Games officials from Chch

Press, 17 April 1980, Page 34

Games officials from Chch

Eight Christchurch men are among the officials who will accompany the New Zealand Olympic Games team to Moscow in July.' They include Mr Wayne Thorpe, a com-' pany director, who has been chosen for his fourth games in cj’cling. He was assistant coach and mechanic' in 1974,. sole coach in 1976,' road coach in 1978, and this. time will go as mechanic. His brother-in-law, Blair Stockwell, also represented New Zealand at four games — as a competitor. Another well-known name on the list is that-, of Mr Peter Mander, who will be

manager of the yachting-sec-tion. In 1956 he was the gold medallist-in the Sharpie Class at the ■•Melbdurne.'Olympics, ’and he.' wa's'. foiirth; '-in ■ the Finns in 1964. : ‘ ' Other section; managers from Christchurch 1 --afe ; Mr Maurice Duckmanton (swimming), and Mr Keith Mann (fencing). .. ? ■ ?.? -•/ There will be three, coaches, from'Christchurch — M.eSsrs Pat McQuinn (rowing: — coxless four), Ivor Endicott-Dav-ies (judo), and Robin Bliss (archery)?. T-r as well as a meteorologist,: ' Mr Harry Kingham, who will be.attached to' the yatching contingent in the Estonian'- port of Tallin. He served.-the 1976 Olym-

pic team in a similar capacity. The full list, of officials is: i Representative of the New I Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Gaines Association; Roy Dutton; Chef de 3iission, Tayi Wilson; assistant Chef de Mis-' sion, Brian Bremner; women’s manager, Marian Jackman;- director of medical services, Graeme Campbell; assistant- director of medical services, 3la.it 31arshall; chief physiotherapist, 'Mark Oram; physiotherapists, lan Sim, Peter Stokes; attache, - Stuart. Prior. • Alanagers and coaches.— Archery, Charles Hoddinott, Gilbert Bliss (coacli); athletics. Arch Jelley, Dragan Ivanov (coach); canoeing, Russell Haivken. John Grant- (coach); cycling, Gordon Sharrock, Ron Clieatley (coach), Dick Johnstone (coach). Wavne Thorpe (mechanic); equestrian. A. R. Caro, Jan Mossman (groom); fencing, Keith 3lann: gymnastics. Heather Lockhart, 31ervyn Rich-

ards (coach); hockey (men), Bruce Turner, Brian 3launsell (coach); (women), Gladys O’Brien, Shirley Eddy (coach); Judo, Ivor Endi-cott-Davies; modern pentathlon, John Clark; rowing, Colin Green, Tom Reid (ioach), Harry 3lahon (coach). ..Pat Mc-Quinn (coach), Micliael Brown (transport dir-ector-doctor), Vic Douglas (boat-man-interpreter); shooting, lan W'f-ighf; swimming, 31atirice DuekmantOn, Tony Keenan (coacli): yachting, Peter'Mander, Roy Dickson (coach), Harry Kinghain (meteorologist), Christopher Dickson (boatman). ■

The names of five competitors were omitted, from the list sent by the Press Association on Tuesday evening. Three of these omissions were detected by our alert sports staff, ;but two of them slipped through the net. They were Martin Brill, a fencer from Auckland, and Tom Dodson, a yachtsman, also from Auckland. His brother, Richard, is also a member of the team.