New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

New Zealand at the
1978 Commonwealth Games

CGF code| NZL
CGA| New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Website| www.olympic.org.nz
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Competitors| 102
Flag bearer| Neil Lyster
Officials| 32
Medals
Ranked 5th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

* 1930
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* 1950
* 1954
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* 1962
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* 2026
* 2030

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

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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 | Kevin Blackwell
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 | Penny McCarthy | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly
Silver | Rebecca Perrott | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley
Bronze | George Stankovich | Boxing | Men's heavyweight
Bronze | Bryan Purser
Richard Purser | Badminton | Men's doubles
Bronze | Garry Bell | Cycling | Men's road race
Bronze | Lynette Brake
Rowena Davis
Kirsty Durward
Deborah Hurst | 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 | Murray Avery | Wrestling | Men's heavyweight
Medals by sport

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

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The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 19 | 9 | 28
Badminton | 4 | 3 | 7
Boxing | 6 | — | 6
Cycling | 12 | — | 12
Diving | 1 | 1 | 2
Gymnastics | 4 | 4 | 8
Lawn bowls | 7 | — | 7
Shooting | 10 | 0 | 10
Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9
Weightlifting | 6 | — | 6
Wrestling | 7 | — | 7
Total | 81 | 21 | 102

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

### 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
Paul Ballinger | Men's marathon | —  | 2:17:46 | 6
Wendy Brown | Women's 100 m | 11.84 | 4  | —  | did not advance
Women's 200 m | 23.77 | 3 Q | —  | 23.64 | 5  | did not advance
Rod Dixon | Men's 1500 m | 3:39.03 | 3 Q | —  | 3:41.34 | 8
Men's 5000 m | 14:08.02 | 2 Q | —  | 13:43.69 | 8
Graeme French | Men's 100 m | 10.94 | 4 Q | 10.98 | 8  | did not advance
Howard Healey | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 8:48.4 | 4 Q | —  | 8:43.75 | 5
Penny Hunt | Women's 200 m | 24.25 | 4  | —  | did not advance
Women's 400 m | 54.53 | 4 Q | —  | 54.26 | 7  | did not advance
Terry Manners | Men's marathon | —  | 2:23:00 | 13
Phillip Mills | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.32 | 4 q | —  | 14.09 | 6
Men's 400 m hurdles | 53.78 | 5 q | —  | 50.92 | 4 Q | 52.01 | 8
Dennis Norris | Men's 800 m | 1:51.5 | 3 Q | —  | 1:50.77 | 5  | did not advance
Men's 1500 m | 3:45.96 | 8  | —  | did not advance
Mike Parker | Men's 30 km walk | —  | DNF
Ross Pownall | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.36 | 3 Q | —  | 14.18 | 7
Dick Quax | Men's 5000 m | DNS | —  | did not advance
Men's 10,000 m | —  | 29:58.00 | 9
Euan Robertson | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 8:53.1 | 3 Q | —  | 8:41.32 | 4
Kim Robertson | Women's 100 m | 11.67 | 2 Q | —  | 11.63 | 5  | did not advance
Women's 200 m | 23.38 | 3 Q | —  | 23.59 | 6  | did not advance
Kevin Ryan | Men's marathon | —  | 2:17:16 | 4
Graham Seatter | Men's 30 km walk | —  | 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 | —  | 9:20.69 |
Alan Thurlow | Men's 5000 m | 14:27.19 | 8 q | —  | DNF
Men's 10,000 m | —  | 30:05.24 | 10
Gail Wooten | Women's 100 m hurdles | 14.14 | 4 q | —  | 13.77 | 5
Alison Wright | Women's 800 m | 2:07.7 | 2 Q | —  | 2:06.71 | 6  | did not advance
Women's 1500 m | 4:17.03 | 2 Q | —  | 4:12.93 | 6
Bevan Smith
Graeme French
Phillip Mills
Ross Pownall | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 41.40 | 5  | —  | did not advance
Gail Wooten
Kim Robertson
Penny Hunt
Wendy Brown | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | —  | 45.06 | 4

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  | Qualifying  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Noeline Hodgins | Women's long jump |  | Q | 5.86 m | 11
Mike O'Rourke | Men's javelin throw | —  | 83.18 m |
Robin Tait | Men's discus throw | —  | 55.22 m | 4
Phil Wood | Men's triple jump |  | Q | 16.05 m | 6

### Combined

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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

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Robert Sadler | 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

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Barbara Beable |

| 3989 pts | 7
Karen Page |

| 4099 pts | 5

## Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

### Singles

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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
Alison Branfield | Women's singles |  Cain (IOM)
W 11–0 11–0  |  Irwin (AUS)
W 11–8 11–5  |  Bridge (ENG)
L 3–11 3–11  | did not advance
Mary Livingston | Women's singles | Bye  |  Blake (WAL)
W 11–6 11–3  |  Beckett (ENG)
L 7–11 6–11  | did not advance
Ross Livingston | Men's singles | Bye  |  Maini (KEN)
W 15–7 15–2  |  Jolly (ENG)
W 18–16 15–11  |  Leong (MAL)
L 7–15 2–15  | did not advance
Bryan Purser | Men's singles |  Lim (WAL)
W 15–7 15–9  |  Ganguli (IND)
L 8–15 15–6 12–15  | did not advance
Richard Purser | Men's singles |  Cooper (AUS)
W 18–13 15–7  |  Evans (NIR)
W 15–3 15–1  |  Priestman (CAN)
W 15–13 15–4  |  Padukone (IND)
L 1–15 8–15  | did not advance
Allison Sinton | Women's singles | Bye  |  Swaby (AUS)
L 5–11 8–11  | did not advance
Steve Wilson | Men's singles |  Mwangi (KEN)
W 15–1 15–7  |  Modi (IND)
L 6–15 7–15  | did not advance

### Doubles

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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
Ross Livingston
Steve Wilson | Men's doubles | —  |  Padukone / Pawar (IND)
L 9–15 5–15  | did not advance
Bryan Purser
Richard Purser | Men's doubles | —  | Bye  |  Czich / McKee (CAN)
W 15–12 15–5  |  Selvaraj / Abu Bakar (MAL)
W 15–9 15–8  |  Stevens / Tredgett (ENG)
L 5–15 8–15  |  Jolly / Talbot (ENG)
W 15–10 11–15 15–1  |
Alison Branfield
Mary Livingston | Women's doubles | —  |  Johnstone / Hamilton (SCO)
L 6–15 11–15  | did not advance
Alison Branfield
Richard Purser | Mixed doubles | Bye  |  Hamilton / Travers (SCO)
W 15–10 15–5  |  Singh / Pawar (IND)
W 15–12 15–4  |  Clarkson / Carter (CAN)
W 15–7 15–12  |  Perry / Tredgett (ENG)
L 5–15 2–15  |  Sutton / Talbot (ENG)
L 9–15 9–15  | 4
Mary Livingston
Ross Livingston | Mixed doubles | Bye  |  Falardeau / Priestman (CAN)
W 15–18 15–7 15–7  |  Perry / Tredgett (ENG)
L 9–15 0–15  | did not advance
Allison Sinton
Bryan Purser | Mixed doubles | Bye  |  Brimble / Lim (WAL)
W 15–7 15–10  |  Flockhart / Gilliland (SCO)
L 4–15 1–15  | did not advance

### Teams

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Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Semifinal  | Final / BM | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Alison Branfield
Ross Livingston
Mary Livingston
Bryan Purser
Richard Purser
Allison Sinton
Steve Wilson | Mixed team |  India
L 2–3  |  Australia
W 3–2  |  Wales
W 5–0  |  England
L 5–0  |  Canada
L 2–3  |  Malaysia
L 1–4  | 4

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Gaulua Folasi | Light welterweight | —  |  Cameron (JAM)
W |  Mwangi (KEN)
L | did not advance
David Jackson | Welterweight | Bye  |  Feal (WAL)
L | did not advance
Ronald Jackson | Light middleweight | —  | Bye  |  Samu (SAM)
L | did not advance
Perry Rackley | Middleweight | —  |  Parkes (ENG)
L | did not advance
Dean Rackley | Light heavyweight | —  | —  |  Smith (ENG)
L | did not advance
George Stankovich | Heavyweight | —  | —  |  Kabegi (KEN)
W |  Awome (ENG)
L | Did not advance  |

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

### Road

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Men's road race
Athlete  | Time  | Rank

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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

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Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete  | Round 1  | First-round
repechages  | Round 2  | Second-round
repechages  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM | Rank

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Heat  | Final
Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Mike Fabish |  Turtur (AUS)
Benjamin (SKN)
3 |  Pile (BAR)
W 12.08  |  Swinnerton (ENG)
Boyle (AUS)
W 11.76  | Bye  |  Tucker (AUS)
L, L | did not advance  | 7
Eric McKenzie |  Weller (JAM)
Singh (IND)
2 |  Watkins (CAN)
W 12.40  |  Gadd (ENG)
Tudor (WAL)
3 |  Le Grys (ENG)
Gardiner (TTO)
W 12.05  |  Rawlins (TTO)
L | did not advance
Kevin McComb |  Singleton (CAN)
Shearer (NIR)
2 |  Greenidge (BAR)
W WO |  Weller (JAM)
Le Grys (ENG)
3 |  Singh (IND)
Boyle (AUS)
3 | did not advance

Men's tandem 2000 m sprint
Athletes  | Qualification  | Semifinals  | Final / BM | Rank

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Time  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Mike Fabish
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

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Anthony Cuff | 1:08.85 | 8
Mike Fabish | 1:08.75 | 7
Mike Richards | 1:08.99 | 9

Men's 4000 m pursuit
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM | Rank

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Time  | Rank  | Opponent
Result  | Opponent
Result  | Opponent
Result
Mike Richards | Individual pursuit | 5:01.61 | 5 Q |  Sutton (AUS)
W 4:50.50  |  Hayman (CAN)
W OVL |  Campbell (AUS)
W 4:49.74  |
Jack Swart | Individual pursuit | 5:02.88 | 6 Q |  Doyle (ENG)
L | Did not advance
Kevin Blackwell
Anthony Cuff
Neil Lyster
Jack Swart | Team pursuit | 4:35.30 | 2 Q | —  |  England
W 4:36.70  |  Australia
L |

Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete  | Time  | Rank

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Anthony Cuff | 20:06.45 | 6
Neil Lyster | 20:06.70 | 10
Mike Richards | 20:08.40 | 18

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Ann Fargher | Women's 3 m springboard | 341.16  | 7
Graeme Shaw | Men's 3 m springboard | 404.94  | 10

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

### Men

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Athlete  | Event  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank

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F | PH | R | V | PB | HB
Neil Davies | Individual all-around | 8.55 | 8.40 | 7.95 | 9.00 | 8.75 | 8.50  | 51.15 | 13
Gregory Robertson | 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
Richard Wilkins | Individual all-around | 8.05 | 8.35 | 7.70 | 7.25 | 8.35 | 8.00  | 47.70 | 16
Neil Davies
Gregory Robertson
Terry Sale
Richard Wilkins | Team all-around |  |  |  |  |  |  | 154.00 | 4

### Women

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Athlete  | Event  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank

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V | UB | BB | F
Lynette Brake | Individual all-around |      |      |      |      | 32.950 | 17
Rowena Davis | Individual all-around | 9.30 | 9.10 | 8.80 | 8.70  | 35.900 | 9
Kirsty Durward | Individual all-around | 9.55 | 8.60 | 8.30 | 9.15  | 35.600 | 10
Deborah Hurst | Individual all-around | 9.10 | 9.15 | 8.85 | 8.85  | 35.950 | 8
Lynette Brake
Rowena Davis
Kirsty Durward
Deborah Hurst | Team all-around |  |  |  |  | 106.350 |

## Lawn bowls

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Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Athlete  | Event  | Round robin  | Rank

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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  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Kerry Clark | Men's singles |  Gosden (KEN)
W 21–5  |  Turner (MAW)
W 21–13  |  Woodhard (GUE)
W 21–11  |  Snell (AUS)
L 18–21  |  Bryant (ENG)
L 12–21  |  Evans (WAL)
L 14–21  |  Green (SWZ)
W 21–4  |  Madden (PNG)
L 20–21  |  Tolova’a (SAM)
W 21–13  |  Espie (NIR)
W 21–15  |  Harakh (FIJ)
W 21–6  |  McGill (SCO)
W 21–18  |  McKernan (JER)
W 21–11  |  Matheson (CAN)
L 18–21  |  Souza (HKG)
W 21–4  | 4
Ivan Kostanich
Bob McDonald | Men's pairs |  Canada
L 12–28  |  Hong Kong
L 16–23  | Bye  |  Samoa
W 27–12  |  England
D 19–19  |  Australia
L 17–19  |  Fiji
W 21–14  |  Northern Ireland
W 23–22  |  Wales
W 21–20  |  Swaziland
W 35–12  |  Papua New Guinea
W 22–13  |  Kenya
W 24–15  |  Scotland
L 18–27  |  Malawi
W 31–15  | Bye  | 6
David Baldwin
John Malcolm
Morgan Moffat
Phil Skoglund | Men's fours |  Australia
W 17–15  |  Northern Ireland
L 16–25  | Bye  |  Scotland
W 23–22  |  England
W 19–18  |  Fiji
W 21–13  |  Guernsey
L 23–25  |  Papua New Guinea
W 33–17  |  Kenya
W 27–11  |  Canada
W 26–16  |  Samoa
W 32–8  |  Hong Kong
W 23–16  |  Wales
D 19–19  |  Zambia
W 29–14  |  Swaziland
W 25–14  |

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

### Pistol

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Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Bruce McMillan | Open rapid-fire pistol | 573  | 7
Barry O'Neale | Open rapid-fire pistol | 557  | 13
Barrie Wickins | Open free pistol | 532  | 9

### Rifle

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Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Ian Ballinger | Open small-bore rifle | 1185  | 7
Maurie Gordon | Open full-bore rifle | 384  | 6
John Hastie | Open full-bore rifle | 376  | 19
Brian Lacey | Open small-bore rifle | 1178  | 15

### Shotgun

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Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Brian Cumings | Open trap | 155  | 16
Bruce Lassen | Open trap | 177  | 5
John Woolley | Open skeet | 193  |

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ian Bullock | 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
Andrea Hawcridge | 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 |
Melanie Jones | 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
Penny McCarthy | 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 |
Paul Rowe | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.63 | 14  | did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly | 57.22 | 6 Q | 56.61 | 4
Barry Salisbury | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.89 | =17  | did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle | 2:00.54 | 15  | did not advance
Barry Salisbury
Brett Naylor
Ian Bullock
Paul Rowe | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | —  | 3:35.53 | 5
Barry Salisbury
Ian Bullock
Brett Naylor
Paul Rowe | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | —  | 7:52.00 | 5
Andrea Hawcridge
Melanie Jones
Penny McCarthy
Rebecca Perrott | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | —  | DQ | 6

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean and jerk  | Total  | Rank

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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

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Athlete  | Event  | Elimination rounds  | Final round  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Barry Oldridge | Bantamweight |  Singh (IND)
L 4–0  |  Dzeladini (AUS)
W 0.5–3.5  |  Barry (CAN)
L 4–0  | Eliminated  |  Gill (ENG)
L 4–0  | 4
Raymond Katting | Featherweight |  Barry (AUS)
W 0–4  |  Beiler (CAN)
L 4–0  |  Singh (IND)
L 4–0  | Eliminated  | 4
Ken Reinsfield | Lightweight | Bye  |  Walker (JAM)
L 4–0  |  Kumar (IND)
L 4–0  | Eliminated  | 5
Stephen Robinson | Welterweight |  Singh (IND)
L 3.5–0.5  |  Zilberman (CAN)
L 4–0  | Eliminated  | 5
Robert Hoffman | Middleweight |  Koenig (AUS)
L 4–0  |  Weir (NIR)
L 4–0  | Eliminated  | 6
Nigel Sargent | Light heavyweight |  Danier (CAN)
L 4–0  |
L | Eliminated  | 4
Murray Avery | Heavyweight | Bye  |  Wishart (CAN)
L 3–1  |  Peache (ENG)
W 0–4  |  Singh (IND)
L 4–0  | Eliminated  |

## Officials

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* Team manager – Jack Prestney[1]
* Assistant team manager – Tay Wilson[2]
* Women's manager – Marion Jackman[3]
* Team doctor – Noel Roydhouse[1]
* Physiotherapists – Peter Stokes, Mark Oram[4]
* Attache – G. R. Thompson
* Athletics
* Section manager – Barry Hunt[3]
* Coach (track) – Arch Jelley[3]
* Coach (field) – Les Mills[3]
* Badminton section manager – Paul Skelt[3]
* Bowls section manager – Gordon Jolly[3]
* Boxing
* Section manager – C. F. Scott[3]
* Trainer – Alan Scaife[3]
* Cycling
* Section manager – Gordon Sharrock[3]
* Coach (track) – Max Vertongen[3]
* Coach (road) – Wayne Thorpe[3]
* Mechanic – G. J. Brady[3]
* Gymnastics
* Section manager – P. Chan[3]
* Coach (men) – M. C. Charteris[3]
* Coach (women) – A. J. Holt[3]
* Shooting
* Section manager – A. A. Brown[3]
* Assistant section manager (full-bore) – Ben Hoban[3][5]
* Coach (rapid-fire pistol) – D. H. Stringer[3]
* Coach (free pistol) – J. A. Gordon[3]
* Swimming and diving
* Section manager – I. N. Chadwick[3]
* Chief coach – R. J. McIntyre[3]
* Coach (diving) – M. H. Campbell[3]
* Weightlifting section manager – Bruce Cameron[3]
* Wrestling
* Section manager – K. J. Humphrey[3]
* Coach – C. L. Palmer[3]

## See also

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* New Zealand Olympic Committee
* New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
* New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics
* New Zealand at the 1980 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ a b "Prestney Games team manager". The Press. 15 December 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. ^ "Olympic team manager". The Press. 22 November 1979. p. 36. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Officials". The Press. 2 May 1978. p. 32. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
4. ^ "Games medical team 'unbelievable'". The Press. 3 May 1978. p. 34. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
5. ^ Dew, Rod (15 July 1978). "Beekeeper with a full-bore sting". The Press. p. 12. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

## External links

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* NZOC website on the 1978 games
* Commonwealth Games Federation website

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1978 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team

Athletics|

* Paul Ballinger
* Barbara Beable
* Wendy Brown
* Rod Dixon
* Graeme French
* Howard Healey
* Noeline Hodgins
* Penny Hunt
* Terry Manners
* Phillip Mills
* Dennis Norris
* Mike O'Rourke
* Karen Page
* Mike Parker
* Ross Pownall
* Dick Quax
* Euan Robertson
* Kim Robertson
* Kevin Ryan
* Robert Sadler
* Graham Seatter
* Bevan Smith
* Robin Tait
* Heather Thomson
* Alan Thurlow
* Phil Wood
* Gail Wooten
* Alison Wright

Badminton|

* Alison Branfield
* Ross Livingston
* Mary Livingston
* Bryan Purser
* Richard Purser
* Allison Sinton
* Steve Wilson

Boxing|

* Gaulua Folasi
* David Jackson
* Ronald Jackson
* Dean Rackley
* Perry Rackley
* George Stankovich

Cycling|

* Garry Bell
* Kevin Blackwell
* Stephen Cox
* Anthony Cuff
* Mike Fabish
* Vern Hanaray
* Neil Lyster
* Eric McKenzie
* Kevin McComb
* Mike Richards
* Blair Stockwell
* Jack Swart

Diving|

* Ann Fargher
* Graeme Shaw

Gymnastics|

* Lynette Brake
* Neil Davies
* Rowena Davis
* Kirsty Durward
* Deborah Hurst
* Gregory Robertson
* Terry Sale
* Richard Wilkins

Lawn bowls|

* David Baldwin
* Kerry Clark
* Ivan Kostanich
* John Malcolm
* Bob McDonald
* Morgan Moffat
* Phil Skoglund

Shooting|

* Ian Ballinger
* Brian Cumings
* Maurie Gordon
* John Hastie
* Brian Lacey
* Bruce Lassen
* Bruce McMillan
* Barry O'Neale
* Barrie Wickins
* John Woolley

Swimming|

* Ian Bullock
* Andrea Hawcridge
* Gary Hurring
* Melanie Jones
* Penny McCarthy
* Brett Naylor
* Rebecca Perrott
* Paul Rowe
* Barry Salisbury

Weightlifting|

* Rory Barrett
* Tony Ebert
* Brian Marsden
* Precious McKenzie
* George Newton
* Phillip Sue

Wrestling|

* Murray Avery
* Robert Hoffman
* Raymond Katting
* Barry Oldridge
* Ken Reinsfield
* Stephen Robinson
* Nigel Sargent

Team manager: Jack Prestney

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Africa|

* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Sierra Leone
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Zambia

Americas|

* Bermuda
* British Honduras
* Canada
* Guyana

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* India
* Malaysia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka

Caribbean|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Cayman Islands
* Grenada
* Jamaica
* Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands

Europe|

* Cyprus
* England
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

Oceania|

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Western Samoa

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