New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
# 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.

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Bruce Biddle | Cycling | Men's individual road race |
| Gold | Harry Kent | Cycling | Men's 1 km time trial |
| Silver | Les Mills | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Silver | Barbara Poulsen | Athletics | Women's shot put |
| Silver | Dick Quax | Athletics | Men's 1500 m |
| Silver | Bob McDonald Robbie Robson | Lawn bowls | Men's pairs |
| Silver | John Bolton | Weightlifting | Men's light heavyweight |
| Silver | Tony Ebert | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Les Mills | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Bronze | Blair Stockwell | Cycling | Men's 4000 m individual pursuit |
| Bronze | Mark Treffers | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle |
| Bronze | Bruce Cameron | Weightlifting | Men's lightweight |
| Bronze | David Aspin | Wrestling | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Gordon Mackay | Wrestling | Men's welterweight |

Medals by sport :

| Sport | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Athletics | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |

Medals by gender :

| Gender | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Male | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |

## Athletics

### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jack Foster | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:14:44 | 4 |
| Penny Hunt | Women's 100 m | 11.7 | 2 Q | 11.9 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Penny Hunt | Women's 200 m | 23.9 | 3 Q | 23.9 | 4 Q | 23.8 | 8 |
| Roger Johnson | Men's 400 m hurdles | 51.9 | 3 Q | 52.0 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeff Julian | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:24:03 | 18 |
| Sylvia Potts | Women's 800 m | 2:07.4 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:09.7 | 5 |
| Sylvia Potts | Women's 1500 m | — | — | — | — | 4:25.2 | 9 |
| Dick Quax | Men's 1500 m | 3:44.2 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:38.1 | |
| Dick Quax | Men's 5000 m | 14:01.6 | 4 Q | — | — | 13:43.4 | 7 |
| Val Robinson | Women's 1500 m | — | — | — | — | 4:22.2 | 6 |
| Anne Smith | Women's 800 m | 2:07.3 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anne Smith | Women's 1500 m | — | — | — | — | 4:26.8 | 10 |
| Dick Tayler | Men's 1500 m | 3:44.3 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:45.0 | 10 |
| Dick Tayler | Men's 5000 m | 14:11.8 | 5 Q | — | — | 13:48.8 | 10 |

* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
* ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Joe Antunovich | Men's discus throw | — | — | 53.50 m | 7 |
| Diane Charteris | Women's discus throw | — | — | 44.12 m | 8 |
| Diane Charteris | Women's shot put | — | — | 13.59 m | 6 |
| Pamela Hendren | Women's long jump | — | — | 5.72 m | 10 |
| Sally Mene | Women's discus throw | — | — | 45.86 m | 7 |
| Sally Mene | Women's javelin throw | — | — | 39.94 m | 8 |
| Les Mills | Men's discus throw | — | — | 57.84 m | |
| Les Mills | Men's shot put | — | — | 18.40 m | |
| Warwick Nicholl | Men's hammer throw | — | — | 60.02 m | 6 |
| Dave Norris | Men's long jump | 7.43 m | 6 Q | 7.64 m | 5 |
| Dave Norris | Men's triple jump | 15.01 m | =11 Q | 14.46 m | 11 |
| Barbara Poulsen | Women's shot put | — | — | 15.87 m | |
| Robin Tait | Men's discus throw | — | — | 53.82 m | 6 |

### Combined

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400 m | 110 m hurdles | Discus throw | Pole vault | Javelin throw | 1500 m | Overall points | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roger Main | Men's decathlon | 11.2 756 pts | 6.40 m 693 pts | 13.25 m 681 pts | 1.67 m 560 pts | 51.0 762 pts | 15.4 807 pts | 39.00 m 666 pts | 3.60 m 700 pts | 40.28 m 495 pts | 4:56.4 428 pts | 6548 pts | 7 |
| Roy Williams | Men's decathlon | 11.2 756 pts | 6.97 m 814 pts | 12.57 m 637 pts | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | DNF | DNF |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| John Compton | Men's singles | Goel (IND) L 2–15 6–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alison Glenie | Women's singles | — | Ridgway (CAN) L 11–5 5–11 2–11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robin Glenie | Women's singles | — | Nyirati (AUS) L 3–11 1–11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Purser | Men's singles | Gulam (KEN) W 15–2 15–3 | Yeo (SIN) W 15–10 14–17 15–10 | Bhatia (IND) W 15–7 18–14 | Paulson (CAN) L 9–15 8–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Compton Richard Purser | Men's doubles | — | Ward / Montegriffo (GIB) W 15–1 15–3 | Charron / Paterson (CAN) L 15–5 10–15 9–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alison Glenie Robin Glenie | Women's doubles | — | — | Tan / Ng (MAS) L 9–15 8–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alison Glenie Richard Purser | Mixed doubles | — | Ang / Ng (MAS) W 18–13 3–15 15–12 | Whetnall / Eddy (ENG) L 12–15 5–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robin Glenie John Compton | Mixed doubles | — | Haddad / Haddad (JAM) W 15–6 15–2 | Rickard / Whetnall (ENG) L 3–15 18–17 6–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Brian Kendall | Featherweight | Yang (PNG) W | Mir (PAK) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ali Afakasi | Welterweight | Olulu (KEN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

### Road

**Men's road race**

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| Bryce Beeston | 4:41:24 | 5 |
| Bruce Biddle | 4:38:58 | |

### Track

**Men's 1000 m sprint**

| Athlete | Round 1 | First-round repechages | First-round repechages | First-round repechages | First-round repechages | Round 2 | Second-round repechage | Round 3 | Third-round repechages | Third-round repechages | Third-round repechages | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 2 | Second-round repechage | Round 3 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Harry Kent | Crutchlow (ENG) W 11.80 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | John (TTO) W 11.56 | Bye | Bicknell (ENG) W 11.95 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Attong (TTO) W 12.31, W 12.63 | Johnson (AUS) W 11.95, L, L | King (TTO) L, W 11.94, L | 4 |
| Bryce Preston | Beattie (NIR) W 12.23 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Perkins (AUS) L | Crutchlow (ENG) W 13.07 | Harvey (CAN) L | Rowe (ENG) W 12.36 | Bye | Bicknell (ENG) W 13.32 | Nicholson (AUS) L, W 12.94, L | did not advance | did not advance | =5 |
| Max Vertongen | McMillan (JAM) W 12.04 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Hunte (GUY) L | John (TTO) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | =13 |

**Men's tandem 2000 m sprint**

| Athletes | Round 1 | Repechage | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Bryce Preston Max Vertongen | Attong / Farrell (TTO) W 11.65, W 11.74 | Bye | Harvey / Lovell (CAN) W 14.82, L, L | Hatfield / Beswick (WAL) L, L | 4 |

**Men's 1 km time trial**

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| Harry Kent | 1:08.69 GR | |
| Blair Stockwell | 1:12.33 | 10 |

**Men's 4000 m individual pursuit**

| Athlete | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Rank |
| Blair Stockwell | 5:11.93 | 4 Q | Moore (ENG) W 5:12.32 | Clark (AUS) L 5:09.17 | Watson (AUS) W OVL | |

**Men's 10 miles scratch race**

| Athlete | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Harry Kent | NR | 4 Q | 20:54.56 | 6 |
| Bryce Preston | NR | 5 Q | 20:53.95 | 5 |
| Max Vertongen | NR | 5 Q | 20:53.80 | 4 |

* ↑ Ranks given are within each of the two heats. First 10 finishers in each heat advanced to the final.

## Diving

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cyril Buscke | Men's 3 m springboard | DNF | DNF |
| Rebecca Ewert | Women's 3 m springboard | 337.74 | 7 |
| Mark Gazley | Men's 3 m springboard | 436.44 | 6 |

## Fencing

### Men

**Individual**

**Épée**

| Athlete | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Rank |
| Arthur Gatland | Gray (NIR) W 5–3 | Chong (MAS) W 5–3 | Scotland (DMA) W 5–0 | Nasralla (JAM) L 2–5 | Mills (AUS) L 1–5 | Sandor (SCO) L 2–5 | Johnson (ENG) L 1–5 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Henderson | Hoskyns (ENG) L 1–5 | Widmaier (CAN) L 0–5 | Rouxel (SCO) L 4–5 | Simon (AUS) L 4–5 | Turner (WAL) L 2–5 | Magill (NIR) W 5–2 | Cunningham (HKG) W 5–2 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Peterson | Bakonyi (CAN) W 5–4 | Richardson (NIR) W 5–3 | Elliott (HKG) W 5–2 | Chan (MAS) W 5–4 | Jacobs (ENG) W 5–3 | Lucas (WAL) L 4–5 | — | 5 Q | Johnson (ENG) W 5–5 | Bakonyi (CAN) L 2–5 | Jacobs (ENG) L 2–5 | Redhead (GUE) L 4–5 | Rouxel (SCO) L 3–5 | 1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Individual**

**Foil**

| Athlete | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Rank |
| Michael Henderson | Magill (NIR) L 1–5 | G. Paul (ENG) L 2–5 | Sandor (SCO) W 5–2 | Chong (MAS) W 5–2 | Nasralla (JAM) W 5–2 | Mills (AUS) L 3–5 | Edwards (WAL) L 1–5 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Peterson | Wiedel (CAN) W 5–4 | Russell (SCO) L 1–5 | Redhead (GUE) W 5–2 | A. Reynolds (WAL) W 5–3 | B. Paul (ENG) L 1–5 | Cunningham (HKG) W 5–1 | Theseira (MAS) L 2–5 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Pickworth | Breckin (ENG) L 3–5 | Simon (AUS) L 3–5 | Widmaier (CAN) W 5–3 | Gray (NIR) W 5–2 | Jackson (JAM) W 5–0 | Scotland (DMA) W 5–0 | Elliott (HKG) L 4–5 | 4 Q | Smith (SCO) W 5–1 | Wiedel (CAN) W 5–2 | Benko (AUS) L 3–5 | Breckin (ENG) L 4–5 | Russell (SCO) L 3–5 | 2 Q | Breckin (ENG) L 1–5 | B. Paul (ENG) L 4–5 | G. Paul (ENG) L 4–5 | Benko (AUS) L 3–5 | Conyd (CAN) W 5–4 | 1 | 5 |

**Individual**

**Sabre**

| Athlete | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Rank |
| Michael Henderson | Richardson (NIR) W 5–3 | Acfield (ENG) L 1–5 | Samek (CAN) L 2–5 | Tornallyay (AUS) L 4–5 | Chan (MAS) W 5–3 | Edwards (WAL) L 4–5 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Peterson | Gray (NIR) W 5–2 | Urban (CAN) L 3–5 | Craig (ENG) L 1–5 | Mitchell (SCO) W 5–4 | Tye (HKG) W 5–1 | Chong (MAS) W 5–4 | 4 Q | Craig (ENG) L 2–5 | Samek (CAN) L 0–5 | Arato (AUS) L 1–5 | R. Reynolds (WAL) L 5–3 | Play stopped as result could not be affected | 0 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Team**

| Athletes | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Arthur Gatland Michael Henderson Richard Peterson Brian Pickworth | Men's team épée | Hong Kong W 6–3 | — | Wales W 7–2 | — | Canada L 3–5 | Scotland L 4–5 | — | 4 |
| Arthur Gatland Michael Henderson Richard Peterson Brian Pickworth | Men's team foil | Hong Kong W 8–1 | — | Scotland L 2–7 | Australia L 1–5 | did not progress | did not progress | did not progress | did not progress |
| Michael Henderson Richard Peterson Brian Pickworth | Men's team sabre | Hong Kong W 7–2 | — | Australia L 4–5 | Scotland L 1–5 | did not progress | did not progress | did not progress | did not progress |

### Women

**Individual**

**Foil**

| Athlete | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | First round pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Rank |
| Gaye McDermit | Reynolds (WAL) W 4–2 | Exelby (AUS) W 4–2 | Green (ENG) L 2–4 | — | — | 2 Q | Sharfe (NZL) L 1–4 | Bain (SCO) L 3–4 | Williams (SCO) L 1–4 | Barkley (WAL) L 3–4 | Green (ENG) W 4–3 | 1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rosemary Sharfe | McDougall (AUS) W 4–0 | Bain (SCO) L 1–4 | Weidel (CAN) W 4–0 | Henley (ENG) W 4–3 | Brown (WAL) W 4–1 | 4 Q | McDermit (NZL) W 4–1 | Green (ENG) L 1–4 | Barkley (WAL) L 1–4 | Williams (SCO) L 2–4 | Bain (SCO) L 3–4 | 1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Helen Whitcher | Van Eyk (AUS) W 4–0 | Wardell-Yerburgh (ENG) L 0–4 | Chatel (CAN) W 4–2 | Barkley (WAL) W 4–0 | Youngs (SCO) L 1–4 | 3 Q | Exelby (AUS) L 2–4 | Wardell-Yerburgh (ENG) L 0–4 | Youngs (SCO) L 1–4 | Henley (ENG) L 0–4 | Weidel (CAN) W 4–2 | 1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Team**

| Athletes | Event | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gaye McDermit Rosemary Sharfe Helen Whitcher | Women's team foil | Canada L 3–6 | England L 1–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Lawn bowls

| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Phil Skoglund | Men's singles | Woodward (GUE) L 9–21 | Bryant (ENG) L 17–21 | Kelly (AUS) L 5–21 | Motroni (SCO) L 18–21 | Fulton (NIR) L 17–21 | Ewing (MAW) W 21–19 | Liddell (HKG) L 7–21 | Bradley (FIJ) L 16–21 | Clayton (CAN) L 17–21 | Wilkins (WAL) L 20–21 | Lapsley (PNG) L 12–21 | Bryce (ZAM) L 14–21 | Gosden (KEN) W 21–14 | 12 |
| Bob McDonald Robbie Robson | Men's pairs | Guernsey W 19–15 | England L 17–28 | Australia W 22–15 | Scotland W 22–8 | Northern Ireland W 23–11 | Malawi L 14–19 | Hong Kong W 25–10 | Fiji W 22–18 | Canada W 27–12 | Wales W 28–24 | Papua New Guinea W 26–11 | Zambia W 19–14 | Kenya L 24–26 | |
| Gordon Jolly Robbie Robson Percy Jones Bob McDonald | Men's fours | Guernsey W 28–8 | England W 23–22 | Australia L 12–26 | Scotland L 15–22 | Northern Ireland W 26–23 | Malawi L 15–20 | Hong Kong L 15–27 | Fiji W 31–13 | Canada L 16–17 | Wales L 13–23 | Papua New Guinea L 13–16 | Zambia L 16–22 | Kenya W 32–12 | 11 |

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Barnett Bond | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:06.67 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Barnett Bond | Men's 200 m backstroke | 2:18.91 | 7 Q | 2:20.01 | 8 |
| Barnett Bond | Men's 200 m individual medley | 2:23.30 | 8 Q | 2:23.24 | 8 |
| Barnett Bond | Men's 400 m individual medley | 5:08.40 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mike Borrie | Men's 100 m freestyle | 54.95 | 3 Q | 54.57 | 4 |
| Mike Borrie | Men's 200 m freestyle | 2:00.94 | 4 Q | 2:00.74 | 5 |
| Mike Borrie | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:22.11 | 6 Q | 4:20.35 | 6 |
| Felicity Crawford | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:12.06 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Felicity Crawford | Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:03.94 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Felicity Crawford | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:20.90 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ian Curry | Men's 100 m freestyle | 57.15 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ian Curry | Men's 200 m freestyle | 2:03.95 | 8 Q | 2:02.96 | 8 |
| Ian Curry | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:20.06 | 5 Q | 4:21.64 | 7 |
| Susan Hunter | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:14.02 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Susan Hunter | Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:34.73 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Susan Hunter | Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:35.87 | 7 Q | 2:33.30 | 5 |
| Susan Hunter | Women's 400 m individual medley | 5:20.63 | 2 Q | 5:20.10 | 4 |
| Glenda Stirling | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:08.95 | 3 Q | 1:09.00 | 4 |
| Glenda Stirling | Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:30.50 | 6 Q | 2:29.71 | 6 |
| Mark Treffers | Men's 200 m freestyle | 2:09.31 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Treffers | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:24.49 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Treffers | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 17:16.54 | 4 Q | 16:44.69 | |
| Cathy Whiting | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:12.49 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cathy Whiting | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:08.66 | 1 Q | 1:08.71 | 4 |
| Cathy Whiting | Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:03.86 | 8 Q | 1:03.73 | 7 |
| Cathy Whiting | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:19.43 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beth Williams | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:23.59 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beth Williams | Women's 200 m breaststroke | 2:56.79 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beth Williams | Women's 200 m butterfly | 2:38.65 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beth Williams | Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:37.4 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beth Williams | Women's 400 m individual medley | 5:34.35 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Judy Wright | Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:30.80 | 7 Q | 2:30.59 | 7 |
| Judy Wright | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:16.49 | 5 Q | 2:17.54 | 7 |
| Judy Wright | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:46.55 | 5 Q | 4:54.98 | 5 |
| Judy Wright | Women's 800 m freestyle | 9:49.45 | 4 Q | 9:47.54 | 4 |
| Judy Wright | Women's 400 m individual medley | 5:22.10 | 3 Q | 5:27.12 | 7 |
| Barnett Bond Ian Curry Mark Treffers Mike Borrie | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | — | 3:47.64 | 5 |
| Barnett Bond Ian Curry Mark Treffers Mike Borrie | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | — | — | 8:11.79 | 4 |
| Barnett Bond Ian Curry Mark Treffers Mike Borrie | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | — | — | 4:29.55 | 6 |
| Felicity Crawford Judy Wright Susan Hunter Cathy Whiting | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | — | 4:15.44 | 4 |
| Glenda Stirling Felicity Crawford Beth Williams Cathy Whiting | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | — | — | 4:44.81 | 4 |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bruce Cameron | Lightweight | 107.5 kg | 105 kg | 142.5 kg | 355 kg | |
| Tony Ebert | Middleweight | 137.5 kg GR | 112.5 kg | 152.5 kg | 402.5 kg | |
| John Bolton | Light heavyweight | 147.5 kg GR | 130 kg | 167.5 kg | 445 kg | |
| John Sherley | Light heavyweight | NVL | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

## Wrestling

| Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gordon Mackay | Welterweight | O'Brien (AUS) W | Amey (ENG) W | Buchanan (SCO) W | Wurr (CAN) L | Singh (IND) L | |
| David Aspin | Middleweight | Birajdar (IND) L | Grinstead (ENG) D | Schori (CAN) L | Eliminated | Eliminated | |
| Warren Hubber | Heavyweight | Millard (CAN) L | Singh (IND) L | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 4 |
| Tom Milat | Super heavyweight | Mane (IND) L | Holden (CAN) W | Ilahi (PAK) L | Eliminated | Eliminated | 4 |

## 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 – H. Morrison
* Wrestling
   * Section manager – Jack McInnes
   * Coach – John Armitt
