New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

New Zealand at the
1972 Summer Olympics

IOC code| NZL
NOC| New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association
Website| www.olympic.org.nz
in Munich
Competitors| 89 (82 men, 7 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer | David Aspin (Wrestling)
Medals
Ranked 23rd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Other related appearances
Australasia (1908–1912)

New Zealand competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. For the first time at the Olympics, God Defend New Zealand was played instead of God Save the King/Queen. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 89 competitors, 82 men and 7 women, who took part in 63 events in 14 sports.[1]

## Medal tables

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Tony Hurt
Wybo Veldman
Dick Joyce
John Hunter
Lindsay Wilson
Joe Earl
Trevor Coker
Gary Robertson
Simon Dickie (cox) | Rowing | Men's eight | 2 September
Silver | Dick Tonks
Dudley Storey
Ross Collinge
Noel Mills | Rowing | Men's coxless four | 2 September
Bronze | Rod Dixon | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | 10 September
Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Rowing | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
Athletics | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3
Medals by gender

Gender |  |  |  | Total
Male  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3
Female  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, New Zealand entered one man in the competition.

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Total  | Rank

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30 m  | 50 m  | 70 m  | 90 m  | Total  | Rank  | 30 m  | 50 m  | 70 m  | 90 m  | Total  | Rank
Robin Sampson | Men's individual | 278 | 268 | 279 | 235 | 1060 | 53 | 309 | 210 | 289 | 247 | 1055 | 53 | 2115 | 53

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

### Track and road

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Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank[i] | Result  | Rank[ii] | Result  | Rank[iii] | Result  | Rank
Laurie D'Arcy | Men's 100 m | 10.77 | 5  | did not advance
Rod Dixon | Men's 1500 m | 3:40.0 | 2 Q | —  | 3:37.9 | 1 Q | 3:37.5 |
Jack Foster | Men's marathon | —  | 2:16:56 | 8
Sue Haden | Women's 800 m | 2:04.86 | 4  | —  | did not advance
Penny Hunt | Women's 400 m | 52.82 | 2 Q | 52.66 | 6  | did not advance
Roger Johnson | Men's 400 m hurdles | 50.48 | 4  | —  | did not advance
Terry Manners | Men's marathon | —  | 2:25:29 | 34
Brenda Matthews | Women's 100 m | 11.77 | 5 Q | 11.87 | 8  | did not advance
Women's 100 m hurdles | 13.81 | 5  | —  | did not advance
Dave McKenzie | Men's marathon | —  | 2:22:19 | 22
Tony Polhill | Men's 1500 m | 3:42.3 | 2 Q | —  | 3:41.8 | 3 Q | 3:41.8 | 9
Dick Quax | Men's 5000 m | 14:35.2 | 9  | —  | did not advance
Bevan Smith | Men's 200 m | 21.17 | 3 Q | 21.04 | 4  | did not advance
Dick Tayler | Men's 5000 m | 13:56.2 | 10  | —  | did not advance
Gavin Thorley | Men's 5000 m | 14:11.6 | 10  | —  | did not advance
Men's 10,000 m | DNF | —  | did not advance

1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
2. ^ Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
3. ^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

### Field

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Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Les Mills | Men's shot put | 18.38 | 23  | did not advance
Men's discus throw | 59.22 | 14 Q | 55.86 | 14
Robin Tait | Men's discus throw | 56.60 | 20  | did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Jeff Rackley | Men's welterweight | Bye  |  Meier (FRG)
L 0 – 5  | did not advance  | =17
Pat Ryan | Men's featherweight | Bye  |  Kobayashi (JPN)
L 1 – 4  | did not advance  | =17

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechages  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Donald Cooper | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:12.45 | 5 R | 4:02.48 | 1 Q | 4:01.97 | 5  | did not advance
Donald Cooper
Tom Dooney | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:56.48 | 5 R | 3:45.65 | 5  | did not advance

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists represented New Zealand in 1972.

### Road

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Men's individual road race
Athlete  | Time  | Rank

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Bruce Biddle | 4:15:04 | 3[i]
Paul Brydon | 4:17:03 | 50
Vern Hanaray | DNF
Robert Oliver | DNF

1. ^ Biddle was classified as the third-placed finisher after Jaime Huélamo of Spain was disqualified for failing a drugs test. The bronze medal was, however, not awarded to Biddle as he had not been drug-tested.

### Track

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Men's 1000 m time trial
Athlete  | Time  | Rank

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Harry Kent | 1:09.10 | 16

Men's team pursuit
Athlete  | Qualification  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Time  | Rank  | Opposition
Time  | Opposition
Time  | Opposition
Time  | Rank
Paul Brydon
John Dean
Neil Lyster
Blair Stockwell | 4:35.11  | 14  | did not advance

Brent Pascoe was the reserve rider, but did not compete.

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

### Men's individual

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Apparatus qualifying and all-around
Athlete  | Floor  | Pommel horse  | Rings  | Vault  | Parallel bars  | Horizontal bar  | All-around
total  | All-around
rank

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C | O | Rank  | C  | O  | Rank  | C  | O  | Rank  | C  | O  | Rank  | C  | O  | Rank  | C  | O  | Rank
Terry Sale | 7.300 | 8.650 | =104  | 6.500 | 8.050 | =101  | 6.600 | 7.350 | 110  | 9.000 | 8.900 | =71  | 6.650 | 8.500 | 110  | 6.150 | 8.400 | 110  | 92.050 | 110

Sale did not qualify for any of the apparatus finals.

### Women's individual

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Apparatus qualifying and all-around
Athlete  | Vault  | Uneven bars  | Balance beam  | Floor  | All-around
total  | All-around
rank

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C | O | Rank  | C  | O  | Rank  | C  | O  | Rank  | C  | O  | Rank
Diane Foote | 8.600 | 8.900 | =69 | 7.950 | 7.800 | 113  | 8.400 | 8.100 | 94 | 8.350 | 8.750 | =99  | 66.850 | =104

Foote did not qualify for any of the apparatus finals.

## Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

### Men's tournament

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Team roster
Jeff Archibald
Arthur Borren
Jan Borren
John Christensen
Greg Dayman
Chris Ineson
Ross McPherson
Barry Maister | Selwyn Maister
Trevor Manning
Arthur Parkin
Ramesh Patel
Alan Patterson
Kevin Rigby
Ted Salmon
Warwick Wright

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Head coach

Ross Gillespie

Group B
| 27 August 1972 (1972-08-27)

New Zealand | 1–1  |  Australia

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| 28 August 1972 (1972-08-28)

New Zealand | 7–0  |  Mexico

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| 30 August 1972 (1972-08-30)

New Zealand | 2–1  |  Great Britain

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| 31 August 1972 (1972-08-31)

Netherlands | 2–0  |  New Zealand

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| 2 September 1972 (1972-09-02)

New Zealand | 3–3  |  Poland

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| 3 September 1972 (1972-09-03)

New Zealand | 2–2  |  Kenya

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| 4 September 1972 (1972-09-04)

India | 3–2  |  New Zealand

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Pts  | Qualification

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India | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals
Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | Advance to semi-finals
Great Britain | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5th–8th place classification
Australia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5th–8th place classification
New Zealand | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 9th / 10th place play-off
Poland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11th / 12th place play-off
Kenya | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 13th / 14th place play-off
Mexico | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 15th / 16th place play-off

9th / 10th Place play-off
| 8 September 1972 (1972-09-08)

New Zealand | 2–1 (0–0) |  Belgium

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

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Pool  | Repechages  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage  | Semifinal  | Final
Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Rick Littlewood | Men's middleweight | Bye  |  Adamczyk (POL)
W |  Bijkerk (AUS)
W |  Sekine (JPN)
L | did not advance  | =11

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

See also: List of New Zealand rowers at the Summer Olympics

1972 was the last year that only men competed at the Olympic rowing events.[2] New Zealand entered boats in four of the seven events.[3] The gold medal won by the 1972 New Zealand eight is one of New Zealand's most memorable performances, and was in 2008 rated by sports journalist Joseph Romanos as New Zealand's best ever team performance at the Olympic Games.[4]

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Murray Watkinson | Single sculls | 7:51.29  | 2 R | 8:11.51  | 3 SA/B | 8:30.88  | 5 FB | 8:05.42  | 10
Dick Tonks
Dudley Storey
Ross Collinge
Noel Mills | Coxless four | 6:47.27  | 1 SA/B | Bye  | 7:03.99  | 1 FA | 6:25.64  |
Warren Cole
Chris Nilsson
John Clark
David Lindstrom
Peter Lindsay | Coxed four | 6:51,76  | 3 SA/B | Bye  | 7:21.94  | 3 FA | 6:42.55  | 6
Tony Hurt
Wybo Veldman
Dick Joyce
John Hunter
Lindsay Wilson
Joe Earl
Trevor Coker
Gary Robertson
Simon Dickie (cox)  | Eight | 6:06.19  | 1 R | Bye  | 6:28.40  | 2 FA | 6:08.94  |

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7
Fraser Beer
Noel Everett (helm)
Ron Watson | Dragon | 14.0 | 19.0 | ~~21.0~~ | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | C | 51.0 | 5
Jock Bilger (helm)
Murray Ross | Flying Dutchman | 20.0 | ~~27.0~~ | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 24.0 | 79.0 | 9
Bret De Thier | Finn | 15.0 | 11.7 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 33.0 | ~~41.0
DNF~~ | 26.0 | 109.7 | 10
Con Linton
Steve Marten (helm)
Jack Scholes | Soling | 20.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | ~~26.0~~ | 26.0 | 18.0 | C | 113.0 | 21

Jonty Farmer, Jack Hansen, Geoff Smals and Bryan Treleaven were named as alternates but did not compete.

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Four male shooters represented New Zealand in 1972.

Mixed 25 m rapid fire pistol
Athlete  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Total  | Rank

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Bruce McMillan | 197 | 195 | 190 | 582 | 28

Mixed 50 m rifle, prone
Athlete  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Total  | Rank

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Ian Ballinger | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 96 | 591 | 46
Mike Watt | 99 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 593 | 29

Mixed 50 m running target
Athlete  | Slow run  | Fast run  | Total  | Rank

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Graeme McIntyre | 270 | 253 | 523 | 26

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Heather Coombridge | Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:02.95 | 35  | did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:14.78 | 22  | —  | did not advance
Colin Herring | Men's 100 m freestyle | 54.41 | =22  | did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle | 2:00.29 | 26  | —  | did not advance
Susan Hunter | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:10.06 | 26  | did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:28.28 | 21  | —  | did not advance
Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:30.29 | 17  | —  | did not advance
Women's 400 m individual medley | 5:14.47 | 9  | —  | did not advance
John McConnochie | Men's 200 m individual medley | 2:15.04 | 15  | —  | did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley | 4:49.89 | 17  | —  | did not advance
Jaynie Parkhouse | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:40.24 | 19  | —  | did not advance
Women's 800 m freestyle | 9:34.65 | 16  | —  | did not advance
Mark Treffers | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:14.10 | 20  | —  | did not advance
Men's 1500 m freestyle | 16:23.86 | 6 Q | —  | 16:18.84 | 6

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Press  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
John Bolton | Men's middle heavyweight | NVL | —  | DNF
Tony Ebert | Men's middleweight | 137.5 | =16  | 117.5 | =17  | 155.0 | =15  | 410.0 | 17
Brian Marsden | Men's light heavyweight | 142.5 | 15  | 120.0 | =17  | 172.5 | =9  | 435.0 | 12

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
David Aspin | Men's freestyle middleweight |  Birajdar (IND)
Both DQ |  Hagilou (IRI)
L | Eliminated

## Officials

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* Chef de Mission – Joe McManemin[5]
* Assistant team manager – Jack Prestney[6]
* Team doctor – Tom Anderson[7]
* Chaperone – Doris Fitzsimmons[8]
* Archery section manager – Jack Richards[9]
* Athletics
* Section manager – Graham Davy[9]
* Coach – Valdemars Briedis[10]
* Boxing section manager – David Tipping[11]
* Canoeing section manager – Stan Robinson[12]
* Cycling
* Section manager – Colin Hollows[13]
* Coach / mechanic – Bruce Goldsworthy[13]
* Field hockey
* Section manager – Merv Good[12]
* Coach – Ross Gillespie[12]
* Gymnastics section manager – Cameron A. R. Buchanan[14]
* Judo section manager – Jack Fielding[15]
* Rowing
* Section manager – Fred Strachan[9]
* Coach – Rusty Robertson[9]
* Assistant coach – Ted Lindstrom[9]
* Sailing section manager – Hal Wagstaff[9]
* Shooting section manager – Hong Tse[16]
* Swimming
* Section manager – Graeme Brockett[17]
* Coach – Pic Parkhouse[12]
* Weightlifting
* Section manager – Peter Watson[18]
* Coach – Paul Newberry[12]
* Wrestling section manager – Art Pickering[9]

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Rowing at the 1972 München Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
4. ^ Romanos, Joseph (31 July 2017). "New Zealand's rowing eight wins gold". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
5. ^ Skipwith, David (6 August 2014). "Athletics world mourns loss of top coach". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
6. ^ "Prestney Games team manager". The Press. 15 December 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
7. ^ "Sports-medicine pioneer dies". The Press. 22 June 1978. p. 24. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
8. ^ "Secretary is Games chaperone". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32907\. 4 May 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
9. ^ a b c d e f g "69 named for Olympics". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32905\. 2 May 1972. p. 24. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
10. ^ "The pressures will be "tremendous": Olympic athletic coach wants N.Z. team mentally prepared". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32942\. 14 June 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
11. ^ ""Southpaw opponent": beaten boxer surprised". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 33010\. 1 September 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
12. ^ a b c d e "47 approved". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32929\. 30 May 1972. p. 28. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
13. ^ a b "Discussion on cycling officials deferred". The Press. Vol. 113, no. 33151\. 15 February 1973. p. 36. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
14. ^ "Errand of experience for Olympic gymnasts". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32983\. 1 August 1972. p. 28. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
15. ^ "Plea for boxer, Byrne: late addition to Games refused". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32972\. 19 July 1972. p. 32. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
16. ^ "4 shooters nominated". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32910\. 8 May 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
17. ^ "Olympic tit-bits". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32999\. 19 August 1972. p. 44. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
18. ^ "Athletes' travel plans". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32949\. 22 June 1972. p. 24. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

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Africa|

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Chad
* Congo
* Dahomey
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Morocco
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Upper Volta
* Zambia

America|

* Argentina
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* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Honduras
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
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* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad-Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Burma
* Ceylon
* Republic of China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Khmer Republic
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Syria
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

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1972 New Zealand Olympic team

Archery|

* Robin Sampson

Athletics|

* Laurie D'Arcy
* Rod Dixon
* Jack Foster
* Sue Haden
* Penny Hunt
* Roger Johnson
* Terry Manners
* Brenda Matthews
* Dave McKenzie
* Les Mills
* Tony Polhill
* Dick Quax
* Bevan Smith
* Robin Tait
* Dick Tayler
* Gavin Thorley

Boxing|

* Jeff Rackley
* Pat Ryan

Canoeing|

* Donald Cooper
* Tom Dooney

Cycling|

* Bruce Biddle
* Paul Brydon
* John Dean
* Vern Hanaray
* Harry Kent
* Neil Lyster
* Robert Oliver
* Blair Stockwell

Gymnastics|

* Diane Foote
* Terry Sale

Field hockey|

* Jeff Archibald
* Arthur Borren
* Jan Borren
* John Christensen
* Greg Dayman
* Chris Ineson
* Ross McPherson
* Barry Maister
* Selwyn Maister
* Trevor Manning
* Arthur Parkin
* Ramesh Patel
* Alan Patterson
* Kevin Rigby
* Ted Salmon
* Warwick Wright

Judo|

* Rick Littlewood

Rowing|

* John Clark
* Trevor Coker
* Warren Cole
* Ross Collinge
* Simon Dickie
* Joe Earl
* John Hunter
* Tony Hurt
* Dick Joyce
* Peter Lindsay
* David Lindstrom
* Noel Mills
* Chris Nilsson
* Gary Robertson
* Dudley Storey
* Dick Tonks
* Wybo Veldman
* Murray Watkinson
* Lindsay Wilson

Sailing|

* Fraser Beer
* Jock Bilger
* Noel Everett
* Con Linton
* Steve Marten
* Murray Ross
* Jack Scholes
* Bret de Thier
* Ron Watson

Shooting|

* Ian Ballinger
* Graeme McIntyre
* Bruce McMillan
* Mike Watt

Swimming|

* Heather Coombridge
* Colin Herring
* Susan Hunter
* John McConnochie
* Jaynie Parkhouse
* Mark Treffers

Weightlifting|

* John Bolton
* Tony Ebert
* Brian Marsden

Wrestling|

* David Aspin

Chef de Mission: Joe McManemin
*[DNF]: Did not finish
*[BM]: Bronze medal ride-off
*[C]: Cancelled
*[O]: Optional
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