New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | NZL | ||||||||
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 80 (71 men, 9 women) | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | David Aspin (wrestling) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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New Zealand competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 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 IOC 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#Boycotting countries
Medallists
Gold
- John Walker — Athletics, Men's 1.500m
- Paul Ackerley, Jeff Archibald, Arthur Borren, Alan Chesney, John Christensen, Greg Dayman, Tony Ineson, Barry Maister, Selwyn Maister, Trevor Manning, Alan McIntyre, Arthur Parkin, Mohan Patel, and Ramesh Patel — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
Silver
- Dick Quax — Athletics, Men's 5000m
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Ivan Sutherland Trevor Coker Peter Dignan Lindsay Wilson Athol Earl Dave Rodger Alec McLean Tony Hurt Simon Dickie (cox) | Rowing | Men's eight |
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:47.63
- Semi Final — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Jack Foster — 2:17:53 (→ 17th place)
- Kevin Ryan — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Competition
- Murray Cheater
- Rod Dixon
- Dick Quax
- Euan Robertson
Women's Competition
- Anne Garrett
- Susan Jowett
- Dianne Zorn
Boxing
Men's Light-Welterweight (64 kg):
- Robert Colley
- First round — Lost to Valery Limasov (USSR) after referee stopped contest in round three
Men's Welterweight (69 kg):
- David Jackson
- First round — Beat Fred Chtioui (Tunisia) after referee stopped contest in round two
- Second round — Lost to Valery Rachkov (USSR) on points
Canoeing
Men's Competition
Cycling
Four cyclists represented New Zealand in 1976.
- Garry Bell — 4:49:01 (→ 15th place)
- Vern Hanaray — 5:00:19 (→ 52nd place)
- Jamie Richards — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Mike Richards — 9th place
Diving
Equestrian
Jumping Competition
- Harvey Wilson
- Joe Yorke
Hockey
Men's team competition
The 1976 gold medal is the only Olympic field hockey medal ever won by a New Zealand team.[3]
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Tied with West Germany (1-1)
- Tied with Spain (1-1)
- Defeated Belgium (2-1)
- Lost to Pakistan (2-4)
- Replay: Defeated Spain (1-0)
- Semi finals
- Defeated the Netherlands (1-2)
- Final
- Defeated Australia (0-1) →
Gold Medal
- Defeated Australia (0-1) →
- Team roster
- Head coach: Ross Gillespie
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bob Murphy Grant McAuley Des Lock David Lindstrom |
Coxless four | 6:06.40 | 3 SA/B | Bye | 6:00.82 | 3 FA | 6:43.23 | 4 | |
| Viv Haar Danny Keane Tim Logan Ian Boserio David Simmons (cox) |
Coxed four | 6:06.40 | 3 SA/B | Bye | 6:00.82 | 3 FA | 6:43.23 | 4 | |
| Ivan Sutherland Trevor Coker Peter Dignan Lindsay Wilson Athol Earl Dave Rodger Alec McLean Tony Hurt Simon Dickie (cox) |
Eight | 5:40.00 | 2 R | 5:37.08 | 1 FA | N/A | 6:03.51 | | |
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's Competition
- John Coutts
- John McConnochie
- Brett Naylor
- Mark Treffers
Women's Competition
- Allison Calder
- Lynne Dalzell
- Susan Hunter
- Rebecca Perrott
- Monique Rodahl
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/montreal-olympics-boycott
- ↑ Swannell, Rikki (23 July 2016). "New Zealand's Greatest Olympians - Number 14: The 1976 men's hockey team". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2016.