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.
New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NZL |
CGA | New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association |
Website | www |
in Kingston, Jamaica | |
Competitors | 60 |
Flag bearers | Opening: Don Oliver Closing: |
Officials | 18 |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.
Medal tables
editNew Zealand was fourth in the medal table in 1966, with a total of 26 medals, including eight gold.
Medals by sport | ||||||
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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 |
Medals by gender | ||||||
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Gender | Total | |||||
Male | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
Female | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
Mixed / open | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Total | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
Competitors
editThe 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 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Boxing | 4 | — | 4 |
Cycling | 8 | — | 8 |
Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fencing | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Shooting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Weightlifting | 3 | — | 3 |
Wrestling | 2 | — | 2 |
Total | 47 | 13 | 60 |
Athletics
editTrack and road
editAthlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank[i] | Result | Rank[ii] | Result | Rank | ||
Bill Baillie | Men's 3 miles | — | DNS | ||||
Men's 6 miles | — | 30:01.0 | 9 | ||||
Men's marathon | — | DNS | |||||
Roger Johnson | Men's 440 yards hurdles | 51.7 | 4 Q | — | 56.0 | 7 | |
Jeff Julian | Men's marathon | — | 2:32:45.4 | 5 | |||
Brenda Matthews | Women's 80 m hurdles | 11.1 | 3 Q | — | 11.3 | 7 | |
Women's 100 yards | 10.9 | 3 Q | 10.8 | 6 | did not advance | ||
Geoff Pyne | Men's 1 mile | 4:04.5 | 3 Q | — | 4:03.2 | 10 | |
Men's 3 miles | — | 13:18.6 | 9 | ||||
Norman Read | Men's 20 mile walk | — | 2:46:28.2 | ||||
Mike Ryan | Men's marathon | — | 2:27:59.0 | ||||
Marise Stephen | Women's 880 yards | 2:06.6 | 1 Q | — | 2:05.9 | 6 | |
Ian Studd | Men's 1 mile | 4:09.5 | 4 Q | — | 3:58.4 | ||
Men's 3 miles | — | 13:25.8 | 10 | ||||
Peter Welsh | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | 8:29.6 GR |
Field
editAthlete | Event | Final | |
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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) |
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Men's shot put | 60 ft 3+1⁄4 in (18.37 m) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Women's shot put | 54 ft 1+3⁄4 in (16.50 m) GR |
Combined
editAthlete | 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 GR |
Badminton
editAthlete | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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 |
Boxing
editAthlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Wayne Young | Flyweight | — | Scott (CAN) L |
did not advance | ||
Brian Kendall | Bantamweight | Virabhak (SIN) W |
Henry (JAM) W |
Norwood (AUS) L |
Did not advance | |
Paul Domney | Lightweight | Porteous (SCO) L |
did not advance | |||
Bill Kini | Heavyweight | — | Coker (SLE) W WO |
McAlinden (NIR) W |
Ray (GHA) W |
Cycling
editRoad
edit- Men's road race
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Laurie Byers | 5:12:19.8 | |
Tino Tabak | 5:40:00.6 | 15 |
Des Thomson | 5:12:01.2 | |
Richie Thomson | 5:39:59.4 | 14 |
Track
edit- Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete | Round 1 | Repechage | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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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 |
- Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Dave Comparini | 1:15.21 | 9 |
Graham Wright | 1:11.50 | 5 |
- Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Athlete | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
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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 |
- Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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John Bigwood | DNF | |
Les Booth | Finished | Unplaced |
Graham Wright | DNF |
Diving
editAthlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Robin Hood | Men's 3 m springboard | 271.90 | 6 Q | 130.46 | 5 |
Fencing
editMen
editIndividual
editAthlete | Event | Elimination pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | ||||||
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Wins | Defeats | Rank | Wins | Defeats | Rank | Wins | Defeats | Rank | ||
Bob Binning | Individual épée | 1 | 4 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
Individual sabre | 4 | 2 | 3 Q | 2 | 3 | 3 Q | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Michael Henderson | Individual foil | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Individual sabre | 2 | 4 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
Keith Mann | Individual épée | 2 | 4 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Individual foil | 1 | 5 | – | did not advance | ||||||
Richard Peterson | Individual épée | 2 | 4 | =5 | did not advance | |||||
Brian Pickworth | Individual foil | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Individual sabre | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 3 | 1 | 3 Q | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Team
editAthletes | Event | Elimination pool | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |
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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 |
Women
editIndividual
editAthlete | Event | Elimination pool | Final pool | ||||
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Wins | Defeats | Rank | Wins | Defeats | Rank | ||
Joyce Fenton | Individual foil | 2 | 4 | 5 | did not advance | ||
Pam French | Individual foil | 2 | 4 | 6 | did not advance | ||
Gaye McDermit | Individual foil | 4 | 3 | 3 Q | 4 | 3 |
Team
editAthletes | 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 |
Shooting
edit- Open small bore rifle
Athlete | Points | Rank |
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Don Wild | 582 | 6 |
Brian Lacey | 585 |
- Open full bore rifle
Athlete | Qualifying | Final | |||||
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Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Total points | Rank | Stage 3 | Total points | Rank | |
Maurie Gordon | 100 | 143 | 243 | =5 Q | 135 | 378 | 5 |
Tom Sutherland | 100 | 144 | 244 | =3 Q | 137 | 381 |
Swimming
edit- ^ Progressed to the final after the withdrawal of Margaret Macrae
Weightlifting
editAthlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total | Rank |
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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 |
Wrestling
editAthlete | 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 |
Officials
editTeam officials included:[1]
- Manager – Ron Shakespeare
- Assistant manager – Ashley Taylor
- Chaperone – Pat Cheesman
- Medical officer – Mayne Smeeton
- Athletics
- Section manager – J. Hutchinson
- Coach – Frank Sharpley
- 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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games Team, Kingston, Jamaica. Wellington: New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department. 1966.