New Zealand at the 1980 Summer Olympics
| New Zealand at the 1980 Summer Olympics |
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Athletes competed under the flag of the
New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
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| IOC code | NZL | ||||||||
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| Website | www |
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| in Moscow | |||||||||
| Competitors | 4 (all men) in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Brian Newth (modern pentathlete) | ||||||||
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 Australasia (1908 · 1912) |
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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. However, four New Zealand athletes competed as independents under the banner of the NZOCGA. Tay Wilson was the chef de mission.
Originally 98 competitors had been selected for the event.
The three, plus Christopher Macdonald, had also originally entered the Men's K-4 1000 metres event, before withdrawing.
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