# New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics

New Zealand competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Olympics. The New Zealand Olympic Committee sent 184 athletes, 97 men, and 87 women to the Games to compete in 16 sports, the nation's largest ever delegation.
New Zealand left London with a total of thirteen medals (six gold, two silver, and five bronze), finishing fifteenth in the overall medal standings. This was considered one of the nation's most successful Olympics, winning the second-largest number of gold medals behind eight at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and tying with the 1988 Summer Olympics for the largest number of medals. Five of these medals were awarded to the team in rowing, three in cycling, two in sailing, and one each in athletics, canoeing, and equestrian. Among the nation's medallists were rower Mahé Drysdale, who won gold in the men's single sculls, and track cyclists Sam Bewley, Marc Ryan, and Jesse Sergent, who managed to repeat the bronze from Beijing in men's team pursuit. New Zealand also ranked highly in medal tables adjusted for country populations, placing fourth for total medals per capita, gold medals per capita and weighted medals per capita.
During the Games, New Zealand achieved its one hundredth overall Olympic medal. The gold medal was won by kayaker Lisa Carrington in the women's K-1 200 metres. However, if the three medals won by New Zealand athletes in 1908 and in 1912 as part of Australasia were included, the one hundredth medal would be the silver claimed by sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke from the open skiff class.
Originally, New Zealand won five gold medals: three in rowing, one in sailing, and the last canoeing. On 13 August 2012, however, the International Olympic Committee stripped Belarusian shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of her gold medal after testing positive for anabolic steroid metenolone. On 19 September 2012, silver medallist Valerie Adams was subsequently awarded and received her gold medal at a public ceremony in Auckland.

## Medal tables

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Nathan Cohen Joseph Sullivan | Rowing | Men's double sculls | 2 August |
| Gold | Hamish Bond Eric Murray | Rowing | Men's pair | 3 August |
| Gold | Mahé Drysdale | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 3 August |
| Gold | Valerie Adams | Athletics | Women's shot put | 6 August |
| Gold | Jo Aleh Polly Powrie | Sailing | Women's 470 class | 10 August |
| Gold | Lisa Carrington | Canoeing | Women's K-1 200 m | 11 August |
| Silver | Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Sailing | 49er class | 8 August |
| Silver | Sarah Walker | Cycling | Women's BMX | 10 August |
| Bronze | Andrew Nicholson Jonathan Paget Caroline Powell Jonelle Richards Mark Todd | Equestrian | Team eventing | 31 July |
| Bronze | Juliette Haigh Rebecca Scown | Rowing | Women's pair | 1 August |
| Bronze | Sam Bewley Aaron Gate Westley Gough Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | 3 August |
| Bronze | Peter Taylor Storm Uru | Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls | 4 August |
| Bronze | Simon van Velthooven | Cycling | Men's keirin | 7 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Rowing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
Medals by date :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| 28 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 July | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 August | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 3 | 1 | 3.6 | 7.6 |
| Female | 3 | 1 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |

## Delegation

The New Zealand Olympic Committee selected a team of 184 athletes, 97 men and 87 women, to compete in sixteen sports. It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics, surpassing the 182 athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Field hockey and football were the only team-based sports in which New Zealand had representatives at the Games. For the first time in Olympic history, New Zealand did not qualify teams in basketball since its official debut in 2000. There was only a single competitor in judo, shooting, tennis, and weightlifting.
The New Zealand team featured past Olympic medallists, including the defending champion Valerie Adams in the women's shot put event. Equestrian eventing rider Mark Todd, at age 56, the oldest member of the team, became the first New Zealand athlete to compete in eight Olympic games. Todd's compatriot Andrew Nicholson was at his seventh appearance, having participated in the Olympics since 1984 (except the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he was not selected). Meanwhile, football player Cameron Howieson, at age 17, was the youngest member of the team. Other notable New Zealand athletes featured rower and five-time world champion Mahé Drysdale in men's singles sculls, triathlete and double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty, BMX rider Sarah Walker, who missed out of the medal standings in Beijing, and sailors Hamish Pepper and Peter Burling. Middle-distance runner Nick Willis, who won New Zealand's first Olympic track medal in Beijing since 1976, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Originally, New Zealand officiated a total of 185 athletes to compete at the Olympics. On 20 July, middle-distance runner Adrian Blincoe, however, withdrew from the games because of an ankle injury.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cycling | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Equestrian | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Football | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Sailing | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 87 | 184 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Quentin Rew | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:55:03 | 30 |
| Nick Willis | 1500 m | 3:40.92 | 1 Q | 3:34.70 | 3 Q | 3:36.94 | 9 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Stuart Farquhar | Javelin throw | 82.32 | 3 Q | 80.22 | 9 |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Brent Newdick | Result | 11.10 | 7.36 | 15.09 | 1.96 | 50.22 | 15.02 | 46.15 | 4.70 | 59.82 | 4:38.20 | 7988 | 12 |
| Brent Newdick | Points | 838 | 900 | 795 | 767 | 804 | 847 | 791 | 819 | 735 | 692 | 7988 | 12 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lucy van Dalen | 1500 m | 4:07.04 | 8 q | 4:06.97 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Smith | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:26:59 | 15 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Valerie Adams | Shot put | 20.40 | 1 Q | 20.70 | |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Sarah Cowley | Result | 13.95 | 1.80 | 12.37 | 25.60 | 6.00 | 41.90 | 2:19.01 | 5873 | 26 |
| Sarah Cowley | Points | 985 | 978 | 686 | 833 | 850 | 704 | 837 | 5873 | 26 |

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

## Boxing
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Siona Fernandes | Flyweight | Petrova (BUL) L 11–23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexis Pritchard | Lightweight | Jouini (TUN) W 15–10 | Ochigava (RUS) L 4–22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

New Zealand has qualified boats for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michael Dawson | Men's K-1 | 90.12 | 8 | 88.58 | 6 | 88.58 | 8 Q | 207.63 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luuka Jones | Women's K-1 | 109.23 | 10 | 258.69 | 20 | 109.23 | 15 Q | 121.41 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ben Fouhy | K-1 1000 m | 3:35.610 | 2 Q | 3:32.572 | 6 FB | 3:34.710 | 14 |
| Steven Ferguson Darryl Fitzgerald | K-2 1000 m | 3:16.608 | 4 Q | 3:15.307 | 3 FA | 3:12.117 | 7 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lisa Carrington | K-1 200 m | 41.401 | 2 Q | 40.528 OB | 1 FA | 44.638 | |
| Teneale Hatton | K-1 500 m | 1:56.741 | 6 Q | 1:54.504 | 5 FB | 1:56.103 | 15 |
| Lisa Carrington Erin Taylor | K-2 500 m | 1:44.870 | 3 Q | 1:42.764 | 4 FA | 1:46.290 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A; FB=Final B; OB=Olympic best

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jack Bauer | Men's road race | 5:46:05 | 10 |
| Jack Bauer | Men's time trial | 54:54.16 | 19 |
| Greg Henderson | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Linda Villumsen | Women's road race | 3:35:56 | 18 |
| Linda Villumsen | Women's time trial | 37:59.18 | 4 |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | 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) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Eddie Dawkins | Men's sprint | 10.201 70.581 | 9 | Phillip (TRI) L | Canelón (VEN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natasha Hansen | Women's sprint | 11.241 64.051 | 9 | Shulika (UKR) L | Gaviria (COL) Gnidenko (RUS) W 11.882 60.595 | Guo S (CHN) L | Panarina (BLR) Sullivan (CAN) W 11.443 62.920 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place final Kanis (NED) Lee W S (HKG) Sullivan (CAN) L | 12 |

#### Team sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Simon van Velthooven | Men's team sprint | 44.175 61.120 | 7 Q | France (FRA) L 43.495 62.076 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Sam Bewley Aaron Gate Westley Gough Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent | Men's team pursuit | 3:57.607 | 3 Q | Australia (AUS) 3:56.442 | 3 | Russia (RUS) 3:55.952 | |
| Rushlee Buchanan Lauren Ellis Jaime Nielsen Alison Shanks | Women's team pursuit | 3:20.421 | 5 Q | Belarus (BLR) 3:18.514 | 5 | Netherlands (NED) 3:19.351 | 5 |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Simon van Velthooven | Men's keirin | 2 Q | Bye | 2 Q | |
| Natasha Hansen | Women's keirin | 3 R | 2 Q | 5 | 11 |
R=Repechage

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Flying lap | Flying lap | Points race | Points race | Elimination race | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Scratch race | Time trial | Time trial | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Shane Archbold | Men's omnium | 13.112 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 4:26.581 | 6 | 13 | 1:03.290 | 6 | 48 | 7 |
| Jo Kiesanowski | Women's omnium | 14.924 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3:44.971 | 11 | 7 | 36.360 | 7 | 55 | 7 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Sam Bewley | Men's cross-country | DNS | DNS |
| Karen Hanlen | Women's cross-country | 1:37:54 | 18 |

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kurt Pickard | Men's BMX | 39.057 | 16 | 31 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marc Willers | Men's BMX | 38.687 | 10 | 4 | 1 Q | 26 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah Walker | Women's BMX | 38.644 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 4 Q | 38.133 | |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank |
| Louisa Hill | Bates Antonello | Individual | 65.258 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Andrew Nicholson | Nereo | Individual | 45.00 | 21 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 9 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 6 Q | 4.00 | 49.00 | 4 | 49.00 | 4 |
| Jock Paget | Clifton Promise | Individual | 44.10 | =17 | 4.80 | 48.90 | 14 | 4.00 | 52.90 | 13 Q | 1.00 | 53.90 | 10 | 53.90 | 10 |
| Caroline Powell | Lenamore | Individual | 52.20 # | =43 | 1.60 | 53.80 # | =24 | 4.00 | 57.80 # | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 57.80 | 23 |
| Jonelle Richards | Flintstar | Individual | 56.70 # | 55 | 6.00 | 62.70 # | 31 | 9.00 | 71.70 # | =30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 71.70 | =30 |
| Mark Todd | Campino | Individual | 39.10 | 3 | 0.40 | 39.50 | 3 | 7.00 | 46.50 | 7 Q | 8.00 | 54.50 | 12 | 54.50 | 12 |
| Andrew Nicholson Jock Paget Caroline Powell Jonelle Richards Mark Todd | See above | Team | 128.20 | 4 | 5.20 | 133.40 | 4 | 11.00 | 144.40 | 3 | — | — | — | 144.40 | |
"#" 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

As per regulations, each team was made up of 16 players, plus an additional two reserves travelling with the team but not participating.

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Shane McLeod
* Nicholas Haig
* Andy Hayward
* Simon Child
* Blair Hopping
* Dean Couzins (C)
* Blair Hilton
* Ryan Archibald
* Bradley Shaw
* Kyle Pontifex (GK)
* Phil Burrows
* Shea McAleese
* Stephen Jenness
* Richard Petherick
* Hugo Inglis
* Steve Edwards
* Nick Wilson
Reserves:
* Hamish McGregor (GK)
* Arun Panchia

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
* 30 July 2012 08:30
| South Korea | 2–0 | New Zealand |
| You 20', 34' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) German Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 1 August 2012 13:45
| New Zealand | 3–1 | India |
| Hayward 13' Burrows 24' Wilson 29' | Report | San. Singh 2' |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (GBR) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 3 August 2012 10:45
| Netherlands | 5–1 | New Zealand |
| Weusthof 16' Van der Weerden 27' Bakker 29', 56' Kemperman 67' | Report | Child 5' |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (GBR) Nathan Stagno (GIB)
* 5 August 2012 08:30
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Belgium |
| Wilson 54' | Report | Boon 48' |
* Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Roel van Eert (NED)
* 7 August 2012 21:15
| Germany | 5–5 | New Zealand |
| Deecke 10' Fuchs 27' Stralkowski 47' Zeller 51', 69' | Report | Wilson 4' Petherick 6' Jenness 21' Child 30', 36' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Hamish Jamson (GBR)

#### 9th/10th place game

* 9 August 2012 08:30
| Argentina | 1–3 | New Zealand |
| Ibarra 59' | Report | Jenness 4' Petherick 21' Wilson 29' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Tim Pullman (AUS)

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Mark Hager
* Kayla Sharland
* Emily Naylor (C)
* Krystal Forgesson
* Katie Glynn
* Alana Millington
* Ella Gunson
* Samantha Charlton
* Clarissa Eshuis
* Samantha Harrison
* Cathryn Finlayson
* Gemma Flynn
* Charlotte Harrison
* Melody Cooper
* Bianca Russell (GK)
* Stacey Michelsen
* Anita Punt
Reserves:
* Julia King
* Sally Rutherford (GK)

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
* 29 July 2012 08:30
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Australia |
| Finlayson 3' | Report | |
* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 31 July 2012 10:45
| South Africa | 1–4 | New Zealand |
| Coetzee 52' | Report | C. Harrison 2' Eshuis 22' Sharland 29', 61' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Amy Hassick (USA)
* 2 August 2012 21:15
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Argentina |
| C. Harrison 62' | Report | Rebecchi 3', 45' |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 4 August 2012 19:00
| United States | 2–3 | New Zealand |
| O'Donnell 16' Laubach 34' | Report | Sharland 3' Flynn 19' Eshuis 64' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
* 6 August 2012 08:30
| New Zealand | 0–0 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Lisa Roach (AUS)

#### Semi-final

* 8 August 2012 15:30
| Netherlands | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | New Zealand |
| Paumen 32', 53' | Report | Sharland 7' Forgesson 49' |
| Penalties |||
| Van As Paumen De Goede Van Geffen Hoog | 3–1 | Sharland Michelsen Flynn Punt |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

#### Bronze final

* 10 August 2012 15:30
| New Zealand | 1–3 | Great Britain |
| Michelsen 68' | Report | Danson 45' Cullen 59' Thomas 63' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Chieko Soma (JPN)

## Football
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Coach: Neil Emblen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | 2012 club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jake Gleeson | (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Portland Timbers |
| 2 | 2DF | Tim Payne | (1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 3 | 2DF | Ian Hogg | (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 (aged 22) | 9 | 0 | Auckland City |
| 4 | 2DF | Tim Myers | (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | Waitakere United |
| 5 | 2DF | Tommy Smith | (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
| 6 | 2DF | Ryan Nelsen* (c) | (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 34) | 2 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 7 | 4FW | Kosta Barbarouses | (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 22) | 5 | 4 | Panathinaikos |
| 8 | 3MF | Michael McGlinchey* | (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |
| 9 | 4FW | Shane Smeltz* | (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 30) | 5 | 7 | Perth Glory |
| 10 | 4FW | Chris Wood | (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 11 | 3MF | Marco Rojas | (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Melbourne Victory |
| 12 | 2DF | Adam Thomas | (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | Waikato |
| 13 | 3MF | Alex Feneridis | (1989-11-13)13 November 1989 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | Auckland City |
| 14 | 2DF | James Musa | (1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 20) | 4 | 2 | Team Wellington |
| 15 | 3MF | Cameron Howieson | (1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Burnley |
| 16 | 4FW | Dakota Lucas | (1991-06-26)26 June 1991 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | Sunshine Coast |
| 17 | 3MF | Adam McGeorge | (1989-03-30)30 March 1989 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Auckland City |
| 18 | 1GK | Michael O'Keeffe | (1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Fairfield University |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

Head coach: Tony Readings
New Zealand named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jenny Bindon | (1973-02-25)25 February 1973 (aged 39) | 69 | 0 | Hibiscus Coast |
| 2 | 2DF | Ria Percival | (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 22) | 70 | 8 | FFC Frankfurt |
| 3 | 2DF | Anna Green | (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 21) | 50 | 6 | Lokomotive Leipzig |
| 4 | 3MF | Katie Hoyle | (1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 24) | 62 | 1 | Bad Neuenahr |
| 5 | 2DF | Abby Erceg | (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 22) | 72 | 4 | Fencibles United |
| 6 | 2DF | Rebecca Smith (captain) | (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 31) | 68 | 4 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 7 | 2DF | Ali Riley | (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 24) | 61 | 1 | Malmö |
| 8 | 3MF | Hayley Moorwood | (1984-02-13)13 February 1984 (aged 28) | 80 | 10 | Chelsea |
| 9 | 4FW | Amber Hearn | (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 27) | 59 | 30 | FF USV Jena |
| 10 | 4FW | Sarah Gregorius | (1987-08-06)6 August 1987 (aged 24) | 28 | 15 | Bad Neuenahr |
| 11 | 3MF | Kirsty Yallop | (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 25) | 59 | 11 | Vittsjö |
| 12 | 3MF | Betsy Hassett | (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 21) | 38 | 4 | UC Berkeley |
| 13 | 4FW | Rosie White | (1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 19) | 35 | 9 | UCLA |
| 14 | 2DF | Kristy Hill | (1979-07-01)1 July 1979 (aged 33) | 19 | 0 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 15 | 2DF | Rebekah Stott | (1993-07-17)17 July 1993 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Melbourne Victory |
| 16 | 3MF | Annalie Longo | (1991-07-01)1 July 1991 (aged 21) | 42 | 0 | Three Kings United |
| 17 | 4FW | Hannah Wilkinson | (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 20) | 33 | 12 | Glenfield Rovers |
| 18 | 1GK | Rebecca Rolls | (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 36) | 14 | 0 | Fencibles United |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

#### Quarter-final
## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Moira de Villiers | Women's −70 kg | Thiele (GER) L 0002–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mahé Drysdale | Single sculls | 6:49.69 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 6:54.86 | 1 SA/B | 7:18.11 | 1 FA | 6:57.82 | |
| Hamish Bond Eric Murray | Pair | 6:08.50 WR | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:48.11 | 1 FA | 6:16.65 | |
| Nathan Cohen Joseph Sullivan | Double sculls | 6:11.30 OR | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:19.79 | 3 FA | 6:31.67 | |
| Peter Taylor Storm Uru | Lightweight double sculls | 6:37.02 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:36.71 | 3 FA | 6:40.86 | |
| Chris Harris Sean O'Neill Jade Uru Tyson Williams | Four | 5:51.84 | 4 R | 6:03.66 | 2 SA/B | — | — | 6:06.36 | 4 FB | 6:11.97 | 11 |
| Michael Arms Robbie Manson John Storey Matthew Trott | Quadruple sculls | 5:41.62 | 4 R | 5:43.82 | 1 SA/B | — | — | 6:10.95 | 4 FB | 5:58.88 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Emma Twigg | Single sculls | 7:40.24 | 4 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:39.07 | 5 SA/B | 7:46.71 | 3 FA | 8:01.76 | 4 |
| Juliette Haigh Rebecca Scown | Pair | 7:06.93 | 2 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 7:30.19 | |
| Fiona Paterson Anna Reymer | Double sculls | 6:49.44 | 2 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 7:09.82 | 5 |
| Louise Ayling Julia Edward | Lightweight double sculls | 7:02.78 | 3 R | 7:21.29 | 2 SA/B | — | — | 7:15.06 | 5 FB | 7:22.78 | 9 |
| Fiona Bourke Sarah Gray Eve MacFarlane Louise Trappitt | Quadruple sculls | 6:20.22 | 3 R | 6:48.71 | 6 FB | — | — | — | — | 6:56.46 | 7 |
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

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| JP Tobin | RS:X | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 96 | 7 |
| Andrew Murdoch | Laser | 12 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 87 | 5 |
| Dan Slater | Finn | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 83 | 7 |
| Paul Snow-Hansen Jason Saunders | 470 | 28 DSQ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 5 |
| Hamish Pepper Jim Turner | Star | 15 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 5 |

### Fleet racing

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Sara Winther | Laser Radial | 31 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 42 BFD | 9 | EL | 185 | 20 |
| Jo Aleh Polly Powrie | 470 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 35 | |

### Match racing

| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Rank | Knockouts | Knockouts | Knockouts | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | NED | SWE | ESP | DEN | POR | AUS | USA | GBR | FRA | FIN | RUS | Rank | Q-final | S-final | Final | Rank |
| Jenna Hansen Steph Hazard Susannah Pyatt | Elliott 6m | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Peter Burling Blair Tuke | 49er | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 80 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

## Shooting

New Zealand has qualified 1 quota place.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ryan Taylor | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Daniel Bell | 100 m backstroke | 55.53 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Bell | 100 m butterfly | 53.76 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gareth Kean | 100 m backstroke | 54.26 | 14 Q | 54.00 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gareth Kean | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.54 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Glenn Snyders | 100 m breaststroke | 59.78 NR | 5 Q | 1:00.15 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Glenn Snyders | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.55 NR | 10 Q | 2:11.14 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Stanley | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.19 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Stanley | 400 m freestyle | 3:49.44 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dylan Dunlop-Barrett Steven Kent Andrew McMillan Matthew Stanley | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:17.18 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Bell Gareth Kean Andrew McMillan Carl O'Donnell Glenn Snyders Matthew Stanley | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:34.52 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lauren Boyle | 400 m freestyle | 4:03.63 NR | 4 Q | — | — | 4:06.25 | 8 |
| Lauren Boyle | 800 m freestyle | 8:25.91 NR | 5 Q | — | — | 8:22.72 NR | 4 |
| Melissa Ingram | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.94 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Ingram | 200 m backstroke | 2:10.63 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hayley Palmer | 50 m freestyle | 25.47 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natalie Wiegersma | 200 m individual medley | 2:16.24 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natalie Wiegersma | 400 m individual medley | 4:44.78 | 19 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amaka Gessler Natasha Hind Penelope Marshall Hayley Palmer | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:42.55 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lauren Boyle Amaka Gessler Natasha Hind Melissa Ingram Samantha Lucie-Smith Penelope Marshall | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:55.92 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Logan Campbell | Men's −68 kg | Husarov (UKR) L 6–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vaughn Scott | Men's −80 kg | Crismanich (ARG) L 5–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bahave (AFG) L 6–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robin Cheong | Women's −57 kg | Wahba (EGY) L 6–17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Marina Erakovic | Women's singles | Wozniak (CAN) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

New Zealand has a total of 6 quota places – 3 each for both the men's and women's triathlon.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Bevan Docherty | Men's | 17:26 | 0:37 | 58:51 | 0:29 | 31:12 | 1:48:35 | 12 |
| Kris Gemmell | Men's | 17:26 | 0:37 | 58:48 | 0:30 | 31:31 | 1:48:52 | 15 |
| Ryan Sissons | Men's | 18:05 | 0:37 | 59:45 | 0:29 | 31:31 | 1:50:27 | 33 |
| Andrea Hewitt | Women's | 19:28 | 0:42 | 1:05:26 | 0:30 | 34:30 | 2:00:36 | 6 |
| Kate McIlroy | Women's | 19:31 | 0:41 | 1:05:26 | 0:36 | 35:14 | 2:01:28 | 10 |
| Nicky Samuels | Women's | 19:46 | 0:40 | 1:07:00 | 0:32 | 36:50 | 2:04:48 | 35 |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Richie Patterson | Men's −85 kg | 150 | =13 | 186 | 14 | 336 | 14 |

## Officials

* Dave Currie – Chef De Mission
* Gary Hurring – Swim team coach