New Zealand in Athletics
Results in Melbourne 1956*


Athlete	Event	Heat	Res.	Pos.


Mary Donaghy	High jump W	Final	1,67	7
		Qualifying Round	1,58	7	Q


Murray Halberg	1500 m M	Final	nm	11
		Round 1	3.47,2	4	Q


Maurice Leslie Rae	100 m M	Semifinal	10,5	4
		Quarterfinal	10,6	3	Q
		Round 1	10,7	1	Q

	200 m M	Semifinal	21,5	6
		Quarterfinal	22,0	2	Q
		Round 1	21,4	2	Q


Norman Read	50 km walk M	Final	4.30.42,8


Albert Richards	Marathon M	Final	2.41.34	17


Neville Scott	1500 m M	Final	3.42,8	7
		Round 1	3.48,0	1	Q


Valerie Sloper	Shot put W	Final	15,34	5
		Qualifying Round	13,03	14	Q


Margaret Stuart	100 m W	Round 1	12,3	3

	80 m hurdles W	Semifinal	11,3	6
		Round 1	11,3	3	Q


Beverly Weigel	Long jump W	Final	5,85	7
		Qualifying Round	5,79	7	Q


* The list of New Zealand olympians in Athletics at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics is not yet completed. All possible medalists are already included.

These facts about New Zealand in Athletics at the Olympic Games in Melbourne 1956 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database

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