Olympic history of New Zealand

NZL

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New Zealand , whose NOK , the New Zealand Olympic Committee , was founded in 1911, has participated in all summer games since 1920. In 1908 and 1912, Australian and New Zealand athletes competed together under the name Australasia . New Zealand was first represented at the Winter Games in 1952. With the exception of 1956 and 1964, New Zealand athletes were sent to all subsequent Winter Games. Young athletes have been sent to all of the Youth Olympic Games that have been held so far.

General

New Zealand's 1928 Olympic team. Back row (from left to right): Moorhouse, Lay ; middle row: Morgan , masseur Dickinson, Porritt , Lindsay, Cleverley; Front row: Companion Miller, Companion Amos, Chef de Mission Amos, Stockley, Miller, Wilson

The New Zealand rowing team from 1932

New Zealand when the nations marched into Rome in 1960

New Zealand at the invasion of the nations 2010 in Vancouver

New Zealand has been represented at the Olympic Games since 1920. However, the first New Zealander to attend the Olympic Games was in Paris in 1900, before New Zealand became a British Dominion . In a typical mixed team at the time, Victor Lindberg competed in water polo. He was a team member of the British Osborne Swimming Club from Manchester , which took part in the Olympic water polo tournament. Lindberg was used in a preliminary round match against the French club Tritons Lilloise . The game was won 12-0. The British team later won the gold medal, making Lindberg the first New Zealand medalist and Olympic champion. Since he did not start for a New Zealand NOK, but for a British club, Lindberg is not counted as a member of a New Zealand Olympic team.

The first New Zealand Olympian to be a member of a New Zealand Olympic team was the track and field athlete George Davidson on August 15, 1920. On August 23rd, New Zealand's first woman swimmer Violet Walrond took part in the Olympic Games.

New Zealand's first medalist was rower Darcy Hadfield in 1920 , who won the bronze medal in the single. The country's first Olympic champion was boxer Ted Morgan in Amsterdam on August 11, 1928 , who won the welterweight contest. The first woman in New Zealand to win an Olympic medal was track and field athlete Yvette Williams in 1952 . In Helsinki she won the long jump, making her the first New Zealand Olympic champion.

The ski racer Annette Johnson was New Zealand's first female winter Olympic athlete on February 14, 1952. A day later, Herbert Familton and William Hunt were followed by the first men. New Zealand has so far won a medal at the Winter Olympics. 1992 in Albertville Annelise Coberger won silver in the slalom. This silver medal was the first winter medal won by an athlete from the southern hemisphere.

New Zealand's participation in the 1976 Summer Games led to a boycott of 16 African countries because the New Zealand national rugby union team violated the international sports ban against the apartheid state of South Africa and competed there.

New Zealand's most successful athletes are canoeists. Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald won five medals each in 1984 and 1988. While Ferguson won four gold and one silver medal, MacDonald won three gold, one silver and one bronze medal. The rider Mark Todd also won five medals. He won two gold and three bronze medals. The track and field athlete Peter Snell was three times Olympic champion. He was the first New Zealand double Olympic champion in Tokyo in 1964.

Rowing and athletics are the most successful sports in New Zealand. 24 medals were won in both sports. Eleven gold, three silver and ten bronze medals were won in rowing, ten gold, three silver and eleven bronze medals in athletics. Just behind both sports is sailing, the third most successful sport. New Zealand sailors were able to win 22 medals, including nine gold, seven silver and six bronze medals.

Most Olympic victories (eight) came in 1984 in Los Angeles. Most of the medals (18) were won in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, including four gold, nine silver and five bronze medals.

New Zealand has three IOC members. In 2010, former hockey player Barry Maister , 1976 Olympic champion, was elected a member of the IOC. He is a member of the Olympic Education and Program Commissions. BMX rider Sarah Walker , 2012 silver medalist, followed in 2016. She is a member of the Commission for Sustainability and Legacy, the Commission for Women's Sports and the Athletes Commission.

Overview of the participations

Summer games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1896-1912	not participated
1920	4th	3	1	Harry Wilson			1	1	22nd
1924	4th	3	1	Arthur Porritt			1	1	23
1928	9	61	3	Arthur Porritt	1			1	24
1932	21st	20th	1	John MacDonald		1		1	22nd
1936	7th	7th	0	Jack Lovelock	1			1	20th
1948	7th	6th	1	Harold Nelson
1952	14th	12	2	Harold Cleghorn	1		2	3	24
1956	51	43	8th	Richard Johnston	2			2	16
1960	37	33	4th	Les Mills	2		1	3	14th
1964	64	56	8th	Peter Snell	3		2	5	12
1968	52	47	5	Donald Oliver	1		2	3	27
1972	89	82	7th	Les Mills	1	1	1	3	23
1976	80	71	9	David Aspin	2	1	1	4th	18th
1980	4th	4th	0	Brian Newth
1984	130	98	32	John Walker	8th	1	2	11	8th
1988	83	67	16	Ian Ferguson	3	2	8th	13	18th
1992	134	92	42	Mark Todd	1	4th	5	10	28
1996	95	66	29	Barbara Kendall	3	2	1	6th	26th
2000	147	77	70	Blyth Tait	1		3	4th	46
2004	148	81	67	Beatrice Faumuina	3	2		5	24
2008	178	96	82	Mahé Drysdale	3	2	4th	9	25th
2012	178	96	82	Nick Willis	6th	2	5	13	15th
2016	195	98	97	Peter Burling	4th	9	5	18th	19th

Winter games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1924-1948	not participated
1952	3	2	1	Austin Hayward
1956	not participated
1960	4th	2	2	William Hunt
1964	not participated
1968	6th	4th	2	Thomas Huppert
1972	2	2	0	Alan Ward
1976	5	3	2	Stuart Blakely
1980	5	3	2	Stuart Blakely
1984	6th	4th	2	Markus Hubrich
1988	9	7th	2	Simon Wi Rutene
1992	6th	5	1	Christopher Nicholson		1		1	17th
1994	7th	5	2	Tony Smith
1998	8th	4th	4th	Peter Henry
2002	10	7th	3	Angela Paul
2006	15th	10	5	Sean Becker
2010	16	9	7th	Juliane Bray
2014	14th	6th	8th	Shane Dobbin
2018	21st	17th	4th	Beau-James Wells			2	2	26th

Youth Summer Games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
2010	57	22nd	35	Jacko Gill	1	2	1	4th	38
2014	50	29	21st		2	1	2	5	34

Youth Winter Games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
2012	15th	9	6th	Beau-James Wells
2016	11	8th	3	Finn Bilous		1	1	2	22nd

Overview of the sports

Summer games

badminton

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The first New Zealand badminton players started in Barcelona in 1992. Further participations took place in 1996, 2004 and 2008. All the participants were unsuccessful.

basketball

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New Zealand teams first took part in the 2000 Olympic tournaments in Sydney. Both men and women could not win any of their games and were eliminated as the bottom of the group. In 2004, the men won a game for the first time (90:87 over Serbia-Montenegro), but lost their game for 9th place against Australia with 80:98. The women even won two of their preliminary round games (against China and South Korea), but failed in the quarterfinals with 55:94 to Australia and lost the game for 7th place against Greece with 83:87. In Beijing in 2008, only women qualified. They could only win one game in the preliminary round against Mali. Since no placement round was played, the team was ranked 10th.

Beach volleyball

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The first Olympic beach volleyball tournament with New Zealand participation took place at the 1996 Olympic premiere of the sport in Atlanta. It was also the only participation of a New Zealand duo.

Archery

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The first Olympic archer in New Zealand competed in the 1972 tournament in Munich. Other participations took place between 1984 and 2000. None of the athletes could qualify for another round.

Boxing

1	1	1

New Zealand's first boxer competed in Paris in 1924. In 1928 in Amsterdam, Ted Morgan became an Olympic welterweight champion. Ted Morgan was the first Olympic champion in New Zealand's Olympic history. Only 56 years later, in 1984 in Los Angeles, should the next medal win take place. Kevin Barry won silver in the light heavyweight division . Kevin Barry had to leave the Olympic victory to the Yugoslav Anton Josipović without a fight , as Barry knocked out in the semifinals against the US boxer Evander Holyfield . had gone. However, since the precipitation came after the final gong, Holyfield was disqualified and Barry declared the winner. David Tua won the bronze medal in the heavyweight division in Barcelona in 1992.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ted Morgan	1928 Amsterdam	Welterweight	first ever Olympic champion for New Zealand

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Kevin Barry	1984 Los Angeles	Light heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
David Tua	1992 Barcelona	Heavyweight

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  Ted Morgan, New Zealand's first ever Olympic champion in 1928

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  David Tua, bronze 1992 (photo from 2014)

fencing

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The first New Zealand fencer started in Rome in 1960. The greatest success was recorded in 1988 in Seoul by Martin Brill, who achieved 7th place in the individual ranking with his sword.

Soccer

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New Zealand first participated in an Olympic soccer tournament in 2008. Both a men's and a women's team had qualified. The men's team was eliminated after only one draw against China after the preliminary round. The women's team also only reached a draw against Japan and was eliminated.

Also in 2012 the men only came to a draw, this time against Egypt, and failed in the preliminary round. The women achieved their first victory at an Olympic tournament with a 3-1 win against Cameroon and thus qualified for the quarter-finals. Here they were defeated by the USA with 0-2.

In 2016 only the women were qualified. Colombia were defeated 1-0, but this one victory was not enough this time to advance. The team was eliminated after the preliminary round.

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  2012 preliminary match against the United Kingdom: Goalkeeper Jenny Bindon in action

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  2012 preliminary game against the United Kingdom: New Zealand in defense with Riley (7), Bindon (1), Moorwood (8), Erceg (5) and Hearn (9)

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  New Zealand at a British corner with Yallop (11), Smith (6), Moorwood (8), Hearn (9), Riley (7), Percival (2) and Hoyle (4)

Weightlifting

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New Zealand weightlifters competed for the first time in London in 1948. None of the athletes could achieve a better placement than 7th place.

golf

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Three New Zealand golfers, two men and one woman, competed at the 2016 Olympic golf tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Lydia Ko won the silver medal in the women's tournament.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Lydia Ko	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Ladies tournament	first medal win

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  Lydia Ko, silver 2016

hockey

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The first Olympic hockey tournament with New Zealand participation took place in Melbourne in 1956. The men's team lost in the preliminary round to Pakistan 1: 5 and Germany 4: 5. A win over Belgium (3-0) brought the team into the placement round for places 5 to 8. Two wins and one loss against Australia meant group place 2 and place 6 of the tournament.

In the 1960 tournament, New Zealand and the Netherlands were tied in second place. In the playoff, New Zealand won 2-1 and advanced to the quarter-finals. Here the team lost to Spain 0-1 after extra time. In the placement round, Germany and Australia were each beaten 1-0, which meant fifth place in the final standings.

The 1964 tournament turned out to be a disappointment. In six preliminary round games, the team could only win one win against the United Kingdom. The last of the group was eliminated. In 1968 they were more successful. Two wins and three draws, including a 0-0 against the Federal Republic of Germany and a 1-1 against the GDR, meant third place in the preliminary group. This qualified for the placement round of places 5 to 8. The game against the Netherlands was lost 3-1, the game for 7th place against Kenya was won 2-0. In 1972 in Munich, two wins and three draws were only enough for fourth place in the preliminary group. The final game for 9th place against Belgium was won 2-1.

The greatest success was achieved in 1976 in Montreal. After one win and two draws, including a 1-1 draw against the Federal Republic of Germany, a play-off with the Spaniards tied for second place had to be played. New Zealand won the game 1-0 after extra time. In the semi-finals, the Netherlands were then beaten 2-1 after extra time. In the final, New Zealand met Australia. New Zealand won 1-0, becoming an Olympic hockey champion for the first time.

1984 in Los Angeles for the first time a women's team took part. With one win and two draws, the men finished fourth in their preliminary group. That was enough for the placement round for places 5 to 8. The first game against India was lost 1-0, in the game for 7th place Spain was defeated 1-0. The women could not win any of their games and finished sixth and last in the ranking without winning points.

Both teams did not participate again until 1992 in Barcelona. The men managed only one win against the United Team of the Former Soviet Republics, but finished fourth in the group due to the better goal difference. In the placement round, the first game against the United Kingdom was lost 3-2. New Zealand also lost the game for 7th place against India 2: 3. The women were again unable to win any of their preliminary round matches and, due to the poorer goal difference compared to Canada, placed fourth in the other group, eighth and last in the ranking.

2000 in Sydney only the women's team was qualified. In the first group game against Germany, the women's team won the first point with a 1-1 draw. In the second game, China was defeated 2-0, the first victory for a women's team. Another win against South Africa and two draws followed. This made the New Zealand team first in the group. In the following three games of the medal group, the team managed only one draw against Spain. The team finished 6th in the final ranking.

In 2004 in Athens the men were there again. With three victories in the preliminary round, the men qualified for the placement round for places 5 to 8. Against South Korea there was a 4: 3 victory, the game for place 5 against Pakistan was lost 2: 4. The women managed only one victory against Spain, they finished 4th in the preliminary round. In the placement round, South Korea was beaten 3-2 after extra time. The game for 5th place against Australia was lost 3-0.

In 2008 in Beijing, the men had two wins and one draw. They lost 3-1 to Germany. With 4th place in the preliminary round it was now the game for 7th place against Pakistan, which New Zealand won 4-2. The women could not win any of their preliminary round matches, so there was a 1: 2 defeat against Germany. The game for 11th place against South Africa was also lost 4-1.

At the 2012 London tournament, the men had one win and two draws. Against Germany they fought 5: 5 on the last day of the preliminary round. The New Zealanders won the game for 9th place against Argentina 3-1. The women were far more successful. With three wins and a 0-0 win against Germany, the team qualified for the semi-finals. The game against the Netherlands went into the seven-meter shootout after a 2-2 win in extra time. The New Zealanders finally lost the duel 3: 5. The game for the bronze medal against the United Kingdom was then lost 3-1. The fourth place meant the best result of a women's team to date.

In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, the men achieved two wins and one draw and thus fourth place in the preliminary group. In the quarter-finals, the German team lost 2: 3. New Zealand was in the lead 2-1 until the final minute. The German team equalized 42 seconds before the end, the winning goal for Germany fell just one and a half seconds before the final whistle. In the preliminary round, the women took second place in the group with three wins and one draw. The group game against Germany was lost 2-1. A 4-2 victory over Australia followed in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, the United Kingdom lost 3-0. In the bronze match it was again against Germany and again the Germans won 2-1.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Men's national hockey team	1976 Montreal	Men's tournament	first Olympic victory and medal win

Judo

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1972 in Munich the first New Zealand judoka took part. The greatest success was the quarter-finals in 1988 by Brent Cooper in the light weight.

Canoeing

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The first New Zealand canoeists started in Munich in 1972. In 1984 they celebrated four Olympic victories. Ian Ferguson became Olympic champion over 500 meters in a single kayak . Alan Thompson won over 1000 meters . With his partner Paul MacDonald , Ian Ferguson also won gold in a two-person kayak over 500 meters. Ferguson, Thompson and MacDonald were also members of the four-man kayak, which also won gold.

In 1988 Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald were able to defend their Olympic victory in a two-man kayak over 500 meters, and over 1000 meters they won silver. With four gold and one silver medal, Ian Ferguson is the most successful Olympian in New Zealand to date. Paul MacDonald, who won bronze in a single kayak over 500 meters, is second with three gold, one silver and one bronze medals.

Ian Ferguson competed at the Olympic Games for the fifth time in Barcelona in 1992. With Paul MacDonald he reached the two-man kayak final over 1000 meters. The boat took 8th place in 2004 in Athens, Benjamin Fouhy was able to drive a single kayak over 1000 meters to the silver medal. With Steven Ferguson, son of Ian Ferguson, he finished 8th in a two-man kayak over 1000 meters in the final. In Beijing Fouhy could not repeat his silver medal, he finished fourth. In a two-person kayak over 1000 meters, he and Michael Walker reached 5th place.

Four years later in London, Lisa Carrington became Olympic champion in a single kayak over 200 meters. With Erin Taylor she reached seventh place in the two-person kayak over 500 meters. The same position was achieved by the two-person kayak of the men over 1000 meters with Steven Ferguson and Darryl Fitzgerald. In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Lisa Carrington was able to defend her Olympic victory. She also won bronze over 500 meters. Luuka Jones won the silver medal in the kayak slalom.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ian Ferguson	1984 Los Angeles	K 1,500 meters	first Olympic victory and medal win
Alan Thompson	1984 Los Angeles	K 1, 1000 meters
Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald	1984 Los Angeles	K 2, 500 meters
Grant Bramwell Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald Alan Thompson	1984 Los Angeles	K 4
Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald	1988 Seoul	K 2, 500 meters
Lisa Carrington	2012 London	K 1, 200 meters
Lisa Carrington	2016 Rio de Janeiro	K 1, 200 meters

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald	1988 Seoul	K 2, 1000 meters
Benjamin Fouhy	2004 Athens	K 1, 1000 meters
Luuka Jones	2016 Rio de Janeiro	K 1, slalom

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Paul MacDonald	1988 Seoul	K 1,500 meters
Lisa Carrington	2016 Rio de Janeiro	K 1,500 meters

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  Quadruple Olympic Champion Ian Ferguson (2012)

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  Lisa Carrington, Olympic Champion 2012 and 2016

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  Luuka Jones, silver 2016

athletics

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Since New Zealand started participating in the Olympic Games in 1920, athletes have also participated. The sprinter George Davidson was the first New Zealand Olympian ever to compete for New Zealand on August 15, 1920. In 1908 and 1912 New Zealanders had participated as members of the Australasiens team , a union of Australia and New Zealand. In Antwerp, George Davidson finished fifth over 200 meters. Harry Wilson finished fourth in the 110 meter hurdles. In 1924 Arthur Porritt won the first athletics medal for New Zealand. In the 100 meter final he came third and won the bronze medal.

In 1932 in Los Angeles, John Savidan qualified for the 5000 meter final. Here he was fourth, also over 10,000 meters. In 1936 in Berlin, Jack Lovelock became New Zealand's first Olympic athletics champion when he won the 1500 meter race. There were other medals only 16 years later, in Helsinki in 1952. Yvette Williams won the long jump, making it the first New Zealander to win an Olympic medal. She also started in the shot put and finished sixth there. John Holland won a bronze medal in the 400 meter hurdles.

In Melbourne 1956, Norman Read became Olympic champion in walking over 50 kilometers. The shot putter Valerie Young reached number 5, in 1960 in Rome she was fourth. In Rome, Peter Snell won over 800 meters and Murray Halberg over 5000 meters. Over 10,000 meters, Halberg took 5th place in the marathon, Barry Magee won bronze. Norman Read finished fifth in the 50km walk. In 1964 in Tokyo, Peter Snell was able to defend his Olympic victory over 800 meters. He also became Olympic champion over 1500 meters, his compatriot John Davies won bronze. Marise Chamberlain also won bronze over 800 meters. Valerie Young was again fourth in the shot put. In 1968 in Mexico City, Mike Ryan won bronze in a marathon. Rod Dixon won bronze over 1500 meters in 1972. In 1976 in Montreal, John Walker became Olympic champion over this distance. Dick Quax won silver over 5000 meters, Rod Dixon came fourth here. Euan Robertson reached 6th place over 3000 meters obstacle .

It wasn't until 1992 in Barcelona that it was enough to win a medal again. Lorraine Moller won bronze in the marathon. 12 years later, in 2004 in Athens, Beatrice Faumuina was able to reach the discus final. She came in sixth. In 2008 in Beijing, Valerie Adams became Olympic champion in the shot put. Nick Willis won silver in the 1500 meters. In 2012 in London Valerie Adams was able to repeat her Olympic victory, in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro she won silver. Nick Willis won bronze over 1500 meters, Tomas Walsh bronze in the shot put. Eliza McCartney won another bronze medal in the pole vault.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jack Lovelock	1936 Berlin	1500 meters	first Olympic victory
Yvette Williams	1952 Helsinki	Long jump
Norman Read	1956 Melbourne	50 km of walking
Peter Snell	1960 Rome	800 meters
Murray Halberg	1960 Rome	5000 meters
Peter Snell	1964 Tokyo	800 meters
Peter Snell	1964 Tokyo	1500 meters
John Walker	1976 Montreal	1500 meters
Valerie Adams	2008 Beijing	Shot put
Valerie Adams	2012 London	Shot put

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Dick Quax	1976 Montreal	5000 meters
Nick Willis	2008 Beijing	1500 meters
Valerie Adams	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shot put

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Arthur Porritt	1924 Paris	100 meters	first medal win
John Holland	1952 Helsinki	400 meter hurdles
Barry Magee	1960 Rome	marathon
John Davies	1964 Tokyo	1500 meters
Marise Chamberlain	1964 Tokyo	800 meters
Mike Ryan	1968 Mexico City	marathon
Rod Dixon	1972 Munich	1500 meters
Lorraine Moller	1992 Barcelona	marathon
Nick Willis	2016 Rio de Janeiro	1500 meters
Tomas Walsh	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shot put
Eliza McCartney	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Pole vault

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  Arthur Porritt, bronze 1924

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  Jack Lovelock, 1936 Olympic champion

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  Yvette Williams, Olympic champion 1952

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  Peter Snell, three-time Olympic champion in 1960 and 1964

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  Barry Magee (r.) At the award ceremony of the 1960 marathon. In the middle, the winner Abebe Bikila (ETH), on the left silver medalist Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (MAR)

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  John Davies, bronze 1964

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  Women's 800 meter final 1964: Marise Chamberlain in the black jersey wins bronze

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  Men's 1500 meter semifinals in 1972: Rod Dixon on the far left in black

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  John Walker, 1976 Olympic Champion

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  Dick Quax, silver 1976

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  Valerie Adams, Olympic champion 2008 and 2012, silver 2016

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  Nick Willis, silver 2008, bronze 2016

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  Tomas Walsh, bronze 2016

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  Eliza McCartney, bronze 2016

Modern pentathlon

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Only once, in 1980 in Moscow, did a New Zealander take part in the Modern Pentathlon. Together with three canoeists, he formed New Zealand's four-man Olympic team.

Cycling

1	3	4th

In 1932 in Los Angeles a New Zealand cyclist started for the first time. A first success came in Melbourne in 1956 when Warren Johnstone reached fourth place in the sprint. Bruce Biddle also finished fourth in the 1972 road race. Craig Adair finished fifth in the 1000 meter time trial in Los Angeles in 1984.

The first cycling medal was won in Barcelona in 1992. Gary Anderson won bronze in the individual pursuit. Glenn McLeay finished fourth in the points race. Sarah Ulmer reached fourth place in the individual pursuit in Sydney in 2000. In 2004 in Athens she became Olympic champion in this discipline. She was sixth in the points race. Greg Henderson finished fourth in the points race.

In 2008 in Beijing, Hayden Roulston took silver in the individual pursuit. He also won bronze in the team pursuit. The BMX rider Sarah Walker took 4th place, as did Alison Shanks in the individual pursuit. In 2012 in London, the men's track four again won bronze in the team pursuit. Simon van Velthooven also won bronze in the Keirin. Sarah Walker won the silver medal with the BMX. Linda Villumsen finished fourth in the individual time trial.

In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro a silver medal was won in the men's team sprint. The men's four in the team pursuit took fourth place. The women's four in the team pursuit and Lauren Ellis in the Omnium achieved fourth places . Linda Villumsen finished sixth in the individual time trial.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Sarah Ulmer	2004 Athens	Individual tracking	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Hayden Roulston	2008 Beijing	Individual tracking
Sarah Walker	2012 London	BMX
Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster Edward Dawkins	2012 London	Team sprint

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Gary Anderson	1992 Barcelona	Individual tracking	first medal win
Sam Bewley Hayden Roulston Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent Westley Gough	2008 Beijing	Team pursuit
Simon van Velthooven	2012 London	Keirin
Sam Bewley Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent Aaron Gate Westley Gough	2012 London	Team pursuit

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  Sarah Ulmer, Olympic Champion 2004

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  Greg Henderson

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  Hayden Roulston, silver and bronze 2008

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  Alison Shanks

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  Simon van Velthooven, bronze 2012

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  Sarah Walker, Silver 2012

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  Linda Villumsen

horse riding

3	2	5

The first New Zealand rider took part in Rome in 1960. 1984 in Los Angeles the first medal was won, which also meant the first Olympic victory in riding. Mark Todd rode to victory in the individual eventing competition. In 1988 he was able to repeat his Olympic victory. He also won bronze with the team. In the individual evaluation, Judith Pottinger took 5th place.

The eventing riders also ensured the next medals. In 1992 in Barcelona, Blyth Tait won bronze in the individual competition. Victoria Latta took 4th place. New Zealand took silver in the team classification. In 1996 Blyth Tait won the individual ranking. Silver went to Sally Clark. The bronze medal was achieved in the team ranking. In 2000 in Sydney, Mark Todd won a bronze medal in the individual competition.

For the first time in 20 years, the eventing riders were medalless in Athens in 2004. The team took 5th place, Heelan Tompkins reached 7th place in the individual ranking. In 2008 in Beijing, another fifth place followed for the team. In 2012 it won the bronze medal. Mark Todd won his sixth Olympic medal here. Andrew Nicholson came fourth in the individual ranking .

At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, the eventing team reached fourth place. In the individual ranking, Clark Johnstone was sixth and Mark Todd was seventh in his seventh participation in the Olympic Games.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Mark Todd on Charisma	1984 Los Angeles	Versatility single	first medal and Olympic victory
Mark Todd on Charisma	1988 Seoul	Versatility single
Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy	1996 Atlanta	Versatility single

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Blyth Tait on Messiah Victoria Latta on Chief Andrew Nicholson on Spinning Rhombus Mark Todd on Welton Greylag	1992 Barcelona	Versatility team classification
Sally Clark on Squirrel Hill	1996 Atlanta	Versatility single

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Mark Todd on Charisma Judith Pottinger on Volunteer Andrew Bennie on Grayshott Margareth Knighton on Enterprise	1988 Seoul	Versatility team classification
Blyth Tait on Messiah	1992 Barcelona	Versatility single
Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy Vaughn Jefferis on Bounce Andrew Nicholson on Jagermeister II Victoria Latta on Broadcast News	1996 Atlanta	Versatility team classification
Mark Todd on Eye Spy II	2000 Sydney	Versatility single
Jonelle Price on Flint star Caroline Powell on Lenamore Jonathan Paget on Clifton Promise Andrew Nicholson on Nereo Mark Todd on Campino	2012 London	Versatility team classification

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  Mark Todd, Olympic gold medalist in 1984 and 1988 in 2008

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  Andrew Nicholson, silver 1992, bronze 1996 and 2012

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  Jonelle Price, bronze 2012, during the 2012 competition

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  Jonathan Paget, bronze 2012, during the 2012 competition

Wrestling

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1956 in Melbourne, the first New Zealand wrestler went on the mat. The best place was achieved by freestyle wrestler Ken Reinsfeld in 1984 in Los Angeles with 6th place in the middleweight division.

rowing

11	3	10

Rowing has been part of the New Zealand program since 1920. It is New Zealand's most successful sport in terms of number of Olympic victories. And already with the first participation there was the first medal win. In the one, Darcy Hadfield won bronze. This was New Zealand's first ever Olympic medal. Previous medal wins had come from athletes who competed for Team Australasia in 1908 and 1912 .

It was not until 1932 that rowers took part again. While the quadruple finished fourth, the two without a helmsman won silver. Again there was a break of 20 years before another New Zealand boat took part in an Olympic rowing regatta in Melbourne in 1952. In 1960 in Rome, James Hill reached place 4 in the one, Murray Watkinson in 1964 in Tokyo 5th place. 1968 in Mexico City the first Olympic victory in rowing was celebrated. The four-man with helmsman won the regatta. The New Zealand eighth finished in fourth place. It was then eighth who won the Olympic Games in 1972. It was steered by Simon Dickie, the 1968 Olympic champion. The four without a helmsman won silver. In 1976 in Montreal the eighth won bronze, the four without a helmsman finished fourth, the four with a helmsman sixth.

In Los Angeles 1984 the four without a helmsman became Olympic champion, the four with a helmsman won bronze, the eighth of the men took 4th place. Three bronze medals were the result of the regattas in Seoul 1988. Eric Verdonk won bronze in the one, the four with helmsman and the uncontrolled twos for women, which won the first rowing medal for women. Participation in Barcelona in 1992 remained medalless. Eric Verdonk finished fourth in the single, the same ranking was achieved by the women's double scull. In 1996, Atlanta was just as unsuccessful. The two without a helmsman was ranked 5th, the double scull for women ranked 6th.

In 2000 in Sydney only three boats with a total of six athletes started. This was New Zealand's smallest rowing team since 1960. Rob Waddell became Olympic champion in one. His wife Sonia was sixth in the women's category, and the four without a helmsman was also sixth. In 2004 in Athens, the two without a helmsman with twin sisters Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell became Olympic champion. The two without a helmsman was fourth, the four without a helmsman fifth. Sonia Waddell was also fifth in the single, the two without a helmsman took sixth place. In Beijing, the twin sisters Evers-Swindell were able to repeat their 2004 Olympic victory, this time in a double scull. There was also a bronze medal by Mahé Drysdale in a single and a double without a helmsman. The men's double scull was fourth, the two without helmsman fifth.

In 2012 in London, Mahé Drysdale won three Olympic gold medals in one, the two without a helmsman and the men's double scull. There were also bronze medals from the lightweight double scull for men and the double without a helmswoman. Emma Twigg was fourth in the single and fifth in the women's double scull. In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Mahé Drysdale was able to repeat his Olympic victory. The two without a helmsman did the same. The two without a helmsman won silver. Fourth place went to Emma Twigg in the single, the women's lightweight double scull and the women's eighth. The lightweight four without a helmsman was ranked 5th, the eighth of the men ranked 6th.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Dick Joyce Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Warren Cole Simon Dickie	1968 Mexico City	Foursome with a helmsman	first Olympic victory
Eighth of the men	1972 Munich	Eighth
Les O'Connell Shane O'Brien Conrad Robertson Keith Trask	1984 Los Angeles	Foursome without a helmsman
Rob Waddell	2000 Sydney	One
Caroline Evers-Swindell Georgina Evers-Swindell	2004 Athens	Two without a helmsman
Caroline Evers-Swindell Georgina Evers-Swindell	2008 Beijing	Double scull
Mahé Drysdale	2012 London	One
Nathan Cohen Joseph Sullivan	2012 London	Double scull
Eric Murray Hamish Bond	2012 London	Two without a helmsman
Nathan Cohen Joseph Sullivan	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Double scull
Eric Murray Hamish Bond	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Two without a helmsman

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Robert Stiles Fred Thompson	1932 Los Angeles	Two without a helmsman
Richard Tonks Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Noel Mills	1972 Munich	Foursome without a helmsman
Genevieve Behrent Rebecca Scown	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Two without a helmsman

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Darcy Hadfield	1920 Antwerp	One	New Zealand's first ever medal win
Eighth of the men	1976 Montreal	Eighth
Kevin Lawton Donald Symon Barrie Mabbott Ross Tong Brett Hollister	1984 Los Angeles	Foursome with a helmsman
Eric Verdonk	1988 Seoul	One
George Keys Ian Wright Gregory Johnston Christopher White Andrew Bird	1988 Seoul	Foursome with a helmsman
Nicola Payne Lynley Hannen	1988 Seoul	Two without a helmsman
Mahé Drysdale	2008 Beijing	One
Nathan Twaddle George Bridgewater	2008 Beijing	Two without a helmsman
Storm Uru Peter Taylor	2012 London	Double scull lightweight
Juliette Haigh Rebecca Scown	2012 London	Two without a helmsman

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  Darcy Hadfield, bronze 1920, New Zealand's first medalist in Olympic history

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  The New Zealand rowing team in 1932

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  Murray Watkinson

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  Eric Verdonk, bronze in 1988, in 2009

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  Rob Waddell, 2000 Olympic Champion

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  Award ceremony for the two without helmsman 2012: on the left the New Zealand bronze medalists Rebecca Scown (far left) and Juliette Haigh

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  Peter Taylor (left) and Storm Uru, bronze 2012

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  Mahé Drysdale, Olympic champion 2012 and 2016

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  Nathan Cohen, 2012 Olympic champion

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  Joseph Sullivan, 2012 Olympic Champion

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  Eric Murray, Olympic Champion 2012 and 2016

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  Hamish Bond, Olympic Champion 2012 and 2016

Rugby Sevens

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Rugby Sevens was first played in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. In 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924 rugby union was played at the Olympic Games, New Zealand did not take part.

In Rio de Janeiro, victory in the preliminary round over Kenya was enough for the men to reach the quarter-finals. Here they were defeated by the later Olympic champion Fiji with 7:12. In the placement round, France was initially defeated 24:19. New Zealand won the game for 5th place against Argentina 17:14. The women won all three preliminary round matches. In the quarter-finals they defeated the USA 5-0, in the semifinals the United Kingdom 25-7. In the final there was a duel against Australia. New Zealand lost 17:24.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Women's national rugby team	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Women's tournament	first medal win

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  Scene from the quarter finals 2016 between New Zealand (black) and USA (white / blue)

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  Scene from the 2016 final between New Zealand (black) and Australia (yellow / green)

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  Award ceremony: Australia (gold) in the middle, New Zealand (silver) on the right and Canada (bronze) on the left

shoot

-	1	1

New Zealand has been participating in Olympic shooting tournaments since 1968. Ian Ballinger was able to win the bronze medal with the small bore rifle in the prone position when he participated for the first time. However, the following participations were unsuccessful. It was not until 2004 in Athens that Nadine Stanton achieved a top position again with sixth place in the double trap. In 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Natalie Rooney won the second Olympic shooting medal with silver in the trap.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Natalie Rooney	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Trap

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ian Ballinger	1968 Mexico City	Small caliber rifle lying	first medal win

swim

2	1	3

New Zealand swimmers have been taking part in the Olympic Games since 1920. Violet Walrond was not only New Zealand's first female swimmer, she was also New Zealand's first ever woman at the Olympic Games. In the 100 meter freestyle, she reached 5th place.

It was not until 1952 that the first medal was won. Jean Stewart won bronze over 100 meters back in Helsinki. 20 years later, Mark Treffers was able to achieve a top placement again with a sixth place in the 1500 meter freestyle. Rebecca Perrott swam fourth in the 400 meters freestyle in 1976. Gary Hurring achieved the same finish in 1984 over 100 meters back. He finished fifth over 200 meters. Also fifth was Dolphin over 200 meters. He finished sixth on the 100-meter course.

In 1988 in Seoul two bronze medals could be celebrated. Anthony Mosse was third over 200 meters dolphin, Paul Kingsman over 200 meters back. In 1992, Danyon Loader swam over 200 meters dolphin to the silver medal. Philippa Langrell achieved top placements with 4th place over 800 meters freestyle and Anna Simcic with 5th place over 200 meters back.

In 1996 there was the first Olympic victory. Danyon Loader won over 200 and 400 meters freestyle. Anna Simcic was sixth over 200 meters back. In Beijing in 2008, the men's individual medley relay reached fifth place. In London 2012, Lauren Boyle swam in fourth place in the 800 meters freestyle.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Danyon Loader	1996 Atlanta	200 meters freestyle	first Olympic victory
Danyon Loader	1996 Atlanta	400 meters freestyle

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Danyon Loader	1992 Barcelona	200 meters dolphin

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jean Stewart	1952 Helsinki	100 meters back	first medal win
Paul Kingsman	1988 Seoul	200 meters back
Anthony Mosse	1988 Seoul	200 meters dolphin

sailing

9	7th	6th

Since 1956, sailing has been an Olympic sport in which New Zealanders have participated. And right at the first regatta, the Sharpie class boat sailed to Olympic victory. In 1960 Ralph Roberts finished sixth in the Finn dinghy. The Flying Dutchman became Olympic champion in 1964. Peter Mander, Olympic champion in 1956, had switched to the Finn dinghy and sailed in fourth place. In 1972 the boat in the kite class was fifth. The Flying Dutchman also took fifth place in 1976.

In 1984 Russell Coutts became Olympic champion in the Finn dinghy. The Tornado class boat also won the Olympic Games. Bruce Kendall won bronze in windsurfing. In 1988 he became Olympic champion. The Tornado class boat with the 1984 Olympic champion won silver this time. John Cutler won bronze with the Finn dinghy. The Flying Dutchman reached 5th place. In 1992 Barbara Kendall , sister of Bruce Kendall, became Olympic champion in windsurfing. Her brother took 4th place in the men's category. Silver was won by the star boat and the women's 470. There is also a bronze medal in the Finn dinghy by Craig Monk. Jenny Armstrong took fourth place in the Europe, the men's 470 and the Tornado class boat. In 1996 Barbara Kendall won the silver medal in windsurfing. Aaron McIntosh finished fourth in windsurfing. The star boat reached number 5.

In 2000 two bronze medals were won by Aaron McIntosh and Barbara Kendall in windsurfing. The boats of the Soling and Tornado classes came in fifth. In 2004 Barbara Kendall finished fifth in windsurfing and in 2008, when she competed fifth, she finished sixth. Her team and surf colleague Tom Ashley became Olympic champion. Andrew Murdoch finished fifth in the laser. In 2012, the women's 470 became Olympic champion, the 49er won silver. Andrew Murdoch achieved fifth place in the laser, as did the men's 470 and the star boat. The 49er then became Olympic champion in 2016. Silver went to the women's 470 and the 49erFX. Bronze went to Sam Meech in the Laser, Molly Meech's brother, crew member of the 49erFX. The Nacra class boat took fourth place.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jack Cropp Peter Mander	1956 Melbourne	Sharpie	first medal and Olympic victory
Helmer Pedersen Earle Wells	1964 Tokyo	Flying Dutchman
Russell Coutts	1984 Los Angeles	Finn dinghy
Rex Sellers Chris Timms	1984 Los Angeles	tornado
Bruce Kendall	1988 Seoul	Windsurfing
Barbara Kendall	1992 Barcelona	Windsurfing
Tom Ashley	2008 Beijing	Windsurfing
Jo Aleh Olivia Powrie	2012 London	470s
Peter Burling Blair Tuke	2016 Rio de Janeiro	49er

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Rex Sellers Chris Timms	1988 Seoul	tornado
Donald Cowie Rod Davis	1992 Barcelona	Star boat
Leslie Egnot Janet Shearer	1992 Barcelona	470s
Barbara Kendall	1996 Atlanta	Windsurfing
Peter Burling Blair Tuke	2012 London	49er
Jo Aleh Olivia Powrie	2016 Rio de Janeiro	470s
Alex Maloney Molly Meech	2016 Rio de Janeiro	49erFX

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Bruce Kendall	1984 Los Angeles	Windsurfing
John Cutler	1988 Seoul	Finn dinghy
Craig Monk	1992 Barcelona	Finn dinghy
Aaron McIntosh	2000 Sydney	Windsurfing
Barbara Kendall	2000 Sydney	Windsurfing
Sam Meech	2016 Rio de Janeiro	laser

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  Russell Coutts, 1984 Olympic Champion (photo from 2010)

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  Bruce Kendall, 1988 Olympic Champion (photo from 2009)

Softball

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A New Zealand softball team took part in an Olympic tournament for the first and only time in 2000. The team was able to win twice in seven group games and finished 6th in the final accounts.

Taekwondo

-	-	-

New Zealand taekwondoin first participated in 2004 in Athens. The fighters, however, were unsuccessful.

tennis

-	-	-

New Zealand has been represented in Olympic tennis since 1988. However, there was no success.

Table tennis

-	-	-

The first New Zealand table tennis players hit the plate in 1988 in Seoul. The last participation so far took place in 2004.

Triathlon

1	1	1

New Zealand has been represented since the sport was introduced into the Olympic program. 2004 in Athens there was a New Zealand double victory in the men. Hamish Carter won ahead of Bevan Docherty . In 2008 Bevan Docherty won the bronze medal. Team colleague Andrea Hewitt came in eighth. In 2012 she improved to sixth place and in 2016 she finished seventh.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Hamish Carter	2004 Athens		first medal and Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Bevan Docherty	2004 Athens

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Bevan Docherty	2008 Beijing

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  Bevan Docherty, silver 2004, bronze 2008, here at the 2012 race

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  Andrea Hewitt

do gymnastics

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New Zealand gymnasts first competed in 1964. The greatest success so far was a seventh place in trampoline gymnastics by Dylan Schmidt in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Diving

-	-	-

New Zealanders have been taking part in diving since 1976. The athletes were unsuccessful in all of the participations.

Winter games

biathlon

-	-	-

New Zealand biathletes took to the track for the first time and so far only in 2010.

Bobsleigh

-	-	-

New Zealand first took part in Olympic bobsleigh races in 1988.

Curling

-	-	-

New Zealand took part in an Olympic curling competition for the first time and so far only in 2006. The men's team lost all of their nine games, including a. 1:10 against Germany and was knocked off bottom of the table.

Speed ​​skating

-	-	-

New Zealand was first represented in speed skating in 1998 in Nagano. The greatest success was a seventh place by Shane Dobbin in Sochi 2014 in the 10,000 meter race. In 2018 Peter Michael was fourth over 5000 meters. In the team pursuit, the men's team reached fourth place.

Freestyle ski

-	-	2

New Zealanders first competed in freestyle skiing in 1998. In 2014, three New Zealanders were able to place in the top ten in the men's half-pipe competition. Josiah Wells was fourth, his brother Beau-James Wells was sixth and Lyndon Sheehan was ninth. Janina Kuzma came fifth in the women's category . In 2018 Nico Porteous won the bronze medal. Right behind in fourth place was Beau-James Wells.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Nico Porteous	2018 Pyeongchang	halfpipe

Sledding

-	-	-

The first New Zealand female tobogganist got on the sled in 1998. Angela Paul finished 19th and took part again four years later. This time she came in 23rd. She is New Zealand's only female luge at the Winter Olympics.

Short track

-	-	-

At the Olympic premiere of this sport in 1992 in Albertville, New Zealand participants were also there. Michael McMillen was fourth over 1000 meters. The men's relay also reached fourth place.

skeleton

-	-	-

New Zealand athletes have been participating in skeleton since 2002.

Alpine skiing

-	1	-

New Zealand has been represented in alpine skiing since it first participated in 1952. Until 1984, it was the only winter sport New Zealanders competed in at the Winter Olympics. In 1992 in Albertville, Annelise Coberger won the silver medal in slalom. She was the first New Zealander to win a medal at the Winter Games. At the same time, she managed to win the first medal at the winter games of an athlete from a country in the southern hemisphere.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Annelise Coberger	1992 Albertville	slalom	First medal win for New Zealand at Winter Games

Cross-country skiing

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New Zealand was first represented in cross-country skiing in 1988.

Snowboard

-	-	1

In 1998 a New Zealand athlete was represented at the Olympic snowboard competition for the first time. The first medal was won in 2018 by Zoi Sadowski-Synnott with bronze in the Big Air discipline. Carlos Garcia Knight was fifth in slopestyle .

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott	2018 Pyeongchang	Big Air

Youth games

Youth Summer Games

When the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games were first held in Singapore , 57 young people, 22 boys and 35 girls, participated in 16 sports.

Aaron Barclay was a youth triathlon Olympic champion. In athletics, Jacko Gill won silver in the shot put. Boxer Joseph Parker also won silver in the super heavyweight division. The girls' hockey team won the bronze medal after beating South Korea 5-4 in extra time.

Three other silver medals were won in mixed teams. These medals are not included in the New Zealand medal balance. Aaron Barcley and his teammate Madeline Dillon won silver in the mixed triathlon relay Oceania 1 . Show jumper Jake Lambert won silver on his horse Le Lucky with the mixed team Australasia . The third silver medal was won by judoka Haley Baxter as a member of the mixed judo team Belgrade .

Swimmers Matthew Stanley achieved top placements with 5th place over 200 meters and 7th place over 400 meters freestyle and Chloe Francis with 5th place over 200 meters medley and 6th place over 200 meters freestyle.

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  Jacko Gill, 2010 Youth Olympic Champion, at the 2017 World Cup

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  Joseph Parker, Silver 2010

In 2014 in Nanjing , 50 athletes, 29 boys and 21 girls, competed in 15 sports.

The show jumping rider Emily Fraser on her horse Exilio and the gymnast Dylan Schmidt on the trampoline were the youth Olympic champions . Daniel Hoy won silver in the triathlon. In swimming, Gabrielle Fa'amausili won bronze over 50 meters and Bobbi Gichard over 100 meters back.

A bronze medal was won by the triathlete Daniel Hoy and his teammate Elizabeth Stannard in the mixed team. This medal will not be included in New Zealand's medal balance.

The sailor Finn Croft reached 6th place in the Techno 293 class.

Youth Winter Games

The first Winter Youth Games took place in Innsbruck in 2012 . The New Zealand team consisted of 15 teenage athletes, nine boys and six girls. The best placements were achieved by freestyle skier Beau-James Wells with 4th place in the halfpipe and Callum Burns with 4th place in the ice hockey skill rating.

In 2016 the second Winter Youth Games were held in Lillehammer . New Zealand participated with eleven athletes, boys and girls. Freestyle skier Finn Bilous won silver in the halfpipe and bronze in slopestyle. In slopestyle, Jackson Wells also came in 6th. Tiarn Collins was fifth in snowboarding and Rakai Tait sixth in the halfpipe. In Slopestyle, Tiarn Collins reached 4th place.

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  Mary Fay won gold with the mixed curling team in 2016

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  Tyler Tardi (left) and Karlee Burgess from the 2016 curling team

Participants by sport

Summer games

sport	year
	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
badminton																	4th	2		2	3
basketball																			24	24	12
Beach volleyball																		2
Archery												1			3	1	1	1	2	1
Boxing		1	2	3	3	1		2		2		2	2		2		3	1	1	1		2
fencing									1						2	1	1			1
Soccer																					33	31	16
Weightlifting						1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3		3	1			2		2	1	2
golf																							3
hockey								14th	14th	14th	13	15th	14th		32		31		16	32	32	32	32
Judo												1			3	2	4th	2	4th	1		1	1
Canoeing												2	4th	3	6th	7th	8th	1		2	5	8th	8th
athletics	2	1	3	6th	3	3	4th	9	14th	14th	9	16	10		14th	6th	13	18th	8th	13	10	8th	14th
Modern pentathlon														1
Cycling				1	3	1	2	6th	1	5	5	8th	4th		7th	13	14th	17th	17th	16	16	21st	18th
horse riding									1	3			1		5	8th	6th	6th	7th	10	9	6th	5
Wrestling								1	1	2		1	2		3	2	2		3
rowing	1			11			5	8th	1	15th	14th	19th	18th		22nd	12	12	11	6th	11	16	26th	36
Rugby Sevens																							25th
shoot											2	4th	4th		3	4th	3	2	7th	2	4th	1	3
swim	1	2	4th			1	2	5		2	4th	6th	9		10	7th	11	14th	8th	13	17th	16	9
sailing								5	3	3	3	9	8th		11	13	17th	16	18th	12	9	15th	12
Softball																			15th
Taekwondo																				1	3	3	1
tennis																3		1			1	1	2
Table tennis																2	3	1	3	2
Triathlon																			4th	4th	6th	6th	4th
do gymnastics										3		2			1	1			2				3
Diving													1		3		1						1

Winter games

sport	year
	1952	1960	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018
biathlon														1
Bobsleigh								5			2	4th	2
Curling													5
Speed ​​skating											1			1	1	3
Freestyle ski											2			1	5	9
Sledding											1	1
Short track									4th	4th		1		3
skeleton												1	2	3	2	1
Alpine skiing	3	4th	6th	2	5	5	6th	3	2	3	1	3	3	2	1	3
Cross-country skiing								1						2
Snowboard											1		3	5	5	4th

Youth games

Summer games sport year 2010 2014 badminton 2 basketball 4th 4th Beach volleyball 2 Boxing 1 fencing 1 Weightlifting 1 1 golf 2 hockey 16 18th Judo 1 Canoeing 1 athletics 13 horse riding 1 1 Wrestling 1 5 rowing 3 3 shoot 1 swim 3 4th sailing 2 3 Table tennis 2 1 Triathlon 2 2 do gymnastics 2

Winter games sport year 2012 2016 biathlon 1 Curling 4th 4th Freestyle ski 3 2 Sledding 1 Alpine skiing 2 2 Snowboard 2 2

Medals by sport

Summer games sport gold silver bronze total rowing 11 3 10 24 athletics 10 3 11 24 sailing 9 7th 6th 22nd Canoeing 7th 3 2 12 horse riding 3 2 5 10 swim 2 1 3 6th Cycling 1 3 4th 8th Triathlon 1 1 1 3 hockey 1 0 0 1 shoot 0 1 1 2 golf 0 1 0 1 Rugby Sevens 0 1 0 1 total 46 27 44 117

Winter games sport gold silver bronze total Alpine skiing 0 1 0 1 Freestyle ski 0 0 1 1 Snowboard 0 0 1 1 total 0 1 2 3

Medal table

Olympic games total rank Olympic Summer Games 46 27 44 117 23 winter Olympics 0 1 2 3 36 total 46 28 46 120 25th

Youth Olympic Games total rank Youth Olympic Summer Games 3 3 3 9 35 Youth Olympic Winter Games 0 1 1 2 29 total 3 4th 4th 11 40

Web links

• New Zealand in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• New Zealand on Olympic.org  - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)
• Web presence of the New Zealand NOK