New Zealand
Overview
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
|---|---|
| Flagbearers | 81 |
Participants
| Olympic Games | 1340 |
|---|---|
| Youth Olympic Games | 209 |
| Other competitors with NZL nationality | 1 |
Description
New Zealand was first represented at the 1908 Olympic Games. In that year it formed a combined team with Australia as Australasia. One New Zealander competitor, Harry Kerr, a walker, won a bronze in the 3,500 metre walk. In 1912, three New Zealanders competed with Australasia, Malcolm Champion winning a swimming gold with the freestyle relay team. Finally, in 1920 at Antwerp, New Zealand took part in the Olympic Games as a separate nation, and it has never missed an Olympic Games since. New Zealand competed at its first Olympic Winter Games in 1952 at Oslo. It missed the Winter Games of 1956 and 1964, but has competed at all the others since 1952. New Zealand has had its greatest success in track & field with several of its middle-distance runners being Olympic champions. Its top Olympian, however, is canoeist Ian Ferguson, who won four gold medals and a silver. In all, New Zealand has won 100 Olympic medals, 42 of them gold. In 1992, Annelise Coberger won New Zealand’s sole Winter Olympic medal, the first winter medal for a Southern Hemisphere country.
In 1950 the Olympic Committee of New Zealand was awarded with the Olympic Cup.
Participations by edition
Participations by discipline
Olympic Games
Youth Olympic Games
Medals by Games
| Edition | Competition Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1920 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals by sport
Olympic Games
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowing | 11 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| Athletics | 10 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| Sailing | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| Canoe Sprint | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Equestrian Eventing | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Cycling Track | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alpine Skiing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoe Slalom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling BMX Racing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Golf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rugby Sevens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freestyle Skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Youth Olympic Games
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triathlon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Equestrian Jumping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rugby Sevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trampolining | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freestyle Skiing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoe Sprint | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Ferguson | NZL |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul MacDonald | NZL |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Peter Snell | NZL |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Todd | NZL |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Danyon Loader | NZL |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Valerie Adams-Vili | NZL |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Dickie | NZL |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mahé Drysdale | NZL |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lisa Carrington | NZL |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alan Thompson | NZL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Joyce | NZL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgina Evers-Swindell | NZL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Caroline Evers-Swindell | NZL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Murray | NZL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hamish Bond | NZL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Youth Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Barclay | NZL |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dylan McCullough | NZL |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dylan Schmidt | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Katya Blong | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emily Fraser | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Bell | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carys Dallinger | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiana Davison | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tynealle Fitzgerald | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iritana Hohaia | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azalleyah Maaka | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mahina Paul | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risaleaana Pouri-Lane | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kiani Tahere | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Montessa Tairakena | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kalyn Takitimu-Cook | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arorangi Tauranga | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hinemoa Watene | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
IOC Members
| Leo Cuff | 1894—1905 |
| Arthur Marryatt | 1919—1925 |
| Joseph Firth | 1923—1927 |
| Bernard, Lord Freyberg | 1928—1930 |
| Cecil Wray | 1931—1933 |
| Arthur Porritt | 1934—1967 |
| Arthur Porritt | 1967—1994 |
| Sir Lance Cross | 1969—1988 |
| Sir Lance Cross | 1988—1989 |
| Tay Wilson | 1988—2005 |
| Tay Wilson | 2005—2014 |
| Barbara Kendall | 2005—2011 |
| Barry Maister | 2010—2018 |
| Barbara Kendall | 2011—2016 |
| Sarah Walker | 2016— |