New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| New Zealand at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 89 (82 men, 7 women) in 14 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | David Aspin (Wrestling) | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 23 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 3 |
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*with Australia as Australasia |
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New Zealand competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. For the first time at the Olympics, God Defend New Zealand was played instead of God Save the King/Queen. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 89 competitors, 82 men and 7 women, who took part in 63 events in 14 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Tony Hurt, Wybo Veldman, Dick Joyce, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker, Gary Robertson, and Simon Dickie — Rowing, Men's Eights
Silver
- Dick Tonks, Dudley Storey, Ross Collinge, and Noel Mills — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
Bronze
- Rod Dixon — Athletics, Men's 1,500m
Archery
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In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, New Zealand entered one man in the competition.
Men's:
- Robin Sampson — 2115 points (53rd place)
Athletics
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Men's 100 metres
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- Heat — 10.77 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
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- Heat — 21.17
- Second round — 21.04 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500 metres
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- Heat — 3:40.0
- Semifinals — 3:37.9
- Final — 3:37.5 (→ Bronze Medal)
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- Heat — 3:42.3
- Semifinals — 3:41.8
- Final — 3:41.8 (→ 9th place)
Men's 5.000 m:
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- Heat — 14:35.2 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 13:56,2 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 14:11,6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 m:
- Gavin Thorley — did not finish
Men's 400 m Hurdles:
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- Heat — 50.48 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon:
- Jack Foster — 2:16:56.2 (→ 8th place)
- Dave McKenzie — 2:22:19.2 (→ 22nd place)
- Terry Manners — 2:25:29.2 (→ 34th place)
Men's Shot Put:
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- Qualifying Round — 18.38 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw:
- Les Mills
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- Qualifying Round — 59.22 m
- Final — 55.86 m (→ 14th place)
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- Qualifying Round — 55.88 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
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- Heat — 11.77 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 metres
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- Heat — 52.82
- Second Round — 52.66 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 m:
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- Heat — 2:04.9 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Hurdles:
- Brenda Matthews
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- Heat — 13.81 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
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Men's Featherweight:
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- 1/16-Final — lost to Kazuo Kobayashi of Japan (1 - 4)
Men's Welterweight:
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- 1/16-Final — defeated Günther Meier of West Germany (0 - 5)
Canoeing
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Men's Kayak Singles:
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- Preliminary Heats — 4:12.45
- Repechages — 4:02.48
- Semifinal — 4:01.97
Men's Kayak Pairs:
- Donald Cooper and Tom Dooney
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- Preliminary Heats — 3:56.48
- Repechages — 3:45.65
Cycling
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Eight cyclists represented New Zealand in 1972.
- Bruce Biddle — 4:15:04 (3rd place[2])
- Paul Brydon — 4:17:03 (→ 50th place)
- Vern Hanaray — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Robert Oliver — did not finish (→ no ranking)
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- Final — 1:09.10 (→ 16th place)
- Paul Brydon, John Dean, Neil Lyster and Blair Stockwell — - 4:35.11 (→ 14th place)
Alternative member: Brent Pascoe
Gymnastics
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Men's Team Competition
- Terry Sale — (compulsory exercises:42.20, optional exercises:49.85)
Women's Team Competition
- Dianne Foote — (compulsory exercises:33.30, optional exercises:33.55)
Hockey
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Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Drew with Australia (0-0)
- Defeated Mexico (7-0)
- Defeated Great Britain (2-1)
- Lost to the Netherlands (0-2)
- Drew with Poland (3-3)
- Drew with Kenya (2-2)
- Lost to India (2-3)
- Classification Match
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- 9th/10th place: Defeated Belgium (2-1) → 9th place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Ross Gillespie
Judo
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Men's Middleweight:
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- Pool A — defeated Adam Adamczyk of Poland
- Pool A — lost to Alex Henri Bijkerk of Australia
Rowing
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Men's Single Sculls
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- Heat — 7:51.29
- Repechage — 8:11.51
- Semi Finals — 8:30.88
- B-Final — 8:05.42 (→ 10th place)
Men's Coxswainless Fours:
- Dick Tonks, Dudley Storey, Ross Collinge and Noel Mills — Preliminary heats: 6:47.27, Semi–Final: 7:03.99, Final: 6:25.64 (silver medal)
Men's Fours with Coxswain:
- Warren Cole, Chris Nilsson, John Clark, David Lindstrom, Lindsay Wilson — Preliminary heats: 6:51,76, Semi–Final: 7:21.94, Final: 6:42.55 (6th place)
Men's Eights with coxswain:
- Tony Hurt, Wybo Veldman, Dick Joyce, John Hunter, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker, Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie — Preliminary heats: 6:06.19, Semi–Final: 6:28.40, Final: 6:08.94 (gold medal)
Sailing
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Men's Finn:
- Bret De Thier - 109.7 (→ 10th place)
Men's Flying Dutchman:
- Jock Bilger and Murray Ross - 79.0 (→ 9th place)
Men's Dragon:
- Noel Everett, Fraser Beer, and Ron Watson - 51.0 (→ 5th place)
Men's Soling:
- Con Linton, Steve Marten, and Jack Scholes - 113.0 (→ 21st place)
Alternative member: Jonty Farmer, Jack Hansen, Geoff Smals, Bryan Treleaven
Shooting
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Men's Rapid Fire Pistol
- Bruce McMillan - 582 points (→ 28th place)
Men's Small Bore Rifle, Prône
- Mike Watt - 593 points (→ 29th place)
- Ian Ballinger - 591 points (→ 46th place)
Men's Running Game
- Graeme Mclntyre - 523 points (→ 26th place)
Swimming
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Men's 100 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 54.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Colin Herring
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- Heat — 2:00.29 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Freestyle:
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- Heat — 4:14.10 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle:
- Mark Treffers
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- Heat — 16:23.86
- Final — 16:18.84 (→ 6th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley:
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- Heat — 2:15.04 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley:
- John McConnochie
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- Heat — 4:49.89 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Freestyle:
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- Heat — 1:02.95 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Freestyle:
- Heather Coombridge
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- Heat — 2:14.78 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Freestyle:
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- Heat — 4:40.24 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 m Freestyle:
- Jaynie Parkhouse
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- Heat — 9:34.65 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke:
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- Heat — 1:10.06 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Backstroke:
- Susan Hunter
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- Heat — 2:28.28 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley:
- Susan Hunter
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- Heat — 2:30.29 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley:
- Susan Hunter
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- Heat — 5:14.47 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
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Men's Middleweight:
- Tony Ebert- 410.0 kg (→ 17th place)
Men's Light Heavyweight:
- Brian Marsden - 445.0 kg (→ 12th place)
Men's Heavyweight:
- John Bolton - gave up
Wrestling
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Men's Freestyle (–82 kg):
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- Round 1 - lost to Harishchandra of India (4 - 4, 7:08)
- Round 2 - lost to Ali Hagilou of Iran (1 - 3)
References
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- ↑ Bruce Biddle classified as the 3rd place finisher after Jaime Huelamo of Spain was disqualified for failing a drugs test. The Bronze medal was not awarded to Biddle as had not been drugs tested.
