Hockey
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Drew with New Zealand (0-0)
- Defeated Kenya (3-1)
- Lost to India (1-3)
- Defeated Mexico (10-0)
- Drew with Great Britain (1-1)
- Defeated Poland (1-0)
- Lost to the Netherlands (2-3)
- Semi Final Round
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- Defeated Malaysia (2-1)
- Classification Match
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- 5th/6th place: Defeated Great Britain (2-1) after extra time → 5th place
- Team Roster
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- Robert Andrew
- Greg Browning
- Ric Charlesworth
- Paul Dearing
- Brian Glencross
- Robert Haigh
- Wayne Hammond
- James Mason
- Terry McAskell
- Patrick Nilan
- Desmond Piper
- Graeme Reid
- Ronald Riley
- Donald Smart
- Ronald Wilson
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