New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics
New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 52 competitors, 47 men and five women, who took part in 26 events across eight sports. Selection of the team for the Games in Mexico City, Mexico, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Don Oliver. The New Zealand team finished 27th on the medal table, winning a total of three medals, one of which was gold.
Medal tables
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Ross Collinge Simon Dickie Dick Joyce Dudley Storey | Rowing | Men's coxed four | 19 October | |
| Shooting | Mixed 50 metre rifle, prone | 19 October | ||
| Athletics | Men's marathon | 20 October |
Athletics
Track and road
Field
Cycling
Five cyclists represented New Zealand in 1968.Road
;Men's individual road race;Men's team time trial
| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| John Dean Neil Lyster Des Thomson Richie Thomson | 2:25:46.47 | 23 |
Field hockey
Men's tournament
;Team roster;Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals | |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | Advance to semi-finals | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5th–8th place classification | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5th–8th place classification | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9th / 10th place play-off | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11th / 12th place play-off | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13th / 14th place play-off | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15th / 16th place play-off |
;5th–8th Classification matches
;7th / 8th Place play-off
New Zealand finished the men's field hockey tournament in seventh place.
Rowing
In 1968, New Zealand entered boats in two of the seven events: men's coxed four and men's coxed eight. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.Sailing
Shooting
Two male shooters represented New Zealand in 1968 with Ian Ballinger winning a bronze medal.| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Total | Rank |
| Ian Ballinger | Mixed 50 m rifle, prone | 98 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 597 | |
| Stew Nairn | Mixed 50 m rifle, prone | 99 | 99 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 594 | 12 |