New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 52 competitors, 47 men and five women, who took part in 26 events across eight sports.New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Don Oliver.New Zealand finished the men's field hockey tournament in seventh place.[4] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[5] Two male shooters represented New Zealand in 1968 with Ian Ballinger winning a bronze medal.
IOC codeNew Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games AssociationMexico CityDon OliverMedalsoverviewAustralasiaWarren ColeRoss CollingeSimon DickieDick JoyceDudley StoreyRowingMen's coxed fourIan BallingerShootingMixed 50 metre rifle, proneMike RyanAthleticsMen's marathonAthletics at the 1968 Summer OlympicsRoger JohnsonMen's 400 m hurdlesRex MaddafordMen's 5000 mMen's 10,000 mEvan MaguireDave McKenzieSylvia PottsWomen's 800 mPeter WelshMen's 3000 m steeplechaseLes MillsMen's shot putRobin TaitMen's discus throwCycling at the 1968 Summer OlympicsBryce BeestonJohn DeanDes ThomsonRichie ThomsonNeil LysterField hockey at the 1968 Summer OlympicsJohn AnslowJan BorrenRoger CapeyJohn ChristensenJohn HicksBruce JudgeBarry MaisterSelwyn MaisterTrevor ManningAlan McIntyreRoss McPhersonAlan PattersonTed SalmonBill ThomsonKeith ThomsonNew ZealandMexicoEast GermanyWest GermanyBelgiumNetherlandsRowing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsList of New Zealand rowers at the Summer Olympics1976 Summer OlympicsCoxed fourAlan WebsterWybo VeldmanAlistair DrydenJohn HunterMark BrownleeJohn GibbonsTom JustGil CawoodRobert PageCoxed eightSailing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsJonty FarmerRalph RobertsGeoff SmaleFlying DutchmanGraham ManderShooting at the 1968 Summer OlympicsMixed 50 m rifle, proneStew NairnSwimming at the 1968 Summer OlympicsPru ChapmanWomen's 100 m backstrokeWomen's 200 m individual medleyTui ShipstonWomen's 400 m individual medleyWomen's 800 m freestyleGlenda StirlingWomen's 200 m backstrokeSandra WhittlestonWomen's 100 m butterflyWomen's 200 m butterflyWomen's 4 × 100 m medley relayWeightlifting at the 1968 Summer OlympicsJohn BoltonMen's light heavyweightMen's heavyweightNorma WilliamsRusty RobertsonHugh PooleSports ReferenceThe PressYouTubeNational Olympic Committees1968 Summer OlympicsAlgeriaCameroonCentral African RepublicCongo-KinshasaEthiopiaGuineaIvory CoastMadagascarMoroccoNigeriaSenegalSierra LeoneTanzaniaTunisiaUgandaUnited Arab RepublicZambiaArgentinaBahamasBarbadosBermudaBoliviaBrazilBritish HondurasCanadaColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasJamaicaNetherlands AntillesNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad-TobagoUnited StatesUruguayVenezuelaVirgin IslandsAfghanistanCeylonRepublic of ChinaHong KongIndonesiaIsraelSouth KoreaKuwaitLebanonMalaysiaMongoliaPakistanPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnamAustriaBulgariaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkFinlandFranceGreat BritainGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandLiechtensteinLuxembourgMonacoNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSan MarinoSoviet UnionSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyYugoslaviaAustraliaNew Zealand at the OlympicsSummer Olympic GamesWinter Olympic Games1912 Summer OlympicsCyclingField hockeySailingSwimmingWeightliftingChef de Mission