New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games
CGF code NZL
CGA New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.org.nz
in Christchurch, New Zealand
Competitors 145
Flag bearer Opening: Warwick Nicholl
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 4thth
Gold Silver Bronze Total
9 8 18 35
Officials 33
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New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) had a team of 145 competitors and 33 officials to the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, which were held at Christchurch, New Zealand. Warwick Nicholl was the flagbearer at the opening ceremony. The theme song was "Join Together" by Steve Allen.

Venue

10th British Commonwealth Games
Host city Christchurch, New Zealand
Nations participating 38 Nations of the Commonwealth
Athletes participating 1276
Events 121 events in 10 sports
Opening ceremony 24 January
Closing ceremony 2 February
Main venue QEII Park

The games, which became known as "the friendly games", were held in Christchurch, New Zealand. The main venue was QEII Park.

The games marked the beginning of colour television broadcasts in New Zealand. The trademark logo of these Games served as the 'benchmark' design for logo designs for subsequent Games, up to 1998.

Medals

Gold Silver Bronze Total
New Zealand 981835


New Zealand was fourth in the medal table in 1974.

Gold

Athletics

1st, gold medalist(s) Robin Tait Men's Discus Throw
1st, gold medalist(s) Dick Tayler Men's 10000 m

Lawn bowls

1st, gold medalist(s) David Baldwin, Kerry Clark, John Somerville, and Gordon Jolly Men's Fours

Shooting

1st, gold medalist(s) Maurice Gordon Full bore rifle

Swimming

1st, gold medalist(s) Jaynie Parkhouse Women's 800 m Freestyle
1st, gold medalist(s) Mark Treffers Men's 400 m Individual Medley

Weightlifting

1st, gold medalist(s) Tony Ebert Men's 75 kg
1st, gold medalist(s) Graham May Men's 110 kg

Wrestling

1st, gold medalist(s) David Aspin Men's Freestyle (82 kg)

Silver

Athletics

2nd, silver medalist(s) John Walker Men's 1500 metres
2nd, silver medalist(s) Valerie Young Women's Shot Put
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jack Foster Men's Marathon
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sue Haden Women's 800 metres

Boxing

2nd, silver medalist(s) William Byrne Men's Light-Heavyweight

Swimming

2nd, silver medalist(s) Mark Treffers Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Weightlifting

2nd, silver medalist(s) Brian Marsden Men's 90 kg
2nd, silver medalist(s) John Bolton Men's 110 kg

Bronze

Athletics

3rd, bronze medalist(s) John Walker Men's 800 metres
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bevan Smith Men's 200 metres

Boxing

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Robert Colley Men's Lightweight
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Les Rackley Men's Middleweight
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lance Revill Men's Light-Middleweight

Lawn bowls

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Robert McDonald and Phil Skoglund Men's Pairs

Cycling

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Philip Harland and Paul Medhurst Men's Track Tandem Sprint
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Paul Brydon, Russell Nant, Blair Stockwell, and René Heyde Men's Track Team Pursuit (4000 m)

Shooting

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bruce McMillan Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol

Swimming

3rd, bronze medalist(s) John Coutts Men's 200 m Butterfly
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Susan Hunter Women's 200 m Individual Medley
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Susan Hunter Women's 400 m Individual Medley
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jaynie Parkhouse Women's 400 m Freestyle

Weightlifting

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Rory Barrett Men's 110 kg
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Brian Duffy Men's 60 kg
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bruce Cameron Men's 67.5 kg

Wrestling

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gary Knight Men's Freestyle (+ 100 kg)
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gordon Mackay Men's Freestyle (74 kg)

New Zealand Team

New Zealanders Jane and Rebecca Perrott swam for Fiji at the games, as their father was Registrar at the University of the South Pacific. At 12½ Rebecca was the youngest competitor at the games.[1]

Television

The Games were the first major event to be televised after the introduction of colour television to New Zealand in November 1973. However, due to the NZBC's limited colour facilities, only athletics, swimming, and boxing were broadcast in colour. The National Film Unit produced Games '74, a feature-length documentary in colour of the games. This has since been restored and is available on DVD.

See also

References

  1. Wellington’s swim queen in The Wellingtonian, 21 March 2013 p12


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