New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics
New Zealand competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 80 athletes, 71 men and 9 women, and 29 officials. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was wrestler David Aspin.
In protest at a tour of South Africa by the All Blacks team early in the year, Congo's official Jean Claude Ganga led a boycott of 28 African nations as the International Olympic Committee refused to bar the New Zealand team. Some of the nations had already participated however, as the teams only withdrew after the first day. From Southern and Central Africa, only Senegal and Ivory Coast took part. Both Iraq and Guyana also opted to join the Congolese-led boycott. For the full list of boycotting countries, see 1976 Summer Olympics#Boycotting countries
Medal tables
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| New Zealand men's hockey team | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 30 July | |
| John Walker | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 31 July | |
| Dick Quax | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | 30 July | |
Trevor Coker Peter Dignan Lindsay Wilson Joe Earl Dave Rodger Alec McLean Tony Hurt Simon Dickie | Rowing | Men's eight | 25 July |
Athletics
Track and road
Field
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Four cyclists represented New Zealand in 1976.Road
;Men's individual road raceTrack
;Men's individual pursuitDiving
Equestrian
Jumping
Field hockey
Men's tournament
;Team roster;Head coach
Ross Gillespie
;Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | Play-off to determine progression to semi-finals | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | Play-off to determine progression to semi-finals | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5th–8th place classification | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 9th / 10th place play-off |
;Group B play-off
New Zealand advanced to the semi-finals, while Spain continued to the classification round for fifth to eighth places.
;Semi-final
;Final
Neil McLeod and Les Wilson were not awarded gold medals as they did not take the field during the tournament. The gold medal won by the New Zealand men's team in 1976 remains the only Olympic field hockey medal won by a New Zealand team.
Rowing
Men
Sailing
Shooting
;Mixed 50 m rifle, prone| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Total | Rank |
| Ian Ballinger | 100 | 98 | 100 | 94 | 98 | 100 | 590 | =20 |
;Mixed 50 m running target
| Athlete | Slow run | Fast run | Total | Rank |
| Graeme McIntyre | 279 | 268 | 547 | 19 |
| Grant Taylor | 257 | 279 | 536 | 24 |
;Mixed skeet
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Total | Rank |
| John Woolley | 190 | =26 |