New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NZL |
CGA | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne, Australia | |
Competitors | 249 in 19 sports |
Flag bearers | Opening: Hamish Carter Closing: Greg Yelavich |
Officials | 119 |
Medals Ranked 9th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was represented by 249 athletes competing in over 19 disciplines, with 119 officials. This was the largest team that New Zealand had ever sent to a Commonwealth Games.
New Zealand has competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six teams to have done so. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
New Zealand did not perform nearly as well as expected, recording their worst performance since 1982. They had been expected to return with forty or fifty medals, but won only 31, finishing ninth.
The flag bearer for the opening ceremony was Hamish Carter — the reigning Olympic triathlon champion. At the closing ceremony Greg Yelavich who had competed since the 1986 Games and won the most Commonwealth Games medals (11) of any New Zealander was flagbearer.
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![]() | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 |
Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Moss Burmester | 50 m butterfly | 24.64 | 11 Q | 24.73 | 12 | Did not advance | |
100 m butterfly | 53.88 | 5 Q | 53.15 | 4 Q | 52.73 | ![]() | |
200 m butterfly | 1:59.87 | 2 Q | — | 1:56.64 | ![]() | ||
Cameron Gibson | 50 m backstroke | 26.74 | 11 Q | 26.75 | 12 | Did not advance | |
100 m backstroke | 58.65 | 13 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | |||
200 m backstroke | 2:05.30 | 6 Q | — | 2:00.72 | ![]() | ||
Dean Kent | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.13 | 14 Q | 1:04.10 | 15 | Did not advance | |
200 m individual medley | 2:02.65 | 1 Q | — | 2:01.08 | ![]() | ||
400 m individual medley | 4:22.75 | 3 Q | — | 4:18.20 | 4 | ||
Andrew McMillan | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.01 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly | 56.01 | 14 Q | 55.81 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
200 m butterfly | 2:00.70 | 5 Q | — | 2:00.61 | 5 | ||
Daniel Sharp | 50 m EAD freestyle | 25.58 | 5 Q | — | 25.81 | 5 | |
100 m EAD freestyle | 58.32 | 7 Q | — | 58.42 | 7 | ||
Glenn Snyders | 50 m breaststroke | 29.21 | =8 Q | 29.27 | 10 | Did not advance | |
100 m breaststroke | 1:03.90 | 12 Q | 1:03.74 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
Corney Swanepoel | 50 m butterfly | 24.23 | 5 Q | 24.30 | 9 | Did not advance | |
100 m butterfly | 53.94 | 6 Q | 53.77 | 7 Q | 53.14 | 4 | |
Scott Talbot | 50 m backstroke | 26.29 | 6 Q | 26.24 | 8 Q | 26.33 | 8 |
100 m backstroke | 57.38 | 10 Q | 56.58 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Moss Burmester Cameron Gibson Glenn Snyders Corney Swanepoel* Scott Talbot | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:46.22 | 3 Q | — | 3:40.75 | 5 |
Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Zoë Baker | 50 m breaststroke | 31.70 | 4 Q | 31.84 | 5 Q | 31.45 | 4 |
Lauren Boyle | 100 m freestyle | 56.70 | 10 Q | 56.40 | 9 | Did not advance | |
200 m freestyle | 2:01.11 | 8 Q | — | 2:00.90 | 8 | ||
Annabelle Carey | 50 m breaststroke | 32.85 | 10 Q | 32.71 | 10 | Did not advance | |
100 m breaststroke | 1:14.48 | 13 Q | 1:11.99 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Nichola Chellingworth | 50 m freestyle | 26.36 | 10 Q | 26.00 | 5 Q | 25.89 | 6 |
50 m butterfly | 27.51 | 9 Q | 27.22 | 5 Q | 27.67 | 7 | |
Elizabeth Coster | 50 m backstroke | 29.70 | 5 Q | 29.29 | 5 Q | 29.48 | 5 |
50 m butterfly | 27.38 | 5 Q | 27.38 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly | 1:01.17 | 10 Q | 1:00.34 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Alison Fitch | 50 m freestyle | 26.11 | 6 Q | 26.09 | 7 Q | Disqualified | |
100 m freestyle | 56.18 | 6 Q | 56.06 | 6 Q | Did not start | ||
200 m freestyle | 2:01.69 | 10 | — | Did not advance | |||
Melissa Ingram | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.60 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
100 m backstroke | 1:03.16 | 8 Q | 1:03.10 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
200 m backstroke | 2:12.34 | 2 Q | — | 2:13.09 | 6 | ||
Hannah McLean | 50 m backstroke | 29.36 | 4 Q | 28.98 | 4 Q | 28.89 | 4 |
100 m backstroke | 1:02.52 | 4 Q | 1:02.46 | 4 Q | 1:01.71 | 4 | |
200 m backstroke | 2:14.37 | 5 Q | — | 2:12.47 | ![]() | ||
Helen Norfolk | 100 m freestyle | 57.59 | 15 Q | 57.10 | 12 | Did not advance | |
200 m individual medley | 2:16.93 | 4 Q | — | 2:16.49 | 5 | ||
400 m individual medley | 4:51.46 | 4 Q | — | 4:48.09 | 5 | ||
Georgina Toomey | 50 m freestyle | 27.46 | =18 | Did not advance | |||
50 m butterfly | 27.74 | 13 Q | 27.71 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly | 1:03.13 | 12 Q | 1:02.75 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Lauren Boyle Alison Fitch Hannah McLean Helen Norfolk | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | 3:43.49 | 4 | |||
Lauren Boyle Alison Fitch Melissa Ingram Helen Norfolk | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | — | 8:02.20 | ![]() | |||
Annabelle Carey Elizabeth Coster Alison Fitch Hannah McLean | 4 × 100 m medley relay | — | 4:06.30 | 4 |
Head coach: Kevin Towns
Head coach: Ian Rutledge
Head coach: Peter Belliss
* – athletes with known injuries at time of selection who are required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.
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