New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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New Zealand at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Flag of New Zealand.svg
CGF code NZL
CGA New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.org.nz
in Melbourne, Australia
Competitors249 in 19 sports
Flag bearers Opening: Hamish Carter
Closing: Greg Yelavich
Officials119
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
6
Silver
12
Bronze
14
Total
32
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.

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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.

Medals

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Gold

Athletics:

Gold medal icon.svg Valerie Vili, Women's shot put
Gold medal icon.svg Nick Willis, Men's 1500 m

Netball:

Gold medal icon.svg Leana de Bruin, Belinda Colling, Vilimaina Davu, Temepara George, Laura Langman, Jessica Tuki, Anna Rowberry, Anna Scarlett, Maria Tutaia, Irene Van Dyk, Casey Williams & Adine Wilson, Women's Netball

Rugby Sevens:

Gold medal icon.svg Sosene Anesi, Josh Blackie, Tamati Ellison, Nigel Hunt, Tafai Ioasa, Cory Jane, Tanerau Latimer, Liam Messam, Lote Raikabula, Amasio Valence, Alando Soakai & Onosai Tololima-Auva'a, Men's Rugby Sevens

Shooting:

Gold medal icon.svg Graeme Ede, Men's Trap

Swimming:

Gold medal icon.svg Moss Burmester, Men's 200 m Butterfly

Silver

Athletics:

Silver medal icon.svg Tony Sargisson, Men's 50 km Walk

Badminton:

Silver medal icon.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen & Daniel Shirley, Mixed Doubles

Basketball:

Silver medal icon.svg Ed Book, Dillon Boucher, Pero Cameron, Casey Frank, Paul Henare, Mike Homik, Troy McLean, Aaron Olson, Tony Rampton, Lindsay Tait, Mika Vukona & Paora Winitana, Men's Basketball
Silver medal icon.svg Micaela Cocks, Rebecca Cotton, Aneka Kerr, Donna Loffhagen, Angela Marino, Jessica McCormack, Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe, Lisa Pardon, Charmian Purcell, Jody Tini, Lisa Wallbutton & Nonila Wharemate, Women's Basketball

Cycling:

Silver medal icon.svg Rosara Joseph, Women's Cross Country
Silver medal icon.svg Hayden Roulston, Men's Points Race

Shooting:

Silver medal icon.svg Juliet Etherington, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone
Silver medal icon.svg Gregory Yelavich, Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol

Squash:

Silver medal icon.svg Shelley Kitchen & Tamsyn Leevey, Women's Doubles

Swimming:

Silver medal icon.svg Dean Kent, Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Triathlon:

Silver medal icon.svg Bevan Docherty, Men's Individual
Silver medal icon.svg Samantha Warriner, Women's Individual

Bronze

Athletics:

Bronze medal icon.svg Angela McKee, Women's High Jump

Cycling:

Bronze medal icon.svg Gordon McCauley, Men's Time Trial
Bronze medal icon.svg Hayden Godfrey, Tim Gudsell, Peter Latham, & Marc Ryan, Men's Team Pursuit

Lawn Bowls:

Bronze medal icon.svg Jan Khan & Marina Khan, Women's Pairs

Shooting:

Bronze medal icon.svg Juliet Etherington & Kathryn Mead, Women's 50 m Prone Rifle Pair
Bronze medal icon.svg Teresa Borrell, Nadine Stanton, Women's Double Trap (Pairs)

Squash:

Bronze medal icon.svg Shelley Kitchen, Women's Singles

Swimming:

Bronze medal icon.svg Moss Burmester, Men's 100 m Butterfly
Bronze medal icon.svg Cameron Gibson, Men's 200 m Backstroke
Bronze medal icon.svg Hannah McLean, Women's 200 m Backstroke
Bronze medal icon.svg Lauren Boyle, Alison Fitch, Melissa Ingram & Helen Norfolk, Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Synchronised Swimming:

Bronze medal icon.svg Lisa Daniels & Nina Daniels, Synchronised Swimming Duets

Triathlon:

Bronze medal icon.svg Andrea Hewitt, Women's Individual

Weightlifting:

Bronze medal icon.svg Keisha-Dean Soffe, Women's +75 kg

New Zealand's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

Aquatics

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Moss Burmester 50 m butterfly 24.6411 Q24.7312Did not advance
100 m butterfly 53.885 Q53.154 Q52.73Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m butterfly 1:59.872 Q1:56.64Gold medal icon.svg
Cameron Gibson 50 m backstroke 26.7411 Q26.7512Did not advance
100 m backstroke 58.6513 QDid not startDid not advance
200 m backstroke 2:05.306 Q2:00.72Bronze medal icon.svg
Dean Kent 100 m breaststroke 1:04.1314 Q1:04.1015Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:02.651 Q2:01.08Silver medal icon.svg
400 m individual medley 4:22.753 Q4:18.204
Andrew McMillan 200 m freestyle 1:51.0115Did not advance
100 m butterfly 56.0114 Q55.8113Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:00.705 Q2:00.615
Daniel Sharp 50 m EAD freestyle 25.585 Q25.815
100 m EAD freestyle 58.327 Q58.427
Glenn Snyders 50 m breaststroke 29.21=8 Q29.2710Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:03.9012 Q1:03.7414Did not advance
Corney Swanepoel 50 m butterfly 24.235 Q24.309Did not advance
100 m butterfly 53.946 Q53.777 Q53.144
Scott Talbot 50 m backstroke 26.296 Q26.248 Q26.338
100 m backstroke 57.3810 Q56.5811Did not advance
Moss Burmester
Cameron Gibson
Glenn Snyders
Corney Swanepoel*
Scott Talbot
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:46.223 Q3:40.755
Women
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Zoë Baker 50 m breaststroke 31.704 Q31.845 Q31.454
Lauren Boyle 100 m freestyle 56.7010 Q56.409Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:01.118 Q2:00.908
Annabelle Carey 50 m breaststroke 32.8510 Q32.7110Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:14.4813 Q1:11.9911Did not advance
Nichola Chellingworth 50 m freestyle 26.3610 Q26.005 Q25.896
50 m butterfly 27.519 Q27.225 Q27.677
Elizabeth Coster 50 m backstroke 29.705 Q29.295 Q29.485
50 m butterfly 27.385 Q27.3811Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:01.1710 Q1:00.349Did not advance
Alison Fitch 50 m freestyle 26.116 Q26.097 QDisqualified
100 m freestyle 56.186 Q56.066 QDid not start
200 m freestyle 2:01.6910Did not advance
Melissa Ingram 200 m freestyle 2:02.6012Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:03.168 Q1:03.109Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:12.342 Q2:13.096
Hannah McLean 50 m backstroke 29.364 Q28.984 Q28.894
100 m backstroke 1:02.524 Q1:02.464 Q1:01.714
200 m backstroke 2:14.375 Q2:12.47Bronze medal icon.svg
Helen Norfolk 100 m freestyle 57.5915 Q57.1012Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:16.934 Q2:16.495
400 m individual medley 4:51.464 Q4:48.095
Georgina Toomey 50 m freestyle 27.46=18Did not advance
50 m butterfly 27.7413 Q27.7113Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:03.1312 Q1:02.7513Did not advance
Lauren Boyle
Alison Fitch
Hannah McLean
Helen Norfolk
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:43.494
Lauren Boyle
Alison Fitch
Melissa Ingram
Helen Norfolk
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:02.20Bronze medal icon.svg
Annabelle Carey
Elizabeth Coster
Alison Fitch
Hannah McLean
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:06.304

Synchronised swimming

Athletics

Badminton

Basketball

Men's team competition

Women's Team Competition

Boxing

Cycling

Mountain biking

Road cycling

Track cycling

Hockey

Men's team

Head coach: Kevin Towns

Women's team

Head coach: Ian Rutledge

Gymnastics

Lawn Bowls

Head coach: Peter Belliss

Netball

Rugby Sevens

Shooting

(incomplete)

Squash

Table Tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Note

* – athletes with known injuries at time of selection who are required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.

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