New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
New Zealand at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 60 competitors and 18 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Kingston, Jamaica, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was weightlifter Don Oliver. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 26 medals, eight 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 fourth in the medal table in 1966, with a total of 26 medals, including eight gold.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| [|Athletics] | Men's discus throw | ||
| Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | ||
| Athletics | Men's decathlon | ||
| Athletics | Women's discus throw | ||
| Athletics | Women's shot put | ||
| [|Boxing] | Men's heavyweight | ||
| Swimming | Men's 220 yards butterfly | ||
| Weightlifting | Men's heavyweight | ||
| Athletics | Men's shot put | ||
| Cycling | Men's road race | ||
| Shooting | Open 50 m rifle prone | ||
| Swimming | Men's 110 yards breaststroke | ||
| Swimming | Men's 220 yards breaststroke | ||
| Athletics | Men's 20 mile road walk | ||
| Athletics | Men's marathon | ||
| Athletics | Men's 1 mile | ||
| Athletics | Men's discus throw | ||
| Boxing | Men's bantamweight | ||
| Cycling | Men's road race | ||
| [|Fencing] | Women's individual foil | ||
Pam French Gaye McDermit | Fencing | Women's team foil | |
| Shooting | Open fullbore rifle Queen's Prize | ||
| Swimming | Women's 220 yards breaststroke | ||
| Swimming | Women's 220 yards backstroke | ||
Dave Gerrard Tony Graham Paddy O'Carroll | Swimming | Men's 4 × 110 yards medley relay | |
| Wrestling | Men's lightweight |
Competitors
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| [|Badminton] | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 4 | 4 | |
| Cycling | 8 | 8 | |
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Shooting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 3 | |
| Wrestling | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 13 | 60 |
Athletics
Track and road
Field
Combined
Badminton
Boxing
Cycling
Road
;Men's road race| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Laurie Byers | 5:12:19.8 | |
| Tino Tabak | 5:40:00.6 | 15 |
| Des Thomson | 5:12:01.2 | |
| Richie Thomson | 5:39:59.4 | 14 |
Track
;Men's 1000 m sprint;Men's 1 km time trial
| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Dave Comparini | 1:15.21 | 9 |
| Graham Wright | 1:11.50 | 5 |
;Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
;Men's 10 miles scratch race
Diving
Fencing
Men
Individual
Team
Women
Individual
Team
Shooting
;Open small bore rifle| Athlete | Points | Rank |
| Don Wild | 582 | 6 |
| Brian Lacey | 585 |
;Open full bore rifle
Swimming
Weightlifting
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Bruce Cameron | Featherweight | 8 | ||||
| John Bolton | Middleweight | 6 | ||||
| Don Oliver | Heavyweight |
Wrestling
Officials
Team officials included:- Manager – Ron Shakespeare
- Assistant manager – Ashley Taylor
- Chaperone – Pat Cheesman
- Medical officer – Mayne Smeeton
- Athletics section manager – J. Hutchinson
- Athletics coach – Frank Sharpley
- Badminton section manager – V.A. Horne
- Boxing section manager – Dick Dunn
- Cycling section manager – M.T. Gamble
- Cycling coach – John Peoples
- Fencing section manager – Brian Hampton
- Shooting section manager – J.M. Ross
- Swimming and diving section manager – A.J. Donaldson
- Swimming and diving coach – M.A. Doidge
- Weightlifting section manager – Tony George
- Wrestling section manager – Barrie Courtney