New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 64 competitors, 56 men and eight women, who took part in 35 events across 11 sports. Selection of the team for the Games in Tokyo, Japan, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Peter Snell. The New Zealand team finished equal 12th on the medal table, winning a total of five medals, three of which were gold.
Medal tables
MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 800 metres 16 October Athletics Men's 1500 metres 21 October Earle Wells Sailing Flying Dutchman 21 October Athletics Women's 800 metres 20 October Athletics Men's 1500 metres 21 October
Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 2024 Sailing 1001 Total3025
Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 3 0 14 Female 0 0 11 Total3025
Athletics
Track and road
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankBill BaillieMen's 5000 m 13:55.4 2 Q colspan=4 13:51.0 6Marise ChamberlainWomen's 800 m 2:06.8 2 Q colspan=2 2:04.6 1 Q 2:02.8 John DaviesMen's 1500 m 3:45.5 2 Q colspan=2 3:41.9 3 Q 3:39.6 Murray HalbergMen's 5000 m 14:12.0 4 colspan=4 did not advanceMen's 10,000 m colspan=6 29:10.8 7Jeff JulianMen's marathon colspan=6 2:27:57.6 29Ivan KeatsMen's marathon colspan=6 2:36:16.8 42Barry MageeMen's 10,000 m colspan=6 30:32.0 23Avis McIntoshWomen's 80 m hurdles 10.8 3 Q colspan=2 10.9 5 did not advanceWomen's 100 m 12.0 4 Q 12.0 6 did not advanceDoreen PorterWomen's 100 m 11.7 2 Q 11.8 5 did not advanceWomen's 200 m 24.2 3 q colspan=2 24.0 6 did not advanceRay PuckettMen's marathon colspan=6 2:27:34.0 27Neville ScottMen's 5000 m 15:01.0 11 colspan=4 did not advancePeter SnellMen's 800 m 1:49.0 1 Q colspan=2 1:46.9 1 Q 1:45.1 OR Men's 1500 m 3:46.8 4 Q colspan=2 3:38.8 1 Q 3:38.1
Field AthleteEventQualificationFinalResult RankResult RankLes MillsMen's discus throw 51.70 21 did not advanceMen's shot put 18.05 =6 Q 18.52 7Valerie YoungWomen's discus throw 51.94 10 Q 49.59 13Women's shot put 16.40 2 Q 17.26 4
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultPaddy DonovanMen's lightweightL Did not advance=17Brian MaunsellMen's light welterweightL Did not advance=17
Cycling
Five cyclists represented New Zealand in 1964.
Road AthleteEventTimeRankLaurie ByersMen's individual road race 4:39:51.74 10Max Grace 4:39:51.83 66Dick Johnstone 4:39:51.74 17Des Thomson 4:39:51.81 61Laurie ByersArthur CandyMax GraceDick JohnstoneMen's team time trial 2:38:37.35 18
Equestrian
Jumping AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2OverallFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankBruce HansenTideIndividual24.00 =2732.00 3756.00 =31Graeme HansenSaba SamIndividual12.75 1025.00 3337.75 23Adrian WhiteEl DoradoIndividual37.25 3625.25 3462.50 35Bruce HansenGraeme HansenAdrian WhiteSee aboveTeam74.00 1082.25 10156.25 10
Gymnastics
Women's individual Apparatus qualifying and all-around AthleteVaultUneven barsBalance beamFloorAll-aroundtotalAll-aroundrank Rank C O Rank C O Rank C O RankPauline Gardiner8.9338.833688.1338.266748.7338.066768.6338.7337968.33076Theodora Hill8.6008.933728.4007.833778.8008.700708.7668.9336868.96575Jean Spencer8.6008.500767.9338.400758.6667.300798.3668.6008166.36578 None of the New Zealand gymnasts qualified for any of the apparatus finals.
Field hockey
Men's tournament Team roster John AnslowErnie BarnesTrevor BlakePeter ByersPhil BygraveTimothy CarterJohn Cullen Ross GillespieBruce JudgeGrantley JudgeIan KerrBrian MaunsellAlan PattersonBill Schaefer
Group A
TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsQualification 6 6 0 0 17 3 12 Advance to semi-finals 6 4 0 2 16 5 8 Advance to semi-finals 6 3 1 2 7 9 7 5th–8th classification round 6 3 0 3 6 6 6 5th–8th classification round 6 2 0 4 5 12 4 Rhodesia 6 1 1 4 4 16 3 6 1 0 5 6 10 2
Rowing
In 1964, New Zealand entered boats in three of the seven events: men's single sculls, men's coxed four, and men's eight. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Sailing
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank1234567 Peter Mander Finn7161017841716162077434156844 Helmer Pedersen (helm)Earle Wells Flying Dutchman2191011423946142314238216255
Swimming
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Dave Gerrard Men's 200 m butterfly 2:16.3 14 Q 2:15.4 13 did not advance Vivien Haddon Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:53.4 11 colspan=2 did not advance
Weightlifting
AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDon OliverMen's heavyweight 157.5 10 132.5 12 190.0 =4 480.0 9
Wrestling
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5FinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultTony GreigMen's freestyle lightweightLL FallEliminatedRoy MeehanMen's freestyle featherweightL FallL FallEliminated
Officials Team manager – William Stevenson Assistant team manager – Ron Shakespeare Team doctor – Renton Grigor Chaperone – Zelda Bridgens Athletics section manager – Max Carr Boxing section manager – Syd Ashton Cycling section manager – Bob Carruthers Equestrian section manager – Ben Rutherford Field hockey section manager – Bob Milne Gymnastics section manager – David McKenzie-Edwards Rowing Section manager – Jack Stevenson Coach (eight and four) – Eric Craies Sailing section manager – Don St Clair Brown Swimming section manager – Bryan Simpson Weightlifting section manager – Trevor Clark
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