New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NZL |
CGA | New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
Website | www |
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
Competitors | 102 |
Flag bearers | Opening: Neil Lyster Closing: |
Officials | 32 |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 102 competitors and 32 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Edmonton, Canada, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was cyclist Neil Lyster. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 20 medals, five of which were gold.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.
Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa.
Medal tables[]
New Zealand was fifth on the medal table in 1978, with a total of 20 medals, including five gold.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Mike Richards | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit |
Gold | John Woolley | Shooting | Open skeet |
Gold | Gary Hurring | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke |
Gold | Rebecca Perrott | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle |
Gold | Precious McKenzie | Weightlifting | Men's bantamweight |
Silver | Mike O'Rourke | Athletics | Men's javelin throw |
Silver | Heather Thomson | Athletics | Women's 3000 m |
Silver | Anthony Cuff Neil Lyster Jack Swart |
Cycling | Men's team pursuit |
Silver | David Baldwin John Malcolm Morgan Moffat Phil Skoglund |
Lawn bowls | Men's fours |
Silver | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | |
Silver | Rebecca Perrott | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley |
Bronze | George Stankovich | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
Bronze | Badminton | Men's doubles | |
Bronze | Garry Bell | Cycling | Men's road race |
Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's team | |
Bronze | Rebecca Perrott | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle |
Bronze | Rebecca Perrott | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle |
Bronze | Brian Marsden | Weightlifting | Men's middle heavyweight |
Bronze | Phillip Sue | Weightlifting | Men's lightweight |
Bronze | Wrestling | Men's heavyweight |
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | Total | |||||
Swimming | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
Cycling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Lawn bowls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
Medals by gender | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Total | |||||
Male | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
Female | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
Mixed / open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
Competitors[]
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Athletics | 19 | 9 | 28 |
Badminton | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Boxing | 6 | N/A | 6 |
Cycling | 12 | N/A | 12 |
Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Gymnastics | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Lawn bowls | 7 | N/A | 7 |
Shooting | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Weightlifting | 6 | N/A | 6 |
Wrestling | 7 | N/A | 7 |
Total | 81 | 21 | 102 |
Athletics[]
Track and road[]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank[i] | Result | Rank[ii] | Result | Rank[iii] | Result | Rank | ||
Paul Ballinger | Men's marathon | N/A | 2:17:46 | 6 | |||||
Wendy Brown | Women's 100 m | 11.84 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Women's 200 m | 23.77 | 3 Q | N/A | 23.64 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Rod Dixon | Men's 1500 m | 3:39.03 | 3 Q | N/A | 3:41.34 | 8 | |||
Men's 5000 m | 14:08.02 | 2 Q | N/A | 13:43.69 | 8 | ||||
Men's 100 m | 10.94 | 4 Q | 10.98 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 8:48.4 | 4 Q | N/A | 8:43.75 | 5 | ||||
Penny Hunt | Women's 200 m | 24.25 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Women's 400 m | 54.53 | 4 Q | N/A | 54.26 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Terry Manners | Men's marathon | N/A | 2:23:00 | 13 | |||||
Phillip Mills | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.32 | 4 q | N/A | 14.09 | 6 | |||
Men's 400 m hurdles | 53.78 | 5 q | N/A | 50.92 | 4 Q | 52.01 | 8 | ||
Men's 800 m | 1:51.5 | 3 Q | N/A | 1:50.77 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Men's 1500 m | 3:45.96 | 8 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
Men's 30 km walk | N/A | DNF | |||||||
Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.36 | 3 Q | N/A | 14.18 | 7 | ||||
Dick Quax | Men's 5000 m | DNS | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
Men's 10,000 m | N/A | 29:58.00 | 9 | ||||||
Euan Robertson | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 8:53.1 | 3 Q | N/A | 8:41.32 | 4 | |||
Kim Robertson | Women's 100 m | 11.67 | 2 Q | N/A | 11.63 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Women's 200 m | 23.38 | 3 Q | N/A | 23.59 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Kevin Ryan | Men's marathon | N/A | 2:17:16 | 4 | |||||
Men's 30 km walk | N/A | 2:31:49 | 7 | ||||||
Bevan Smith | Men's 200 m | 21.62 | 4 Q | 21.60 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Men's 400 m | 48.02 | 4 Q | 46.77 | 4 q | 48.25 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
Heather Thomson | Women's 3000 m | N/A | 9:20.69 | ||||||
Men's 5000 m | 14:27.19 | 8 q | N/A | DNF | |||||
Men's 10,000 m | N/A | 30:05.24 | 10 | ||||||
Women's 100 m hurdles | 14.14 | 4 q | N/A | 13.77 | 5 | ||||
Alison Wright | Women's 800 m | 2:07.7 | 2 Q | N/A | 2:06.71 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Women's 1500 m | 4:17.03 | 2 Q | N/A | 4:12.93 | 6 | ||||
Bevan Smith Phillip Mills |
Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 41.40 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Kim Robertson Penny Hunt Wendy Brown |
Women's 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | 45.06 | 4 |
Field[]
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Women's long jump | Q | 5.86 m | 11 | ||
Mike O'Rourke | Men's javelin throw | N/A | 83.18 m | ||
Robin Tait | Men's discus throw | N/A | 55.22 m | 4 | |
Phil Wood | Men's triple jump | Q | 16.05 m | 6 |
Combined[]
- Men's decathlon
Athlete | 100 m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400 m | 110 m hurdles | Discus throw | Pole vault | Javelin throw | 1500 m | Overall points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.42 |
6.87 m |
12.28 m |
1.95 m |
51.87 |
15.93 |
36.66 m |
4.40 m |
42.10 m |
4:20.1 |
7117 pts | 7 |
- Women's pentathlon
Athlete | 100 m hurdles | Shot put | High jump | Long jump | 200 m | Overall points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barbara Beable | 3989 pts | 7 | |||||
Karen Page | 4099 pts | 5 |
Badminton[]
Singles[]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Women's singles | () W 11–0 11–0 |
(AUS) W 11–8 11–5 |
Bridge (ENG) L 3–11 3–11 |
Did not advance | ||||
Women's singles | Bye | () W 11–6 11–3 |
Beckett (ENG) L 7–11 6–11 |
Did not advance | ||||
Men's singles | Bye | () W 15–7 15–2 |
Jolly (ENG) W 18–16 15–11 |
Leong (MAL) L 7–15 2–15 |
Did not advance | |||
Men's singles | () W 15–7 15–9 |
Ganguli (IND) L 8–15 15–6 12–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Men's singles | (AUS) W 18–13 15–7 |
() W 15–3 15–1 |
() W 15–13 15–4 |
Padukone (IND) L 1–15 8–15 |
Did not advance | |||
Women's singles | Bye | (AUS) L 5–11 8–11 |
Did not advance | |||||
Men's singles | () W 15–1 15–7 |
Modi (IND) L 6–15 7–15 |
Did not advance |
Doubles[]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Men's doubles | N/A | Padukone / Pawar (IND) L 9–15 5–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Men's doubles | N/A | Bye | / () W 15–12 15–5 |
Selvaraj / (MAL) W 15–9 15–8 |
Stevens / Tredgett (ENG) L 5–15 8–15 |
Jolly / Talbot (ENG) W 15–10 11–15 15–1 |
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Women's doubles | N/A | / () L 6–15 11–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Mixed doubles | Bye | / Travers () W 15–10 15–5 |
Singh / Pawar (IND) W 15–12 15–4 |
Clarkson / () W 15–7 15–12 |
Perry / Tredgett (ENG) L 5–15 2–15 |
Sutton / Talbot (ENG) L 9–15 9–15 |
4 | |
Mixed doubles | Bye | Falardeau / () W 15–18 15–7 15–7 |
Perry / Tredgett (ENG) L 9–15 0–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Mixed doubles | Bye | / () W 15–7 15–10 |
Flockhart / Gilliland () L 4–15 1–15 |
Did not advance |
Teams[]
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Mixed team | India L 2–3 |
Australia W 3–2 |
W 5–0 |
England L 5–0 |
L 2–3 |
Malaysia L 1–4 |
4 |
Boxing[]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Light welterweight | N/A | () W |
() L |
Did not advance | |||
David Jackson | Welterweight | Bye | () L |
Did not advance | |||
Light middleweight | N/A | Bye | () L |
Did not advance | |||
Middleweight | N/A | Parkes (ENG) L |
Did not advance | ||||
Light heavyweight | N/A | N/A | Smith (ENG) L |
Did not advance | |||
George Stankovich | Heavyweight | N/A | N/A | () W |
Awome (ENG) L |
Did not advance |
Cycling[]
Road[]
- Men's road race
Athlete | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|
Garry Bell | 4:22:35.06 | |
Stephen Cox | 4:23:47.91 | 18 |
Vern Hanaray | 4:23:48.61 | 20 |
Blair Stockwell | 4:35:08.10 | 30 |
Track[]
- Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete | Round 1 | First-round repechages |
Round 2 | Second-round repechages |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heat | Final | ||||||||
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
Turtur (AUS) () 3 |
Pile () W 12.08 |
Swinnerton (ENG) Boyle (AUS) W 11.76 |
Bye | Tucker (AUS) L, L |
Did not advance | 7 | |||
Eric McKenzie | Weller () (IND) 2 |
() W 12.40 |
Gadd (ENG) Tudor () 3 |
Le Grys (ENG) () W 12.05 |
Rawlins () L |
Did not advance | |||
Singleton () () 2 |
() W WO |
Weller () Le Grys (ENG) 3 |
(IND) Boyle (AUS) 3 |
Did not advance |
- Men's tandem 2000 m sprint
Athletes | Qualification | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
Eric McKenzie |
10.37 | 1 Q | Gadd / Le Grys (ENG) L (conceded after fall) |
Boyle / Goodall (AUS) L WO |
4 |
- Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|
Anthony Cuff | 1:08.85 | 8 |
1:08.75 | 7 | |
Mike Richards | 1:08.99 | 9 |
- Men's 4000 m pursuit
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result | |||
Mike Richards | Individual pursuit | 5:01.61 | 5 Q | Sutton (AUS) W 4:50.50 |
Hayman () W OVL |
(AUS) W 4:49.74 |
|
Jack Swart | Individual pursuit | 5:02.88 | 6 Q | Doyle (ENG) L |
Did not advance | ||
Anthony Cuff Neil Lyster Jack Swart |
Team pursuit | 4:35.30 | 2 Q | N/A | England W 4:36.70 |
Australia L |
- Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|
Anthony Cuff | 20:06.45 | 6 |
Neil Lyster | 20:06.70 | 10 |
Mike Richards | 20:08.40 | 18 |
Diving[]
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Ann Fargher | Women's 3 m springboard | 341.16 | 7 |
Men's 3 m springboard | 404.94 | 10 |
Gymnastics[]
Men[]
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
Individual all-around | 8.55 | 8.40 | 7.95 | 9.00 | 8.75 | 8.50 | 51.15 | 13 | |
Individual all-around | 8.45 | 8.15 | 7.75 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 7.20 | 49.45 | 14 | |
Terry Sale | Individual all-around | 9.00 | 8.60 | 8.90 | 9.20 | 8.90 | 8.85 | 53.45 | 6 |
Individual all-around | 8.05 | 8.35 | 7.70 | 7.25 | 8.35 | 8.00 | 47.70 | 16 | |
Terry Sale |
Team all-around | 154.00 | 4 |
Women[]
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V | UB | BB | F | ||||
Individual all-around | 32.950 | 17 | |||||
Individual all-around | 9.30 | 9.10 | 8.80 | 8.70 | 35.900 | 9 | |
Individual all-around | 9.55 | 8.60 | 8.30 | 9.15 | 35.600 | 10 | |
Individual all-around | 9.10 | 9.15 | 8.85 | 8.85 | 35.950 | 8 | |
Team all-around | 106.350 |
Lawn bowls[]
Athlete | Event | Round robin | Rank | ||||||||||||||
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Kerry Clark | Men's singles | () W 21–5 |
() W 21–13 |
() W 21–11 |
Snell (AUS) L 18–21 |
Bryant (ENG) L 12–21 |
Evans () L 14–21 |
() W 21–4 |
() L 20–21 |
() W 21–13 |
Espie () W 21–15 |
(FIJ) W 21–6 |
McGill () W 21–18 |
() W 21–11 |
() L 18–21 |
Souza () W 21–4 |
4 |
Bob McDonald |
Men's pairs | L 12–28 |
L 16–23 |
Bye | W 27–12 |
England D 19–19 |
Australia L 17–19 |
Fiji W 21–14 |
W 23–22 |
W 21–20 |
W 35–12 |
W 22–13 |
W 24–15 |
L 18–27 |
W 31–15 |
Bye | 6 |
David Baldwin John Malcolm Morgan Moffat Phil Skoglund |
Men's fours | Australia W 17–15 |
L 16–25 |
Bye | W 23–22 |
England W 19–18 |
Fiji W 21–13 |
L 23–25 |
W 33–17 |
W 27–11 |
W 26–16 |
W 32–8 |
W 23–16 |
D 19–19 |
W 29–14 |
W 25–14 |
Shooting[]
Pistol[]
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Bruce McMillan | Open rapid-fire pistol | 573 | 7 |
Open rapid-fire pistol | 557 | 13 | |
Open free pistol | 532 | 9 |
Rifle[]
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Ian Ballinger | Open small-bore rifle | 1185 | 7 |
Maurice Gordon | Open full-bore rifle | 384 | 6 |
Open full-bore rifle | 376 | 19 | |
Brian Lacey | Open small-bore rifle | 1178 | 15 |
Shotgun[]
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Open trap | 155 | 16 | |
Open trap | 177 | 5 | |
John Woolley | Open skeet | 193 |
Swimming[]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.26 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Men's 200 m backstroke | 2:08.81 | 6 Q | 2:09.24 | 8 | |
Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:06.86 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:24.09 | 8 Q | 2:27.07 | 8 | |
Gary Hurring | Men's 200 m backstroke | 2:08.42 | 4 Q | 2:04.37 GR | |
Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:06.61 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:20.35 | 6 Q | 2:21.20 | 7 | |
Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:03.53 | 5 Q | 1:02.27 | ||
Women's 200 m butterfly | 2:17.65 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Brett Naylor | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.94 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:58.36 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:03.22 | 5 Q | 4:03.59 | 6 | |
Rebecca Perrott | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:04.66 | 2 Q | 2:00.63 CR | |
Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:16.12 | 2 Q | 4:16.70 | ||
Women's 800 m freestyle | 9:03.34 | 4 Q | 8:44.87 | ||
Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:20.23 | 2 Q | 2:18.70 | ||
Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.63 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
Men's 100 m butterfly | 57.22 | 6 Q | 56.61 | 4 | |
Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.89 | =17 | Did not advance | ||
Men's 200 m freestyle | 2:00.54 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Brett Naylor |
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | N/A | 3:35.53 | 5 | |
Brett Naylor |
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | N/A | 7:52.00 | 5 | |
Rebecca Perrott |
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | N/A | DQ | 6 |
Weightlifting[]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Precious McKenzie | Bantamweight | 97.5 kg | 122.5 kg | 220.0 kg | |
George Newton | Featherweight | NVL | DNF | ||
Phillip Sue | Lightweight | 115.0 kg | 147.5 kg | 262.5 kg | |
Tony Ebert | Middleweight | NVL | DNF | ||
Brian Marsden | Middle heavyweight | 137.5 kg | 175.0 kg | 312.5 kg | |
Rory Barrett | Heavyweight | 150.0 kg | 182.5 kg | 332.5 kg | 4 |
Wrestling[]
Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Final round | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Barry Oldridge | Bantamweight | (IND) L 4–0 |
(AUS) W 0.5–3.5 |
Barry () L 4–0 |
Eliminated | Gill (ENG) L 4–0 |
4 |
Featherweight | Barry (AUS) W 0–4 |
Beiler () L 4–0 |
Singh (IND) L 4–0 |
Eliminated | 4 | ||
Ken Reinsfield | Lightweight | Bye | Walker () L 4–0 |
(IND) L 4–0 |
Eliminated | 5 | |
Welterweight | Singh (IND) L 3.5–0.5 |
Zilberman () L 4–0 |
Eliminated | 5 | |||
Middleweight | Koenig (AUS) L 4–0 |
() L 4–0 |
Eliminated | 6 | |||
Light heavyweight | () L 4–0 |
L |
Eliminated | 4 | |||
Heavyweight | Bye | () L 3–1 |
Peache (ENG) W 0–4 |
Singh (IND) L 4–0 |
Eliminated |
Officials[]
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See also[]
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand at the 1980 Summer Olympics
External links[]
- New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
- Nations at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- 1978 in New Zealand sport