New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 37 competitors, 33 men and four women, who took part in 28 events across nine sports. Selection of the team for the Games in Rome, Italy, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Les Mills. Harold Austad was the team's Chef de Mission. The New Zealand team finished 14th on the medal table, winning a total of three medals, two of which were gold.

Medal tables MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 800 metres Athletics Men's 5000 metres Athletics Men's marathon

Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 2013 Total2013

Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 2 0 13 Female 0 0 00 Total2013

Athletics

Track and road

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMurray HalbergMen's 5000 m 14:04.28 2 Q colspan=4 13:43.76 Men's 10,000 m colspan=6 28:49.11 5Jeff JulianMen's marathon colspan=6 2:24:50.6 18Barry MageeMen's 10,000 m colspan=6 30:35.80 26Men's marathon colspan=6 2:17:18.2 Valerie MorganWomen's 100 m 12.61 3 12.66 7 did not advanceWomen's 200 m 25.39 5 colspan=2 did not advanceRay PuckettMen's marathon colspan=6 2:37:36.0 51Norman ReadMen's 20 km walk colspan=6 1:36:59.0 5Men's 50 km walk colspan=6 Barry RobinsonMen's 200 m 22.2 5 did not advanceMen's 400 m 47.6 2 Q 48.3 6 did not advanceDonal SmithMen's 800 m 1:51.86 1 Q 1:48.52 4 did not advancePeter SnellMen's 800 m 1:48.22 1 Q 1:48.84 2 Q 1:47.34 1 Q 1:46.48 OR

Field AthleteEventQualificationFinalResult RankResult RankDave NorrisMen's long jump 7.04 32 did not advanceMen's triple jump 14.30 36 did not advanceLes MillsMen's discus throw 50.76 28 did not advanceMen's shot put 16.93 11 Q 17.06 11Valerie SloperWomen's discus throw 46.91 12 q 48.81 10Women's shot put 16.07 2 Q 16.39 4Jennifer ThompsonWomen's discus throw 46.74 14 did not advanceBeverly WeigelWomen's long jump 6.12 5 Q 5.98 10

Cycling

One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1960.

Track Men's 1000 m time trial AthleteTimeRankWarwick Dalton 1:10.68 11

Equestrian

Jumping AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2OverallFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankAdrian WhiteTelebraeIndividual33.25 3512 =445.25 23

Fencing

One fencer represented New Zealand in 1960.

AthleteEventRound 1 poolRound 2 poolQuarterfinal poolSemifinal poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWins Brian Pickworth Men's individual épéeL 1 – 5W 5 – 1W 5 – 3W 5 – 2W 5 – 3 4L 1 – 5L 3 – 5L 3 – 5L 1 – 5L 1 – 5 0 did not advance Men's individual foilW 5 – 4L 1 – 5L 1 – 5L 4 – 5L 2 – 5 1 Did not advance Men's individual sabreW 5 – 4L 4 – 5L 4 – 5L 3 – 5L 0 – 5 1 Did not advance

Field hockey

Men's tournament Team roster John AbramsJames BarclayPhillip BygraveJohn CullenRoss GillespieAnthony HaydeNoel Hobson Ian KerrMurray MathiesonGuy McGregorMervyn McKinnonKevin PercyBill SchaeferBruce Turner

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAPtsQualification 3 3 0 0 17 1 6 Advance to quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 Tie-breaker to determine second place in group 3 1 1 1 6 7 3 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 13th–16th classification round Group A tie-breaker

By winning the Group A tie-breaker match, New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals, while the Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th to 12th places.

Quarter-final

After losing its quarter-final, New Zealand moved into the classification matches for 5th to 8th places.

5th–8th Classification matches

New Zealand moved into the playoff for 5th and 6th places by defeating Germany.

The match to decide 5th and 6th positions between Australia and New Zealand was declared null and void after Australia's previous match against Kenya was declared drawn on appeal. Australia subsequently defeated Kenya in a replay, and then a replay was required between New Zealand and Australia to decide 5th place. 5th–6th Classification replay

New Zealand finished the men's field hockey tournament in 5th place.

Rowing

In 1960, seven rowing competitions were held, and New Zealand entered a single rower: James Hill competing in single sculls. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank1234567 Ralph Roberts Finn4410867742800946134451406 Murray Rae (helm)Ron Watson Flying Dutchman638111544699063810181446418

Helmer Pedersen was a reserve but did not compete.

Weightlifting

AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDon OliverMen's heavyweight 132.5 =16 122.5 =14 170.0 =8 425.0 13

Wrestling

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4FinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultFred ThomasMen's freestyle middleweightW FallW 3–0L FallL FallEliminated10

Officials Chef de Mission – Harold Austad Assistant team manager – George Thorn Physiotherapist and masseur – Stanley Paris Athletics section manager – Joe McManemin Field hockey section manager – Jack Squire Rowing section manager – Charles Saunders Sailing section manager – Hugh Poole Weightlifting section manager – John Cullen Wrestling section manager – Jack Prestney

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