New_Zealand_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics

New Zealand at the
1972 Summer Olympics
New Zealand at the; 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NZL
NOC	New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in Munich
Competitors	89 (82 men, 7 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	David Aspin (Wrestling)
Medals; Ranked 23rd	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Australasia (1908–1912)

New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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]

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[2] Ranks given are within the heat

[3] Ranks given are within the quarterfinal

[4] Ranks given are within the semifinal

[5] Biddle was classified as the third-placed finisher after Jaime Huélamo of Spain was disqualified for failing a drugs test. The bronze medal was, however, not awarded to Biddle as he had not been drug-tested.

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Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Male	1	1	1	3
Female	0	0	0	0
Total	1	1	1	3

Athlete	Event	Round 1						Round 2						Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	30 m	50 m	70 m	90 m	Total	Rank	30 m	50 m	70 m	90 m	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Robin Sampson	Men's individual	278	268	279	235	1060	53	309	210	289	247	1055	53	2115	53

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank^{[lower-roman 1]}	Result	Rank^{[lower-roman 2]}	Result	Rank^{[lower-roman 3]}	Result	Rank
Laurie D'Arcy	Men's 100 m	10.77	5	did not advance
Rod Dixon	Men's 1500 m	3:40.0	2 Q	—		3:37.9	1 Q	3:37.5
Jack Foster	Men's marathon	—						2:16:56	8
Sue Haden	Women's 800 m	2:04.86	4	—		did not advance
Penny Hunt	Women's 400 m	52.82	2 Q	52.66	6	did not advance
Roger Johnson	Men's 400 m hurdles	50.48	4	—		did not advance
Terry Manners	Men's marathon	—						2:25:29	34
Brenda Matthews	Women's 100 m	11.77	5 Q	11.87	8	did not advance
Brenda Matthews	Women's 100 m hurdles	13.81	5	—		did not advance
Dave McKenzie	Men's marathon	—						2:22:19	22
Tony Polhill	Men's 1500 m	3:42.3	2 Q	—		3:41.8	3 Q	3:41.8	9
Dick Quax	Men's 5000 m	14:35.2	9	—				did not advance
Bevan Smith	Men's 200 m	21.17	3 Q	21.04	4	did not advance
Dick Tayler	Men's 5000 m	13:56.2	10	—				did not advance
Gavin Thorley	Men's 5000 m	14:11.6	10	—				did not advance
Gavin Thorley	Men's 10,000 m	DNF		—				did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Les Mills	Men's shot put	18.38	23	did not advance
Les Mills	Men's discus throw	59.22	14 Q	55.86	14
Robin Tait	Men's discus throw	56.60	20	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jeff Rackley	Men's welterweight	Bye	Meier (FRG) L 0 – 5	did not advance				=17
Pat Ryan	Men's featherweight	Bye	Kobayashi (JPN) L 1 – 4	did not advance				=17

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New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Medal tables

Archery

Athletics

Track and road

Field

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road

Track

Gymnastics

Men's individual

Women's individual

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Officials

References

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Tony Hurt Wybo Veldman Dick Joyce John Hunter Lindsay Wilson Joe Earl Trevor Coker Gary Robertson Simon Dickie (cox)	Rowing	Men's eight	2 September
Silver	Dick Tonks Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Noel Mills	Rowing	Men's coxless four	2 September
Bronze	Rod Dixon	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres	10 September

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechages		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Donald Cooper	Men's K-1 1000 m	4:12.45	5 R	4:02.48	1 Q	4:01.97	5	did not advance
Donald Cooper Tom Dooney	Men's K-2 1000 m	3:56.48	5 R	3:45.65	5	did not advance

Athlete	Time	Rank
Bruce Biddle	4:15:04	3^{[lower-roman 1]}
Paul Brydon	4:17:03	50
Vern Hanaray	DNF
Robert Oliver	DNF

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification
India	7	5	2	0	25	8	12	Advance to semi-finals
Netherlands	7	5	1	1	20	9	11	Advance to semi-finals
Great Britain	7	4	1	2	15	10	9	5th–8th place classification
Australia	7	3	2	2	18	8	8	5th–8th place classification
New Zealand	7	2	3	2	16	11	7	9th / 10th place play-off
Poland	7	2	2	3	12	12	6	11th / 12th place play-off
Kenya	7	1	1	5	8	17	3	13th / 14th place play-off
Mexico	7	0	0	7	1	40	0	15th / 16th place play-off

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Fraser Beer Noel Everett (helm) Ron Watson	Dragon	14.0	19.0	~~21.0~~	15.0	3.0	0.0	C	51.0	5
Jock Bilger (helm) Murray Ross	Flying Dutchman	20.0	~~27.0~~	3.0	3.0	10.0	17.0	24.0	79.0	9
Bret De Thier	Finn	15.0	11.7	21.0	3.0	33.0	41.0 DNF	26.0	109.7	10
Con Linton Steve Marten (helm) Jack Scholes	Soling	20.0	24.0	25.0	~~26.0~~	26.0	18.0	C	113.0	21

Athlete	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Total	Rank
Ian Ballinger	98	100	100	100	97	96	591	46
Mike Watt	99	98	100	100	99	97	593	29

Athlete	Floor			Pommel horse			Rings			Vault			Parallel bars			Horizontal bar			All-around total	All-around rank
Athlete	C	O	Rank	C	O	Rank	C	O	Rank	C	O	Rank	C	O	Rank	C	O	Rank	All-around total	All-around rank
Terry Sale	7.300	8.650	=104	6.500	8.050	=101	6.600	7.350	110	9.000	8.900	=71	6.650	8.500	110	6.150	8.400	110	92.050	110

Athlete	Vault			Uneven bars			Balance beam			Floor			All-around total	All-around rank
Athlete	C	O	Rank	C	O	Rank	C	O	Rank	C	O	Rank	All-around total	All-around rank
Diane Foote	8.600	8.900	=69	7.950	7.800	113	8.400	8.100	94	8.350	8.750	=99	66.850	=104