New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 142 competitors and 33 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was field athlete Warwick Nicholl. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 35 medals, nine of which were gold.

New Zealand at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Christchurch, New Zealand
Competitors142
Flag bearerOpening: Warwick Nicholl
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
9
Silver
8
Bronze
18
Total
35
Officials33
British Commonwealth Games appearances

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Venue

10th British Commonwealth Games
Host cityChristchurch, New Zealand
Nations participating38 Nations of the Commonwealth
Athletes participating1276
Events121 events in 10 sports
Opening ceremony24 January
Closing ceremony2 February
Main venueQEII Park

The games, which became known as "the friendly games", were held in Christchurch, New Zealand. The main venue was QEII Park.

The games marked the beginning of colour television broadcasts in New Zealand. The trademark logo of these Games served as the 'benchmark' design for logo designs for subsequent Games, up to 1998.

Medal tables

New Zealand was fourth on the medal table in 1974, with a total of 35 medals, including nine gold.

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldDick TaylerAthleticsMen's 10,000 m
 GoldRobin TaitAthleticsMen's discus throw
 GoldDavid Baldwin
Kerry Clark
John Somerville
Gordon Jolly
Lawn bowlsMen's fours
 GoldMaurice GordonShootingOpen full-bore rifle
 GoldJaynie ParkhouseSwimmingWomen's 800 m freestyle
 GoldMark TreffersSwimmingMen's 400 m individual medley
 GoldTony EbertWeightliftingMen's middleweight
 GoldGraham MayWeightliftingMen's super heavyweight
 GoldDavid AspinWrestlingMen's middleweight
 SilverJohn WalkerAthleticsMen's 1500 m
 SilverValerie YoungAthleticsWomen's shot put
 SilverJack FosterAthleticsMen's marathon
 SilverSue HadenAthleticsWomen's 800 m
 SilverWilliam ByrneBoxingMen's light heavyweight
 SilverMark TreffersSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle
 SilverBrian MarsdenWeightliftingMen's middle heavyweight
 SilverJohn BoltonWeightliftingMen's heavyweight
 BronzeBevan SmithAthleticsMen's 200 m
 BronzeJohn WalkerAthleticsMen's 800 m
 BronzeRobert ColleyBoxingMen's lightweight
 BronzeLance RevillBoxingMen's light middleweight
 BronzeLes RackleyBoxingMen's middleweight
 BronzeBob McDonald
Phil Skoglund
Lawn bowlsMen's pairs
 BronzePhilip Harland
Paul Medhurst
CyclingMen's tandem sprint
 BronzePaul Brydon
Russell Nant
Blair Stockwell
René Heyde
CyclingMen's team pursuit
 BronzeBruce McMillanShootingOpen rapid-fire pistol
 BronzeJohn CouttsSwimmingMen's 200 m butterfly
 BronzeSusan HunterSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley
 BronzeSusan HunterSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medley
 BronzeJaynie ParkhouseSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle
 BronzeBrian DuffyWeightliftingMen's featherweight
 BronzeBruce CameronWeightliftingMen's lightweight
 BronzeRory BarrettWeightliftingMen's heavyweight
 BronzeGordon MackayWrestlingMen's welterweight
 BronzeGary KnightWrestlingMen's super heavyweight
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 4 2 8
Weightlifting 2 2 3 7
Swimming 2 1 4 7
Wrestling 1 0 2 3
Lawn bowls 1 0 1 2
Shooting 1 0 1 2
Boxing 0 1 3 4
Cycling 0 0 2 2
Total 9 8 18 35
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 7 6 14 27
Female 1 2 3 6
Mixed / open 1 0 1 2
Total 9 8 18 35

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 362359
Badminton 459
Boxing 9N/A9
Cycling 11N/A11
Diving 134
Lawn bowls 7N/A7
Shooting 10010
Swimming 8816
Weightlifting 9N/A9
Wrestling 8N/A8
Total10339142

New Zealanders Jane and Rebecca Perrott swam for Fiji at the games, as their father was Registrar at the University of the South Pacific. At 12½ years, Rebecca was the youngest competitor at the games.[1]

Athletics

Track and road

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] Result Rank[lower-roman 2] Result Rank
Grant Anderson Men's 100 m 11.136 Did not advance
Men's 200 m 21.954 Did not advance
Wendy Brown Women's 100 m 11.63 Q 11.63 Q 11.595
Women's 200 m 23.83 Q 23.83 Q 23.446
Trevor Cochrane Men's 100 m 10.866 Did not advance
Men's 200 m 21.684 Did not advance
Rod Dixon Men's 1500 m 3:44.63 Q N/A 3:33.894
Richard Endean Men's 400 m 47.945 Did not advance
Jack Foster Men's marathon N/A 2:11:18.6
Anne Garrett Women's 1500 m 4:19.14 Q N/A 4:21.056
Alan Gilmour Men's 800 m 1:51.34 Q 1:57.788 Did not advance
Sue Haden Women's 800 m 2:06.01 Q 2:04.92 Q 2:02.04
Women's 1500 m 4:26.82 Q N/A 4:27.810
Sue Gukilau Women's 400 m 55.33 Q 55.767 Did not advance
Howard Healey Men's 3000 m steeplechase N/A 8:52.411
Nathan Healey Men's 3000 m steeplechase N/A 8:52.210
Kerry Hill Men's 100 m 10.857 Did not advance
Penny Hunt Women's 400 m 55.22 Q 55.03 Q 54.307
Roger Johnson Men's 400 m hurdles 52.93 Q 52.455 Did not advance
Philip Kear Men's 400 m 47.72 Q 47.138 Did not advance
Jan Lothian Women's 100 m hurdles 14.02 Q 14.265 Did not advance
Terry Manners Men's marathon N/A 2:12:58.64
Brenda Matthews Women's 100 m hurdles 13.71 Q 13.93 Q 13.957
Rendell McIntosh Men's 400 m hurdles 53.15 Q 51.956 Did not advance
Stuart Melville Men's 800 m 1:52.115 Did not advance
Michelle Miles Women's 100 m hurdles 14.14 Q 13.94 Q 13.895
Colleen Mills Women's 400 m 57.545 Did not advance
Phillip Mills Men's 110 m hurdles 14.516 N/A Did not advance
Lorraine Moller Women's 800 m 2:05.81 Q 2:04.23 Q 2:03.635
Tony Polhill Men's 1500 m 3:40.304 Q N/A DNS
Sylvia Potts Women's 1500 m 4:19.62 Q N/A 4:23.128
Ross Pownall Men's 110 m hurdles 14.355 N/A Did not advance
Euan Robertson Men's 3000 m steeplechase N/A 8:35.25
Kim Robertson Women's 100 m 12.064 Did not advance
Women's 200 m 24.565 Did not advance
John Robinson Men's marathon N/A 2:17:05.410
Bryan Rose Men's 5000 m 13:57.26 Q N/A 14:00.9310
Kevin Ryan Men's 5000 m 14:07.427 N/A Did not advance
Men's 10,000 m N/A 29:50.012
Bevan Smith Men's 200 m 20.91 Q 21.23 Q 21.08
Men's 400 m 47.22 Q 46.502 Q 46.606
Shirley Somervell Women's 800 m 2:04.62 Q 2:05.23 Q 2:05.837
Les Stevenson Men's 20 miles walk N/A 2:46:56.26
Dick Tayler Men's 5000 m DNS N/A Did not advance
Men's 10,000 m N/A 27:46.4
Kevin Taylor Men's 20 miles walk N/A DQ
John Walker Men's 800 m 1:47.81 Q 1:46.22 Q 1:44.92
Men's 1500 m 3:42.51 Q N/A 3:32.52
Philip Watson Men's 10,000 m N/A 29:54.813
Gail Wooten Women's 100 m 11.94 q 11.886 Did not advance
Women's 200 m 24.03 Q 24.015 Did not advance
Bevan Smith
Grant Anderson
Kerry Hill
Trevor Cochrane
Men's 4 × 100 m relay 40.54 q N/A 40.417
Bevan Smith
Philip Kear
Richard Endean
Trevor Cochrane
Men's 4 × 400 m relay N/A 3:08.015
Brenda Matthews
Gail Wooten
Kim Robertson
Wendy Brown
Women's 4 × 100 m relay 45.32 Q N/A 44.685
Lorraine Tong
Penny Hunt
Shirley Somervell
Sue Gukilau
Women's 4 × 400 m relay N/A 3:37.55
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Susan Burnside Women's high jump N/A 1.55 m14
Women's long jump 6.02 mQ 5.58 m11
Murray Cheater Men's hammer throw N/A 65.82 m5
Tuariki Delamere Men's long jump 7.53 mQ 7.31 m9
Men's triple jump N/A 14.23 m13
Pamela Hendren Women's long jump 6.37 mQ 6.11 m9
Kerry Hill Men's long jump 7.30 mQ 7.18 m10
Sandra McGookin Women's javelin throw N/A 47.84 m6
Sally Mene Women's discus throw 47.10 mQ 48.80 m7
Women's javelin throw N/A 40.44 m11
Donna Mills Women's high jump N/A 1.60 m12
Warwick Nicholl Men's hammer throw N/A 63.72 m7
Dave Norris Men's triple jump N/A 15.41 m6
Kathy Otto Women's long jump 5.65 m14 Did not progress
Barbara Poulsen Women's shot put 14.90 mQ 14.60 m5
Robin Tait Men's discus throw N/A 63.08 m
Men's shot put N/A 17.71 m5
Peter Tracy Men's pole vault N/A 4.60 m5
Valerie Young Women's shot put 14.83 mQ 15.29 m

Combined

Men's decathlon
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
Mene Mene
6.81 m
780 pts
14.22 m
741 pts

50.9
766 pts





6993 pts6
Roger Main
6.78 m
774 pts
13.97 m
725 pts

50.3
792 pts





6799 pts7
Geoffrey Wood
6.38 m
695 pts
13.34 m
685 pts

51.1
758 pts





6622 pts9
Women's pentathlon
Athlete 100 m hurdles Shot put High jump Long jump 200 m Overall points Rank
Susan Burnside 15.1
 


6.02 m
910 pts

3726 pts11
Barbara Poulsen 14.4
 
14.82 m
885 pts



4158 pts5

Badminton

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Alice Branfield Women's singles N/A  Hin-Clair (MRI)
W 11–0 11–0
 Terry (AUS)
L 3–11 6–11
Did not advance
Robin Denton Women's singles N/A  Whetnall (ENG)
L 12–10 1–11 6–11
Did not advance
Frances Erceg Women's singles N/A  Youngberg (CAN)
L 8–11 11–5 3–11
Did not advance
Warren Johns Men's singles Bye  Cooper (AUS)
W 5–15 15–7 15–7
 Talbot (ENG)
L 1–15 12–15
Did not advance
Ross Livingston Men's singles  Ahuja (IND)
W 15–10 14–17 18–15
 Jobanputra (TAN)
W 15–3 15–3
 Stuart (ENG)
W 15–9 15–3
 Gunalan (MAS)
L 7–15 8–15
Did not advance
Bryan Purser Men's singles  Ansari (SCO)
W 15–4 15–6
  Chiplunkar (TAN)
W 15–0 15–3
 Tan (MAS)
L 4–15 3–15
Did not advance
Richard Purser Men's singles Bye  Tredgett (ENG)
W 15–12 12–15 15–5
 Moo (MAS)
W 15–6 15–10
 Paulson (CAN)
L 15–6 10–15 9–15
Did not advance
Gaynor Weatherley Women's singles N/A Bye  Jones (AUS)
L 3–11 3–11
Did not advance
Warren Johns
Ross Livingston
Men's doubles N/A  Clancy / Tyrrell (AUS)
W 17–14 15–11
 Macdonnell / McKee (CAN)
W 15–8 15–5
 Stevens / Tredgett (ENG)
L 3–15 9–15
Did not advance
Bryan Purser
Richard Purser
Men's doubles N/A Bye  Stuart / Talbot (ENG)
L 10–15 4–15
Did not advance
Frances Erceg
Glenys Waller
Women's doubles N/A Bye  Boxall / Whetnall (ENG)
L 1–15 6–15
Did not advance
Alice Branfield
Robin Denton
Women's doubles N/A  Terry / Jones (AUS)
W 15–8 15–6
 Ang / Ng (MAS)
L 12–15 4–15
Did not advance
Alice Branfield
Richard Purser
Mixed doubles N/A  Boxall / Tredgett (ENG)
W 14–17 15–12 15–14
 Stewart / Gow (SCO)
W 15–13 15–7
 Gilks / Talbot (ENG)
L 1–15 12–15
 Whetnall / Stuart (ENG)
L 10–15 4–15
4
Robin Denton
Bryan Purser
Mixed doubles N/A Did not advance
Glenys Waller
Warren Johns
Mixed doubles N/A Did not advance
Gaynor Weatherley
Ross Livingston
Mixed doubles N/A Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Warren Karaitiana Bantamweight N/A  Uilata (SAM)
L
Did not advance
Derek Wilson Featherweight N/A  Mbugua (KEN)
L
Did not advance
Robert Colley Lightweight N/A  Rima (COK)
W
 Moepi (LES)
W
 Kalule (UGA)
L
Did not advance
David Jackson Light welterweight Bye  Lui (TGA)
W
 Martey (GHA)
L
Did not advance
Ronald Jackson Welterweight N/A  Taefu (SAM)
W
 Cooney (SCO)
L
Did not advance
Lance Revill Light middleweight N/A  Langol (UGA)
W
 Vaili (SAM)
W
 Harrison (SCO)
L
Did not advance
Les Rackley Middleweight N/A Bye  Wasaija (UGA)
W
 Luipa (ZAM)
L
Did not advance
William Byrne Light heavyweight N/A Bye  Thompson (PNG)
W
 Ikhouria (NIG)
W
 Knight (ENG)
L
Fisi Brown Heavyweight N/A  Onyango (KEN)
W
 Masanda (UGA)
L
Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men's road race
Athlete Time Rank
Garry Bell 5:18:265
Vern Hanaray 5:17:284

Track

Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete Round 1 First-round repechages Round 2 Second-round
repechage
Round 3 Third-round repechages Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 1 Round 2
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
John Dean  Atherly (TTO)
L
Progressed via repechages  Barnes (AUS)
L
L Did not advance
Paul Medhurst  Ibrahim (MAS)
W 12.16
Bye  Mirander (JAM)
L
W  Crutchlow (ENG)
L
 Atherly (TTO)
 Cooke (ENG)
L
 Luces (TTO)
 Cooke (ENG)
W 11.82
 Nicholson (AUS)
L, L
Did not advance 5
Bryce Preston  Hatfield (WAL)
W 12.33
Bye  Cooke (ENG)
W 12.48
Bye  Luces (TTO)
W 12.36
Bye  Mirander (JAM)
L, L
Did not advance 7
Men's tandem 2000 m sprint
Athletes Qualification Semifinals Final / BM
Time Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Philip Harland
Paul Medhurst
11.103 Q  Rush / O'Neill (AUS)
L, W 11.95, L
 Hatfield / Tudor (WAL)
W 11.12, W 11.58
Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete Time Rank
John Dean 1:14.2210
René Heyde 1:12.164
Jacob Schriek 1:12.816
Men's 4000 m pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Russell Nant Individual pursuit 5:25.2411 Did not progress
Blair Stockwell Individual pursuit 5:08.961 Q  Paris (AUS)
W 5:09.63
 Moore (ENG)
L
 Sutton (AUS)
L
4
Paul Brydon
René Heyde
Russell Nant
Blair Stockwell
Team pursuit 4:50.402 Q N/A  Australia
L
 Scotland
W 4:45.90
Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete Time Rank
Paul Brydon 20:51.786
Paul Medhurst Unplaced
John Dean Unplaced

Diving

Athlete Event Points Rank
Cyril Buscke Men's 3 m springboard 440.73 7
Karen Conway Women's 3 m springboard 376.83 9
Rebecca Ewert Women's 3 m springboard 379.29 8
Margaret Lay Women's 3 m springboard 354.81 10

Lawn bowls

Athlete Event Round robin Rank
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
Percy Jones Men's singles  Salkeld
 (CAN)
W 21–18
 Snowsill
 (FIJ)
W 23–18
 Du Feu
 (GUE)
W 21–13
 Dallah
 (HKG)
L 18–21
 Williams
 (SAM)
W 21–13
 Dent
 (PNG)
W 21–13
 Lakin
 (MAW)
W 21–15
 White
 (AUS)
L 20–21
 Gosden
 (KEN)
W 21–16
 Fulton
 (NIR)
W 24–15
 Wood
 (SCO)
L 19–21
 Evans
 (WAL)
W 22–10
 Bryant
 (ENG)
L 8–21
4
Phil Skoglund
Bob McDonald
Men's pairs  Canada
W 27–3
 Fiji
L 15–28
 Guernsey
W 29–7
 Hong Kong
W 24–15
 Samoa
W 32–16
 Papua New Guinea
W 25–15
 Malawi
W 22–11
 Australia
W 22–18
 Kenya
W 25–13
 Northern Ireland
L 18–22
 Scotland
D 17–17
 Wales
W 19–15
 England
W 23–21
Kerry Clark
David Baldwin
John Somerville
Gordon Jolly
Men's fours  Canada
W 21–11
 Scotland
W 18–11
 Papua New Guinea
W 23–15
 Australia
L 11–33
 Northern Ireland
W 47–2
 Wales
L 17–22
 Fiji
W 28–15
 Kenya
W 23–16
 England
W 30–13
 Samoa
W 34–11
Bye  Zambia
W 23–13
 Hong Kong
W 33–9

Shooting

Pistol

Athlete Event Points Rank
James Irvine Open free pistol 522 12
John Howat Open rapid-fire pistol 562 14
Bruce McMillan Open rapid-fire pistol 581

Rifle

Athlete Event Points Rank
Ian Ballinger Open small-bore rifle 588 4
Jack Scott Open small-bore rifle 584 11
Frank Godfrey Open full-bore rifle 378.25 5
Maurice Gordon Open full-bore rifle 387.26

Shotgun

Athlete Event Points Rank
Bruce Anderson Open skeet 174 11
James McKenzie Open skeet 180 9
Open trap 165 13
Bruce Lassen Open trap 186 =5

Swimming

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Karol Albury Women's 100 m freestyle 1:03.1814 Did not advance
Allison Calder Women's 200 m freestyle 2:11.5110 Did not advance
Women's 400 m freestyle 4:36.4314 Did not advance
Women's 800 m freestyle 9:14.596 Q 9:19.196
John Coutts Men's 100 m butterfly 59.8110 Did not advance
Men's 200 m butterfly 2:09.044 Q 2:07.03
Ashley Fogel Men's 200 m individual medley 2:19.8411 Did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:56.1613 Did not advance
Susan Hunter Women's 100 m backstroke 1:09.087 Q 1:09.067
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:29.328 Q 2:26.276
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:27:062 Q 2:26.18
Women's 400 m individual medley 5:08.963 Q 5:07.20
Michael Johnston Men's 100 m freestyle 56.7617 Did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle 2:01.099 Did not advance
Suzanne Kennedy Women's 200 m freestyle 2:13.9313 Did not advance
Women's 400 m freestyle 4:36.8915 Did not advance
Women's 800 m freestyle 9:24.3213 Did not advance
Debbie Ledgerwood Women's 100 m butterfly 1:08.0712 Did not advance
Women's 200 m butterfly 2:26.048 Q 2:28.408
Brent Lewis Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:12.7011 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:34.9410 Did not advance
Jane Lowe Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:18.427 Q 1:17.726
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:43.342 Q 2:45.104
Brett Naylor Men's 100 m freestyle 56.0111 Did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle 1:59.654 Q 1:59.356
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:09.502 Q 4:10.885
Jaynie Parkhouse Women's 100 m freestyle 1:00.384 Q 1:00.965
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:10.327 Q 2:08.805
Women's 400 m freestyle 4:25.582 Q 4:23.09
Women's 800 m freestyle 9:01.384 Q 8:58.49
Monique Rodahl Women's 100 m butterfly 1:08.6514 Did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:27.846 Q 2:27.677
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:32.4412 Did not advance
Philip Thorogood Men's 100 m backstroke 1:04.6912 Did not advance
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:16.2210 Did not advance
Michael Toomey Men's 100 m butterfly 1:00.6113 Did not advance
Mark Treffers Men's 400 m freestyle 4:15.858 Q 4:05.804
Men's 1500 m freestyle N/A 15:59.82
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:48.745 Q 4:35.90
Ashley Fogel
Brett Naylor
John Coutts
Michael Johnston
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/A 3:45.765
Brett Naylor
John Coutts
Mark Treffers
Michael Johnston
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/A 8:01.035
Brent Lewis
Brett Naylor
Michael Toomey
Philip Thorogood
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay N/A 4:14.086
Allison Calder
Jaynie Parkhouse
Susan Hunter
Suzanne Kennedy
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/A 4:06.945
Debbie Ledgerwood
Jane Lowe
Jaynie Parkhouse
Monique Rodahl
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay N/A 4:41.545

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Snatch Clean and jerk Total Rank
Brian Duffy Featherweight 102.5 kg 130.0 kg 232.5 kg
Bruce Cameron Lightweight 110.0 kg 142.5 kg 252.5 kg
Phillip Sue Lightweight 250.0 kg 5
Tony Ebert Middleweight 117.5 kg 157.5 kg 275.0 kg
Peter Brosnan Light heavyweight 127.5 kg 162.5 kg 290.0 kg 4
Brian Marsden Middle heavyweight 135.0 kg 180.0 kg 315.0 kg
John Bolton Heavyweight 145.0 kg 195.0 kg 340.0 kg
Rory Barrett Heavyweight 140.0 kg 180.0 kg 320.0 kg
Graham May Super heavyweight 150.0 kg 192.5 kg 342.5 kg

Wrestling

Athlete Event Elimination rounds Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Bruce McMahon Flyweight  Kumar (IND)
L
 Navie (AUS)
L
Did not progress
Barry Oldridge Bantamweight  Burke (AUS)
L
Bye  Gill (ENG)
L
Did not progress
Andy Roche Featherweight  Chingle (IND)
L
 Brown (AUS)
L
Did not progress
Paul Dalley Lightweight  Marsh (AUS)
W
 Martin (CAN)
L
 Gilligan (ENG)
L
Did not progress
Gordon Mackay Welterweight  Pawar (IND)
L
Bye  Lavallee (CAN)
W
 Shacklady (ENG)
L
David Aspin Middleweight  O'Brien (AUS)
W
 Grinstead (ENG)
W
 Singh (IND)
W
 Hryb (CAN)
W
James Downey Light heavyweight Bye  Allan (SCO)
L
 Singh (IND)
L
Did not progress
Gary Knight Super heavyweight Bye  Benko (CAN)
L
 Robertson (SCO)
Both DQ
N/A

See also

References

  • Official History of the Xth British Commonwealth Games edited by A. R. Cant (2004, Christchurch)
  • The Commonwealth Games: the first 60 years 1930–1990 by Cleve Dheensaw (1994, Hodder & Stoughton, Canada/New Zealand) ISBN 0-340-60002-0
  1. Wellington’s swim queen in The Wellingtonian, 21 March 2013 p12
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