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New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 60 competitors and 18 officials. Selection of the team for the
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, Jamaica, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was weightlifter
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. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 26 medals, eight of which were gold. New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the
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in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.


Medal tables

New Zealand was fourth in the medal table in 1966, with a total of 26 medals, including eight gold.


Competitors

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


Athletics


Track and road


Field


Combined


Badminton


Boxing


Cycling


Road

;Men's road race


Track

;Men's 1000 m sprint ;Men's 1 km time trial ;Men's 4000 m individual pursuit ;Men's 10 miles scratch race


Diving


Fencing


Men


Individual


Team


Women


Individual


Team


Shooting

;Open small bore rifle ;Open full bore rifle


Swimming


Weightlifting


Wrestling


Officials

Team officials included: * Manager –
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* Assistant manager – Ashley Taylor * Chaperone – Pat Cheesman * Medical officer –
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* Athletics ** Section manager – J. Hutchinson ** Coach – Frank Sharpley * Badminton section manager – Valentine Arthur Horne * Boxing section manager – Dick Dunn * Cycling ** Section manager – Merv Gamble ** Coach – John Peoples * Fencing section manager – Brian Hampton * Shooting section manager – J. M. Ross * Swimming and diving ** Section manager – A. J. Donaldson ** Coach – Morry Doidge * Weightlifting section manager – Tony George * Wrestling section manager – Barrie Courtney


See also

* New Zealand Olympic Committee *
New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games New Zealand has competed in all of the Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, and has won a total of 656 medals including 159 gold. The New Zealand Olympic Committee (known as ''The New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association'' ...
* New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics * New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics


References


External links


NZOC website on the 1966 games

Commonwealth Games Federation website
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