Who did the New Zealand team salute in the 1936 olympics?
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there's lots around on other countries, but not on the Kiwis. A lot of sites discuss the politics of the event, and their recount of the events conflict, which makes it hard to find the facts. This one seems to sum it up:

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The 1936 Olympic Games in Germany

The official Olympic salute, extending the right arm to ones side, was almost exactly like the Hitler era Hitlergruss or Deutschlandgruss. The British team elected to use the official Olympic salute when the entered the stadium. They were immediately criticized for using a German salute. The U.S. team took the conservative approach. They elected not to use the Olympic salute and instead, passed the reviewing stand with a simple eyes right gesture. The U.S. team also did not dip its flag as it passed the reviewing stand.

Estonia and Finland also refused to use the official Olympic salute because they too did not wish to use a gesture, which could be interpreted as saluting Hitler and Germany. Estonia and Finland gave a simple eyes right as they passed the Führer and the IOC officials on the reviewing stand.
www.feldgrau.com/1936olymp.html

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