New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games
Flag of New Zealand – Flag bearers IOC code  NZL NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee Website www.olympic.org.nz
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	59
Officials	16
Flag bearer	Don Oliver (weightlifting)
Medals Rank: 27	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 3
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 *with Australia as Australasia
Winter Games
1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

New Zealand competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Medalists

Gold

• Warren Cole, Ross Collinge, Simon Dickie, Dick Joyce and Dudley Storey — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours

Bronze

• Mike Ryan — Athletics, Men's Marathon
• Ian Ballinger — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

• Peter Welsh

• Heat — 9:13.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw:

• Robin Tait

• Qualifying Round — 58.88 m
• Final — 57.68 m (→ 12th place)

Hockey

Men's Team Competition:

• New Zealand — 9th place

• Beat Belgium 2-1
• Beat Great Britain 2-1
• Beat Mexico 7-0
• Drew with Australia 0-0
• Drew with Kenya 2-2
• Drew with Poland 3-3
• Lost to The Netherlands 0-2
• Lost to India 2-3

• Team Roster:

• John Anslow
• Jan Borren
• Roger Capey
• John Christensen
• John Hicks
• Bruce Judge
• Barry Maister
• Selwyn Maister
• Trevor Manning (gk)
• Alan McIntyre
• Ross McPherson
• Jim Palmer
• Alan J. Patterson
• Ted Salmon
• Bill Thomson
• Keith Thomson

Sailing

• Jonathan Farmer
• Geoffrey Smale

References

• sports-reference