New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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New Zealand at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of New Zealand.svg
IOC code NZL
(NZE used at these Games)
NOC New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Website www.olympic.org.nz
in Rome
Competitors37 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Les Mills
Officials11
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  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.

Contents

Medal tables

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Peter Snell Athletics Men's 800 metres 2 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Murray Halberg Athletics Men's 5000 metres 2 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Barry Magee Athletics Men's marathon 10 September
Medals by sport
Sport Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Total
Athletics 2013
Total2013
Medals by gender
Gender Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Total
Male2013
Female0000
Total2013

Athletics

Track and road

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRank [lower-roman 1] ResultRank [lower-roman 2] ResultRank [lower-roman 3] ResultRank
Murray Halberg Men's 5000 m 14:04.282 Q13:43.76Gold medal icon.svg
Men's 10,000 m 28:49.115
Jeff Julian Men's marathon 2:24:50.618
Barry Magee Men's 10,000 m 30:35.8026
Men's marathon 2:17:18.2Bronze medal icon.svg
Valerie Morgan Women's 100 m 12.61312.667did not advance
Women's 200 m 25.395did not advance
Ray Puckett Men's marathon 2:37:36.051
Norman Read Men's 20 km walk 1:36:59.05
Men's 50 km walk DNF
Barry Robinson Men's 200 m 22.25did not advance
Men's 400 m 47.62 Q48.36did not advance
Donal Smith Men's 800 m 1:51.861 Q1:48.524did not advance
Peter Snell Men's 800 m 1:48.221 Q1:48.842 Q1:47.341 Q1:46.48 ORGold medal icon.svg
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
  3. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Dave Norris Men's long jump 7.0432did not advance
Men's triple jump 14.3036did not advance
Les Mills Men's discus throw 50.7628did not advance
Men's shot put 16.9311 Q17.0611
Valerie Sloper Women's discus throw 46.9112 q48.8110
Women's shot put 16.072 Q16.394
Jennifer Thompson Women's discus throw 46.7414did not advance
Beverly Weigel Women's long jump 6.125 Q5.9810

Cycling

One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1960.

Track

Men's 1000 m time trial
AthleteTimeRank
Warwick Dalton 1:10.6811

Equestrian

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2Overall
FaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRank
Adrian White Telebrae Individual 33.253512=445.2523

Fencing

One fencer represented New Zealand in 1960.

AthleteEventRound 1 poolRound 2 poolQuarterfinal poolSemifinal poolFinal poolRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
WinsOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins
Brian Pickworth Men's individual épée Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Gonsior  (POL)
L 1 – 5
Flag of Morocco.svg  El-Gressy  (MAR)
W 5 – 1
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Barouch  (TUN)
W 5 – 3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Echeverry  (COL)
W 5 – 2
Flag of France.svg  Guittet  (FRA)
W 5 – 3
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Balestrini  (ARG)
L 1 – 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Achten  (BEL)
L 3 – 5
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Glos  (POL)
L 3 – 5
Flag of Italy.svg  Pellegrino  (ITA)
L 1 – 5
Flag of Hungary.svg  Sákovics  (HUN)
L 1 – 5
0did not advance
Men's individual foil Flag of Uruguay.svg  Paladino  (URU)
W 5 – 4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Debeur  (BEL)
L 1 – 5
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  González  (ESP)
L 1 – 5
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Csipler  (ROU)
L 4 – 5
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zhdanovich  (URS)
L 2 – 5
1Did not advance
Men's individual sabre Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Amberg  (GBR)
W 5 – 4
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Haschja  (INA)
L 4 – 5
Flag of Italy.svg  Chicca  (ITA)
L 4 – 5
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Paladino  (URU)
L 3 – 5
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zabłocki  (POL)
L 0 – 5
1Did 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
27 August 1960 (1960-08-27)
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1 (1–1)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Hobson 25' Van Erven Dorens 23'
Stadio dei Marmi
Umpires:
Franck (BEL), Massart (BEL)
31 August 1960 (1960-08-31)
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–1 (3–1)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Hobson 4'
Turner 24', 41'
Bygrave 35'
Christiansen 16'
Olympic Velodrome
Umpires:
McDowell (AUS), Glichitch (FRA)
2 September 1960 (1960-09-02)
16:30
India  Flag of India.svg3–0 (1–0)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bhola 8'
Peter 57'
Ja. Singh 70'
Olympic Velodrome
Umpires:
McIldowie (SAF), Whitelaw (GBR)
TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsQualification
Flag of India.svg  India 33001716Advance to quarter-finals
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3111553Tie-breaker to determine second place in group
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3111673
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 301205113th–16th classification round
Group A tie-breaker
4 September 1960 (1960-09-04)
15:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–1 (1–1)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bygrave 31', 58' De Beer 14'
Campo Tre Fontane
Umpires:
Schinner (GER), Lichtenfeld (GER)

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
5 September 1960 (1960-09-05)
16:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0 (0–0)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Murua 83'
Olympic Velodrome
Umpires:
Elgershuizen (NED), Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

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

5th–8th Classification matches
8 September 1960 (1960-09-08)
15:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–0 (1–0)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
McGregor 11'
Campo Tre Fontane
Umpires:
Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED), H. Singh (IND)

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

9 September 1960 (1960-09-09)
08:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1 (0–1)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Crossman 50'
Evans 68'
Cullen 27'
Campo Tre Fontane
Umpires:
Burgess (GBR), Asselman (BEL)

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
11 September 1960 (1960-09-11)
09:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–0 (0–0)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bygrave 2'
Campo Tre Fontane
Umpires:
Burgess (GBR), van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

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]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
James Hill Single sculls 7:19.641 FABye7:23.984

Sailing

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Ralph Roberts Finn 4410
DSQ
867742800946134451406
Murray Rae (helm)
Ron Watson
Flying Dutchman 6381115446990638101
DNF
81446418

Helmer Pedersen was a reserve but did not compete.

Weightlifting

AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Don Oliver Men's heavyweight 132.5=16122.5=14170.0=8425.013

Wrestling

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4FinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Fred Thomas Men's freestyle middleweight State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Mehdizadeh  (IRI)
W Fall
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Graffigna  (ARG)
W 3–0
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Gardzhev  (BUL)
L Fall
Flag of Sweden.svg  Antonsson  (SWE)
L Fall
Eliminated10

Officials

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