List of New Zealand Olympic medallists

New Zealand Olympic medallists have achieved considerable sporting success for New Zealand, often considered to be notable due to the relatively small population of the country (5.08 million as of June 2020). Being located in the remote South Pacific, New Zealanders needed to endure long sea voyages to attend the early Olympics. It was not until the VII Olympiad in 1920 that New Zealand sent its first team. Prior to that, three New Zealanders won medals competing for Australasian teams in 1908 and 1912. On only two occasions since 1920 has New Zealand failed to win a medal at the Summer Olympics, in 1948 at London and in 1980 at Moscow, when only four competitors were sent as a result of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.[1]

New Zealand at the
Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
Medals
Gold
47
Silver
27
Bronze
46
Total
120
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Australasia (1908 · 1912)

New Zealand has had a much smaller participation in the Winter Olympics, due to the country's temperate climate, not generally experiencing the severe winters to lowland levels, common in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. The first New Zealand team to attend a Winter Olympics was in 1952. The nation has only won medals at two Winter games, in 1992 and in 2018.

The sporting rivalry between New Zealand and bigger neighbour Australia has been evident at many Olympic Games. In 1984, some Australian media outlets poked fun at the New Zealand gold medallists, saying they had been sitting down on the job at the Los Angeles Games, where they were successful in canoeing, equestrian, rowing and sailing. The New Zealand media pointed out that New Zealand had finished 8th on the final medals table, and Australia only 14th. New Zealand has finished higher than Australia on the medals table only in 1976, when Australia failed to win a gold medal, and Los Angeles in 1984.

Medallists

# Medal Games Name Sport Event Date
1 Bronze1920 AntwerpDarcy HadfieldRowingMen's single sculls29 August 1920
2 Bronze1924 ParisArthur PorrittAthleticsMen's 100 metres7 July 1924
3 Gold1928 AmsterdamTed MorganBoxingMen's welterweight11 August 1928
4 Silver1932 Los AngelesCyril Stiles
Rangi Thompson
RowingMen's coxless pair13 August 1932
5 Gold1936 BerlinJack LovelockAthleticsMen's 1500 metres6 August 1936
6 Bronze1952 HelsinkiJohn HollandAthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles21 July 1952
7 Gold1952 HelsinkiYvette WilliamsAthleticsWomen's long jump23 July 1952
8 Bronze1952 HelsinkiJean StewartSwimmingWomen's 100 metre backstroke31 July 1952
9 Gold1956 MelbourneNorman ReadAthleticsMen's 50 kilometres walk24 November 1956
10 Gold1956 MelbourneJack Cropp
Peter Mander
Sailing12m² Sharpie5 December 1956
11 Gold1960 RomePeter SnellAthleticsMen's 800 metres2 September 1960
12 Gold1960 RomeMurray HalbergAthleticsMen's 5000 metres2 September 1960
13 Bronze1960 RomeBarry MageeAthleticsMen's marathon10 September 1960
14 Gold1964 TokyoPeter SnellAthleticsMen's 800 metres16 October 1964
15 Bronze1964 TokyoMarise ChamberlainAthleticsWomen's 800 metres20 October 1964
16 Gold1964 TokyoPeter SnellAthleticsMen's 1500 metres21 October 1964
17 Bronze1964 TokyoJohn DaviesAthleticsMen's 1500 metres21 October 1964
18 Gold1964 TokyoHelmer Pedersen
Earle Wells
SailingFlying Dutchman
19 Gold1968 Mexico CityWarren Cole
Ross Collinge
Dick Joyce
Dudley Storey
Simon Dickie (cox)
RowingMen's coxed four19 October 1968
20 Bronze1968 Mexico CityIan BallingerShootingMixed 50 metre rifle, prone19 October 1968
21 Bronze1968 Mexico CityMike RyanAthleticsMen's marathon20 October 1968
22 Silver1972 MunichRoss Collinge
Noel Mills
Dudley Storey
Dick Tonks
RowingMen's coxless four2 September 1972
23 Gold1972 MunichTrevor Coker
Joe Earl
John Hunter
Tony Hurt
Dick Joyce
Gary Robertson
Wybo Veldman
Lindsay Wilson
Simon Dickie (cox)
RowingMen's eight2 September 1972
24 Bronze1972 MunichRod DixonAthleticsMen's 1500 metres10 September 1972
25 Bronze1976 MontrealTrevor Coker
Peter Dignan
Joe Earl
Tony Hurt
Alec McLean
Dave Rodger
Ivan Sutherland
Lindsay Wilson
Simon Dickie (cox)
RowingMen's eight25 July 1976
26 Gold1976 MontrealNew Zealand men's national team
HockeyMen's tournament30 July 1976
27 Silver1976 MontrealDick QuaxAthleticsMen's 5000 metres30 July 1976
28 Gold1976 MontrealJohn WalkerAthleticsMen's 1500 metres31 July 1976
29 Gold1984 Los AngelesMark ToddEquestrianIndividual eventing3 August 1984
30 Bronze1984 Los AngelesKevin Lawton
Barrie Mabbott
Don Symon
Ross Tong
Brett Hollister (cox)
RowingMen's coxed four5 August 1984
31 Gold1984 Los AngelesShane O'Brien
Les O'Connell
Conrad Robertson
Keith Trask
RowingMen's coxless four5 August 1984
32 Gold1984 Los AngelesRex Sellers
Chris Timms
SailingTornado8 August 1984
33 Gold1984 Los AngelesRussell CouttsSailingFinn8 August 1984
34 Bronze1984 Los AngelesBruce KendallSailingWindglider8 August 1984
35 Gold1984 Los AngelesIan FergusonCanoeingMen's K-1 500 metres10 August 1984
36 Gold1984 Los AngelesIan Ferguson
Paul MacDonald
CanoeingMen's K-2 500 metres10 August 1984
37 Silver1984 Los AngelesKevin BarryBoxingMen's light heavyweight11 August 1984
38 Gold1984 Los AngelesAlan ThompsonCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 metres11 August 1984
39 Gold1984 Los AngelesGrant Bramwell
Ian Ferguson
Paul MacDonald
Alan Thompson
CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 metres11 August 1984
40 Bronze1988 SeoulAndrew Bennie
Margaret Knighton
Tinks Pottinger
Mark Todd
EquestrianTeam eventing22 September 1988
41 Gold1988 SeoulMark ToddEquestrianIndividual eventing22 September 1988
42 Bronze1988 SeoulPaul KingsmanSwimmingMen's 200 metre backstroke22 September 1988
43 Bronze1988 SeoulLynley Hannen
Nikki Payne
RowingWomen's coxless pair24 September 1988
44 Bronze1988 SeoulGreg Johnston
George Keys
Ian Wright
Chris White
Andrew Bird (cox)
RowingMen's coxed four24 September 1988
45 Bronze1988 SeoulEric VerdonkRowingMen's single sculls24 September 1988
46 Bronze1988 SeoulAnthony MosseSwimmingMen's 200 metre butterfly24 September 1988
47 Bronze1988 SeoulJohn CutlerSailingFinn27 September 1988
48 Silver1988 SeoulRex Sellers
Chris Timms
SailingTornado27 September 1988
49 Gold1988 SeoulBruce KendallSailingMen's Division II27 September 1988
50 Bronze1988 SeoulPaul MacDonaldCanoeingMen's K-1 500 metres30 September 1988
51 Gold1988 SeoulIan Ferguson
Paul MacDonald
CanoeingMen's K-2 500 metres30 September 1988
52 Bronze1988 SeoulIan Ferguson
Paul MacDonald
CanoeingMen's K-2 1000 metres1 October 1988
53 Silver1992 AlbertvilleAnnelise CobergerAlpine skiingWomen's slalom20 February 1992
54 Bronze1992 BarcelonaGary AndersonCyclingMen's individual pursuit29 July 1992
55 Silver1992 BarcelonaVicki Latta
Andrew Nicholson
Blyth Tait
EquestrianTeam eventing30 July 1992
56 Bronze1992 BarcelonaBlyth TaitEquestrianIndividual eventing30 July 1992
57 Silver1992 BarcelonaDanyon LoaderSwimmingMen's 200 metre butterfly30 July 1992
58 Bronze1992 BarcelonaLorraine MollerAthleticsWomen's marathon1 August 1992
59 Gold1992 BarcelonaBarbara KendallSailingWomen's Lechner2 August 1992
60 Bronze1992 BarcelonaLeslie Egnot
Jan Shearer
SailingWomen's 4703 August 1992
61 Silver1992 BarcelonaDon Cowie
Rod Davis
SailingStar3 August 1992
62 Bronze1992 BarcelonaCraig MonkSailingFinn3 August 1992
63 Bronze1992 BarcelonaDavid TuaBoxingMen's heavyweight8 August 1992
64 Gold1996 AtlantaDanyon LoaderSwimmingMen's 200 metre freestyle20 July 1996
65 Gold1996 AtlantaDanyon LoaderSwimmingMen's 400 metre freestyle23 July 1996
66 Bronze1996 AtlantaVaughn Jefferis
Vicky Latta
Andrew Nicholson
Blyth Tait
EquestrianTeam eventing26 July 1996
67 Gold1996 AtlantaBlyth TaitEquestrianIndividual eventing26 July 1996
68 Silver1996 AtlantaSally ClarkEquestrianIndividual eventing26 July 1996
69 Silver1996 AtlantaBarbara KendallSailingWomen's Mistral2 August 1996
70 Bronze2000 SydneyMark ToddEquestrianIndividual eventing22 September 2000
71 Gold2000 SydneyRob WaddellRowingMen's single sculls23 September 2000
72 Bronze2000 SydneyBarbara KendallSailingWomen's Mistral24 September 2000
73 Bronze2000 SydneyAaron McIntoshSailingMen's Mistral24 September 2000
74 Gold2004 AthensCaroline Evers-Swindell
Georgina Evers-Swindell
RowingWomen's double sculls21 August 2004
75 Gold2004 AthensSarah UlmerCyclingWomen's individual pursuit22 August 2004
76 Gold2004 AthensHamish CarterTriathlonMen's event26 August 2004
77 Silver2004 AthensBevan DochertyTriathlonMen's event26 August 2004
78 Silver2004 AthensBen FouhyCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 m27 August 2004
79 Bronze2008 BeijingMahé DrysdaleRowingMen's single sculls16 August 2008
80 Bronze2008 BeijingNathan Twaddle
George Bridgewater
RowingMen's coxless pair16 August 2008
81 Gold2008 BeijingGeorgina Evers-Swindell
Caroline Evers-Swindell
RowingWomen's double sculls16 August 2008
82 Silver2008 BeijingHayden RoulstonCyclingMen's individual pursuit16 August 2008
83 Gold2008 BeijingValerie ViliAthleticsWomen's shot put16 August 2008
84 Bronze2008 BeijingHayden Roulston
Jesse Sergent
Marc Ryan
Sam Bewley
CyclingMen's team pursuit18 August 2008
85 Bronze2008 BeijingBevan DochertyTriathlonMen's triathlon19 August 2008
86 Silver2008 BeijingNick WillisAthleticsMen's 1500 metres19 August 2008
87 Gold2008 BeijingTom AshleySailingMen's RS:X20 August 2008
88 Bronze2012 LondonAndrew Nicholson
Jonathan Paget
Caroline Powell
Jonelle Richards
Mark Todd
EquestrianTeam eventing31 July 2012
89 Bronze2012 LondonJuliette Haigh
Rebecca Scown
RowingWomen's pair1 August 2012
90 Gold2012 LondonNathan Cohen
Joseph Sullivan
RowingMen's double sculls2 August 2012
91 Gold2012 LondonHamish Bond
Eric Murray
RowingMen's coxless pair3 August 2012
92 Gold2012 LondonMahé DrysdaleRowingMen's single sculls3 August 2012
93 Bronze2012 LondonSam Bewley
Aaron Gate
Westley Gough
Marc Ryan
Jesse Sergent
CyclingMen's team pursuit3 August 2012
94 Bronze2012 LondonPeter Taylor
Storm Uru
RowingMen's lightweight double sculls4 August 2012
95 Gold2012 LondonValerie AdamsAthleticsWomen's shot put6 August 2012
96 Bronze2012 LondonSimon van VelthoovenCyclingMen's keirin7 August 2012
97 Silver2012 LondonPeter Burling
Blair Tuke
Sailing49er class8 August 2012
98 Gold2012 LondonJo Aleh
Polly Powrie
SailingWomen's 47010 August 2012
99 Silver2012 LondonSarah WalkerCyclingWomen's BMX10 August 2012
100 Gold2012 LondonLisa CarringtonCanoeingWomen's K-1 200 m11 August 2012
101 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroNatalie RooneyShootingWomen's trap7 August 2016
102 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroNew Zealand women's rugby sevens team
Rugby sevensWomen's tournament8 August 2016
103 Gold2016 Rio de JaneiroHamish Bond
Eric Murray
RowingMen's coxless pair11 August 2016
104 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroLuuka JonesCanoeingWomen's slalom K-111 August 2016
105 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroEddie Dawkins
Ethan Mitchell
Sam Webster
CyclingMen's team sprint11 August 2016
106 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroGenevieve Behrent
Rebecca Scown
RowingWomen's coxless pair12 August 2016
107 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroValerie AdamsAthleticsWomen's shot put12 August 2016
108 Gold2016 Rio de JaneiroMahé DrysdaleRowingMen's single sculls13 August 2016
109 Gold2016 Rio de JaneiroLisa CarringtonCanoeingWomen's K-1 200 m16 August 2016
110 Bronze2016 Rio de JaneiroSam MeechSailingLaser16 August 2016
111 Bronze2016 Rio de JaneiroLisa CarringtonCanoeingWomen's K-1 500 m18 August 2016
112 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroJo Aleh
Polly Powrie
SailingWomen's 47018 August 2016
113 Gold2016 Rio de JaneiroPeter Burling
Blair Tuke
SailingMen's 49er18 August 2016
114 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroAlex Maloney
Molly Meech
SailingWomen's 49erFX18 August 2016
115 Bronze2016 Rio de JaneiroTomas WalshAthleticsMen's shot put18 August 2016
116 Bronze2016 Rio de JaneiroEliza McCartneyAthleticsWomen's pole vault19 August 2016
117 Silver2016 Rio de JaneiroLydia KoGolfWomen's individual20 August 2016
118 Bronze2016 Rio de JaneiroNick WillisAthleticsMen's 1500 metres20 August 2016
119 Bronze2018 PyeongChangZoi Sadowski-SynnottSnowboardingWomen's big air22 February 2018
120 Bronze2018 PyeongChangNico PorteousFreestyle skiingMen's halfpipe22 February 2018

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Bruce Biddle originally finished fourth in the cycling road race. When the original Bronze medallist was subsequently disqualified for drug usage, Biddle should have been placed third. However he was not awarded the Bronze medal as he had not been asked to take a drugs test. Despite the continued efforts of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee refused to overturn its decision.

Pre-NZOC medals

Gold
Bronze

Milestones

  • First medal (by a New Zealander): Victor Lindberg (1900, for Great Britain)[2]
  • First Gold medal (by a New Zealander): Victor Lindberg (1900, for Great Britain)
  • First medal (for New Zealand): Clarence Hadfield D'Arcy (1920)
  • First Gold medal (for New Zealand): Ted Morgan (1928)
  • First female medallist: Yvette Williams (1952)
  • First female Gold medallist: Yvette Williams (1952)
  • First double medallist: Peter Snell (1960, 1964)
  • First double Gold medallist: Peter Snell (1960, 1964)
  • First double Gold medallist at a single Games: Peter Snell (1964)
  • First triple medallist: Peter Snell (1960, 1964)
  • First triple Gold medallist: Peter Snell (1960, 1964)
  • First triple medallist at a single Games: Ian Ferguson (1984)
  • First triple Gold medallist at a single Games: Ian Ferguson (1984)
  • First quadruple medallists: Ian Ferguson & Paul McDonald (1984, 1988)
  • First quadruple Gold medallist: Ian Ferguson (1984, 1988)
  • First quintuple medallist: Ian Ferguson & Paul McDonald (1984, 1988)
  • First Winter medallist: Annelise Coberger (1992)
  • First female double medallist: Vicky Latta (1992, 1996)
  • First female triple medallist: Barbara Kendall (1992, 1996, 2000)
  • First female double Gold medallists: Caroline & Georgina Evers-Swindell (2004, 2008)
  • First female double medallist at a single Games: Lisa Carrington (2016)
  • First male Winter medallist: Nico Porteous (2018)

Youngest medallists

Youngest medallists
NameAgeDate of birthMedal dateNote
Nico Porteous16 years, 91 days23 November 200122 February 2018
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott16 years, 353 days6 March 200122 February 2018Youngest female medallist
Danyon Loader17 years, 100 days21 April 197530 July 1992Youngest Summer medallist
Terina Te Tamaki19 years, 79 days1 May 19978 August 2016Youngest female Summer medallist
Lydia Ko19 years, 118 days24 April 199720 August 2016
Eliza McCartney19 years, 252 days11 December 199619 August 2016
Bruce Kendall20 years, 42 days27 June 19648 August 1984
Annelise Coberger20 years, 157 days16 September 197120 February 1992
Paul Kingsman21 years, 99 days15 June 196722 September 1988
Danyon Loader21 years, 100 days21 April 197530 July 1996Youngest gold medallist

Most successful Olympians

New Zealanders who have won two or more gold medals, or three or more medals:

Name Gold Silver Bronze Total
Ian Ferguson41-5
Paul MacDonald3115
Peter Snell3--3
Danyon Loader21-3
Valerie Adams21-3
Mark Todd2-35
Simon Dickie2-13
Mahé Drysdale2-13
Lisa Carrington2-13
Dick Joyce2--2
Alan Thompson2--2
Caroline Evers-Swindell2--2
Georgina Evers-Swindell2--2
Hamish Bond[3][4]2--2
Eric Murray[4][3]2--2
Blyth Tait1124
Barbara Kendall1113
Andrew Nicholson-123

See also

References

  1. "1980 Moscow". Archive.is. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. "Original NZ Olympian celebrated". The Northland Age. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "Rowing | New Zealand Olympic Team". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. "coxless pair (2-) men - Olympic Rowing". Olympic.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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