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. The New Zealand team finished equal 12th on the medal table, winning a total of five medals, three of which were gold.

Medal tables

Athletics

Track and road

Field

Boxing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented New Zealand in 1964.

Road

;Men's individual road race ;Men's team time trial

Equestrian

Jumping

Gymnastics

Women's individual

;Apparatus qualifying and all-around None of the New Zealand gymnasts qualified for any of the apparatus finals.

Field hockey

Men's tournament

;Team roster ;Group A

Rowing

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Sailing

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Officials

* Team manager –

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* Assistant team manager – Ron Shakespeare * Team doctor – Renton Grigor * Chaperone – Zelda Bridgens * Athletics section manager – Max Carr * Boxing section manager – Syd Ashton * Cycling section manager – Bob Carruthers * Equestrian section manager – Ben Rutherford * Field hockey section manager – Bob Milne * Gymnastics section manager – David McKenzie-Edwards * Rowing ** Section manager – Jack Stevenson ** Coach (eight and four) – Eric Craies * Sailing section manager – Don St Clair Brown * Swimming section manager – Bryan Simpson * Weightlifting section manager – Trevor Clark

References

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