New Zealand competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 130 competitors, 98 men and 32 women, took part in 76 events in 18 sports. The country recorded 11 medals, including eight golds, resulting in the nation ranking among the top ten in the medal table.
After a twelve-year hiatus from archery, New Zealand returned in 1980 with one man and two women. This included the first paraplegic Olympian, Neroli Fairhall.
Women's Individual Competition:
Ann Shurrock - 2422 points (→ 24th place)
Neroli Fairhall - 2357 points (→ 35th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Dale Lightfoot - 2417 points (→ 34th place)
Men's Competition
Men's 5,000 metres
John Walker
Heat — 13:44.75
Semifinals — 13:28.48
Final — 13:24.46 (→ 8th place)
Men's Marathon
Rod Dixon — 2:12:57 (→ 10th place)
Derek Froude — 2:19:44 (→ 34th place)
Men's Long Jump
Steve Walsh
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's Javelin Throw
Mike O'Rourke
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Tony Rogers
Peter Renner
Peter O'Donoghue
Peter Pearless
Women's Competition
Women's 3.000 metres
Dianne Rodger
Heat — 8.47.90
Final — 8.56.43 (→ 9th place)
Women's Marathon
Lorraine Moller
Final — 2:28:54 (→ 5th place)
Mary O'Connor
Final — 2:41:22 (→ 27th place)
Anne Audain
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 400m Hurdles
Lynnette Grime
Heat — 58.02 (→ did not advance)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (81 kg):
Kevin Barry
- First round — Beat Don Smith (Trinidad) on points 5-0
- Second round — Beat Jonathan Kiriisa (Uganda) on points 3-2
- Quarter Final — Beat Jean-Paul Nanga (Cameroon) on points 4-1
- Semi Final — Beat Evander Holyfield (USA) after disqualification in round two
- Final — Lost to Anton Josipović (Yugoslavia) after concussion (→ Silver Medal)
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg):
Michael Kenny
- First round — Bye
- Second round — Lost to Dodovic Owini (Uganda) after standing count in round two
Men's Flatwater Competition
Ian Ferguson
Robert Jenkinson
Paul MacDonald
Edwin Richards
Alan Thompson
Grant Bramwell
Seven cyclists represented New Zealand in 1984.
Individual road race
Brian Fowler
Stephen Cox
Roger Sumich
Sprint
Murray Steele
1000m time trial
Craig Adair
Individual pursuit
Anthony Cuff
Team pursuit
Craig Adair
Anthony Cuff
Brian Fowler
Graeme Miller
Points race
Brian Fowler
Graeme Miller
Men's 3m Springboard
Mark Graham
Preliminary Round — 497.55 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Gary Lamb
Preliminary Round — 477.66 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's Competition
Ann Fargher
Eventing Competition
Mary Hamilton
Mark Todd
Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Bennie
Jumping Competition
John Cottle
Two fencers, both men, represented New Zealand in 1984.
Men's épée
Martin Brill
David Cocker
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Pool B)
Pakistan - New Zealand 3-3
The Netherlands - New Zealand 3-1
Great Britain - New Zealand 1-0
New Zealand - Kenya 4-1
New Zealand - Canada 2-2
Classification Matches
5th-8th place: India - New Zealand 1-0
7th-8th place: New Zealand - Spain 1-0 (→ Seventh Place)
Team Roster
Jeff Archibald
Husmukh Bhikha
Chris Brown
George Carnoutsos
Peter Daji
Laurie Gallen
Stuart Grimshaw
Trevor Laurence
Maurice Marquet
Grant McLeod
Brent Miskimmin
Peter Miskimmin
Arthur Parkin
Ramesh Patel
Graham Sligo
Robin Wilson
Women's Team Competition
Round Robin
New Zealand – Netherlands 1-2
New Zealand – Australia 0-3
New Zealand – USA 0-2
New Zealand – West Germany 0-1
New Zealand – Canada 1-4 (→ 6th place)
Team Roster:
Christine Arthur
Cathy Baker
Robyn Blackman
Mary Clinton
Lesley Elliott
Jane Goulding
Shirley Haig
Harina Kohere
Jan Martin
Jennifer McDonald
Sue McLeish
Sandra Mackie
Lesley Murdoch
Jillian Smith
Isobel Thomson
Barbara Tilden
Men's Competition
Bill Vincent
Graeme Spinks
Shaun O'Leary
Women's Rhythmic Competition
Tania Moss
Men
Women
Luke Carter
Tom Dodson
Simon Daubney
Russell Coutts
Peter Evans
Aran Hansen
Bruce Kendall
Rex Sellers
Chris Timms
David MacKay
Sean Reeves
Men's Competition
John Woolley
Stephen Petterson
Tony Clarke
Men's 200m Freestyle
Anthony Mosse
Heat — 1:54.12 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Mike Davidson
Heat — 1:56.20 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Mike Davidson
Heat — 3:57.88
B-Final — 3:58.24 (→ 16th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Mike Davidson
Heat — 15:35.43 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Gary Hurring
Heat — 57.42
Final — 56.90 (→ 4th place)
Paul Kingsman
Heat — 58.33
B-Final — 58.19 (→ 10th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Gary Hurring
Heat — 2:04.46
Final — 2:03.10 (→ 5th place)
Paul Kingsman
Heat — 2:06.87 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Brett Austin
Heat — 1:04.83
B-Final — 1:05.49 (→ 15th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Brett Austin
Heat — 2:27.25 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
Anthony Mosse
Heat — 55.19
Final — 54.93 (→ 6th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Anthony Mosse
Heat — 1:59.76
Final — 1:58.75 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Paul Kingsman, Brett Austin, Anthony Mosse, and Gary Hurring
Heat — 3:50.56 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Carmel Clark
Heat — 1:00.63 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Anna Doig
Heat — 1:02.72 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Carmel Clark
Heat — 1:04.57
Swimm-Off — 1:04.33
Final — 1:04.47 (→ 8th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Carmel Clark
Heat — 2:16.78
Final — 2:17.89 (→ 8th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
Gail Jonson
Heat — 2:20.55 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Anna Doig
Heat — 2:20.55 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Gail Jonson
Heat — 2:25.00 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Gail Jonson
Heat — 4:59.92
B-Final — 4:58.40 (did not advance → 15th place)
Women's Competition
Katie Sadleir
Lynette Sadleir
Men's Competition
Michael Bernard
Kevin Blake
Allister Nalder
Men's Freestyle Competition
Graeme Hawkins
Ken Reinsfield
Zane Coleman
Chef de Mission: Ron Scott
