New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 60 competitors and 18 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Kingston, Jamaica, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was weightlifter Don Oliver. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 26 medals, eight of which were gold.

CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
Competitors60
Quick facts New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, CGF code ...
New Zealand at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Kingston, Jamaica
Competitors60
Flag bearersOpening: Don Oliver
Closing:
Officials18
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
13
Total
26
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
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New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

New Zealand was fourth in the medal table in 1966, with a total of 26 medals, including eight gold.

More information Medal, Name ...
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldLes MillsAthleticsMen's discus throw
 GoldPeter WelshAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechase
 GoldRoy WilliamsAthleticsMen's decathlon
 GoldValerie YoungAthleticsWomen's discus throw
 GoldValerie YoungAthleticsWomen's shot put
 GoldBill KiniBoxingMen's heavyweight
 GoldDave GerrardSwimmingMen's 220 yards butterfly
 GoldDon OliverWeightliftingMen's heavyweight
 SilverLes MillsAthleticsMen's shot put
 SilverDes ThomsonCyclingMen's road race
 SilverBrian LaceyShootingOpen 50 m rifle prone
 SilverTony GrahamSwimmingMen's 110 yards breaststroke
 SilverTony GrahamSwimmingMen's 220 yards breaststroke
 BronzeNorman ReadAthleticsMen's 20 mile road walk
 BronzeMike RyanAthleticsMen's marathon
 BronzeIan StuddAthleticsMen's 1 mile
 BronzeRobin TaitAthleticsMen's discus throw
 BronzeBrian KendallBoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeLaurie ByersCyclingMen's road race
 BronzeGaye McDermitFencingWomen's individual foil
 BronzeJoyce Fenton
Pam French
Gaye McDermit		FencingWomen's team foil
 BronzeTom SutherlandShootingOpen fullbore rifle Queen's Prize
 BronzeVivien HaddonSwimmingWomen's 220 yards breaststroke
 BronzeMargaret MacraeSwimmingWomen's 220 yards backstroke
 BronzeHilton Brown
Dave Gerrard
Tony Graham
Paddy O'Carroll		SwimmingMen's 4 × 110 yards medley relay
 BronzeTony GreigWrestlingMen's lightweight
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More information Medals by sport, Total ...
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 5 1 4 10
Swimming 1 2 3 6
Boxing 1 0 1 2
Weightlifting 1 0 0 1
Cycling 0 1 1 2
Shooting 0 1 1 2
Fencing 0 0 2 2
Wrestling 0 0 1 1
Total 8 5 13 26
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More information Medals by gender, Total ...
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 6 4 8 18
Female 2 0 4 6
Mixed / open 0 1 1 2
Total 8 5 13 26
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Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

More information Sport, Men ...
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 13417
Badminton 224
Boxing 4N/a4
Cycling 8N/a8
Diving 101
Fencing 538
Shooting 404
Swimming 549
Weightlifting 3N/a3
Wrestling 2N/a2
Total471360
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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Track and road

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Bill Baillie Men's 3 miles N/a DNS
Men's 6 miles N/a 30:01.09
Men's marathon N/a DNS
Roger Johnson Men's 440 yards hurdles 51.74 Q N/a 56.07
Jeff Julian Men's marathon N/a 2:32:45.45
Brenda Matthews Women's 80 m hurdles 11.13 Q N/a 11.37
Women's 100 yards 10.93 Q 10.86 did not advance
Geoff Pyne Men's 1 mile 4:04.53 Q N/a 4:03.210
Men's 3 miles N/a 13:18.69
Norman Read Men's 20 mile walk N/a 2:46:28.23rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mike Ryan Men's marathon N/a 2:27:59.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Marise Stephen Women's 880 yards 2:06.61 Q N/a 2:05.96
Ian Studd Men's 1 mile 4:09.54 Q N/a 3:58.43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 3 miles N/a 13:25.810
Peter Welsh Men's 3000 m steeplechase N/a 8:29.6 GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
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  1. [i]
    Ranks given are within the heat
  2. [ii]
    Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Diane Charteris Women's discus throw 126 ft 2 in
(38.46 m)		8
Women's shot put 46 ft 5+1⁄4 in
(14.15 m)		5
Bob Hargreaves Men's shot put 53 ft 11 in
(16.43 m)		5
Les Mills Men's discus throw 184 ft 4 in
(56.18 m)		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's shot put 60 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(18.37 m)		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dave Norris Men's long jump 24 ft 6+1⁄4 in
(7.47 m)		7
Men's triple jump 50 ft 11+1⁄2 in
(15.53 m)		5
Robin Tait Men's discus throw 180 ft 6 in
(55.02 m)		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's shot put 53 ft 9+1⁄2 in
(16.40 m)		6
Valerie Young Women's discus throw 163 ft 4 in
(49.78 m)		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women's shot put 54 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(16.50 m) GR		1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Combined

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event 100 m Long jump Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 m Overall points Rank
Roy Williams Men's decathlon 11.0
804 pts		7.24 m
869 pts		13.60 m
703 pts		1.83 m
725 pts		51.2
753 pts		15.0
848 pts		45.24 m
786 pts		3.80 m
754 pts		47.30 m
596 pts		4:55.6
432 pts		 7270 pts GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Alison Glenie Women's singles Bye  Espley (CAN)
L 11–3 8–11 10–12		 did not advance
Don Higgins Men's singles  Mills (ENG)
L 15–9 7–15 1–15		 did not advance
Richard Purser Men's singles  Goel (IND)
L 15–5 13–18 14–17		 did not advance
Gaynor Simpson Women's singles  Humber (CAN)
L 3–11 11–7 9–11		 did not advance
Alison Glenie
Gaynor Simpson		 Women's doubles N/a Bye  Daysmith / Humber (CAN)
W 17–16 15–10		  Bairstow / Rogers (ENG)
L 1–15 10–15		  Teoh / Ang (MAL)
L 11–15 9–15		 4
Don Higgins
Richard Purser		 Men's doubles N/a Bye  Tan / Yew (MAL)
L 7–15 7–15		 did not advance
Alison Glenie
Richard Purser		 Mixed doubles Bye  Ferguson / McCoig (SCO)
L 4–15 15–11 8–15		 did not advance
Gaynor Simpson
Don Higgins		 Mixed doubles  Bennett / Roberts (JAM)
W 15–5 10–15 15–7		  Whittaker / Paterson (CAN)
L 10–15 7–15		 did not advance
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Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Wayne Young Flyweight N/a  Scott (CAN)
L		 did not advance
Brian Kendall Bantamweight  Virabhak (SIN)
W		  Henry (JAM)
W		  Norwood (AUS)
L		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Paul Domney Lightweight  Porteous (SCO)
L		 did not advance
Bill Kini Heavyweight N/a  Coker (SLE)
W WO		  McAlinden (NIR)
W		  Ray (GHA)
W		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Road

Men's road race
More information Athlete, Time ...
Athlete Time Rank
Laurie Byers 5:12:19.83rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tino Tabak 5:40:00.615
Des Thomson 5:12:01.22nd place, silver medalist(s)
Richie Thomson 5:39:59.414
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Track

Men's 1000 m sprint
More information Athlete, Round 1 ...
Athlete Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
John Bigwood  Cloutier (CAN)
W 12.9		 Bye  Barnett (ENG)
L		 did not progress
Les Booth  Browne (BAR)
 Lawson (JAM)
W 12.6		 Bye  Hoyte (TTO)
L		 did not progress
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Men's 1 km time trial
More information Athlete, Time ...
Athlete Time Rank
Dave Comparini 1:15.21 9
Graham Wright 1:11.50 5
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Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
More information Athlete, Qualification ...
Athlete Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result
Dave Comparini 5:11.7 6 Q  Jackson (ENG)
L 5:22.8		 did not advance
Graham Wright 5:15.1 7 Q  Bylsma (AUS)
L 5:21.3		 did not advance
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Men's 10 miles scratch race
More information Athlete, Time ...
Athlete Time Rank
John Bigwood DNF
Les Booth Finished Unplaced
Graham Wright DNF
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Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Robin Hood Men's 3 m springboard 271.90 6 Q 130.46 5
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Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Men

Individual

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Elimination pool Semifinal pool Final pool
Wins Defeats Rank Wins Defeats Rank Wins Defeats Rank
Bob Binning Individual épée 146 did not advance
Individual sabre 423 Q 233 Q 346
Michael Henderson Individual foil 323 Q 323 Q 346
Individual sabre 246 did not advance
Keith Mann Individual épée 245 did not advance
Individual foil 15– did not advance
Richard Peterson Individual épée 24=5 did not advance
Brian Pickworth Individual foil 323 Q 323 Q 435
Individual sabre 323 Q 313 Q 345
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Team

More information Athletes, Event ...
Athletes Event Elimination pool Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Bob Binning
Keith Mann
Richard Peterson		 Team épée  Scotland
L 4–5		  England
L 2–5		 did not advance
Michael Henderson
Keith Mann
Brian Pickworth		 Team foil  Canada
W 6–3		  Jamaica
W 6–3		  Australia
L 3–5		  Scotland
L 1–5		 4
Bob Binning
Michael Henderson
Brian Pickworth		 Team sabre  Wales
W 6–3		  Jamaica
W 5–1		  Australia
L 3–5		  Canada
L 3–5		 4
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Women

Individual

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Elimination pool Final pool
Wins Defeats Rank Wins Defeats Rank
Joyce Fenton Individual foil 245 did not advance
Pam French Individual foil 246 did not advance
Gaye McDermit Individual foil 433 Q 433rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Team

More information Athletes, Event ...
Athletes Event Pool Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Joyce Fenton
Pam French
Gaye McDermit		 Team foil  England
L 3–6		  Australia
L 3–6		  Wales
W 5–2		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Open small bore rifle
More information Athlete, Points ...
Athlete Points Rank
Don Wild 5826
Brian Lacey 5852nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Open full bore rifle
More information Athlete, Qualifying ...
Athlete Qualifying Final
Stage 1 Stage 2 Total points Rank Stage 3 Total points Rank
Maurie Gordon 100143243=5 Q1353785
Tom Sutherland 100144244=3 Q1373813rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Hilton Brown Men's 110 yd backstroke 1:05.8=9 did not progress
Men's 220 yd backstroke 2:21.16 Q 2:19.85
Dave Gerrard Men's 110 yd butterfly 1:01.84 Q 1:02.16
Men's 220 yd butterfly 2:15.33 Q 2:12.71st place, gold medalist(s)
Tony Graham Men's 110 yd breaststroke 1:13.82 Q 1:12.92nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 220 yd breaststroke 2:39.42 Q 2:36.92nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vivien Haddon Women's 110 yd breaststroke 1:19.7 GR1 Q 1:21.94
Women's 220 yd breaststroke Q 2:53.93rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Heather Kerr Women's 110 yd butterfly 1:13.010 did not progress
Women's 220 yd butterfly 2:39.34 Q 2:36.44
Margaret Macrae Women's 110 yd backstroke 1:13.97 Q 1:13.87
Women's 220 yd backstroke 2:37.74 Q 2:34.73rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's 440 yd freestyle 5:04.49 did not progress
Women's 4 × 110 yd individual medley 5:44.28 Q DNS
Paddy O'Carroll Men's 110 yd backstroke 1:04.95 Q 1:04.44
Men's 220 yd backstroke 2:21.97 Q 2:20.96
Men's 110 yd freestyle 58.414 did not progress
Allan Seagar Men's 220 yd backstroke 2:22.28 Q 2:25.18
Men's 110 yd breaststroke 1:14.54 Q 1:13.94
Men's 220 yd breaststroke 2:40.84 Q 2:41.64
Men's 4 × 110 yd individual medley 5:03.64 Q 5:07.04
Tui Shipston Women's 110 yd backstroke 1:17.411 did not progress
Women's 220 yd backstroke 2:46.210 did not progress
Women's 4 × 110 yd individual medley 5:48.89[i] 5:49.38
Hilton Brown
Tony Graham
Dave Gerrard
Paddy O'Carroll		 Men's 4 × 110 yd medley relay N/a 4:17.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Margaret Macrae
Vivien Haddon
Heather Kerr
Tui Shipston		 Women's 4 × 110 yd medley relay N/a 4:57.75
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  1. [i]
    Progressed to the final after the withdrawal of Margaret Macrae

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank
Bruce Cameron Featherweight 181 lb
(82.1 kg)		 199 lb
(90.3 kg)		 260 lb
(117.9 kg)		 640 lb
(290.3 kg)		 8
John Bolton Middleweight 242+1⁄2 lb
(110.0 kg)		 236+3⁄4 lb
(107.4 kg)		 308+1⁄2 lb
(139.9 kg)		 787+3⁄4 lb
(357.3 kg)		 6
Don Oliver Heavyweight 352+1⁄2 lb
(159.9 kg)		 303 lb
(137.4 kg)		 440+3⁄4 lb
(199.9 kg)		 1,096+1⁄4 lb
(497.3 kg) GR		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Elimination rounds Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Neil Scott Featherweight  Aspen (ENG)
L		  Reid (CAN)
L		 Eliminated =5
Tony Greig Lightweight  Gilligan (ENG)
W		 Bye  Singh (IND)
L		  Lougheed (CAN)
D		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Officials

Team officials included:[1]

  • Manager – Ron Shakespeare
  • Assistant manager – Ashley Taylor
  • Chaperone – Pat Cheesman
  • Medical officer – Mayne Smeeton
  • Athletics
  • Badminton section manager – Valentine Arthur Horne
  • Boxing section manager – Dick Dunn
  • Cycling
    • Section manager – Merv Gamble
    • Coach – John Peoples
  • Fencing section manager – Brian Hampton
  • Shooting section manager – J. M. Ross
  • Swimming and diving
    • Section manager – A. J. Donaldson
    • Coach – Morry Doidge
  • Weightlifting section manager – Tony George
  • Wrestling section manager – Barrie Courtney

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References

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