New Zealand. Film Runaway See: :Category:1964 film awards, 1964 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1964 films Sport Athletics Peter Snell – Olympic Gold Medal, Men's 800 metres Peter Snell – Olympic Gold Medal, Men's 1500 metres John Davies – Olympic Bronze Medal, Men's 1500 metres Marise Chamberlain – Olympic Bronze Medal, Women's 800 metres Ray Puckett wins his fourth national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:38.6 on 7 March in Lower Hutt. Chess The 71st National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by R.A. Court of Wellington. Cricket New Zealand cricket team Plunket Shield was won by Auckland (1963-1964 season) Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Cairnbrae Auckland Trotting Cup – Lordship Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin. Men's singles champion – Ron Buchan (Tui Park Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – W.D. Scott, G.P. Ogilvie (skip) (Cromwell Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – C.T. Bateman, J.M. Clarke, R.D. Barron, H. Deavoll (skip) (Sydenham Bowling Club) Netball Silver Ferns Olympic Games Summer Olympics New Zealand sends a team of 64 competitors. Winter Olympics New Zealand does not participate in the 1964 Winter Olympics. Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team Rugby League World Cup Rugby Union :Category:All Blacks Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand beat Australia by 2 tests to 1 Ranfurly Shield: Taranaki was successful in all defences, with 8 wins and 1 draw. Soccer The Chatham Cup is won by Mount Roskill who beat King Edward Technical College Old Boys 3–1 in the final. Provincial league champions: Auckland: Blockhouse Bay Bay of Plenty: Kahukura Buller: Waimangaroa United Canterbury: Christchurch City Franklin: Papatoetoe Hawke's Bay: Napier Rovers Manawatu: Thistle Marlborough: Woodbourne Nelson: Rangers Northland: Otangarei United Otago: Northern AFC Poverty Bay: Eastern Union South Canterbury: West End Southland: Invercargill Thistle Taranaki: Moturoa, Old Boys (shared) Waikato: Hamilton Wairarapa: YMCA Wanganui: Wanganui United Wellington: Diamond West Coast: Grey United Yachting Helmer Pedersen, and Earle Wells – Olympic Gold Medal, Men's Flying Dutchman class Births 10 February: John Campbell, broadcaster 22 February: Brad McGann, filmmaker (died 2007) 1 March: Anne Judkins, race walker 23 March: John Mitchell, rugby player and coach 7 April: Russell Crowe, actor 12 May: Matthew Palmer, legal academic 24 May: Aaron Craig, 27 May: Joel Hayward, strategic studies scholar and poet 10 June: Andrew Niccol, film director Tony