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New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 65 competitors and 19 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was field athlete Les Mills. The New Zealand team finished 11th on the medal table, winning a total of 14 medals, two 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 11th in the medal table in 1970, with a total of 14 medals, including two gold.

Athletics

Track and road

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Field

Combined

Badminton

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Men's road race

Track

Men's 1000 m sprint
Men's tandem 2000 m sprint
Men's 1&nbsp;km time trial
Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Men's 10 miles scratch race

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Diving

Fencing

Men

Individual

Épée
Foil
Sabre

Team

Women

Individual

Foil

Team

Lawn bowls

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Officials

  • Team manager – Joe McManemin
  • Assistant team manager – Ian Palmer
  • Chaperone – E. M. McKenna
  • Team doctor – Mayne Smeeton
  • Physiotherapist – Stanley Paris
  • Athletics
  • Section manager – Barry Kerr
  • Coach – S. Johnson
  • Badminton section manager – Roger Dunn
  • Boxing section manager – Wally Darrell
  • Cycling
  • Section manager – D. B. Smith
  • Coach / mechanic – Warwick Dalton
  • Lawn bowls section manager – A. J. McDonald
  • Swimming
  • Section manager – Laurie Crabb
  • Coach – Pic Parkhouse
  • Weightlifting
  • Section manager – R. E. Hosking
  • Coach – Hugh Morrison
  • Wrestling
  • Section manager – Jack McInnes
  • Coach – John Armitt

See also

References

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