New_Zealand_at_the_1974_British_Commonwealth_Games

New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation


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.

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

Medal tables

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

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Competitors

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

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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

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  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

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Combined

Men's decathlon
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Women's pentathlon
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Badminton

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Boxing

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Cycling

Road

Men's road race
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Track

Men's 1000 m sprint
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Men's tandem 2000 m sprint
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Men's 1 km time trial
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Men's 4000 m pursuit
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Men's 10 miles scratch race
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Diving

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Lawn bowls

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Shooting

Pistol

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Rifle

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Shotgun

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Swimming

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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Officials

  • Team manager – Bill Holley[2]
  • Team assistant manager – Alf Haslett[3]
  • Team doctor – Graeme Campbell[4]
  • Chaperone – B. Baxter[3]
  • Physiotherapist – Peter Stokes[3]
  • Athletics
  • Boxing
  • Cycling
    • Section manager – D. B. Smith[7]
    • Coach – Wayne Thorpe[8]
  • Shooting section manager – C. W. Stott[9]
  • Swimming
  • Wrestling
    • Section manager – K. Scott[12]
    • Coach – Brian Stannett[12]

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
  2. "Champagne tea?". The Press. 28 January 1974. p. 2. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. "Games team". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33310. 22 August 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. "N.Z. team doctor". The Press. 27 September 1973. p. 24. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. "Coach for Games". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33322. 5 September 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. "Boxing elects officials". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33296. 6 August 1973. p. 11. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. "Mills in, Kent hopeful". The Press. Vol. 114, no. 33424. 4 January 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. Cairns, R. M. (17 October 1973). "Pursuit team now complete". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33358. p. 28. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. "Shooting team". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33338. 24 September 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  10. "Games swimmers may tour north". The Press. Vol. 114, no. 33435. 17 January 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  11. "Swimming coach sought". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33275. 12 July 1973. p. 19. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  12. "Wrestling manager". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 38184. 26 March 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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