New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 65 competitors and 19 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was field athlete Les Mills. The New Zealand team finished 11th on the medal table, winning a total of 14 medals, two of which were gold.

New Zealand at the
1970 British Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Competitors65
Flag bearersOpening: Les Mills
Closing: Harry Kent
Officials19
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
2
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
14
British Commonwealth Games appearances

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

Medal tables edit

New Zealand was 11th in the medal table in 1970, with a total of 14 medals, including two gold.

Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Bruce Biddle Cycling Men's individual road race
  Gold Harry Kent Cycling Men's 1 km time trial
  Silver Les Mills Athletics Men's discus throw
  Silver Barbara Poulsen Athletics Women's shot put
  Silver Dick Quax Athletics Men's 1500 m
  Silver Bob McDonald
Robbie Robson
Lawn bowls Men's pairs
  Silver John Bolton Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight
  Silver Tony Ebert Weightlifting Men's middleweight
  Bronze Les Mills Athletics Men's shot put
  Bronze Blair Stockwell Cycling Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
  Bronze Mark Treffers Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
  Bronze Bruce Cameron Weightlifting Men's lightweight
  Bronze David Aspin Wrestling Men's middleweight
  Bronze Gordon Mackay Wrestling Men's welterweight
Medals by sport
Sport       Total
Cycling 2 0 1 3
Athletics 0 3 1 4
Weightlifting 0 2 1 3
Lawn bowls 0 1 0 1
Wrestling 0 0 2 2
Swimming 0 0 1 1
Total 2 6 6 14
Medals by gender
Gender       Total
Male 2 5 6 13
Female 0 1 0 1
Total 2 6 6 14

Athletics edit

Track and road edit

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Jack Foster Men's marathon 2:14:44 4
Penny Hunt Women's 100 m 11.7 2 Q 11.9 7 did not advance
Women's 200 m 23.9 3 Q 23.9 4 Q 23.8 8
Roger Johnson Men's 400 m hurdles 51.9 3 Q 52.0 5 did not advance
Jeff Julian Men's marathon 2:24:03 18
Sylvia Potts Women's 800 m 2:07.4 2 Q 2:09.7 5
Women's 1500 m 4:25.2 9
Dick Quax Men's 1500 m 3:44.2 1 Q 3:38.1  
Men's 5000 m 14:01.6 4 Q 13:43.4 7
Val Robinson Women's 1500 m 4:22.2 6
Anne Smith Women's 800 m 2:07.3 6 did not advance
Women's 1500 m 4:26.8 10
Dick Tayler Men's 1500 m 3:44.3 4 Q 3:45.0 10
Men's 5000 m 14:11.8 5 Q 13:48.8 10
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field edit

Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Joe Antunovich Men's discus throw 53.50 m 7
Diane Charteris Women's discus throw 44.12 m 8
Women's shot put 13.59 m 6
Pamela Hendren Women's long jump 5.72 m 10
Sally Mene Women's discus throw 45.86 m 7
Women's javelin throw 39.94 m 8
Les Mills Men's discus throw 57.84 m  
Men's shot put 18.40 m  
Warwick Nicholl Men's hammer throw 60.02 m 6
Dave Norris Men's long jump 7.43 m 6 Q 7.64 m 5
Men's triple jump 15.01 m =11 Q 14.46 m 11
Barbara Poulsen Women's shot put 15.87 m  
Robin Tait Men's discus throw 53.82 m 6

Combined edit

Athlete Event 100 m Long jump Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 m Overall points Rank
Roger Main Men's decathlon 11.2
756 pts
6.40 m
693 pts
13.25 m
681 pts
1.67 m
560 pts
51.0
762 pts
15.4
807 pts
39.00 m
666 pts
3.60 m
700 pts
40.28 m
495 pts
4:56.4
428 pts
6548 pts 7
Roy Williams Men's decathlon 11.2
756 pts
6.97 m
814 pts
12.57 m
637 pts
Withdrew DNF

Badminton edit

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
John Compton Men's singles   Goel (IND)
L 2–15 6–15
did not advance
Alison Glenie Women's singles   Ridgway (CAN)
L 11–5 5–11 2–11
did not advance
Robin Glenie Women's singles   Nyirati (AUS)
L 3–11 1–11
did not advance
Richard Purser Men's singles   Gulam (KEN)
W 15–2 15–3
  Yeo (SIN)
W 15–10 14–17 15–10
  Bhatia (IND)
W 15–7 18–14
  Paulson (CAN)
L 9–15 8–15
did not advance
John Compton
Richard Purser
Men's doubles   Ward / Montegriffo (GIB)
W 15–1 15–3
  Charron / Paterson (CAN)
L 15–5 10–15 9–15
did not advance
Alison Glenie
Robin Glenie
Women's doubles   Tan / Ng (MAS)
L 9–15 8–15
did not advance
Alison Glenie
Richard Purser
Mixed doubles   Ang / Ng (MAS)
W 18–13 3–15 15–12
  Whetnall / Eddy (ENG)
L 12–15 5–15
did not advance
Robin Glenie
John Compton
Mixed doubles   Haddad / Haddad (JAM)
W 15–6 15–2
  Rickard / Whetnall (ENG)
L 3–15 18–17 6–15
did not advance

Boxing edit

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Brian Kendall Featherweight   Yang (PNG)
W
  Mir (PAK)
L
did not advance
Ali Afakasi Welterweight   Olulu (KEN)
L
did not advance

Cycling edit

Road edit

Men's road race
Athlete Time Rank
Bryce Beeston 4:41:24 5
Bruce Biddle 4:38:58  

Track edit

Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete Round 1 First-round repechages Round 2 Second-round
repechage
Round 3 Third-round repechages Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Harry Kent   Crutchlow (ENG)
W 11.80
Bye   John (TTO)
W 11.56
Bye   Bicknell (ENG)
W 11.95
Bye   Attong (TTO)
W 12.31, W 12.63
  Johnson (AUS)
W 11.95, L, L
  King (TTO)
L, W 11.94, L
4
Bryce Preston   Beattie (NIR)
W 12.23
Bye   Perkins (AUS)
L
  Crutchlow (ENG)
W 13.07
  Harvey (CAN)
L
  Rowe (ENG)
W 12.36
Bye   Bicknell (ENG)
W 13.32
  Nicholson (AUS)
L, W 12.94, L
did not advance =5
Max Vertongen   McMillan (JAM)
W 12.04
Bye   Hunte (GUY)
L
  John (TTO)
L
did not advance =13
Men's tandem 2000 m sprint
Athletes Round 1 Repechage Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Bryce Preston
Max Vertongen
  Attong / Farrell (TTO)
W 11.65, W 11.74
Bye   Harvey / Lovell (CAN)
W 14.82, L, L
  Hatfield / Beswick (WAL)
L, L
4
Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete Time Rank
Harry Kent 1:08.69 GR  
Blair Stockwell 1:12.33 10
Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Athlete Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Blair Stockwell 5:11.93 4 Q   Moore (ENG)
W 5:12.32
  Clark (AUS)
L 5:09.17
  Watson (AUS)
W OVL
 
Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete Heats Final
Time Rank[i] Time Rank
Harry Kent NR 4 Q 20:54.56 6
Bryce Preston NR 5 Q 20:53.95 5
Max Vertongen NR 5 Q 20:53.80 4
  1. ^ Ranks given are within each of the two heats. First 10 finishers in each heat advanced to the final.

Diving edit

Athlete Event Points Rank
Cyril Buscke Men's 3 m springboard DNF
Rebecca Ewert Women's 3 m springboard 337.74 7
Mark Gazley Men's 3 m springboard 436.44 6

Fencing edit

Men edit

Individual edit

Épée
Athlete First round pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Wins Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Wins Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins
Arthur Gatland   
Gray
 (NIR)
W 5–3
  
Chong
 (MAS)
W 5–3
  
Scotland
 (DMA)
W 5–0
  
Nasralla
 (JAM)
L 2–5
  
Mills
 (AUS)
L 1–5
  
Sandor
 (SCO)
L 2–5
  
Johnson
 (ENG)
L 1–5
3 Did not advance
Michael Henderson   
Hoskyns
 (ENG)
L 1–5
  
Widmaier
 (CAN)
L 0–5
  
Rouxel
 (SCO)
L 4–5
  
Simon
 (AUS)
L 4–5
  
Turner
 (WAL)
L 2–5
  
Magill
 (NIR)
W 5–2
  
Cunningham
 (HKG)
W 5–2
2 Did not advance
Richard Peterson   
Bakonyi
 (CAN)
W 5–4
  
Richardson
 (NIR)
W 5–3
  
Elliott
 (HKG)
W 5–2
  
Chan
 (MAS)
W 5–4
  
Jacobs
 (ENG)
W 5–3
  
Lucas
 (WAL)
L 4–5
5 Q   
Johnson
 (ENG)
W 5–5
  
Bakonyi
 (CAN)
L 2–5
  
Jacobs
 (ENG)
L 2–5
  
Redhead
 (GUE)
L 4–5
  
Rouxel
 (SCO)
L 3–5
1 did not advance
Foil
Athlete First round pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Wins Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Wins Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Wins
Michael Henderson   
Magill
 (NIR)
L 1–5
  
G. Paul
 (ENG)
L 2–5
  
Sandor
 (SCO)
W 5–2
  
Chong
 (MAS)
W 5–2
  
Nasralla
 (JAM)
W 5–2
  
Mills
 (AUS)
L 3–5
  
Edwards
 (WAL)
L 1–5
3 Did not advance
Richard Peterson   
Wiedel
 (CAN)
W 5–4
  
Russell
 (SCO)
L 1–5
  
Redhead
 (GUE)
W 5–2
  
A. Reynolds
 (WAL)
W 5–3
  
B. Paul
 (ENG)
L 1–5
  
Cunningham
 (HKG)
W 5–1
  
Theseira
 (MAS)
L 2–5
4 Did not advance
Brian Pickworth   
Breckin
 (ENG)
L 3–5
  
Simon
 (AUS)
L 3–5
  
Widmaier
 (CAN)
W 5–3
  
Gray
 (NIR)
W 5–2
  
Jackson
 (JAM)
W 5–0
  
Scotland
 (DMA)
W 5–0
  
Elliott
 (HKG)
L 4–5
4 Q   
Smith
 (SCO)
W 5–1
  
Wiedel
 (CAN)
W 5–2
  
Benko
 (AUS)
L 3–5
  
Breckin
 (ENG)
L 4–5
  
Russell
 (SCO)
L 3–5
2 Q   
Breckin
 (ENG)
L 1–5
  
B. Paul
 (ENG)
L 4–5
  
G. Paul
 (ENG)
L 4–5
  
Benko
 (AUS)
L 3–5
  
Conyd
 (CAN)
W 5–4
1 5
Sabre
Athlete First round pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Wins Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Wins Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins
Michael Henderson   
Richardson
 (NIR)
W 5–3
  
Acfield
 (ENG)
L 1–5
  
Samek
 (CAN)
L 2–5
  
Tornallyay
 (AUS)
L 4–5
  
Chan
 (MAS)
W 5–3
  
Edwards
 (WAL)
L 4–5
2 Did not advance
Richard Peterson   
Gray
 (NIR)
W 5–2
  
Urban
 (CAN)
L 3–5
  
Craig
 (ENG)
L 1–5
  
Mitchell
 (SCO)
W 5–4
  
Tye
 (HKG)
W 5–1
  
Chong
 (MAS)
W 5–4
4 Q   
Craig
 (ENG)
L 2–5
  
Samek
 (CAN)
L 0–5
  
Arato
 (AUS)
L 1–5
  
R. Reynolds
 (WAL)
L 5–3
Play stopped as
result could not
be affected
0 did not advance

Team edit

Athletes Event Round 1 pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Arthur Gatland
Michael Henderson
Richard Peterson
Brian Pickworth
Men's team épée   Hong Kong
W 6–3
  Wales
W 7–2
  Canada
L 3–5
  Scotland
L 4–5
4
Arthur Gatland
Michael Henderson
Richard Peterson
Brian Pickworth
Men's team foil   Hong Kong
W 8–1
  Scotland
L 2–7
  Australia
L 1–5
did not progress
Michael Henderson
Richard Peterson
Brian Pickworth
Men's team sabre   Hong Kong
W 7–2
  Australia
L 4–5
  Scotland
L 1–5
did not progress

Women edit

Individual edit

Foil
Athlete First round pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Wins Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Wins Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins
Gaye McDermit   
Reynolds
 (WAL)
W 4–2
  
Exelby
 (AUS)
W 4–2
  
Green
 (ENG)
L 2–4
2 Q   
Sharfe
 (NZL)
L 1–4
  
Bain
 (SCO)
L 3–4
  
Williams
 (SCO)
L 1–4
  
Barkley
 (WAL)
L 3–4
  
Green
 (ENG)
W 4–3
1 did not advance
Rosemary Sharfe   
McDougall
 (AUS)
W 4–0
  
Bain
 (SCO)
L 1–4
  
Weidel
 (CAN)
W 4–0
  
Henley
 (ENG)
W 4–3
  
Brown
 (WAL)
W 4–1
4 Q   
McDermit
 (NZL)
W 4–1
  
Green
 (ENG)
L 1–4
  
Barkley
 (WAL)
L 1–4
  
Williams
 (SCO)
L 2–4
  
Bain
 (SCO)
L 3–4
1 did not advance
Helen Whitcher   
Van Eyk
 (AUS)
W 4–0
  
Wardell-Yerburgh
 (ENG)
L 0–4
  
Chatel
 (CAN)
W 4–2
  
Barkley
 (WAL)
W 4–0
  
Youngs
 (SCO)
L 1–4
3 Q   
Exelby
 (AUS)
L 2–4
  
Wardell-Yerburgh
 (ENG)
L 0–4
  
Youngs
 (SCO)
L 1–4
  
Henley
 (ENG)
L 0–4
  
Weidel
 (CAN)
W 4–2
1 did not advance

Team edit

Athletes Event Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Gaye McDermit
Rosemary Sharfe
Helen Whitcher
Women's team foil   Canada
L 3–6
  England
L 1–5
did not advance

Lawn bowls edit

Athlete Event Round robin Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Phil Skoglund Men's singles   Woodward
 (GUE)
L 9–21
  Bryant
 (ENG)
L 17–21
  Kelly
 (AUS)
L 5–21
  Motroni
 (SCO)
L 18–21
  Fulton
 (NIR)
L 17–21
  Ewing
 (MAW)
W 21–19
  Liddell
 (HKG)
L 7–21
  Bradley
 (FIJ)
L 16–21
  Clayton
 (CAN)
L 17–21
  Wilkins
 (WAL)
L 20–21
  Lapsley
 (PNG)
L 12–21
  Bryce
 (ZAM)
L 14–21
  Gosden
 (KEN)
W 21–14
12
Bob McDonald
Robbie Robson
Men's pairs   Guernsey
W 19–15
  England
L 17–28
  Australia
W 22–15
  Scotland
W 22–8
  Northern Ireland
W 23–11
  Malawi
L 14–19
  Hong Kong
W 25–10
  Fiji
W 22–18
  Canada
W 27–12
  Wales
W 28–24
  Papua New Guinea
W 26–11
  Zambia
W 19–14
  Kenya
L 24–26
 
Gordon Jolly
Robbie Robson
Percy Jones
Bob McDonald
Men's fours   Guernsey
W 28–8
  England
W 23–22
  Australia
L 12–26
  Scotland
L 15–22
  Northern Ireland
W 26–23
  Malawi
L 15–20
  Hong Kong
L 15–27
  Fiji
W 31–13
  Canada
L 16–17
  Wales
L 13–23
  Papua New Guinea
L 13–16
  Zambia
L 16–22
  Kenya
W 32–12
11

Swimming edit

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Barnett Bond Men's 100 m backstroke 1:06.67 11 did not advance
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:18.91 7 Q 2:20.01 8
Men's 200 m individual medley 2:23.30 8 Q 2:23.24 8
Men's 400 m individual medley 5:08.40 9 did not advance
Mike Borrie Men's 100 m freestyle 54.95 3 Q 54.57 4
Men's 200 m freestyle 2:00.94 4 Q 2:00.74 5
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:22.11 6 Q 4:20.35 6
Felicity Crawford Women's 100 m butterfly 1:12.06 12 did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 1:03.94 10 did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:20.90 11 did not advance
Ian Curry Men's 100 m freestyle 57.15 14 did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle 2:03.95 8 Q 2:02.96 8
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:20.06 5 Q 4:21.64 7
Susan Hunter Women's 100 m backstroke 1:14.02 14 did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:34.73 12 did not advance
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:35.87 7 Q 2:33.30 5
Women's 400 m individual medley 5:20.63 2 Q 5:20.10 4
Glenda Stirling Women's 100 m backstroke 1:08.95 3 Q 1:09.00 4
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:30.50 6 Q 2:29.71 6
Mark Treffers Men's 200 m freestyle 2:09.31 18 did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:24.49 9 did not advance
Men's 1500 m freestyle 17:16.54 4 Q 16:44.69  
Cathy Whiting Women's 100 m backstroke 1:12.49 12 did not advance
Women's 100 m butterfly 1:08.66 1 Q 1:08.71 4
Women's 100 m freestyle 1:03.86 8 Q 1:03.73 7
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:19.43 9 did not advance
Beth Williams Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:23.59 12 did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:56.79 11 did not advance
Women's 200 m butterfly 2:38.65 12 did not advance
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:37.4 11 did not advance
Women's 400 m individual medley 5:34.35 10 did not advance
Judy Wright Women's 200 m backstroke 2:30.80 7 Q 2:30.59 7
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:16.49 5 Q 2:17.54 7
Women's 400 m freestyle 4:46.55 5 Q 4:54.98 5
Women's 800 m freestyle 9:49.45 4 Q 9:47.54 4
Women's 400 m individual medley 5:22.10 3 Q 5:27.12 7
Barnett Bond
Ian Curry
Mark Treffers
Mike Borrie
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:47.64 5
Barnett Bond
Ian Curry
Mark Treffers
Mike Borrie
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:11.79 4
Barnett Bond
Ian Curry
Mark Treffers
Mike Borrie
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:29.55 6
Felicity Crawford
Judy Wright
Susan Hunter
Cathy Whiting
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:15.44 4
Glenda Stirling
Felicity Crawford
Beth Williams
Cathy Whiting
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:44.81 4

Weightlifting edit

Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank
Bruce Cameron Lightweight 107.5 kg 105 kg 142.5 kg 355 kg  
Tony Ebert Middleweight 137.5 kg GR 112.5 kg 152.5 kg 402.5 kg  
John Bolton Light heavyweight 147.5 kg GR 130 kg 167.5 kg 445 kg  
John Sherley Light heavyweight NVL DNF

Wrestling edit

Athlete Event Elimination rounds Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Gordon Mackay Welterweight   O'Brien (AUS)
W
  Amey (ENG)
W
  Buchanan (SCO)
W
  Wurr (CAN)
L
  Singh (IND)
L
 
David Aspin Middleweight   Birajdar (IND)
L
  Grinstead (ENG)
D
  Schori (CAN)
L
Eliminated  
Warren Hubber Heavyweight   Millard (CAN)
L
  Singh (IND)
L
Eliminated 4
Tom Milat Super heavyweight   Mane (IND)
L
  Holden (CAN)
W
  Ilahi (PAK)
L
Eliminated 4

Officials edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Skipwith, David (6 August 2014). "Athletics world mourns loss of top coach". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Officials and managers for Games team". The Press. Vol. 109, no. 32277. 21 April 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Ian Palmer". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Rider still at the top". Eastern Courier. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

External links edit