New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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.
| New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NZL |
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 80 (71 men, 9 women) |
| Flag bearer | David Aspin (wrestling) |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
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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#Boycotting countries
Medal tables
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | New Zealand men's hockey team |
Field hockey | Men's tournament | 30 July |
| John Walker | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 31 July |
 | Dick Quax | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | 30 July |
 | Ivan Sutherland Trevor Coker Peter Dignan Lindsay Wilson Joe Earl Dave Rodger Alec McLean Tony Hurt Simon Dickie (cox) | Rowing | Men's eight | 25 July |
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| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Medals by gender | ||||||
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| Male | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Athletics
Track and road
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank[lower-roman 1] | Result | Rank[lower-roman 2] | Result | Rank[lower-roman 3] | Result | Rank | ||
| Rod Dixon | Men's 5000 m | 13:20.48 | 2 Q | N/A | 13:25.50 | 4 | |||
| Jack Foster | Men's marathon | N/A | 2:17:53 | 17 | |||||
| Anne Garrett | Women's 800 m | 2:05.78 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Women's 1500 m | 4:10.68 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Susan Jowett | Women's 100 m | 11.70 | 3 Q | 11.81 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 200 m | 24.12 | 2 Q | 24.23 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Dick Quax | Men's 5000 m | 13:30.85 | 1 Q | N/A | 13:25.16 | | |||
| Euan Robertson | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 8:26.31 | 5 Q | N/A | 8:21.08 | 5 | |||
| Kevin Ryan | Men's marathon | N/A | DNF | ||||||
| John Walker | Men's 800 m | 1:47.63 | 3 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's 1500 m | 3:36.87 | 1 Q | N/A | 3:39.65 | 1 Q | 3:39.17 | | ||
| Dianne Zorn | Women's 1500 m | 4:12.81 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
- Ranks given are within the heat
- Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
- Ranks given are within the semifinal
Field
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Murray Cheater | Men's hammer throw | 67.38 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Robert Colley | Men's light welterweight | .svg.png){kind=small} L RSC-3 |
Did not advance | =25 | ||||
| David Jackson | Men's welterweight | .svg.png){kind=small} W RSC-2 |
L 0 – 5 |
Did not advance | =17 | |||
Canoeing
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Donald Cooper | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:04.29 | 5 R | 3:55.52 | 2 Q | 3:53.21 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Ian Ferguson | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:59.18 | 4 R | 1:53.65 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Rod Gavin John Leonard |
Men's K-2 500 m | 1:47.03 | 5 R | 1:47.45 | 3 Q | 1:45.61 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:37.09 | 5 R | 3:35.28 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Cycling
Four cyclists represented New Zealand in 1976.
Road
- Men's individual road race
| Athlete | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Garry Bell | 4:49:01 | 15 |
| Vern Hanaray | 5:00:19 | 52 |
| Jamie Richards | DNF | |
Track
- Men's individual pursuit
| Athlete | Qualification | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time | ||
| Mike Richards | 4:55.08 | 9 Q |  L 4:53.33 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Diving
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rebecca Ewert | Women's 3 m springboard | 352.62 | 21 | Did not advance | |
Equestrian
Jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | |||
| Joe Yorke | Big Red | Individual | 20.00 | =30 | Did not advance | |||
Field hockey
Men's tournament
- Team roster
- Head coach
- Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | Play-off to determine progression to semi-finals |
 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | |
 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5th–8th place classification |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 9th / 10th place play-off |
- Group B play-off
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New Zealand advanced to the semi-finals, while Spain continued to the classification round for fifth to eighth places.
- Semi-final
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- Final
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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
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Brett Bennett Mark Paterson (helm) |
470 | 5.7 | PMS | 16.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 59.7 | 5 |
| Jock Bilger (helm) Murray Ross |
Flying Dutchman | 13.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 85.0 | 12 | |
| Gavin Bornholdt Hugh Poole (helm) Chris Urry |
Soling | 21.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 135.0 | 19 | |
| Jonty Farmer | Finn | 10.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 109.0 | 15 | |
Shooting
- Mixed 50 m rifle, prone
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Ballinger | 100 | 98 | 100 | 94 | 98 | 100 | 590 | =20 |
- Mixed 50 m running target
| Athlete | Slow run | Fast run | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme McIntyre | 279 | 268 | 547 | 19 |
| Grant Taylor | 257 | 279 | 536 | 24 |
- Mixed skeet
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Woolley | 190 | =26 |
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Allison Calder | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:23.64 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 800 m freestyle | 8:57.24 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| John Coutts | Men's 100 m butterfly | 57.29 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m butterfly | 2:05.05 | 16 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Susan Hunter | Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:26.21 | 23 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 400 m individual medley | 5:03.82 | 10 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| John McConnochie | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:57.77 | 33 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 400 m individual medley | 4:40.84 | 17 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Brett Naylor | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:00.38 | 10 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 1500 m freestyle | 15:52.68 | 16 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Rebecca Perrott | Women's 100 m freestyle | 57.66 | 8 Q | 58.13 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:03.94 | =9 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:15.71 OR | 1 Q | N/A | 4:14.76 | 4 | ||
| Monique Rodahl | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:06.73 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:19.22 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 400 m individual medley | 4:58.47 | 7 Q | N/A | 5:00.21 | 8 | ||
| Lynne Rowe | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:04.23 | 16 Q | 1:04.06 | =14 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 200 m butterfly | 2:17.89 | 13 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 400 m individual medley | 5:09.21 | 13 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Mark Treffers | Men's 400 m individual medley | 4:40.92 | 18 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 1500 m freestyle | 15:56.11 | 17 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
Weightlifting
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Rory Barrett | Men's heavyweight | 150 | =15 | 192.5 | 13 | 342.5 | 15 |
| Brian Marsden | Men's middle heavyweight | 137.5 | =16 | 185.0 | 8 | 322.5 | 11 |
| Phillip Sue | Men's lightweight | NVL | N/A | DNF | |||
Wrestling
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| David Aspin | Men's freestyle middleweight | .svg.png){kind=small} L Fall |
.svg.png){kind=small} L Fall |
Eliminated | |||||
| Barry Oldridge | Men's freestyle bantamweight | .svg.png){kind=small} L 0 – 24 |
.svg.png){kind=small} L Fall |
Eliminated | |||||
References
- "New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "The Montreal Olympics boycott". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- "Les Wilson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- 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.
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