New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 64 competitors, 56 men and eight women, who took part in 35 events across 11 sports.[1] Selection of the team for the Games in Tokyo, Japan, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Peter Snell. The New Zealand team finished equal 12th on the medal table, winning a total of five medals, three of which were gold.

New Zealand at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Tokyo
Competitors64 (56 men, 8 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Peter Snell
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
5
Officials17
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Australasia (1908 · 1912)

Medal tables
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldPeter SnellAthleticsMen's 800 metres16 October
 GoldPeter SnellAthleticsMen's 1500 metres21 October
 GoldHelmer Pedersen
Earle Wells		SailingFlying Dutchman21 October
 BronzeMarise ChamberlainAthleticsWomen's 800 metres20 October
 BronzeJohn DaviesAthleticsMen's 1500 metres21 October
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 0 2 4
Sailing 1 0 0 1
Total 3 0 2 5
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 3 0 1 4
Female 0 0 1 1
Total 3 0 2 5

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Track and road

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] Result Rank[lower-roman 2] Result Rank[lower-roman 3] Result Rank
Bill Baillie Men's 5000 m 13:55.42 Q N/A 13:51.06
Marise Chamberlain Women's 800 m 2:06.82 Q N/A 2:04.61 Q 2:02.8
John Davies Men's 1500 m 3:45.52 Q N/A 3:41.93 Q 3:39.6
Murray Halberg Men's 5000 m 14:12.04 N/A Did not advance
Men's 10,000 m N/A 29:10.87
Jeff Julian Men's marathon N/A 2:27:57.629
Ivan Keats Men's marathon N/A 2:36:16.842
Barry Magee Men's 10,000 m N/A 30:32.023
Avis McIntosh Women's 80 m hurdles 10.83 Q N/A 10.95 Did not advance
Women's 100 m 12.04 Q 12.06 Did not advance
Doreen Porter Women's 100 m 11.72 Q 11.85 Did not advance
Women's 200 m 24.23 q N/A 24.06 Did not advance
Ray Puckett Men's marathon N/A 2:27:34.027
Neville Scott Men's 5000 m 15:01.011 N/A Did not advance
Peter Snell Men's 800 m 1:49.01 Q N/A 1:46.91 Q 1:45.1 OR
Men's 1500 m 3:46.84 Q N/A 3:38.81 Q 3:38.1
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
  3. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Les Mills Men's discus throw 51.7021 Did not advance
Men's shot put 18.05=6 Q 18.527
Valerie Young Women's discus throw 51.9410 Q 49.5913
Women's shot put 16.402 Q 17.264

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Paddy Donovan Men's lightweight Bye  Pace (ARG)
L RSC		 Did not advance =17
Brian Maunsell Men's light welterweight Bye  Frolov (URS)
L RSC		 Did not advance =17

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented New Zealand in 1964.

Road
Men's individual road race
Athlete Time Rank
Laurie Byers 4:39:51.7410
Max Grace 4:39:51.8366
Richard Johnstone 4:39:51.7417
Des Thomson 4:39:51.8161
Men's team time trial
Athlete Time Rank
Laurie Byers
Arthur Candy
Max Grace
Richard Johnstone		 2:38:37.3518

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Jumping
Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Overall
Faults Rank Faults Rank Faults Rank
Bruce Hansen Tide Individual 24.00=27 32.0037 56.00=31
Graeme Hansen Saba Sam Individual 12.7510 25.0033 37.7523
Adrian White El Dorado Individual 37.2536 25.2534 62.5035
Bruce Hansen
Graeme Hansen
Adrian White		 See above Team 74.0010 82.2510 156.2510

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Women's individual
Apparatus qualifying and all-around
Athlete Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor All-around
total		 All-around
rank
C O Rank C O Rank C O Rank C O Rank
Pauline Gardiner 8.9338.833688.1338.26674 8.7338.066768.6338.73379 68.33076
Theodora Hill 8.6008.933728.4007.83377 8.8008.700708.7668.93368 68.96575
Jean Spencer 8.6008.500767.9338.40075 8.6667.300798.3668.60081 66.36578

None of the New Zealand gymnasts qualified for any of the apparatus finals.

Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament
Team roster
John Anslow
Ernest Barnes
Trevor Blake
Peter Byers
Phil Bygrave
Timothy Carter
John Cullen		 Ross Gillespie
Bruce Judge
Grantley Judge
Ian Kerr
Brian Maunsell
Alan Patterson
Bill Schaefer
Group A
12 October 1964 (1964-10-12)
New Zealand  2–0  Great Britain
13 October 1964 (1964-10-13)
Kenya  3–2  New Zealand
15 October 1964 (1964-10-15)
Japan  1–0  New Zealand
16 October 1964 (1964-10-16)
Australia  2–1  New Zealand
18 October 1964 (1964-10-18)
Pakistan  2–0  New Zealand
19 October 1964 (1964-10-19)
Rhodesia 2–1  New Zealand
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Qualification
 Pakistan660017312Advance to semi-finals
 Australia64021658Advance to semi-finals
 Kenya63127975th–8th classification round
 Japan63036665th–8th classification round
 Great Britain62045124
Rhodesia61144163
 New Zealand61056102

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
See also: List of New Zealand rowers at the Summer Olympics

In 1964, New Zealand entered boats in three of the seven events:[2] men's single sculls,[3] men's coxed four,[4] and men's eight.[5] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[6]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Murray Watkinson Single sculls 7:49.01 2 R 7:45.28 1 FA 8:35.57 5
Darien Boswell
Alistair Dryden
Peter Masfen
Dudley Storey
Robert Page (cox)		 Coxed four 6:50.81 3 R 7:09.26 2 FB 6:45.16 8
Mark Brownlee
Alexander Clark
Peter Delaney
John Gibbons
George Paterson
Tony Popplewell
Raymond Skinner
Alan Webster
Douglas Pulman (cox)		 Eight 6:20.63 4 R 6:14.83 3 FB 6:07.59 11

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Peter Mander Finn 716 1017 841 716 1620 774 341 5684 4
Helmer Pedersen (helm)
Earle Wells		 Flying Dutchman 219 101
DNF		 1423 946 1423 1423 821 6255

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Dave Gerrard Men's 200 m butterfly 2:16.314 Q 2:15.413 Did not advance
Vivien Haddon Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:53.411 N/A Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Don Oliver Men's heavyweight 157.510 132.512 190.0=4 480.09

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Tony Greig Men's freestyle lightweight  Jeong  (KOR)
L		  Rost (EUA)
L Fall		 Eliminated
Roy Meehan Men's freestyle featherweight  Tovar (MEX)
L Fall		  Seifpour (IRI)
L Fall		 Eliminated

References
  1. "New Zealand at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. "New Zealand Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. "Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. "Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. "Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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