Papua New Guinea at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Papua New Guinea competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 5,000 metres

• John Kokinai

• Heat — 14:58.33 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Tau John Tokwepota — 2:38:04 (→ 56th place)

• John Kokinai — 2:41:49 (→ 59th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)

• Zoffa Zarawi
  1. First Round — Defeated Venostos Ochira (UGA), walk-over
  2. Second Round — Lost to Jorge Hernández (CUB), knock-out (third round)

References

• Official Olympic Reports