New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:NZL
Nocname:New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1976
Location:Montreal
Competitors:80 (71 men, 9 women)
Sports:13
Flagbearer:David Aspin (wrestling)
Rank:18
Gold:2
Silver:1
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1920
See also: (1908 · 1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 80 athletes, 71 men and 9 women, and 29 officials.[1] The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler David Aspin.

In protest at a tour of South Africa by the All Blacks team early in the year, Congo's official Jean-Claude Ganga led a boycott of 28 African nations as the International Olympic Committee refused to bar the New Zealand team.[2] Some of the nations (including Morocco, Cameroon and Egypt) had already participated however, as the teams only withdrew after the first day. From Southern and Central Africa, only Senegal and Ivory Coast took part. Both Iraq and Guyana also opted to join the Congolese-led boycott. For the full list of boycotting countries, see 1976 Summer Olympics#Non-participating National Olympic Committees

Medal tables

MedalNameSportEventDate
New Zealand men's hockey team
30 July
31 July
30 July

Trevor Coker
Peter Dignan
Lindsay Wilson
Joe Earl
Dave Rodger
Alec McLean
Tony Hurt
Simon Dickie (cox) 		25 July
Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
1102
1001
0011
Total2114
Medals by gender
Genderbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Male2114
Female0000
Total2114

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Track and road

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rod DixonMen's 5000 m13:20.48 2 Q13:25.50 4
Jack FosterMen's marathon2:17:53 17
align=left rowspan=2Anne GarrettWomen's 800 m2:05.78 7did not advance
Women's 1500 m4:10.68 7did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Sue JowettWomen's 100 m11.70 3 Q11.81 8did not advance
Women's 200 m24.12 2 Q24.23 8did not advance
Dick QuaxMen's 5000 m13:30.85 1 Q13:25.16
Euan RobertsonMen's 3000 m steeplechase8:26.31 5 Q8:21.08 5
Kevin RyanMen's marathon
align=left rowspan=2John WalkerMen's 800 m1:47.63 3did not advance
Men's 1500 m3:36.87 1 Q3:39.65 1 Q3:39.17
Dianne ZornWomen's 1500 m4:12.81 7did not advance

Field

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Robert ColleyMen's light welterweight
L 		Did not advance=25
David JacksonMen's welterweight
W
L 0 – 5		Did not advance=17

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Donald CooperMen's K-1 1000 m4:04.29 5 R3:55.52 2 Q3:53.21 4did not advance
Ian FergusonMen's K-1 500 m1:59.18 4 R1:53.65 4did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Rod Gavin
John Leonard		Men's K-2 500 m1:47.03 5 R1:47.45 3 Q1:45.61 6did not advance
Men's K-2 1000 m3:37.09 5 R3:35.28 5did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Four cyclists represented New Zealand in 1976.

Road

Men's individual road race
AthleteTimeRank
Garry Bell4:49:01 15
Vern Hanaray5:00:19 52
Jamie Richards

Track

Men's individual pursuit

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Jumping

Field hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

Team roster
Paul Ackerley
Jeff Archibald
Arthur Borren
Alan Chesney
John Christensen
Greg Dayman
Tony Ineson
Barry Maister		Selwyn Maister
Trevor Manning
Neil McLeod
Alan McIntyre
Arthur Parkin
Mohan Patel
Ramesh Patel
Les Wilson
Head coachRoss Gillespie
Group B
Group B play-off

New Zealand advanced to the semi-finals, while Spain continued to the classification round for fifth to eighth places.

Semi-final
Final

Neil McLeod and Les Wilson were not awarded gold medals as they did not take the field during the tournament.[3] The gold medal won by the New Zealand men's team in 1976 remains the only Olympic field hockey medal won by a New Zealand team.[4]

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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

Men

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Brett Bennett
Mark Paterson (helm)		4705.7 37.0
 		16.0 3.010.0 3.0 22.0 59.7 5
Jock Bilger (helm)
Murray Ross		Flying Dutchman13.0 14.0 0.0 21.0 18.0 19.0 23.0 85.0 12
Gavin Bornholdt
Hugh Poole (helm)
Chris Urry		Soling26.0 21.0 23.0 21.0 25.0 21.0 24.0 135.0 19
Jonty FarmerFinn25.0 10.0 21.0 19.0 21.0 17.0 21.0 109.0 15

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Mixed 50 m rifle, prone
Mixed 50 m running target
AthleteSlow runFast runTotalRank
Graeme McIntyre279 268 547 19
Grant Taylor257 279 536 24
Mixed skeet

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
align=left rowspan=2Allison Calderalign=left Women's 400 m freestyle4:23.64 15did not advance
align=left Women's 800 m freestyle8:57.24 11did not advance
align=left rowspan=2John Couttsalign=left Men's 100 m butterfly57.29 18did not advance
align=left Men's 200 m butterfly2:05.05 16did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Susan Hunteralign=left Women's 200 m backstroke2:26.21 23did not advance
align=left Women's 400 m individual medley5:03.82 10did not advance
align=left rowspan=2John McConnochiealign=left Men's 200 m freestyle1:57.77 33did not advance
align=left Men's 400 m individual medley4:40.84 17did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Brett Nayloralign=left Men's 400 m freestyle4:00.38 10did not advance
align=left Men's 1500 m freestyle15:52.68 16did not advance
align=left rowspan=3Rebecca Perrottalign=left Women's 100 m freestyle57.66 8 Q58.13 13did not advance
align=left Women's 200 m freestyle2:03.94 =9did not advance
align=left Women's 400 m freestyle4:15.71 OR 1 Q4:14.76 4
align=left rowspan=3Monique Rodahlalign=left Women's 100 m backstroke1:06.73 22did not advance
align=left Women's 200 m backstroke2:19.22 11did not advance
align=left Women's 400 m individual medley4:58.47 7 Q5:00.21 8
align=left rowspan=3Lynne Rowealign=left Women's 100 m butterfly1:04.23 16 Q1:04.06 =14did not advance
align=left Women's 200 m butterfly2:17.89 13did not advance
align=left Women's 400 m individual medley5:09.21 13did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Mark Treffersalign=left Men's 400 m individual medley4:40.92 18did not advance
align=left Men's 1500 m freestyle15:56.11 17did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Rory BarrettMen's heavyweight150 =15192.5 13342.5 15
Brian MarsdenMen's middle heavyweight137.5 =16185.0 8322.5 11
Phillip SueMen's lightweight

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6FinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
David AspinMen's freestyle middleweight
L Fall
L Fall		Eliminated
Barry OldridgeMen's freestyle bantamweight
L 0 – 24
L Fall		Eliminated

Officials

  • Team manager – Bill Holley[5]
  • Assistant team manager – D. M. Taylor
  • Chaperone – Valerie Young
  • Team doctor – Graeme Campbell[6]
  • Physiotherapist – Peter Stokes
  • Attache – C. J. Adair
  • Athletics
  • Boxing section manager – Alan Scaife[7]
  • Canoeing section manager – Sandy Pigott[7]
  • Cycling
  • Equestrian
    • Section manager – Ian Nimon[7]
    • Trainer – Lockie Richards[7]
    • Groom – Karen Yorke[8]
  • Hockey
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
    • Section manager – Don St Clair Brown[7]
    • Meteorologist / boatman – Harry Kingham[7]
  • Shooting section manager – Ian Wright[7]
  • Swimming
  • Weightlifting section manager – Bruce Cameron[7]
  • Wrestling section manager – Keith Breeze[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052334/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NZL/summer/1976/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 April 2015 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: The Montreal Olympics boycott . 3 May 2017 . . 12 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Les Wilson . 2018 . New Zealand Olympic Committee . 10 November 2018.
  4. News: Swannell. Rikki. New Zealand's Greatest Olympians – Number 14: The 1976 men's hockey team . 21 September 2016. The New Zealand Herald. 23 July 2016.
  5. News: Boycott would be "tragedy" . 2 July 1976 . . 1 . 9 August 2022.
  6. News: Bad day for N.Z. stars but better to come . 26 July 1976 . . 12 . 9 August 2022.
  7. News: 42 will have costs met . 13 April 1976 . . 116 . 34127 . 38 . 13 August 2022.
  8. News: Two riders not going to Olympics . 26 May 1976 . . 46 . 13 January 2023.

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