New Zealand at the 1980 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games
Athletes competed under the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association – Flag bearers IOC code  NZL NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee Website www.olympic.org.nz
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Brian Newth (modern pentathlete)
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 *with Australia as Australasia
Winter Games
1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

New Zealand did not officially participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR as the government of that time supported the US-led boycott.^[1] Four New Zealand athletes competed as independents^[2] under the banner of the NZOCGA.

Results by event

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

• Ian Ferguson
• Alan Thompson
• Geoff Walker

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics

• Brian Newth

References

• sports-reference

1. ^ "1980 Moscow Olympics boycott". nzhistory.net.nz. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/moscow-olympics-boycott. Retrieved 22 August 2010. 
2. ^ "1980 Moscow Olympics boycott". nzhistory.net.nz. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/moscow-olympics-boycott. Retrieved 22 August 2010.