale carried the New Zealand flag at the Bejiing Olympics.
Has the Olympics been won by New zealand?
no New Zealand Hasn't
