New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NZL |
CGA | New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
Website | www |
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
Competitors | 102 |
Flag bearer | Neil Lyster |
Officials | 32 |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 102 competitors and 32 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Edmonton, Canada, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was cyclist Neil Lyster. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 20 medals, five of which were gold.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.
Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa.
New Zealand was fifth on the medal table in 1978, with a total of 20 medals, including five gold.
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | Total | |||||
Swimming | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
Cycling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Lawn bowls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
Medals by gender | ||||||
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Gender | Total | |||||
Male | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
Female | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
Mixed / open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 19 | 9 | 28 |
Badminton | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Boxing | 6 | — | 6 |
Cycling | 12 | — | 12 |
Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Gymnastics | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Lawn bowls | 7 | — | 7 |
Shooting | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Weightlifting | 6 | — | 6 |
Wrestling | 7 | — | 7 |
Total | 81 | 21 | 102 |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Noeline Hodgins | Women's long jump | Q | 5.86 m | 11 | |
Mike O'Rourke | Men's javelin throw | — | 83.18 m | ||
Robin Tait | Men's discus throw | — | 55.22 m | 4 | |
Phil Wood | Men's triple jump | Q | 16.05 m | 6 |
Athlete | 100 m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400 m | 110 m hurdles | Discus throw | Pole vault | Javelin throw | 1500 m | Overall points | Rank |
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Robert Sadler | 11.42 | 6.87 m | 12.28 m | 1.95 m | 51.87 | 15.93 | 36.66 m | 4.40 m | 42.10 m | 4:20.1 | 7117 pts | 7 |
Athlete | 100 m hurdles | Shot put | High jump | Long jump | 200 m | Overall points | Rank |
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Barbara Beable | 3989 pts | 7 | |||||
Karen Page | 4099 pts | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Alison Branfield | Women's singles | Cain (IOM) W 11–0 11–0 | Irwin (AUS) W 11–8 11–5 | Bridge (ENG) L 3–11 3–11 | did not advance | |||
Mary Livingston | Women's singles | Bye | Blake (WAL) W 11–6 11–3 | Beckett (ENG) L 7–11 6–11 | did not advance | |||
Ross Livingston | Men's singles | Bye | Maini (KEN) W 15–7 15–2 | Jolly (ENG) W 18–16 15–11 | Leong (MAL) L 7–15 2–15 | did not advance | ||
Bryan Purser | Men's singles | Lim (WAL) W 15–7 15–9 | Ganguli (IND) L 8–15 15–6 12–15 | did not advance | ||||
Richard Purser | Men's singles | Cooper (AUS) W 18–13 15–7 | Evans (NIR) W 15–3 15–1 | Priestman (CAN) W 15–13 15–4 | Padukone (IND) L 1–15 8–15 | did not advance | ||
Allison Sinton | Women's singles | Bye | Swaby (AUS) L 5–11 8–11 | did not advance | ||||
Steve Wilson | Men's singles | Mwangi (KEN) W 15–1 15–7 | Modi (IND) L 6–15 7–15 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Ross Livingston Steve Wilson | Men's doubles | — | Padukone / Pawar (IND) L 9–15 5–15 | did not advance | ||||
Bryan Purser Richard Purser | Men's doubles | — | Bye | Czich / McKee (CAN) W 15–12 15–5 | Selvaraj / Abu Bakar (MAL) W 15–9 15–8 | Stevens / Tredgett (ENG) L 5–15 8–15 | Jolly / Talbot (ENG) W 15–10 11–15 15–1 | |
Alison Branfield Mary Livingston | Women's doubles | — | Johnstone / Hamilton (SCO) L 6–15 11–15 | did not advance | ||||
Alison Branfield Richard Purser | Mixed doubles | Bye | Hamilton / Travers (SCO) W 15–10 15–5 | Singh / Pawar (IND) W 15–12 15–4 | Clarkson / Carter (CAN) W 15–7 15–12 | Perry / Tredgett (ENG) L 5–15 2–15 | Sutton / Talbot (ENG) L 9–15 9–15 | 4 |
Mary Livingston Ross Livingston | Mixed doubles | Bye | Falardeau / Priestman (CAN) W 15–18 15–7 15–7 | Perry / Tredgett (ENG) L 9–15 0–15 | did not advance | |||
Allison Sinton Bryan Purser | Mixed doubles | Bye | Brimble / Lim (WAL) W 15–7 15–10 | Flockhart / Gilliland (SCO) L 4–15 1–15 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Alison Branfield Ross Livingston Mary Livingston Bryan Purser Richard Purser Allison Sinton Steve Wilson | Mixed team | India L 2–3 | Australia W 3–2 | Wales W 5–0 | England L 5–0 | Canada L 2–3 | Malaysia L 1–4 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Gaulua Folasi | Light welterweight | — | Cameron (JAM) W | Mwangi (KEN) L | did not advance | ||
David Jackson | Welterweight | Bye | Feal (WAL) L | did not advance | |||
Ronald Jackson | Light middleweight | — | Bye | Samu (SAM) L | did not advance | ||
Perry Rackley | Middleweight | — | Parkes (ENG) L | did not advance | |||
Dean Rackley | Light heavyweight | — | — | Smith (ENG) L | did not advance | ||
George Stankovich | Heavyweight | — | — | Kabegi (KEN) W | Awome (ENG) L | Did not advance |
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Garry Bell | 4:22:35.06 | |
Stephen Cox | 4:23:47.91 | 18 |
Vern Hanaray | 4:23:48.61 | 20 |
Blair Stockwell | 4:35:08.10 | 30 |
Athlete | Round 1 | First-round repechages | Round 2 | Second-round repechages | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
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Heat | Final | ||||||||
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
Mike Fabish | Turtur (AUS) Benjamin (SKN) 3 | Pile (BAR) W 12.08 | Swinnerton (ENG) Boyle (AUS) W 11.76 | Bye | Tucker (AUS) L, L | did not advance | 7 | ||
Eric McKenzie | Weller (JAM) Singh (IND) 2 | Watkins (CAN) W 12.40 | Gadd (ENG) Tudor (WAL) 3 | Le Grys (ENG) Gardiner (TTO) W 12.05 | Rawlins (TTO) L | did not advance | |||
Kevin McComb | Singleton (CAN) Shearer (NIR) 2 | Greenidge (BAR) WWO | Weller (JAM) Le Grys (ENG) 3 | Singh (IND) Boyle (AUS) 3 | did not advance |
Athletes | Qualification | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
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Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
Mike Fabish Eric McKenzie | 10.37 | 1 Q | Gadd / Le Grys (ENG) L (conceded after fall) | Boyle / Goodall (AUS) LWO | 4 |
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Anthony Cuff | 1:08.85 | 8 |
Mike Fabish | 1:08.75 | 7 |
Mike Richards | 1:08.99 | 9 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
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Time | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | |||
Mike Richards | Individual pursuit | 5:01.61 | 5 Q | Sutton (AUS) W 4:50.50 | Hayman (CAN) WOVL | Campbell (AUS) W 4:49.74 | |
Jack Swart | Individual pursuit | 5:02.88 | 6 Q | Doyle (ENG) L | Did not advance | ||
Kevin Blackwell Anthony Cuff Neil Lyster Jack Swart | Team pursuit | 4:35.30 | 2 Q | — | England W 4:36.70 | Australia L |
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Anthony Cuff | 20:06.45 | 6 |
Neil Lyster | 20:06.70 | 10 |
Mike Richards | 20:08.40 | 18 |
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Ann Fargher | Women's 3 m springboard | 341.16 | 7 |
Graeme Shaw | Men's 3 m springboard | 404.94 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
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F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
Neil Davies | Individual all-around | 8.55 | 8.40 | 7.95 | 9.00 | 8.75 | 8.50 | 51.15 | 13 |
Gregory Robertson | Individual all-around | 8.45 | 8.15 | 7.75 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 7.20 | 49.45 | 14 |
Terry Sale | Individual all-around | 9.00 | 8.60 | 8.90 | 9.20 | 8.90 | 8.85 | 53.45 | 6 |
Richard Wilkins | Individual all-around | 8.05 | 8.35 | 7.70 | 7.25 | 8.35 | 8.00 | 47.70 | 16 |
Neil Davies Gregory Robertson Terry Sale Richard Wilkins | Team all-around | 154.00 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
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V | UB | BB | F | ||||
Lynette Brake | Individual all-around | 32.950 | 17 | ||||
Rowena Davis | Individual all-around | 9.30 | 9.10 | 8.80 | 8.70 | 35.900 | 9 |
Kirsty Durward | Individual all-around | 9.55 | 8.60 | 8.30 | 9.15 | 35.600 | 10 |
Deborah Hurst | Individual all-around | 9.10 | 9.15 | 8.85 | 8.85 | 35.950 | 8 |
Lynette Brake Rowena Davis Kirsty Durward Deborah Hurst | Team all-around | 106.350 |
Athlete | Event | Round robin | Rank | ||||||||||||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Kerry Clark | Men's singles | Gosden (KEN) W 21–5 | Turner (MAW) W 21–13 | Woodhard (GUE) W 21–11 | Snell (AUS) L 18–21 | Bryant (ENG) L 12–21 | Evans (WAL) L 14–21 | Green (SWZ) W 21–4 | Madden (PNG) L 20–21 | Tolova’a (SAM) W 21–13 | Espie (NIR) W 21–15 | Harakh (FIJ) W 21–6 | McGill (SCO) W 21–18 | McKernan (JER) W 21–11 | Matheson (CAN) L 18–21 | Souza (HKG) W 21–4 | 4 |
Ivan Kostanich Bob McDonald | Men's pairs | Canada L 12–28 | Hong Kong L 16–23 | Bye | Samoa W 27–12 | England D 19–19 | Australia L 17–19 | Fiji W 21–14 | Northern Ireland W 23–22 | Wales W 21–20 | Swaziland W 35–12 | Papua New Guinea W 22–13 | Kenya W 24–15 | Scotland L 18–27 | Malawi W 31–15 | Bye | 6 |
David Baldwin John Malcolm Morgan Moffat Phil Skoglund | Men's fours | Australia W 17–15 | Northern Ireland L 16–25 | Bye | Scotland W 23–22 | England W 19–18 | Fiji W 21–13 | Guernsey L 23–25 | Papua New Guinea W 33–17 | Kenya W 27–11 | Canada W 26–16 | Samoa W 32–8 | Hong Kong W 23–16 | Wales D 19–19 | Zambia W 29–14 | Swaziland W 25–14 |
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Bruce McMillan | Open rapid-fire pistol | 573 | 7 |
Barry O'Neale | Open rapid-fire pistol | 557 | 13 |
Barrie Wickins | Open free pistol | 532 | 9 |
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Ian Ballinger | Open small-bore rifle | 1185 | 7 |
Maurie Gordon | Open full-bore rifle | 384 | 6 |
John Hastie | Open full-bore rifle | 376 | 19 |
Brian Lacey | Open small-bore rifle | 1178 | 15 |
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Brian Cumings | Open trap | 155 | 16 |
Bruce Lassen | Open trap | 177 | 5 |
John Woolley | Open skeet | 193 |
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total | Rank |
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Precious McKenzie | Bantamweight | 97.5 kg | 122.5 kg | 220.0 kg | |
George Newton | Featherweight | NVL | DNF | ||
Phillip Sue | Lightweight | 115.0 kg | 147.5 kg | 262.5 kg | |
Tony Ebert | Middleweight | NVL | DNF | ||
Brian Marsden | Middle heavyweight | 137.5 kg | 175.0 kg | 312.5 kg | |
Rory Barrett | Heavyweight | 150.0 kg | 182.5 kg | 332.5 kg | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Final round | Rank | |||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Barry Oldridge | Bantamweight | Singh (IND) L 4–0 | Dzeladini (AUS) W 0.5–3.5 | Barry (CAN) L 4–0 | Eliminated | Gill (ENG) L 4–0 | 4 |
Raymond Katting | Featherweight | Barry (AUS) W 0–4 | Beiler (CAN) L 4–0 | Singh (IND) L 4–0 | Eliminated | 4 | |
Ken Reinsfield | Lightweight | Bye | Walker (JAM) L 4–0 | Kumar (IND) L 4–0 | Eliminated | 5 | |
Stephen Robinson | Welterweight | Singh (IND) L 3.5–0.5 | Zilberman (CAN) L 4–0 | Eliminated | 5 | ||
Robert Hoffman | Middleweight | Koenig (AUS) L 4–0 | Weir (NIR) L 4–0 | Eliminated | 6 | ||
Nigel Sargent | Light heavyweight | Danier (CAN) L 4–0 | L | Eliminated | 4 | ||
Murray Avery | Heavyweight | Bye | Wishart (CAN) L 3–1 | Peache (ENG) W 0–4 | Singh (IND) L 4–0 | Eliminated |
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