• Source: New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
    • New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 142 competitors and 33 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was field athlete Warwick Nicholl. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 35 medals, nine of which were gold.
      New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.


      Medal tables


      New Zealand was fourth on the medal table in 1974, with a total of 35 medals, including nine gold.


      Competitors


      The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

      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 years, Rebecca was the youngest competitor at the games.


      Athletics




      = Track and road

      =


      = Field

      =


      = Combined

      =
      Men's decathlon

      Women's pentathlon


      Badminton




      Boxing




      Cycling




      = Road

      =
      Men's road race


      = Track

      =
      Men's 1000 m sprint

      Men's tandem 2000 m sprint

      Men's 1 km time trial

      Men's 4000 m pursuit

      Men's 10 miles scratch race


      Diving




      Lawn bowls




      Shooting




      = Pistol

      =


      = Rifle

      =


      = Shotgun

      =


      Swimming




      Weightlifting




      Wrestling




      Officials


      Team manager – Bill Holley
      Team assistant manager – Alf Haslett
      Team doctor – Graeme Campbell
      Chaperone – B. Baxter
      Physiotherapist – Peter Stokes
      Athletics
      Section manager – Johnny Borland
      Section assistant manager – Dave Leech
      Section women's manager – P. A. Munro
      Chief coach – Frank Sharpley
      No. 2 coach – Russ Hoggard
      No. 3 coach – Arthur Lydiard
      Boxing
      Section manager – C. Scott
      Trainer – Les Rackley
      Assistant trainer – R. J. Elley
      Cycling
      Section manager – D. B. Smith
      Coach – Wayne Thorpe
      Shooting section manager – C. W. Stott
      Swimming
      Section manager – Dave Gerrard
      Chief coach – Duncan Laing
      Wrestling
      Section manager – K. Scott
      Coach – Brian Stannett


      See also


      New Zealand Olympic Committee
      New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
      New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics
      New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics


      References


      Official History of the Xth British Commonwealth Games edited by A. R. Cant (2004, Christchurch)
      The Commonwealth Games: the first 60 years 1930–1990 by Cleve Dheensaw (1994, Hodder & Stoughton, Canada/New Zealand) ISBN 0-340-60002-0


      External links


      NZOC website on the 1974 games
      Commonwealth Games Federation website

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