New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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New Zealand at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of New Zealand.svg
IOC code NZL
NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.org.nz
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors199 in 20 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Peter Burling [1] [2]
Flag bearer (closing) Lisa Carrington [3]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
4
Silver
9
Bronze
5
Total
18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia (1908–1912)

New Zealand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-third appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Games and competed at every Games since. The New Zealand team consisted of 199 athletes, 100 women and 99 men, across twenty sports, the first time New Zealand was represented by more women than men at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

The New Zealand team collected a total of 18 medals, four gold, nine silver and five bronze, at these Games, surpassing a record of 13 gained at both the 1988 and 2012 Summer Olympics; it also exceeded High Performance Sport New Zealand's (HPSNZ) target of 14 medals for the Games. [4] [5] Athletics (track and field) and sailing led the sports with four medals each, with three medals in each of canoeing and rowing, and one medal in each of cycling, golf, rugby sevens and shooting. Rowers Mahé Drysdale, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, and sprint canoeist Lisa Carrington successfully defended their Olympic titles, while sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke ran away in the 49er class standings and secured their gold-medal victory before the final two races. [6] [7] New Zealand women won the majority of the medals (11), the second time this has happened in the nation's Olympic history (the first was in 1952).

Medal tables

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are in Brasília time (UTC−3), fifteen hours behind New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12).

Delegation

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) confirmed a team of 199 athletes, 99 men and 100 women, to compete in twenty sports. It is the largest delegation New Zealand has sent to the Olympics, surpassing the 184 athletes who were sent to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The nation participated in four more sports than 2012: while not qualifying any competitors in boxing, New Zealand qualified competitors in golf and rugby sevens (both new to the 2016 Games), diving, gymnastics and wrestling. Also missing from the 2016 team is the men's football squad, having been disqualified after fielding an ineligible player in the Olympic qualifying tournament. Rowing had the largest delegation with 36 competitors; diving, judo, taekwondo and wrestling had the smallest delegations with only one competitor each.

For individual sports, the NZOC's overarching selection policy meant it would only consider selecting athletes that were proven capable of making the top 16. For team sports, the NZOC would only consider selecting teams proven capable of advancing beyond the first round. [12]

Seventeen-year-old gymnast Courtney McGregor is New Zealand's youngest competitor, [13] while 62-year-old equestrian dressage rider Julie Brougham is the oldest competitor. Forty-one competitors (20.5 percent) are of Māori descent, including 17 of the 24 rugby sevens players. [14]

A number of past Olympic medallists returned, including defending champions: Valerie Adams (women's shot put), sailors Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie (women's 470 class), flatwater canoeist Lisa Carrington (women's K-1 200m), and rowers Mahé Drysdale (men's single sculls), and Hamish Bond and Eric Murray (men's pair). Sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, who won silver in 2012, were selected as co-captains of the New Zealand team, with Burling acting as flagbearer for the opening ceremony. [2]

Officials

In December 2012, Rob Waddell was appointed New Zealand's chef de mission for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2016 Summer Olympics. [15]

Funding

High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) invested NZ$158.6 million in elite-level Olympic sports and athletes over the 2013–16 funding cycle, of which $104.0 million was core funding to national sports organisations, while the remaining $54.5 million was mainly in the form of grants and tertiary scholarships to individual athletes. These totals includes funding for non-Olympic and Paralympic events such as world championships and the Commonwealth Games. [5]

Funding breakdown per sport was as follows: [5]

SportTotal funding
(thousands NZD)
Core funding
(thousands NZD)
Rowing 32,06919,815
Cycling 26,47117,500
Sailing 18,36312,450
Athletics 14,4628,325
Equestrian 9,1107,200
Swimming 8,4585,600
Triathlon 7,6065,300
Hockey (women) 9,3785,200
Canoeing (sprint) 7,5674,875
Rugby sevens (men) 5,3214,800
Rugby sevens (women) 4,9143,700
Football (women) 6,0783,500
Hockey (men) 5,7263,250
Other qualified sports2,1131,492
Non-qualified sports996954
Total158,631103,961

Athletics (track and field)

New Zealand athletes achieved both the IAAF and Athletics New Zealand qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [16] [17] [18] The NZOC confirmed the first batch of track and field athletes on 22 April 2016, with Beijing 2008 silver medallist Nick Willis, javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar and two-time shot put champion Valerie Adams going to their fourth Olympics. [19] [20]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Hamish Carson 1500 m 3:48.188did not advance
Julian Matthews 3:40.409did not advance
Quentin Rew 20 km walk DSQ
50 km walk 3:49:3212
Zane Robertson 10000 m 27:33.67 NR 12
Nick Willis 1500 m 3:38.556 Q3:39.963 Q3:50.24Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Alana Barber 20 km walk 1:35:5535
Nikki Hamblin 1500 m 4:11.8813did not advance
5000 m 16:43.6115 q16:14.2417
Lucy Oliver 5000 m 15:53.7714did not advance
Angie Petty 800 m 2:02.404did not advance
Eliza McCartney clears the bar during the qualifying round of the women's pole vault. ElizaMcCartneyHeatPoleVaultRio2016 010.jpg
Eliza McCartney clears the bar during the qualifying round of the women's pole vault.
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Stuart Farquhar Men's javelin throw 77.3229did not advance
Jacko Gill Men's shot put 20.804 Q20.509
Tom Walsh 21.032 Q21.36Bronze medal icon.svg
Valerie Adams Women's shot put 19.741 Q20.42Silver medal icon.svg
Eliza McCartney Women's pole vault 4.605 Q4.80 NR Bronze medal icon.svg

Canoeing

Slalom

New Zealand canoeists qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. [21] The NZOC named the slalom canoeing squad on 15 April 2016. [22]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mike Dawson Men's K-1 88.91490.861088.918 Q91.47593.0710
Luuka Jones Women's K-1 100.592101.963100.594 Q108.057101.82Silver medal icon.svg

Sprint

New Zealand canoeists qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and the 2016 Oceania Championships. [23] [24] Six paddlers on the sprint canoeing team were named on 31 March 2016, including defending Olympic K-1 200-metre champion Lisa Carrington. [25]

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marty McDowell Men's K-1 1000 m 3:39.5820did not advance
Lisa Carrington Women's K-1 200 m 40.4223 Q39.5611 FA39.864Gold medal icon.svg
Women's K-1 500 m 1:54.7654 Q1:56.1552 FA1:54.372Bronze medal icon.svg
Aimee Fisher
Kayla Imrie
Jaimee Lovett
Caitlin Ryan
Women's K-4 500 m 1:33.7826 Q1:34.7782 FA1:38.1985

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

New Zealand riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their best national ranking in the 2015 UCI Oceania Tour (for men), and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women). [26] [27]

AthleteEventTimeRank
George Bennett Men's road race 6:21:5433
Zac Williams Did not finish
Linda Villumsen Women's road race 3:56:3423
Women's time trial 44:54.716

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, New Zealand riders accumulated spots in both men's and women's team pursuit, and men's and women's team sprint, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, New Zealand was assured of its right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin. The NZOC confirmed the first four cyclists on 7 April 2016. [28]

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Eddie Dawkins Men's sprint 9.895
72.764
10 QFlag of New Zealand.svg  Webster  (NZL)
L
Flag of Germany.svg  Levy  (GER)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Phillip  (TTO)
L
Did not advance
Sam Webster 9.880
72.874
9 QFlag of New Zealand.svg  Dawkins  (NZL)
W 10.159
70.873
ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Dmitriev  (RUS)
L
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu C  (CHN)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Puerta  (COL)
L
Did not advance9th place final
Flag of Germany.svg  Levy  (GER)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Puerta  (COL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Hoogland  (NED)
L
12
Natasha Hansen Women's sprint 10.871 NR
66.231
7 QFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  O'Brien  (CAN)
W 11.400
63.157
ByeFlag of Germany.svg  Vogel  (GER)
L
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Krupeckaitė  (LTU)
Flag of France.svg  Cueff  (FRA)
L
Did not advance9th place final
Flag of Australia.svg  Meares  (AUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Welte  (GER)
Flag of France.svg  Cueff  (FRA)
W 11.795
9
Olivia Podmore 11.315
63.632
23did not advance
Team sprint
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Eddie Dawkins
Ethan Mitchell
Sam Webster
Men's team sprint 42.673
63.271
2 QFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
W 42.535 OR
63.477
1 FAFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
L 42.542
63.466
Silver medal icon.svg
Natasha Hansen
Olivia Podmore
Women's team sprint 34.346
52.407
9did not advance

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

Pursuit
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpponent
Results
RankOpponent
Results
Rank
Pieter Bulling
Aaron Gate
Regan Gough
Dylan Kennett
Hayden Roulston
Men's team pursuit 3:55.9774 QFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
3:55.654
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
3:56.753
4
Rushlee Buchanan
Lauren Ellis
Jaime Nielsen
Racquel Sheath
Georgia Williams
Women's team pursuit 4:20.0615 QFlag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)
4:17.592
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
4:18.459
4
Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
RankRankRankRank
Eddie Dawkins Men's keirin 4 R3did not advance
Sam Webster 1 QBye6 FB7
Natasha Hansen Women's keirin 3 R2did not advance
Olivia Podmore DNFR5did not advance
Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceIndividual pursuitElimination raceTime trialFlying lapPoints raceTotal pointsRank
RankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsPointsRank
Dylan Kennett Men's omnium 5324:20.1806301781:00.92314012.506140−7151438
Lauren Ellis Women's omnium 5323:33.221630112036.427112014.57414147321894

Mountain biking

New Zealand qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's seventeenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016. One additional spot was awarded to the female mountain biker, who won the cross-country race for New Zealand at the 2015 Oceania Championships. With Olympic selection criteria requiring riders to show top eight potential, the NZOC decided to only nominate one mountain biker to the Olympic roster, who was Sam Gaze for the men's cross-country event. [29]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Sam Gaze Men's cross-country LAP (1 lap)37

BMX

New Zealand riders qualified for one men's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's eleventh-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 31 May 2016. BMX rider and rookie Trent Jones was selected to the NZ Olympic roster on 10 June 2016. [29]

AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Trent Jones Men's BMX 36.3312572 Q177did not advance

Diving

New Zealand has received an invitation from FINA to send a diver competing in the women's individual springboard to the Olympics, based on her results at the 2016 FINA World Cup series. [30] [31]

AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Elizabeth Cui Women's 3 m springboard 273.3024did not advance

Equestrian

New Zealand equestrians qualified a full squad in the team eventing competition through the 2015 Asia and Pacific Eventing Championships in Boekelo, Netherlands. [32] One dressage rider was later added to the squad by virtue of a top finish from Asia & Oceania in the individual FEI Olympic rankings. [33] New Zealand's equestrian team was named on 27 June 2016. [34] Jock Paget withdrew on 5 August 2016 after his horse, Clifton Lush, cut its cheek at the Rio stable and did not recover in time for the event. Reserve Tim Price and his horse Ringwood Sky Boy subsequently replaced Paget in the individual and team eventing. [35]

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Julie Brougham Vom Feinsten Individual 68.54344Did not advance

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Clarke Johnstone Balmoral Sensation Individual 46.50234.8051.3070.0051.3058.0059.30659.306
Jonelle Price Faerie Dianimo49.50 #438.0057.50138.0065.50158.0073.501773.5017
Tim Price Ringwood Sky Boy47.0029EliminatedDid not advance
Mark Todd Leonidas II44.00172.0046.00416.0062.00110.0062.00762.007
Clarke Johnstone
Jonelle Price
Tim Price
Mark Todd
See above Team 137.506154.80224.00178.804178.804

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Field hockey

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
New Zealand men's Men's tournament Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L 1–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
D 2–2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
L 2–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
W 9–0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
W 3–1
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 2–3
Did not advance7
New Zealand women's Women's tournament Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
W 4–1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 1–2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
W 2–1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
D 1–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
W 3–0
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
W 4–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
L 0–3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 1–2
4

Men's tournament

The New Zealand men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved the next highest placement in the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, among the countries that had not qualified yet for the Games. [36]

Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [37]

Head coach: Colin Batch

Reserves:

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5401215+1612 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5311136+710
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5302134+99
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5212178+97
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51221410+45
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)5005146450
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result. [38]
(H) Hosts
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
13:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ciriello Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Gohdes Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Report Child Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
17:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Condon Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Middleton Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Report Russell Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Phillips Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
10:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Child Field hockey ball.svg 3', 30' Report Oliva Field hockey ball.svg 1'
Casasayas Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Lleonart Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
19:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg9–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 15', 19', 34', 41'
Shay Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Child Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Russell Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Jenness Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Woods Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
18:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Van Aubel Field hockey ball.svg 58' Report Child Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Inglis Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
John Wright (RSA)
Quarterfinal
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
20:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fürste Field hockey ball.svg 56', 60'
Fuchs Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Inglis Field hockey ball.svg 18'
McAleese Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Women's tournament

The New Zealand women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top four finish at the second stop of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals. Only three nations qualified through this route, but South Korea had already secured qualification as continental champions and Brazil failed to meet IOC and FIH criteria to qualify as host nation, opening places up for the fourth-placed teams. [39] [40]

Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [41]

Head coach: Mark Hager

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1MF Kayla Whitelock (C) (1985-10-30)30 October 1985 (aged 30)24762 Flag of New Zealand.svg Central
4FW Olivia Merry (1992-03-16)16 March 1992 (aged 24)13251 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury
6FW Petrea Webster (1988-03-30)30 March 1988 (aged 28)14436 Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour
8GK Sally Rutherford (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 35)1180 Flag of New Zealand.svg Midlands
9DF Brooke Neal (1992-07-04)4 July 1992 (aged 24)885 Flag of New Zealand.svg Northland
13DF Sam Charlton (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24)1715 Flag of New Zealand.svg Midlands
16DF Liz Thompson (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 21)1149 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland
17FW Sophie Cocks (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 22)10728 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury
18FW Kirsten Pearce (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 25)5318 Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour
22MF Gemma Flynn (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 26)23868 Flag of New Zealand.svg Midlands
23FW Charlotte Harrison (1989-07-31)31 July 1989 (aged 27)21463 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland
24DF Rose Keddell (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 22)1289 Flag of New Zealand.svg Midlands
25MF Kelsey Smith (1994-08-12)12 August 1994 (aged 21)203 Flag of New Zealand.svg Capital
26DF Pippa Hayward (1990-05-23)23 May 1990 (aged 26)10911 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury
31MF Stacey Michelsen (1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 25)20824 Flag of New Zealand.svg Northland
32MF Anita McLaren (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 28)23994 Flag of New Zealand.svg Capital
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5410131+1213 Quarter-finals
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5311115+610
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52126607
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 520361266
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51223525
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5014313101
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result. [42]
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
10:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Pearce Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Harrison Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Flynn Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Webster Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Report Kim H. Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Chieko Soma (JPN)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
13:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Webster Field hockey ball.svg 10' Report Oldhafer Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Schröder Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguiree (ARG)
Miao Lin (CHN)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
10:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Petchame Field hockey ball.svg 60' Report Smith Field hockey ball.svg 22', 51'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Elena Eskina (RUS)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
11:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Whitelock Field hockey ball.svg 59' Report Paumen Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
20:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Merry Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Flynn Field hockey ball.svg 41'
McLaren Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Quarterfinal
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
10:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
McLaren Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 24'
Flynn Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Merry Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Report Slattery Field hockey ball.svg 33', 59'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
Semifinal
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
17:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Report Danson Field hockey ball.svg 22', 52'
H. Richardson-Walsh Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Bronze medal match
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
12:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Stapenhorst Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Schütze Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Report Merry Field hockey ball.svg 45+'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

Football

Women's tournament

The New Zealand women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2016 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, after Papua New Guinea withdrew from the second leg in Auckland. [43]

Team roster

Head coach: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Readings

New Zealand named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 4 July 2016. [44]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Erin Nayler (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 24)400 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norwest United
22 DF Ria Percival (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 26)11611 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Basel
32 DF Anna Green (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 25)607 Flag of Sweden.svg Mallbacken
43 MF Katie Duncan (1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 28)1151 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Zürich
52 DF Abby Erceg (captain) (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 26)1266 Flag of the United States.svg Western New York Flash
62 DF Rebekah Stott (1993-06-17)17 June 1993 (aged 23)494 Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudelands Rovers
72 DF Ali Riley (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 28)1011 Flag of Sweden.svg FC Rosengård
84 FW Jasmine Pereira (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 20)180 Flag of New Zealand.svg Three Kings United
94 FW Amber Hearn (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 31)11250 Flag of Germany.svg USV Jena
104 FW Sarah Gregorius (1987-08-06)6 August 1987 (aged 28)7824 Flag of Japan.svg Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki
113 MF Kirsty Yallop (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 29)9912 Flag of Sweden.svg Mallbacken
123 MF Betsy Hassett (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 25)918 Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen
134 FW Rosie White (1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 23)8114 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
143 MF Katie Bowen (1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 22)371 Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City
152 DF Meikayla Moore (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 20)140 Flag of New Zealand.svg Cashmere Technical
163 MF Annalie Longo (1991-07-01)1 July 1991 (aged 25)918 Flag of New Zealand.svg Cashmere Technical
174 FW Hannah Wilkinson (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 24)7423 Flag of the United States.svg University of Tennessee
181 GK Rebecca Rolls (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 40)220 Flag of New Zealand.svg Three Kings United
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 321052+37 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 320171+66
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31021543
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 30122751
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
  • Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg9'
  • Morgan Soccerball shade.svg46'
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 10,059 [45]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Hearn Soccerball shade.svg31'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 8,505 [46]
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Le Sommer Soccerball shade.svg38'
Cadamuro Soccerball shade.svg63', 90+2' (pen.)

Golf

New Zealand entered three golfers (two males and one female) into the Olympic tournament. Danny Lee (world no. 40), Ryan Fox (world no. 184) and Korean-born Lydia Ko (world no. 1) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016. [48] [49] Cathryn Bristow (world no. 443) also qualified but was not selected. [50]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Ryan Fox Men's 70737468285139
Danny Lee 72657669282−227
Lydia Ko Women's 69706569273−11Silver medal icon.svg

Gymnastics

The NZOC confirmed three gymnasts to compete on 11 May 2016, marking the first time that New Zealand gymnasts have competed at the Olympics since 2000, and New Zealand's largest gymnastics team since 1964. [51]

Artistic

Russian-born Mikhail Koudinov and Christchurch's Courtney McGregor claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [52] [53]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Mikhail Koudinov All-around 13.20012.60013.43313.79914.70012.83380.89945Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Courtney McGregor All-around 14.33312.43313.00013.06653.16541Did not advance

Trampoline

For the first time in Olympic history, New Zealand qualified one gymnast in the men's trampoline by virtue of a top six finish at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [54]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Dylan Schmidt Men's 107.6608 Q57.1407

Judo

New Zealand qualified one judoka for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the Games. Darcina Manuel earned a continental quota spot from the Oceania region as New Zealand's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. She was confirmed by the NZOC on 17 June 2016. [55] [56]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Darcina Manuel Women's −57 kg Flag of Russia.svg  Zabludina  (RUS)
W 001–000
Flag of Portugal.svg  Monteiro  (POR)
L 000–002
Did not advance

Rowing

New Zealand qualified ten out of a possible fourteen boats for each of the rowing classes listed below. The majority of the rowing crews confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while a women's single sculls rower had added one more boat to the New Zealand roster as a result of a top three finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. The crews had to have also competed at the NZ Rowing Championships, held in Lake Karapiro, to assure their selection to the Olympic team for the Games. [57]

The rowing team was named on 4 March 2016, featuring 2012 Olympic champions Mahé Drysdale in men's single sculls and Hamish Bond and Eric Murray in the men's pair. [58]

On 1 July 2016, the Russian men's quadruple sculls boat was disqualified due to a doping violation, resulting in New Zealand gaining the men's quadruple sculls slot as the next-best non-qualifier. [59]

For the first time in Olympic history, New Zealand rowers participated in the men's lightweight four and the women's eight. [60]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mahé Drysdale Single sculls 7:04.451 QFBye6:46.511 SA/B7:03.702 FA6:41.34Gold medal icon.svg
Hamish Bond
Eric Murray
Pair 6:41.751 SA/BBye6:23.361 FA6:59.71Gold medal icon.svg
Chris Harris
Robbie Manson
Double sculls 6:40.351 SA/BBye6:17.014 FB7:06.8011
Alistair Bond
James Hunter
James Lassche
Peter Taylor
Lightweight four 6:03.341 SA/BBye6:08.963 FA6:28.145
George Bridgewater
Nathan Flannery
John Storey
Jade Uru
Quadruple sculls 5:59.134 R5:58.926 FB6:18.9210
Michael Brake
Isaac Grainger
Stephen Jones
Alex Kennedy
Shaun Kirkham
Tom Murray
Brook Robertson
Joe Wright
Caleb Shepherd (cox)
Eight 5:36:283 R5:56.943 FA5:36.646
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Emma Twigg Single sculls 8:17.021 QFBye7:31.791 SA/B7:48.202 FA7:24.484
Genevieve Behrent
Rebecca Scown
Pair 7:09.231 SA/BBye7:29.672 FA7:19.53Silver medal icon.svg
Eve MacFarlane
Zoe Stevenson
Double sculls 7:14.311 SA/BBye6:52.974 FB7:50.7412
Julia Edward
Sophie MacKenzie
Lightweight double sculls 7:02.012 SA/BBye7:19.272 FA7:10.614
Genevieve Behrent
Kelsey Bevan
Emma Dyke
Kerri Gowler
Kayla Pratt
Grace Prendergast
Rebecca Scown
Ruby Tew
Francie Turner (cox)
Eight 6:12.052 R6:34.903 FA6:05.484

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

The New Zealand men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. [61] Teddy Stanaway withdrew due to injury, he was replaced by Lewis Ormond. The travelling reserves were Liam Messam and Sione Molia. The New Zealand team lost its tournament opening game against Japan; this was the country's first loss against Japan in any rugby discipline. [62] Sonny Bill Williams received an injury in that match and missed the rest of the tournament, being replaced by Molia. [63]

Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [64]

Head coach: Gordon Tietjens

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)EventsPointsUnion
1 FW Scott Curry (c) (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 28)31360 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bay of Plenty
2 BK Tim Mikkelson (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29)62882 Flag of New Zealand.svg Waikato
3 FW Akira Ioane (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 21)977 Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues
4 FW DJ Forbes (1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 33)79687 Flag of New Zealand.svg Counties Manukau
5 BK Lewis Ormond (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22)882 Flag of New Zealand.svg Taranaki
6 BK Augustine Pulu (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26)645 Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues
7 FW Sam Dickson (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 26)29232 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury
8 BK Gillies Kaka (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 26)30721 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hawke's Bay
9 BK Regan Ware (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21)985 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bay of Plenty
10 BK Rieko Ioane (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 19)10265 Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues
11 BK Joe Webber (1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 22)23357 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bay of Plenty
12 BK Sonny Bill Williams (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 31)620 Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues
13 BK Sione Molia (1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 22)635 Flag of New Zealand.svg Counties Manukau
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 33007345+289 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32016440+247
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31025940+195
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30031990713
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
12:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Curry 6' c
A. Ioane 10' m
Con: Kaka (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Goto 3' c
Soejima 12' c
Con: Lemeki (1/1)
Sakai (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

9 August 2016
17:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg28–5Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Try: Penalty try 3' c
Ioane 4' c
Pulu 11' c
Ormond 14' c
Con: Pulu (3/3)
Kaka (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Injera 1' m
Con: Adema (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

10 August 2016
12:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg19–21Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Try: R. Ioane 9' m
Ware 11' c
Ormond 13' c
Con: Kaka (2/3)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Bennett 2' c
Davies 5' c
Norton 7' c
Con: Mitchell (3/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Quarterfinal
10 August 2016
17:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg12–7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Kolinisau 2' m
Tuwai 8' c
Con: Ravouvou (0/1)
Kolinisau (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Kaka 6' c
Con: Pulu (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Classification semifinal (5–8)
11 August 2016
13:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg24–19Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Ware (2) 2' m, 12' c
A. Ioane 8' m
R. Ioane 10' c
Con: Kaka (2/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Parez (2) 4' c, 7' m
Valleau 14' c
Con: Bouhraoua (2/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Fifth place game
11 August 2016
18:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg17–14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: A. Ioane 5' m
Mikkelson 9' m
R. Ioane 11' c
Con: Pulu (0/2)
Kaka (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Imhoff 13' c
Moroni 14' c
Con: Revol (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Women's tournament

The New Zealand women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. [65]

Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [66]

Head coach: Sean Horan

BacksForwards
6 Gayle Broughton 1 Ruby Tui
7 Tyla Nathan-Wong 2 Shakira Baker
8 Kelly Brazier 3 Terina Te Tamaki
10 Theresa Fitzpatrick 4 Niall Williams
11 Portia Woodman 5 Sarah Goss (c)
12 Kayla McAlister 9 Huriana Manuel
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330010912+979 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 32017140+317
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31023165345
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 300317111943
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016
11:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg52–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Try: Woodman (3) 1' c, 8' c, 13' m
McAlister (2) 3' c, 14' m
Manuel 6' c
Broughton 10' c
Williams 14' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (5/6)
Brazier (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain)

6 August 2016
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg31–5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Woodman 2' m
McAlister (2) 3' c, 12' m
Nathan-Wong 8' c
Fitzpatrick 14' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Casado 11' m
Con: P. García (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong)

7 August 2016
11:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg26–7Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Brazier 1' c
Manuel 3' c
Woodman 6' m
McAlister 13' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Grassineau 7' c
Con: Biscarat (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Quarterfinal
7 August 2016
18:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Woodman 7' m
Con: Nathan-Wong (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Semifinal
8 August 2016
15:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg7–25Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Richardson 4' c
Con: McLean (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Woodman (3) 2' m, 7' m, 8' m
Tui 5' m
Manuel 10' m
Con: Nathan-Wong (0/5)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
Gold medal match
8 August 2016
19:00
Gold medal icon.svg Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–17Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Silver medal icon.svg
Try: Tonegato 7' m
Pelite 10' m
Green 12' c
Caslick 15' c
Con: Dalton (2/4)
Report 1
Report 2
Try: McAlister (2) 4' m, 18' m
Woodman 20' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
Team details

Sailing

New Zealand qualified one boat for each of the following classes at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, bringing the maximum quota of 15 sailors, in ten boats. [67] The first ten sailors competing in five double-handed classes were named on 14 March 2016, including defending Olympic champions Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie and 2012 silver medallists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke [68] [69] The remaining two sailors competing in the single-handed classes were named on 10 May 2016. [70]

On 12 March 2016, London 2012 windsurfer JP Tobin announced his decision not to compete at the Games, citing a lack of financial support from Yachting New Zealand (YNZ). [71] On 2 June 2016, the NZ Sports Tribunal and YNZ had upheld their decision not to nominate windsurfer Natalia Kosinska and Laser Radial sailor Sara Winther on the sailing team for failing to achieve the federation's selection standards, following appeals. As a result, New Zealand did not field any windsurfers at the Olympics for the first time in 36 years. [72]

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Sam Meech Laser 193561417136121885Bronze medal icon.svg
Josh Junior Finn 1824141453182468927
Paul Snow-Hansen
Daniel Willcox
470 210201523521310151210410
Peter Burling
Blair Tuke
49er 115276231354233Gold medal icon.svg
49erFX medal ceremony (l-r) Alex Maloney, Molly Meech (New Zealand); Martine Grael, Kahena Kunze (Brazil); Jena Mai Hansen, Katja Salskov-Iversen (Denmark) MARTINE GRAEL E KAHENA KUNZE GANHAM REGATA FINAL E LEVAM OURO OLIMPICO (28998244481).jpg
49erFX medal ceremony (l-r) Alex Maloney, Molly Meech (New Zealand); Martine Grael, Kahena Kunze (Brazil); Jena Mai Hansen, Katja Salskov-Iversen (Denmark)
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Jo Aleh
Polly Powrie
470 21
DSQ
1411221
DSQ
3114654Silver medal icon.svg
Alex Maloney
Molly Meech
49erFX 6544516123355451Silver medal icon.svg
Mixed
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Jason Saunders
Gemma Jones
Nacra 17 91375424812131322814

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

New Zealand shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Oceanian Championships, and obtaining a minimum qualifying score (MQS) before 31 March 2016. [73] The NZOC named the shooting team on 13 April 2016. [74]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Ryan Taylor Men's 50 m rifle prone 622.416did not advance
Natalie Rooney Women's trap 684 Q13 (+1)2 Q11Silver medal icon.svg
Chloe Tipple Women's skeet 6713did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

New Zealand swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [75] [76] To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers attained an Olympic qualifying cut in each of their individual events at the New Zealand Olympic Trials in Auckland (March 28 to April 1) and the Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto (April 5 to 10).

The NZOC announced the full swimming team on 15 April 2016, including two-time Olympic breaststroker Glenn Snyders and distance freestyle ace Lauren Boyle. [77] Open water swimmer Kane Radford earned an additional place on the NZ Olympic team, as Oceania's top-ranked representative outside the world's top ten of the men's 10 km (6.2 mi) marathon at the World Olympic Qualifier in Setúbal, Portugal, which was eventually rejected by Swimming New Zealand. On 27 June 2016, Radford was nominated to the NZOC, following his successful appeal to the NZ Sport Tribunal. [78] Boyle, one of New Zealand medal hopes, struggled with illness during her Olympic preparations and did not advance beyond the heat. [79]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bradlee Ashby 200 m butterfly 2:01.2229Did not advance
200 m individual medley 1:59.7716 Q2:00.4514Did not advance
Matthew Hutchins 400 m freestyle 3:48.2519Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:32.6038Did not advance
Corey Main 100 m backstroke 53.9916 Q54.2915Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:57.5115 Q1:58.0814Did not advance
Kane Radford 10 km open water 1:53:18.718
Glenn Snyders 100 m breaststroke 1:00.26=16 Q1:00.5015Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:12.4723Did not advance
Matthew Stanley 100 m freestyle 50.1442Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:47.3720Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lauren Boyle 400 m freestyle 4:07.9014did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:25.849Did not advance
Helena Gasson 100 m butterfly 59.8232Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:12.1825Did not advance
Emma Robinson 800 m freestyle 8:33.7316Did not advance

Taekwondo

New Zealand entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition. Andrea Kilday secured a spot in the women's flyweight category (49 kg) by virtue of her top finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. [80] [81]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Andrea Kilday Women's −49 kg Flag of Brazil.svg  Sing  (BRA)
L 5–7
Did not advance

Tennis

New Zealand entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus claimed one of ITF Olympic men's doubles places, as the New Zealand's top-ranked tennis pair outside of direct qualifying position in the ATP World Rankings as of June 6, 2016. [82] [83]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Marcus Daniell
Michael Venus
Men's doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nestor /
Pospisil  (CAN)
L 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Did not advance

Triathlon

New Zealand has qualified a total of four triathletes for the following events at the Olympics. Two-time Olympian and world no. 2 seed Andrea Hewitt became the first triathlete to secure a spot on the New Zealand team, as a result of her top 10 finish at the ITU World Olympic Qualification Event in Rio de Janeiro. [84] The NZOC confirmed three more triathletes on 25 May 2016. [85]

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Tony Dodds Men's 17:310:4756:240:3633:061:48:2421
Ryan Sissons 17:340:4856:200:3432:451:48:0117
Andrea Hewitt Women's 19:040:561:01:280:4136:061:58:157
Nicky Samuels 19:060:561:01:270:4337:181:59:3013

Weightlifting

New Zealand qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top five finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 Oceania Championships. [86] The NZOC named the weightlifting team on 28 June 2016. [87]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Richie Patterson Men's −85 kg 149171811633016
Tracey Lambrechs Women's +75 kg 98151331323113

Wrestling

New Zealand received a spare continental berth freed up by Australia to send a wrestler to compete in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg to the Olympics, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2000. The berth was awarded to Craig Miller, who finished third at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Algiers, Algeria, after Australian wrestler Vinod Kumar Dahiya was disqualified due to a doping violation. [88] [89] Miller received a knee injury during training in Rio de Janeiro and withdrew before the competition started. [90]

Key:

Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Craig Miller −66 kg Withdrew due to injury

Media coverage

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) sold exclusive New Zealand broadcasting rights to Sky Television. The games are being screened across 12 subscription based channels: Sky Sport 3 and 4, plus 10 "pop-up" channels. Sky is also showing highlights on its free-to-air channel, Prime. [91]

Sky TV's exclusive rights caused problems with New Zealand's other media outlets. Whilst copyright law allows for "fair dealing", i.e. the reporting of short extracts, Sky TV offered contracts to media outlets that would restrict reporting to well below what the law allows. Sky TV argued that the deal offered to New Zealand media was one of the most accommodating worldwide — the terms were described by Sky TV as "the most reasonable in the world", — however, other media outlets saw it differently. [92] On 19 July, Fairfax New Zealand (owners of Wellington's The Dominion Post and Christchurch's The Press among other newspapers, as well as the Stuff website) and New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME; owners of The New Zealand Herald and The Radio Network) announced that they would not send their staff to Rio to report the Olympics. [93] After Fairfax and NZME refused to sign Sky TV's agreement, both companies were served legal papers on 29 July, alleging intended copyright breaches and threatening court injunctions unless they signed the agreement by the following Monday. [94] In a Fairfax editorial published in its newspapers, the blame for the situation was partly put to the NZOC that gave away an exclusive contract but refused to step in when Sky TV offered deals below what was allowed by law. [95]

Sky TV filed for an injunction against Fairfax Media using its footage, saying it was undermining its copyright. Fairfax countered Sky's argument saying the use of its footage was allowed under fair dealing provisions. On 12 August 2016, the High Court dismissed Sky's injunction bid. [96] [97]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fiji at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> New Zealand at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2018 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Australia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Games</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

New Zealand competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the country's twenty-fifth appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and competed at every Games since. It is New Zealand's most successful Olympic Games, matching their previously highest medal total of 20 from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and breaking their previous Gold medal total of 8 from the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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