New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics
New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 37 competitors, 33 men and four women, who took part in 28 events across nine sports. Selection of the team for the Games in Rome, Italy, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Les Mills. Harold Austad was the team's Chef de Mission. The New Zealand team finished 14th on the medal table, winning a total of three medals, two of which were gold.
Medal tables
Athletics
Track and road
Field
Cycling
One male cyclist represented New Zealand in 1960.Track
;Men's 1000 m time trial| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Warwick Dalton | 1:10.68 | 11 |
Equestrian
Jumping
Fencing
One fencer represented New Zealand in 1960.Field hockey
Men's tournament
;Team roster;Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Tie-breaker to determine second place in group | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Tie-breaker to determine second place in group | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13th–16th classification round |
;Group A tie-breaker
By winning the Group A tie-breaker match, New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals, while the Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th to 12th places.
;Quarter-final
After losing its quarter-final, New Zealand moved into the classification matches for 5th to 8th places.
;5th–8th Classification matches
New Zealand moved into the playoff for 5th and 6th places by defeating Germany.
The match to decide 5th and 6th positions between Australia and New Zealand was declared null and void after Australia's previous match against Kenya was declared drawn on appeal. Australia subsequently defeated Kenya in a replay, and then a replay was required between New Zealand and Australia to decide 5th place.
;5th–6th Classification replay
New Zealand finished the men's field hockey tournament in 5th place.
Rowing
In 1960, seven rowing competitions were held, and New Zealand entered a single rower: James Hill competing in single sculls. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.Sailing
was a reserve but did not compete.Weightlifting
Wrestling
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Fred Thomas | Men's freestyle middleweight | W Fall | W 3–0 | L Fall | L Fall | Eliminated | 10 |