# New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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

New Zealand was fifth on the medal table in 1978, with a total of 20 medals, including five gold.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| 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

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| 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
### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Paul Ballinger | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:17:46 | 6 |
| Wendy Brown | Women's 100 m | 11.84 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wendy Brown | Women's 200 m | 23.77 | 3 Q | — | — | 23.64 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rod Dixon | Men's 1500 m | 3:39.03 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:41.34 | 8 |
| Rod Dixon | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Penny Hunt | Women's 400 m | 54.53 | 4 Q | — | — | 54.26 | 7 | did not advance | 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 |
| Phillip Mills | 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 | did not advance |
| Dennis Norris | Men's 1500 m | 3:45.96 | 8 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mike Parker | Men's 30 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Ross Pownall | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.36 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 14.18 | 7 |
| Dick Quax | Men's 5000 m | DNS | DNS | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dick Quax | 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 | did not advance |
| Kim Robertson | Women's 200 m | 23.38 | 3 Q | — | — | 23.59 | 6 | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bevan Smith | Men's 400 m | 48.02 | 4 Q | 46.77 | 4 q | 48.25 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heather Thomson | Women's 3000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20.69 | |
| Alan Thurlow | Men's 5000 m | 14:27.19 | 8 q | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Alan Thurlow | 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 | did not advance |
| Alison Wright | 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 | did not advance |
| Gail Wooten Kim Robertson Penny Hunt Wendy Brown | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45.06 | 4 |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
* ↑ Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
* ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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
#### 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 |
| 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 |
| Barbara Beable | | | | | | 3989 pts | 7 |
| Karen Page | | | | | | 4099 pts | 5 |

## Badminton
### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| 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 | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Allison Sinton | Women's singles | Bye | Swaby (AUS) L 5–11 8–11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ross Livingston Steve Wilson | Men's doubles | — | Padukone / Pawar (IND) L 9–15 5–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Teams

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

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gaulua Folasi | Light welterweight | — | Cameron (JAM) W | Mwangi (KEN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| David Jackson | Welterweight | Bye | Feal (WAL) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ronald Jackson | Light middleweight | — | Bye | Samu (SAM) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Perry Rackley | Middleweight | — | Parkes (ENG) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dean Rackley | Light heavyweight | — | — | Smith (ENG) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| George Stankovich | Heavyweight | — | — | Kabegi (KEN) W | Awome (ENG) L | Did not advance | |

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men's road race

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 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
#### Men's 1000 m sprint

| Athlete | Round 1 | First-round repechages | Round 2 | Second-round repechages | Second-round repechages | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Round 1 | First-round repechages | Round 2 | Heat | Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mike Fabish | Turtur (AUS) Benjamin (SKN) 3 | Pile (BAR) W 12.08 | Swinnerton (ENG) Boyle (AUS) W 11.76 | Bye | Bye | Tucker (AUS) L, L | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Men's tandem 2000 m sprint

| Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athletes | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| 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 |
| 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 | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Rank |
| 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 | Did not advance | 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 |
| Anthony Cuff | 20:06.45 | 6 |
| Neil Lyster | 20:06.70 | 10 |
| Mike Richards | 20:08.40 | 18 |

## Diving

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

## Gymnastics
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| 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

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| 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

| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Rank |
| 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
### Pistol

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| 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

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| 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

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Brian Cumings | Open trap | 155 | 16 |
| Bruce Lassen | Open trap | 177 | 5 |
| John Woolley | Open skeet | 193 | |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ian Bullock | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.26 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ian Bullock | 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 | did not advance |
| Andrea Hawcridge | 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 | did not advance |
| Melanie Jones | 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 | |
| Penny McCarthy | Women's 200 m butterfly | 2:17.65 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brett Naylor | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.94 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brett Naylor | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:58.36 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brett Naylor | 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 | |
| Rebecca Perrott | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:16.12 | 2 Q | 4:16.70 | |
| Rebecca Perrott | Women's 800 m freestyle | 9:03.34 | 4 Q | 8:44.87 | |
| Rebecca Perrott | 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 | did not advance |
| Paul Rowe | 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 | did not advance |
| Barry Salisbury | Men's 200 m freestyle | 2:00.54 | 15 | did not advance | 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

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total | Rank |
| Precious McKenzie | Bantamweight | 97.5 kg | 122.5 kg | 220.0 kg | |
| George Newton | Featherweight | NVL | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Phillip Sue | Lightweight | 115.0 kg | 147.5 kg | 262.5 kg | |
| Tony Ebert | Middleweight | NVL | DNF | DNF | 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

| Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Final round | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| 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 | Eliminated | 4 |
| Ken Reinsfield | Lightweight | Bye | Walker (JAM) L 4–0 | Kumar (IND) L 4–0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | 5 |
| Stephen Robinson | Welterweight | Singh (IND) L 3.5–0.5 | Zilberman (CAN) L 4–0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 5 |
| Robert Hoffman | Middleweight | Koenig (AUS) L 4–0 | Weir (NIR) L 4–0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 6 |
| Nigel Sargent | Light heavyweight | Danier (CAN) L 4–0 | L | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 4 |
| Murray Avery | Heavyweight | Bye | Wishart (CAN) L 3–1 | Peache (ENG) W 0–4 | Singh (IND) L 4–0 | Eliminated | |

## Officials

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