# New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 37 competitors, 33 men and four women, who took part in 28 events across nine sports. Selection of the team for the Games in Rome, Italy, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Les Mills. Harold Austad was the team's Chef de Mission. The New Zealand team finished 14th on the medal table, winning a total of three medals, two of which were gold.

## Medal tables

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Peter Snell | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | 2 September |
| Gold | Murray Halberg | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | 2 September |
| Bronze | Barry Magee | Athletics | Men's marathon | 10 September |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

## Athletics
### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Murray Halberg | Men's 5000 m | 14:04.28 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 13:43.76 | |
| Murray Halberg | Men's 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28:49.11 | 5 |
| Jeff Julian | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:24:50.6 | 18 |
| Barry Magee | Men's 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:35.80 | 26 |
| Barry Magee | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:17:18.2 | |
| Valerie Morgan | Women's 100 m | 12.61 | 3 | 12.66 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Valerie Morgan | Women's 200 m | 25.39 | 5 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ray Puckett | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:37:36.0 | 51 |
| Norman Read | Men's 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:36:59.0 | 5 |
| Norman Read | Men's 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Barry Robinson | Men's 200 m | 22.2 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Barry Robinson | Men's 400 m | 47.6 | 2 Q | 48.3 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Donal Smith | Men's 800 m | 1:51.86 | 1 Q | 1:48.52 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Snell | Men's 800 m | 1:48.22 | 1 Q | 1:48.84 | 2 Q | 1:47.34 | 1 Q | 1:46.48 OR | |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
* ↑ Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
* ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Dave Norris | Men's long jump | 7.04 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dave Norris | Men's triple jump | 14.30 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Les Mills | Men's discus throw | 50.76 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Les Mills | Men's shot put | 16.93 | 11 Q | 17.06 | 11 |
| Valerie Sloper | Women's discus throw | 46.91 | 12 q | 48.81 | 10 |
| Valerie Sloper | Women's shot put | 16.07 | 2 Q | 16.39 | 4 |
| Jennifer Thompson | Women's discus throw | 46.74 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beverly Weigel | Women's long jump | 6.12 | 5 Q | 5.98 | 10 |

## Cycling

One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1960.

### Track
#### Men's 1000 m time trial

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Warwick Dalton | 1:10.68 | 11 |

## Equestrian
### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank |
| Adrian White | Telebrae | Individual | 33.25 | 35 | 12 | =4 | 45.25 | 23 |

## Fencing

One fencer represented New Zealand in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 2 pool | Round 2 pool | Round 2 pool | Round 2 pool | Round 2 pool | Round 2 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Brian Pickworth | Men's individual épée | Gonsior (POL) L 1 – 5 | El-Gressy (MAR) W 5 – 1 | Barouch (TUN) W 5 – 3 | Echeverry (COL) W 5 – 2 | Guittet (FRA) W 5 – 3 | 4 | Balestrini (ARG) L 1 – 5 | Achten (BEL) L 3 – 5 | Glos (POL) L 3 – 5 | Pellegrino (ITA) L 1 – 5 | Sákovics (HUN) L 1 – 5 | 0 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brian Pickworth | Men's individual foil | Paladino (URU) W 5 – 4 | Debeur (BEL) L 1 – 5 | González (ESP) L 1 – 5 | Csipler (ROU) L 4 – 5 | Zhdanovich (URS) L 2 – 5 | 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Pickworth | Men's individual sabre | Amberg (GBR) W 5 – 4 | Haschja (INA) L 4 – 5 | Chicca (ITA) L 4 – 5 | Paladino (URU) L 3 – 5 | Zabłocki (POL) L 0 – 5 | 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Field hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

| John Abrams James Barclay Phillip Bygrave John Cullen Ross Gillespie Anthony Hayde Noel Hobson | Ian Kerr Murray Mathieson Guy McGregor Mervyn McKinnon Kevin Percy Bill Schaefer Bruce Turner |

#### Group A

* 27 August 1960 (1960-08-27) 16:30
| New Zealand | 1–1 (1–1) | Netherlands |
| Hobson 25' | | Van Erven Dorens 23' |
* Stadio dei Marmi Umpires: Franck (BEL), Massart (BEL)
* 31 August 1960 (1960-08-31) 16:30
| New Zealand | 4–1 (3–1) | Denmark |
| Hobson 4' Turner 24', 41' Bygrave 35' | | Christiansen 16' |
* Olympic Velodrome Umpires: McDowell (AUS), Glichitch (FRA)
* 2 September 1960 (1960-09-02) 16:30
| India | 3–0 (1–0) | New Zealand |
| Bhola 8' Peter 57' Ja. Singh 70' | | |
* Olympic Velodrome Umpires: McIldowie (SAF), Whitelaw (GBR)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Tie-breaker to determine second place in group |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Tie-breaker to determine second place in group |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13th–16th classification round |

#### Group A tie-breaker

* 4 September 1960 (1960-09-04) 15:30
| New Zealand | 2–1 (1–1) | Netherlands |
| Bygrave 31', 58' | | De Beer 14' |
* Campo Tre Fontane Umpires: Schinner (GER), Lichtenfeld (GER)
By winning the Group A tie-breaker match, New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals, while the Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th to 12th places.

#### Quarter-final

* 5 September 1960 (1960-09-05) 16:00
| Spain | 1–0 (0–0) | New Zealand |
| Murua 83' | | |
* Olympic Velodrome Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED), Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)
After losing its quarter-final, New Zealand moved into the classification matches for 5th to 8th places.

#### 5th–8th Classification matches

* 8 September 1960 (1960-09-08) 15:00
| New Zealand | 1–0 (1–0) | Germany |
| McGregor 11' | | |
* Campo Tre Fontane Umpires: Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED), H. Singh (IND)
New Zealand moved into the playoff for 5th and 6th places by defeating Germany.
* 9 September 1960 (1960-09-09) 08:30
| Australia | 2–1 (0–1) | New Zealand |
| Crossman 50' Evans 68' | | Cullen 27' |
* Campo Tre Fontane Umpires: Burgess (GBR), Asselman (BEL)
The match to decide 5th and 6th positions between Australia and New Zealand was declared null and void after Australia's previous match against Kenya was declared drawn on appeal. Australia subsequently defeated Kenya in a replay, and then a replay was required between New Zealand and Australia to decide 5th place.

#### 5th–6th Classification replay

* 11 September 1960 (1960-09-11) 09:00
| New Zealand | 1–0 (0–0) | Australia |
| Bygrave 2' | | |
* Campo Tre Fontane Umpires: Burgess (GBR), van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)
New Zealand finished the men's field hockey tournament in 5th place.

## Rowing

In 1960, seven rowing competitions were held, and New Zealand entered a single rower: James Hill competing in single sculls. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| James Hill | Single sculls | 7:19.64 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | 7:23.98 | 4 |

## Sailing

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Ralph Roberts | Finn | 441 | 0 DSQ | 867 | 742 | 800 | 946 | 1344 | 5140 | 6 |
| Murray Rae (helm) Ron Watson | Flying Dutchman | 638 | 1115 | 446 | 990 | 638 | 101 DNF | 814 | 4641 | 8 |
Helmer Pedersen was a reserve but did not compete.

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Press | Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Don Oliver | Men's heavyweight | 132.5 | =16 | 122.5 | =14 | 170.0 | =8 | 425.0 | 13 |

## Wrestling

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Fred Thomas | Men's freestyle middleweight | Mehdizadeh (IRI) W Fall | Graffigna (ARG) W 3–0 | Gardzhev (BUL) L Fall | Antonsson (SWE) L Fall | Eliminated | 10 |

## Officials

* Chef de Mission – Harold Austad
* Assistant team manager – George Thorn
* Physiotherapist and masseur – Stanley Paris
* Athletics section manager – Joe McManemin
* Field hockey section manager – Jack Squire
* Rowing section manager – Charles Saunders
* Sailing section manager – Hugh Poole
* Weightlifting section manager – John Cullen
* Wrestling section manager – Jack Prestney