| New Zealand at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NZL |
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 5 (3 men, 2 women) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Stuart Blakely |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
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New Zealand competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Robin Armstrong | Downhill | DNF | – | ||||
| Brett Kendall | 2:00.57 | 60 | |||||
| Stuart Blakely | 1:57.91 | 53 | |||||
| Robin Armstrong | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Stuart Blakely | 2:02.12 | 68 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Brett Kendall | 2:01.82 | 66 | 2:02.23 | 43 | 4:04.05 | 44 | |
| Robin Armstrong | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Brett Kendall | 1:18.12 | 42 | 1:20.26 | 36 | 2:38.38 | 36 | |
| Stuart Blakely | 1:13.17 | 41 | 1:15.60 | 34 | 2:28.77 | 35 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sue Gibson | Downhill | 2:03.49 | 38 | ||||
| Sue Gibson | Giant Slalom | 1:49.30 | 42 | ||||
| Janet Wells | 1:48.42 | 41 | |||||
| Sue Gibson | Slalom | 1:02.59 | 28 | 1:00.94 | 20 | 2:03.53 | 19 |
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