New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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IOC codeNZL
(NZE used at these Games)
NOCNew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
Competitors37 in 9 sports
New Zealand at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNZL
(NZE used at these Games)
NOCNew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Rome
Competitors37 in 9 sports
Flag bearerLes Mills
Officials11
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
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
 GoldPeter SnellAthleticsMen's 800 metres2 September
 GoldMurray HalbergAthleticsMen's 5000 metres2 September
 BronzeBarry MageeAthleticsMen's marathon10 September
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 0 1 3
Total 2 0 1 3
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 2 0 1 3
Female 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 1 3

Athletics

Cycling

One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1960.

Track

Men's 1000 m time trial
Athlete Time Rank
Warwick Dalton 1:10.6811

Equestrian

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Overall
Faults Rank Faults Rank Faults Rank
Adrian White Telebrae Individual 33.2535 12=4 45.2523

Fencing

One fencer represented New Zealand in 1960.

Athlete Event Round 1 pool Round 2 pool Quarterfinal pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
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

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Team roster
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
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Qualification
 India33001716Advance to quarter-finals
 New Zealand3111553Tie-breaker to determine second place in group
 Netherlands3111673
 Denmark301205113th–16th classification round
Group A tie-breaker

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.

Quarter-final

After losing its quarter-final, New Zealand moved into the classification matches for 5th to 8th places.

5th–8th Classification matches

New Zealand moved into the playoff for 5th and 6th places by defeating Germany.

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.

5th–6th Classification replay

New Zealand finished the men's field hockey tournament in 5th place.

Rowing

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
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
James Hill Single sculls 7:19.64 1 FA Bye 7:23.98 4

Sailing

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ralph Roberts Finn 441 0
DSQ		 867 742 800 946 1344 5140 6
Murray Rae (helm)
Ron Watson		 Flying Dutchman 638 1115 446 990 638 101
DNF		 814 4641 8

Helmer Pedersen was a reserve but did not compete.

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Don Oliver Men's heavyweight 132.5=16 122.5=14 170.0=8 425.013

Wrestling

Officials

References

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