New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:NZL
Nocname:New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1972
Location:Munich
Competitors:89 (82 men, 7 women)
Sports:14
Flagbearer:David Aspin (Wrestling)
Rank:23
Gold:1
Silver:1
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1920
See also: (1908 · 1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. For the first time at the Olympics, God Defend New Zealand was played instead of God Save the King/Queen. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 89 competitors, 82 men and 7 women, who took part in 63 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medal tables

MedalNameSportEventDate

Wybo Veldman
Dick Joyce
John Hunter
Lindsay Wilson
Joe Earl
Trevor Coker
Gary Robertson
Simon Dickie (cox)
2 September
2 September
10 September
Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
1102
0011
Total1113
Medals by gender
Genderbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Male1113
Female0000
Total1113

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, New Zealand entered one man in the competition.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Track and road

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Laurie D'ArcyMen's 100 m10.77 5did not advance
Rod DixonMen's 1500 m3:40.0 2 Q3:37.9 1 Q3:37.5
Jack Fosteralign=left Men's marathon2:16:56 8
align=left Sue Hadenalign=left Women's 800 m2:04.86 4did not advance
align=left Penny Huntalign=left Women's 400 m52.82 2 Q52.66 6did not advance
align=left Roger Johnsonalign=left Men's 400 m hurdles50.48 4did not advance
Terry Mannersalign=left Men's marathon2:25:29 34
align=left rowspan=2 Brenda Matthewsalign=left Women's 100 m11.77 5 Q11.87 8did not advance
align=left Women's 100 m hurdles13.81 5did not advance
Dave McKenziealign=left Men's marathon2:22:19 22
Tony PolhillMen's 1500 m3:42.3 2 Q3:41.8 3 Q3:41.8 9
Dick QuaxMen's 5000 m14:35.2 9did not advance
Bevan SmithMen's 200 m21.17 3 Q21.04 4did not advance
Dick TaylerMen's 5000 m13:56.2 10did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Gavin ThorleyMen's 5000 m14:11.6 10did not advance
Men's 10,000 mdid not advance

Field

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Result RankResult Rank
align=left rowspan=2Les MillsMen's shot put18.38 23did not advance
Men's discus throw59.22 14 Q55.86 14
Robin TaitMen's discus throw56.60 20did not advance

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Jeff RackleyMen's welterweight
L 0 – 5
did not advance=17
Pat RyanMen's featherweight
L 1 – 4
did not advance=17

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Donald CooperMen's K-1 1000 m4:12.45 5 R4:02.48 1 Q4:01.97 5did not advance
Donald Cooper
Tom Dooney
Men's K-2 1000 m3:56.48 5 R3:45.65 5did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Eight cyclists represented New Zealand in 1972.

Road

Men's individual road race
AthleteTimeRank
Bruce Biddle4:15:04 3
Paul Brydon4:17:03 50
Vern Hanaray
Robert Oliver

Track

Men's 1000 m time trial
Men's team pursuit

Brent Pascoe was the reserve rider, but did not compete.

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's individual

Apparatus qualifying and all-around

Sale did not qualify for any of the apparatus finals.

Women's individual

Apparatus qualifying and all-around

Foote did not qualify for any of the apparatus finals.

Field hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

Team roster
Jeff Archibald
Arthur Borren
Jan Borren
John Christensen
Greg Dayman
Chris Ineson
Ross McPherson
Barry Maister
Selwyn Maister
Trevor Manning
Arthur Parkin
Ramesh Patel
Alan Patterson
Kevin Rigby
Ted Salmon
Warwick Wright
Head coachRoss Gillespie
Group B
TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsQualification
align=left 7 5 2 0 25 8 12 Advance to semi-finals
align=left 7 5 1 1 209 11 Advance to semi-finals
align=left 7 4 1 2 15 10 9 5th–8th place classification
align=left 7 3 2 2 18 8 8 5th–8th place classification
align=left 7 2 3 216 11 7 9th / 10th place play-off
align=left 7 2 2 3 12 12 6 11th / 12th place play-off
align=left 7 1 1 5 8 17 3 13th / 14th place play-off
align=left 7 0 0 7 1 40 0 15th / 16th place play-off
9th / 10th Place play-off

New Zealand finished the men's field hockey tournament in ninth place.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

See also: List of New Zealand rowers at the Summer Olympics.

1972 was the last year that only men competed at the Olympic rowing events.[2] New Zealand entered boats in four of the seven events.[3] The gold medal won by the 1972 New Zealand eight is one of New Zealand's most memorable performances, and was in 2008 rated by sports journalist Joseph Romanos as New Zealand's best ever team performance at the Olympic Games.[4]

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Fraser Beer
Noel Everett (helm)
Ron Watson
Dragon14.0 19.0 21.0 15.0 3.0 0.0 51.0 5
Jock Bilger (helm)
Murray Ross
Flying Dutchman20.0 27.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 17.0 24.0 79.0 9
Bret De ThierFinn15.0 11.7 21.0 3.0 33.0 41.0
26.0 109.7 10
Con Linton
Steve Marten (helm)
Jack Scholes
Soling20.0 24.0 25.0 26.0 26.0 18.0 113.0 21

Jonty Farmer, Jack Hansen, Geoff Smals and Bryan Treleaven were named as alternates but did not compete.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Four male shooters represented New Zealand in 1972.

Mixed 25 m rapid fire pistol
Mixed 50 m rifle, prone
AthleteRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6TotalRank
Ian Ballinger98 100 100 100 97 96 591 46
Mike Watt9998 100 100 9997593 29
Mixed 50 m running target

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
align=left rowspan=2 Heather Coombridgealign=left Women's 100 m freestyle1:02.95 35did not advance
align=left Women's 200 m freestyle2:14.78 22did not advance
align=left rowspan=2 Colin Herringalign=left Men's 100 m freestyle54.41 =22did not advance
align=left Men's 200 m freestyle2:00.29 26did not advance
align=left rowspan=4 Susan Hunteralign=left Women's 100 m backstroke1:10.06 26did not advance
align=left Women's 200 m backstroke2:28.28 21did not advance
align=left Women's 200 m individual medley2:30.29 17did not advance
align=left Women's 400 m individual medley5:14.47 9did not advance
align=left rowspan=2John McConnochiealign=left Men's 200 m individual medley2:15.04 15did not advance
align=left Men's 400 m individual medley4:49.89 17did not advance
align=left rowspan=2 Jaynie Parkhousealign=left Women's 400 m freestyle4:40.24 19did not advance
align=left Women's 800 m freestyle9:34.65 16did not advance
align=left rowspan=2 Mark Treffersalign=left Men's 400 m freestyle4:14.10 20did not advance
align=left Men's 1500 m freestyle16:23.86 6 Q16:18.84 6

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
John BoltonMen's middle heavyweight
Tony EbertMen's middleweight137.5 =16117.5 =17155.0 =15410.0 17
Brian MarsdenMen's light heavyweight142.5 15120.0 =17172.5 =9435.0 12

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Officials

  • Chef de Mission – Joe McManemin[5]
  • Assistant team manager – Jack Prestney[6]
  • Team doctor – Tom Anderson[7]
  • Chaperone – Doris Fitzsimmons[8]
  • Archery section manager – Jack Richards[9]
  • Athletics
  • Boxing section manager – David Tipping[11]
  • Canoeing section manager – Stan Robinson[12]
  • Cycling
    • Section manager – Colin Hollows[13]
    • Coach / mechanic – Bruce Goldsworthy[13]
  • Field hockey
  • Gymnastics section manager – Cameron A. R. Buchanan[14]
  • Judo section manager – Jack Fielding[15]
  • Rowing
  • Sailing section manager – Hal Wagstaff[9]
  • Shooting section manager – Hong Tse[16]
  • Swimming
    • Section manager – Graeme Brockett[17]
    • Coach – Pic Parkhouse[12]
  • Weightlifting
    • Section manager – Peter Watson[18]
    • Coach – Paul Newberry[12]
  • Wrestling section manager – Art Pickering[9]

Notes and References

  1. New Zealand at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055235/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NZL/summer/1972/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 September 2014.
  2. Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052326/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 12 September 2016.
  3. New Zealand Rowing at the 1972 München Summer Games . 11 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Romanos . Joseph . Joseph Romanos . New Zealand's rowing eight wins gold . . 2 January 2018 . 31 July 2017.
  5. News: Athletics world mourns loss of top coach . 6 August 2014 . . 9 August 2022 . David . Skipwith.
  6. News: Prestney Games team manager . 15 December 1977 . . 31 . 9 August 2022.
  7. News: Sports-medicine pioneer dies . 22 June 1978 . . 24 . 9 August 2022.
  8. News: Secretary is Games chaperone . 4 May 1972 . . 112 . 32907 . 5 . 12 January 2023.
  9. News: 69 named for Olympics . 2 May 1972 . . 112 . 32905 . 24 . 11 January 2023.
  10. News: The pressures will be "tremendous": Olympic athletic coach wants N.Z. team mentally prepared . 14 June 1972 . . 112 . 32942 . 12 . 12 January 2023.
  11. News: "Southpaw opponent": beaten boxer surprised . 1 September 2023 . . 112 . 33010 . 6 . 11 January 2023.
  12. News: 47 approved . 30 May 1972 . . 112 . 32929 . 28 . 12 January 2023.
  13. News: Discussion on cycling officials deferred . 15 February 1973 . . 113 . 33151 . 36 . 12 August 2022.
  14. News: Errand of experience for Olympic gymnasts . 1 August 1972 . . 112 . 32983 . 28 . 11 January 2023.
  15. News: Plea for boxer, Byrne: late addition to Games refused . 19 July 1972 . . 112 . 32972 . 32 . 11 January 2023.
  16. News: 4 shooters nominated . 8 May 1972 . . 112 . 32910 . 16 . 11 January 2023.
  17. News: Olympic tit-bits . 19 August 1972 . . 112 . 32999 . 44 . 11 January 2023.
  18. News: Athletes' travel plans . 22 June 1972 . . 112 . 32949 . 24 . 11 January 2023.