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New Zealand has competed at every World Games since the first edition in 1981. New Zealand have won 37 medals and are currently 32nd on the all-time World Games medal table. Their most recent participation was in the 2022 World Games. [1]
| Year | Location | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Santa Clara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1985 |  London | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 |  Karlsruhe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 |  The Hague | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 |  Lahti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 |  Akita | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Duisburg | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2009 |  Kaohsiung | 62 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 |  Cali | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 |  Wrocław | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | Birmingham | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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