New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee Competitors 52 (47 men, 5 women) in 8 sports Flag bearer Don Oliver (weightlifting) Medals Ranked 27th Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 2 3

New Zealand competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 52 competitors, 47 men and 5 women, took part in 26 events in 8 sports.

Athletics

Men's 3.000m steeplechase

Peter Welsh

Heat — 9:13.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's marathon

Ian Ballinger

Bronze medal

Men's discus throw:

Robin Tait

Qualifying round — 58.88 m

Final — 57.68 m (→ 12th place)

Cycling

Five cyclists represented New Zealand in 1968.

Individual road race

Des Thomson

Bryce Beeston

John Dean

Richie Thomson

Team time trial

Neil Lyster

Richie Thomson

John Dean

Des Thomson

Hockey

Men's Team Competition:

New Zealand — 9th place

Beat Belgium 2-1

Beat Great Britain 2-1

Beat Mexico 7-0

Drew with Australia 0-0

Drew with Kenya 2-2

Drew with Poland 3-3

Lost to The Netherlands 0-2

Lost to India 2-3

Team Roster:

John Anslow

Jan Borren

Roger Capey

John Christensen

John Hicks

Bruce Judge

Barry Maister

Selwyn Maister

Trevor Manning (gk)

Alan McIntyre

Ross McPherson

Jim Palmer

Alan J. Patterson

Ted Salmon

Bill Thomson

Keith Thomson

Rowing

In 1968, New Zealand entered boats in two of the seven events: men's coxed four and men's coxed eight. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

Jonathan Farmer

Geoffrey Smale

Shooting

Two male shooters represented New Zealand in 1968 with Ian Ballinger winning a bronze medal.

Mixed 50 m rifle, prone

Ian Ballinger

Stew Nairn

References

New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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