New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NZL |
NOC | New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association |
Website | www |
in Rome | |
Competitors | 37 in 9 sports |
Flag bearer | Les Mills |
Officials | 11 |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Australasia (1908–1912) |
New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 37 competitors, 33 men and four women, who took part in 28 events across nine sports.[1] Selection of the team for the Games in Rome, Italy, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Les Mills. Harold Austad was the team's Chef de Mission.[2] The New Zealand team finished 14th on the medal table, winning a total of three medals, two of which were gold.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Peter Snell | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | 2 September |
Gold | Murray Halberg | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | 2 September |
Bronze | Barry Magee | Athletics | Men's marathon | 10 September |
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | Total | |||||
Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Medals by gender | ||||||
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Gender | Total | |||||
Male | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank[i] | Result | Rank[ii] | Result | Rank[iii] | Result | Rank | ||
Murray Halberg | Men's 5000 m | 14:04.28 | 2 Q | — | 13:43.76 | ||||
Men's 10,000 m | — | 28:49.11 | 5 | ||||||
Jeff Julian | Men's marathon | — | 2:24:50.6 | 18 | |||||
Barry Magee | Men's 10,000 m | — | 30:35.80 | 26 | |||||
Men's marathon | — | 2:17:18.2 | |||||||
Valerie Morgan | Women's 100 m | 12.61 | 3 | 12.66 | 7 | did not advance | |||
Women's 200 m | 25.39 | 5 | — | did not advance | |||||
Ray Puckett | Men's marathon | — | 2:37:36.0 | 51 | |||||
Norman Read | Men's 20 km walk | — | 1:36:59.0 | 5 | |||||
Men's 50 km walk | — | DNF | |||||||
Barry Robinson | Men's 200 m | 22.2 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Men's 400 m | 47.6 | 2 Q | 48.3 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Donal Smith | Men's 800 m | 1:51.86 | 1 Q | 1:48.52 | 4 | did not advance | |||
Peter Snell | Men's 800 m | 1:48.22 | 1 Q | 1:48.84 | 2 Q | 1:47.34 | 1 Q | 1:46.48 OR |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dave Norris | Men's long jump | 7.04 | 32 | did not advance | |
Men's triple jump | 14.30 | 36 | did not advance | ||
Les Mills | Men's discus throw | 50.76 | 28 | did not advance | |
Men's shot put | 16.93 | 11 Q | 17.06 | 11 | |
Valerie Sloper | Women's discus throw | 46.91 | 12 q | 48.81 | 10 |
Women's shot put | 16.07 | 2 Q | 16.39 | 4 | |
Jennifer Thompson | Women's discus throw | 46.74 | 14 | did not advance | |
Beverly Weigel | Women's long jump | 6.12 | 5 Q | 5.98 | 10 |
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1960.
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Warwick Dalton | 1:10.68 | 11 |
Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Overall | |||
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Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | |||
Adrian White | Telebrae | Individual | 33.25 | 35 | 12 | =4 | 45.25 | 23 |
Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
One fencer represented New Zealand in 1960.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 2 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Rank | ||||||||||
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Opposition Result |
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Wins | Opposition Result |
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Brian Pickworth | Men's individual épée | Gonsior (POL) L 1 – 5 |
El-Gressy (MAR) W 5 – 1 |
Barouch (TUN) W 5 – 3 |
Echeverry (COL) W 5 – 2 |
Guittet (FRA) W 5 – 3 |
4 | Balestrini (ARG) L 1 – 5 |
Achten (BEL) L 3 – 5 |
Glos (POL) L 3 – 5 |
Pellegrino (ITA) L 1 – 5 |
Sákovics (HUN) L 1 – 5 |
0 | did not advance | |||
Men's individual foil | Paladino (URU) W 5 – 4 |
Debeur (BEL) L 1 – 5 |
González (ESP) L 1 – 5 |
Csipler (ROU) L 4 – 5 |
Zhdanovich (URS) L 2 – 5 |
1 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
Men's individual sabre | Amberg (GBR) W 5 – 4 |
Haschja (INA) L 4 – 5 |
Chicca (ITA) L 4 – 5 |
Paladino (URU) L 3 – 5 |
Zabłocki (POL) L 0 – 5 |
1 | Did not advance |
Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
John Abrams James Barclay Phillip Bygrave John Cullen Ross Gillespie Anthony Hayde Noel Hobson |
Ian Kerr Murray Mathieson Guy McGregor Mervyn McKinnon Kevin Percy Bill Schaefer Bruce Turner |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
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India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Tie-breaker to determine second place in group |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13th–16th classification round |
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By winning the Group A tie-breaker match, New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals, while the Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th to 12th places.
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After losing its quarter-final, New Zealand moved into the classification matches for 5th to 8th places.
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New Zealand moved into the playoff for 5th and 6th places by defeating Germany.
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The match to decide 5th and 6th positions between Australia and New Zealand was declared null and void after Australia's previous match against Kenya was declared drawn on appeal. Australia subsequently defeated Kenya in a replay, and then a replay was required between New Zealand and Australia to decide 5th place.
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New Zealand finished the men's field hockey tournament in 5th place.
Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
In 1960, seven rowing competitions were held, and New Zealand entered a single rower: James Hill competing in single sculls.[3] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[4]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
James Hill | Single sculls | 7:19.64 | 1 FA | Bye | 7:23.98 | 4 |
Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Ralph Roberts | Finn | 441 | 867 | 742 | 800 | 946 | 1344 | 5140 | 6 | |
Murray Rae (helm) Ron Watson |
Flying Dutchman | 638 | 1115 | 446 | 990 | 638 | DNF |
814 | 4641 | 8 |
Helmer Pedersen was a reserve but did not compete.
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Don Oliver | Men's heavyweight | 132.5 | =16 | 122.5 | =14 | 170.0 | =8 | 425.0 | 13 |
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
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Fred Thomas | Men's freestyle middleweight | Mehdizadeh (IRI) W Fall |
Graffigna (ARG) W 3–0 |
Gardzhev (BUL) L Fall |
Antonsson (SWE) L Fall |
Eliminated | 10 |