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🇳🇿New Zealand at Melbourne 1956

summer Games

51
Athletes
2
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Norman ReadAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Jack CroppSailing Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Peter ManderSailing Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic)Sailing

All Results by Sport

Athletics

7thNeville ScottAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
11thMurray HalbergAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thMorrie RaeAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdMargaret StuartAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
6thMorrie RaeAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
1stNorman ReadAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
6thMargaret StuartAthletics 80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)
7thJessie DonaghyAthletics High Jump, Women (Olympic)
7thBeverly WeigelAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)
17thAlbert RichardsAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
5thVal Sloper-YoungAthletics Shot Put, Women (Olympic)

Boxing

=17thPaddy DonovanBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thGraham FinlayBoxing Welterweight, Men (Olympic)

Cycling Track (Cycling)

8thWarwick DaltonCycling Track (Cycling) 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men (Olympic)
4thWarren JohnstonCycling Track (Cycling) Sprint, Men (Olympic)
=5thWarren JohnstonCycling Track (Cycling) Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5thRitchie JohnstonCycling Track (Cycling) Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5thWarwick DaltonCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5thBruce KentCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5thNeil RitchieCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5thDonald EagleCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Hockey

6thKeith CumberpatchHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thJohn AbramsHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thIvan ArmstrongHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thPhil BygraveHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thCampbell CurrieHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thDavid GoldsmithHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thNoel HobsonHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thReginald JohanssonHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thBrian JohnstonHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thMurray LoudonHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thGuy McGregorHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thBill SchaeferHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thBruce TurnerHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
6thJohn TynanHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

4thColin JohnstoneRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thDonald GemmellRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thAllan TongRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thPeter LucasRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thRay LaurentRowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rdReginald DouglasRowing Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rdBob ParkerRowing Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rdJames HillRowing Single Sculls, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

12thBert CuthbertsonSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
12thRobert StewartSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
12thWilliam SwinnertonSailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
1stJack CroppSailing Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic)
1stPeter ManderSailing Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic)

Swimming (Aquatics)

=17thLincoln HurringSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
=18thPip GouldSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
=10thJean StewartSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
32ndWinifred GriffinSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
7thMarrion RoeSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
25thWinifred GriffinSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
13thMarrion RoeSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)

Weightlifting

8thHugh JonesWeightlifting Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)

Wrestling

-John Da SilvaWrestling Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)