# New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.
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. 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. 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).
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Hamish Bond Eric Murray | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | 11 August |
| Gold | Mahé Drysdale | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 13 August |
| Gold | Lisa Carrington | Canoeing | Women's K-1 200 m | 16 August |
| Gold | Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Sailing | Men's 49er | 18 August |
| Silver | Natalie Rooney | Shooting | Women's trap | 7 August |
| Silver | New Zealand women's rugby sevens team Shakira BakerKelly BrazierGayle BroughtonTheresa FitzpatrickSarah GossHuriana ManuelKayla McAlisterTyla Nathan-WongTerina Te TamakiRuby TuiNiall WilliamsPortia Woodman | Rugby sevens | Women's tournament | 8 August |
| Silver | Luuka Jones | Canoeing | Women's slalom K-1 | 11 August |
| Silver | Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster | Cycling | Men's team sprint | 11 August |
| Silver | Valerie Adams | Athletics | Women's shot put | 12 August |
| Silver | Genevieve Behrent Rebecca Scown | Rowing | Women's coxless pair | 12 August |
| Silver | Jo Aleh Polly Powrie | Sailing | Women's 470 | 18 August |
| Silver | Alex Maloney Molly Meech | Sailing | Women's 49er FX | 18 August |
| Silver | Lydia Ko | Golf | Women's individual | 20 August |
| Bronze | Sam Meech | Sailing | Laser | 16 August |
| Bronze | Lisa Carrington | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m | 18 August |
| Bronze | Tom Walsh | Athletics | Men's shot put | 18 August |
| Bronze | Eliza McCartney | Athletics | Women's pole vault | 19 August |
| Bronze | Nick Willis | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | 20 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Rowing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Golf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rugby sevens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
Medals by date :
| Date | | | | Total |
| 6 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 August | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 August | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 August | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 August | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 August | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Female | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |

## 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.
Seventeen-year-old gymnast Courtney McGregor is New Zealand's youngest competitor, 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.
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.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Cycling | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Golf | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Sailing | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Shooting | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 99 | 100 | 199 |

## Officials

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

## 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.
Funding breakdown per sport was as follows:
| Sport | Total funding (thousands NZD) | Core funding (thousands NZD) |
| Rowing | 32,069 | 19,815 |
| Cycling | 26,471 | 17,500 |
| Sailing | 18,363 | 12,450 |
| Athletics | 14,462 | 8,325 |
| Equestrian | 9,110 | 7,200 |
| Swimming | 8,458 | 5,600 |
| Triathlon | 7,606 | 5,300 |
| Hockey (women) | 9,378 | 5,200 |
| Canoeing (sprint) | 7,567 | 4,875 |
| Rugby sevens (men) | 5,321 | 4,800 |
| Rugby sevens (women) | 4,914 | 3,700 |
| Football (women) | 6,078 | 3,500 |
| Hockey (men) | 5,726 | 3,250 |
| Other qualified sports | 2,113 | 1,492 |
| Non-qualified sports | 996 | 954 |
| Total | 158,631 | 103,961 |

## 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): 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.

### 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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hamish Carson | 1500 m | 3:48.18 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julian Matthews | 1500 m | 3:40.40 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Quentin Rew | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Quentin Rew | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:49:32 | 12 |
| Zane Robertson | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 27:33.67 NR | 12 |
| Nick Willis | 1500 m | 3:38.55 | 6 Q | 3:39.96 | 3 Q | 3:50.24 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alana Barber | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:35:55 | 35 |
| Nikki Hamblin | 1500 m | 4:11.88 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nikki Hamblin | 5000 m | 16:43.61 | 15 q | — | — | 16:14.24 | 17 |
| Lucy Oliver | 5000 m | 15:53.77 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Angie Petty | 800 m | 2:02.40 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Stuart Farquhar | Men's javelin throw | 77.32 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jacko Gill | Men's shot put | 20.80 | 4 Q | 20.50 | 9 |
| Tom Walsh | Men's shot put | 21.03 | 2 Q | 21.36 | |
| Valerie Adams | Women's shot put | 19.74 | 1 Q | 20.42 | |
| Eliza McCartney | Women's pole vault | 4.60 | 5 Q | 4.80 NR | |

## 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. The NZOC named the slalom canoeing squad on 15 April 2016.
| 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 |
| Mike Dawson | Men's K-1 | 88.91 | 4 | 90.86 | 10 | 88.91 | 8 Q | 91.47 | 5 | 93.07 | 10 |
| Luuka Jones | Women's K-1 | 100.59 | 2 | 101.96 | 3 | 100.59 | 4 Q | 108.05 | 7 | 101.82 | |

### 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. Six paddlers on the sprint canoeing team were named on 31 March 2016, including defending Olympic K-1 200-metre champion Lisa Carrington.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marty McDowell | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:39.58 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lisa Carrington | Women's K-1 200 m | 40.422 | 3 Q | 39.561 | 1 FA | 39.864 | |
| Lisa Carrington | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:54.765 | 4 Q | 1:56.155 | 2 FA | 1:54.372 | |
| Aimee Fisher Kayla Imrie Jaimee Lovett Caitlin Ryan | Women's K-4 500 m | 1:33.782 | 6 Q | 1:34.778 | 2 FA | 1:38.198 | 5 |
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).
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| George Bennett | Men's road race | 6:21:54 | 33 |
| Zac Williams | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Linda Villumsen | Women's road race | 3:56:34 | 23 |
| Linda Villumsen | Women's time trial | 44:54.71 | 6 |

### 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.

#### 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 | 9.895 72.764 | 10 Q | Webster (NZL) L | Levy (GER) Phillip (TTO) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sam Webster | Men's sprint | 9.880 72.874 | 9 Q | Dawkins (NZL) W 10.159 70.873 | Bye | Dmitriev (RUS) L | Xu C (CHN) Puerta (COL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place final Levy (GER) Puerta (COL) Hoogland (NED) L | 12 |
| Natasha Hansen | Women's sprint | 10.871 NR 66.231 | 7 Q | O'Brien (CAN) W 11.400 63.157 | Bye | Vogel (GER) L | Krupeckaitė (LTU) Cueff (FRA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place final Meares (AUS) Welte (GER) Cueff (FRA) W 11.795 | 9 |
| Olivia Podmore | Women's sprint | 11.315 63.632 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### 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 Sam Webster | Men's team sprint | 42.673 63.271 | 2 Q | Germany (GER) W 42.535 OR 63.477 | 1 FA | Great Britain (GBR) L 42.542 63.466 | |
| Natasha Hansen Olivia Podmore | Women's team sprint | 34.346 52.407 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Pieter Bulling Aaron Gate Regan Gough Dylan Kennett Hayden Roulston | Men's team pursuit | 3:55.977 | 4 Q | Great Britain (GBR) 3:55.654 | 4 | Denmark (DEN) 3:56.753 | 4 |
| Rushlee Buchanan Lauren Ellis Jaime Nielsen Racquel Sheath Georgia Williams | Women's team pursuit | 4:20.061 | 5 Q | Poland (POL) 4:17.592 | 4 | Canada (CAN) 4:18.459 | 4 |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Eddie Dawkins | Men's keirin | 4 R | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sam Webster | Men's keirin | 1 Q | Bye | 6 FB | 7 |
| Natasha Hansen | Women's keirin | 3 R | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olivia Podmore | Women's keirin | DNF R | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Elimination race | Time trial | Time trial | Time trial | Flying lap | Flying lap | Flying lap | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Dylan Kennett | Men's omnium | 5 | 32 | 4:20.180 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 1:00.923 | 1 | 40 | 12.506 | 1 | 40 | −7 | 15 | 143 | 8 |
| Lauren Ellis | Women's omnium | 5 | 32 | 3:33.221 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 20 | 36.427 | 11 | 20 | 14.574 | 14 | 14 | 73 | 2 | 189 | 4 |

### 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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| 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.
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Trent Jones | Men's BMX | 36.331 | 25 | 7 | 2 Q | 17 | 7 | did not advance | did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Elizabeth Cui | Women's 3 m springboard | 273.30 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did 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. One dressage rider was later added to the squad by virtue of a top finish from Asia & Oceania in the individual FEI Olympic rankings. New Zealand's equestrian team was named on 27 June 2016. 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.

### 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 |
| Julie Brougham | Vom Feinsten | Individual | 68.543 | 44 | 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 |
| Clarke Johnstone | Balmoral Sensation | Individual | 46.50 | 23 | 4.80 | 51.30 | 7 | 0.00 | 51.30 | 5 | 8.00 | 59.30 | 6 | 59.30 | 6 |
| Jonelle Price | Faerie Dianimo | Individual | 49.50 # | 43 | 8.00 | 57.50 | 13 | 8.00 | 65.50 | 15 | 8.00 | 73.50 | 17 | 73.50 | 17 |
| Tim Price | Ringwood Sky Boy | Individual | 47.00 | 29 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark Todd | Leonidas II | Individual | 44.00 | 17 | 2.00 | 46.00 | 4 | 16.00 | 62.00 | 11 | 0.00 | 62.00 | 7 | 62.00 | 7 |
| Clarke Johnstone Jonelle Price Tim Price Mark Todd | See above | Team | 137.50 | 6 | | 154.80 | 2 | 24.00 | 178.80 | 4 | — | — | — | 178.80 | 4 |
"#" 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:
* FT – After full time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| New Zealand men's | Men's tournament | Australia L 1–2 | Great Britain D 2–2 | Spain L 2–3 | Brazil W 9–0 | Belgium W 3–1 | 4 | Germany L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| New Zealand women's | Women's tournament | South Korea W 4–1 | Germany L 1–2 | Spain W 2–1 | Netherlands D 1–1 | China W 3–0 | 2 | Australia W 4–2 | Great Britain L 0–3 | 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.

#### Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Colin Batch
* James Coughlan
* Simon Child (C)
* Blair Hilton
* Ryan Archibald
* Bradley Shaw
* Nic Woods
* Devon Manchester (GK)
* Kane Russell
* Blair Tarrant
* Shay Neal
* Arun Panchia
* Shea McAleese
* Stephen Jenness
* Hugo Inglis
* Hayden Phillips
* Nick Wilson
Reserves:
* Marcus Child
* Nick Haig

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 5 | |
| 6 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 46 | −45 | 0 | |
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 13:30
| Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Ciriello 8' Gohdes 23' | Report | Child 31' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 17:00
| Great Britain | 2–2 | New Zealand |
| Condon 2' Middleton 25' | Report | Russell 14' Phillips 19' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
* 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 10:00
| New Zealand | 2–3 | Spain |
| Child 3', 30' | Report | Oliva 1' Casasayas 10' Lleonart 60' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 19:30
| New Zealand | 9–0 | Brazil |
| Wilson 15', 19', 34', 41' Shay 21' Child 26' Russell 30' Jenness 45' Woods 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Coen van Bunge (NED)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 18:00
| Belgium | 1–3 | New Zealand |
| Van Aubel 58' | Report | Child 31' Wilson 37' Inglis 52' |
* Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) John Wright (RSA)

#### Quarterfinal

* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 20:30
| Germany | 3–2 | New Zealand |
| Fürste 56', 60' Fuchs 60' | Report | Inglis 18' McAleese 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.

#### Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Mark Hager
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | MF | Kayla Whitelock (C) | (1985-10-30)30 October 1985 (aged 30) | 247 | 62 | Central |
| 4 | FW | Olivia Merry | (1992-03-16)16 March 1992 (aged 24) | 132 | 51 | Canterbury |
| 6 | FW | Petrea Webster | (1988-03-30)30 March 1988 (aged 28) | 144 | 36 | North Harbour |
| 8 | GK | Sally Rutherford | (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 35) | 118 | 0 | Midlands |
| 9 | DF | Brooke Neal | (1992-07-04)4 July 1992 (aged 24) | 88 | 5 | Northland |
| 13 | DF | Sam Charlton | (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24) | 171 | 5 | Midlands |
| 16 | DF | Liz Thompson | (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 21) | 114 | 9 | Auckland |
| 17 | FW | Sophie Cocks | (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 22) | 107 | 28 | Canterbury |
| 18 | FW | Kirsten Pearce | (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 25) | 53 | 18 | North Harbour |
| 22 | MF | Gemma Flynn | (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 26) | 238 | 68 | Midlands |
| 23 | FW | Charlotte Harrison | (1989-07-31)31 July 1989 (aged 27) | 214 | 63 | Auckland |
| 24 | DF | Rose Keddell | (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 22) | 128 | 9 | Midlands |
| 25 | MF | Kelsey Smith | (1994-08-12)12 August 1994 (aged 21) | 20 | 3 | Capital |
| 26 | DF | Pippa Hayward | (1990-05-23)23 May 1990 (aged 26) | 109 | 11 | Canterbury |
| 31 | MF | Stacey Michelsen | (1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 25) | 208 | 24 | Northland |
| 32 | MF | Anita McLaren | (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 28) | 239 | 94 | Capital |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 10:00
| New Zealand | 4–1 | South Korea |
| Pearce 10' Harrison 19' Flynn 21' Webster 34' | Report | Kim H. 55' |
* Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Chieko Soma (JPN)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 13:30
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Germany |
| Webster 10' | Report | Oldhafer 22' Schröder 44' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguiree (ARG) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 10:00
| Spain | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| Petchame 60' | Report | Smith 22', 51' |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Elena Eskina (RUS)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 11:00
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Netherlands |
| Whitelock 59' | Report | Paumen 28' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Michelle Joubert (RSA)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 20:30
| China | 0–3 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Merry 21' Flynn 41' McLaren 42' |
* Umpires: Amy Baxter (USA) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

#### Quarterfinal

* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 10:00
| New Zealand | 4–2 | Australia |
| McLaren 7' Smith 24' Flynn 39' Merry 44' | Report | Slattery 33', 59' |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Sarah Wilson (GBR)

#### Semifinal

* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 17:00
| New Zealand | 0–3 | Great Britain |
| | Report | Danson 22', 52' H. Richardson-Walsh 48' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

#### Bronze medal match

* 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 12:00
| Germany | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Stapenhorst 34' Schütze 38' | Report | Merry 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.

#### Team roster

Head coach: Tony Readings
New Zealand named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 4 July 2016.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Erin Nayler | (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 24) | 40 | 0 | Norwest United |
| 2 | 2DF | Ria Percival | (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 26) | 116 | 11 | FC Basel |
| 3 | 2DF | Anna Green | (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 25) | 60 | 7 | Mallbacken |
| 4 | 3MF | Katie Duncan | (1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 28) | 115 | 1 | FC Zürich |
| 5 | 2DF | Abby Erceg (captain) | (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 26) | 126 | 6 | Western New York Flash |
| 6 | 2DF | Rebekah Stott | (1993-06-17)17 June 1993 (aged 23) | 49 | 4 | Claudelands Rovers |
| 7 | 2DF | Ali Riley | (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 28) | 101 | 1 | FC Rosengård |
| 8 | 4FW | Jasmine Pereira | (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 20) | 18 | 0 | Three Kings United |
| 9 | 4FW | Amber Hearn | (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 31) | 112 | 50 | USV Jena |
| 10 | 4FW | Sarah Gregorius | (1987-08-06)6 August 1987 (aged 28) | 78 | 24 | Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki |
| 11 | 3MF | Kirsty Yallop | (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 29) | 99 | 12 | Mallbacken |
| 12 | 3MF | Betsy Hassett | (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 25) | 91 | 8 | Werder Bremen |
| 13 | 4FW | Rosie White | (1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 23) | 81 | 14 | Liverpool |
| 14 | 3MF | Katie Bowen | (1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 22) | 37 | 1 | FC Kansas City |
| 15 | 2DF | Meikayla Moore | (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 20) | 14 | 0 | Cashmere Technical |
| 16 | 3MF | Annalie Longo | (1991-07-01)1 July 1991 (aged 25) | 91 | 8 | Cashmere Technical |
| 17 | 4FW | Hannah Wilkinson | (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 24) | 74 | 23 | University of Tennessee |
| 18 | 1GK | Rebecca Rolls | (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 40) | 22 | 0 | Three Kings United |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

## 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. Cathryn Bristow (world no. 443) also qualified but was not selected.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Ryan Fox | Men's | 70 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 285 | 1 | 39 |
| Danny Lee | Men's | 72 | 65 | 76 | 69 | 282 | −2 | 27 |
| Lydia Ko | Women's | 69 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 273 | −11 | |

## 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.

### 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.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Mikhail Koudinov | All-around | 13.200 | 12.600 | 13.433 | 13.799 | 14.700 | 12.833 | 80.899 | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Courtney McGregor | All-around | 14.333 | 12.433 | 13.000 | 13.066 | 53.165 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Dylan Schmidt | Men's | 107.660 | 8 Q | 57.140 | 7 |

## 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.
| 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 |
| Darcina Manuel | Women's −57 kg | Zabludina (RUS) W 001–000 | Monteiro (POR) L 000–002 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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.
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.
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.
For the first time in Olympic history, New Zealand rowers participated in the men's lightweight four and the women's eight.

### 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 | 7:04.45 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 6:46.51 | 1 SA/B | 7:03.70 | 2 FA | 6:41.34 | |
| Hamish Bond Eric Murray | Pair | 6:41.75 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:23.36 | 1 FA | 6:59.71 | |
| Chris Harris Robbie Manson | Double sculls | 6:40.35 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:17.01 | 4 FB | 7:06.80 | 11 |
| Alistair Bond James Hunter James Lassche Peter Taylor | Lightweight four | 6:03.34 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:08.96 | 3 FA | 6:28.14 | 5 |
| George Bridgewater Nathan Flannery John Storey Jade Uru | Quadruple sculls | 5:59.13 | 4 R | 5:58.92 | 6 FB | — | — | — | — | 6:18.92 | 10 |
| Michael Brake Isaac Grainger Stephen Jones Alex Kennedy Shaun Kirkham Tom Murray Brook Robertson Joe Wright Caleb Shepherd (cox) | Eight | 5:36:28 | 3 R | 5:56.94 | 3 FA | — | — | — | — | 5:36.64 | 6 |

### 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 | 8:17.02 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:31.79 | 1 SA/B | 7:48.20 | 2 FA | 7:24.48 | 4 |
| Genevieve Behrent Rebecca Scown | Pair | 7:09.23 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:29.67 | 2 FA | 7:19.53 | |
| Eve MacFarlane Zoe Stevenson | Double sculls | 7:14.31 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:52.97 | 4 FB | 7:50.74 | 12 |
| Julia Edward Sophie MacKenzie | Lightweight double sculls | 7:02.01 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:19.27 | 2 FA | 7:10.61 | 4 |
| Genevieve Behrent Kelsey Bevan Emma Dyke Kerri Gowler Kayla Pratt Grace Prendergast Rebecca Scown Ruby Tew Francie Turner (cox) | Eight | 6:12.05 | 2 R | 6:34.90 | 3 FA | — | — | — | — | 6:05.48 | 4 |
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. 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. Sonny Bill Williams received an injury in that match and missed the rest of the tournament, being replaced by Molia.

#### Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Gordon Tietjens
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Events | Points | Union |
| 1 | FW | Scott Curry (c) | (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 28) | 31 | 360 | Bay of Plenty |
| 2 | BK | Tim Mikkelson | (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29) | 62 | 882 | Waikato |
| 3 | FW | Akira Ioane | (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 21) | 9 | 77 | Blues |
| 4 | FW | DJ Forbes | (1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 33) | 79 | 687 | Counties Manukau |
| 5 | BK | Lewis Ormond | (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22) | 8 | 82 | Taranaki |
| 6 | BK | Augustine Pulu | (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26) | 6 | 45 | Blues |
| 7 | FW | Sam Dickson | (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 26) | 29 | 232 | Canterbury |
| 8 | BK | Gillies Kaka | (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 26) | 30 | 721 | Hawke's Bay |
| 9 | BK | Regan Ware | (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21) | 9 | 85 | Bay of Plenty |
| 10 | BK | Rieko Ioane | (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 19) | 10 | 265 | Blues |
| 11 | BK | Joe Webber | (1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 22) | 23 | 357 | Bay of Plenty |
| 12 | BK | Sonny Bill Williams | (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 31) | 6 | 20 | Blues |
| 13 | BK | Sione Molia | (1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 22) | 6 | 35 | Counties Manukau |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 90 | −71 | 3 | |
* 9 August 2016 12:30
| New Zealand | 12–14 | 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 | 28–5 | 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 | 19–21 | 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 | 12–7 | 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 | 24–19 | 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 | 17–14 | 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.

#### Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Sean Horan
| Backs | Backs | Forwards | Forwards |
| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 12 | +97 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 111 | −94 | 3 | |
* 6 August 2016 11:30
| New Zealand | 52–0 | 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 | 31–5 | 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 | 26–7 | 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 | 5–0 | 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 | 7–25 | 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
| Australia | 24–17 | New Zealand |
| 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 :
Australia
New Zealand
F1Shannon Parry
F2 Sharni Williams (c)
F8Charlotte Caslick
B7Charlotte Caslick
B11Emilee Cherry
B10Alicia Quirk
B5Emma Tonegato
Head Coach:
Tim Walsh
F5Sarah Goss (c)
F9 Huriana Manuel
F1Ruby Tui
B8Tyla Nathan-Wong
B12Kayla McAlister
B7Tyla Nathan-Wong
B11Portia Woodman
Head Coach:
Sean Horan :

## 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. 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 The remaining two sailors competing in the single-handed classes were named on 10 May 2016.
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). 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.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Sam Meech | Laser | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 85 | |
| Josh Junior | Finn | 18 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 92 | 7 |
| Paul Snow-Hansen Daniel Willcox | 470 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 15 | — | — | 12 | 104 | 10 |
| Peter Burling Blair Tuke | 49er | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 33 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Jo Aleh Polly Powrie | 470 | 21 DSQ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 DSQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 54 | |
| Alex Maloney Molly Meech | 49erFX | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 51 | |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Jason Saunders Gemma Jones | Nacra 17 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 4 |
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. The NZOC named the shooting team on 13 April 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ryan Taylor | Men's 50 m rifle prone | 622.4 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Natalie Rooney | Women's trap | 68 | 4 Q | 13 (+1) | 2 Q | 11 | |
| Chloe Tipple | Women's skeet | 67 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did 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)): 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. 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. Boyle, one of New Zealand medal hopes, struggled with illness during her Olympic preparations and did not advance beyond the heat.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bradlee Ashby | 200 m butterfly | 2:01.22 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bradlee Ashby | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.77 | 16 Q | 2:00.45 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Hutchins | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.25 | 19 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Hutchins | 1500 m freestyle | 15:32.60 | 38 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Corey Main | 100 m backstroke | 53.99 | 16 Q | 54.29 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Corey Main | 200 m backstroke | 1:57.51 | 15 Q | 1:58.08 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kane Radford | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:53:18.7 | 18 |
| Glenn Snyders | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.26 | =16 Q | 1:00.50 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Glenn Snyders | 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.47 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Stanley | 100 m freestyle | 50.14 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Stanley | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.37 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | 4:07.90 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lauren Boyle | 800 m freestyle | 8:25.84 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Helena Gasson | 100 m butterfly | 59.82 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Helena Gasson | 200 m butterfly | 2:12.18 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emma Robinson | 800 m freestyle | 8:33.73 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Andrea Kilday | Women's −49 kg | Sing (BRA) L 5–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Marcus Daniell Michael Venus | Men's doubles | Nestor / Pospisil (CAN) L 6–4, 3–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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. The NZOC confirmed three more triathletes on 25 May 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Tony Dodds | Men's | 17:31 | 0:47 | 56:24 | 0:36 | 33:06 | 1:48:24 | 21 |
| Ryan Sissons | Men's | 17:34 | 0:48 | 56:20 | 0:34 | 32:45 | 1:48:01 | 17 |
| Andrea Hewitt | Women's | 19:04 | 0:56 | 1:01:28 | 0:41 | 36:06 | 1:58:15 | 7 |
| Nicky Samuels | Women's | 19:06 | 0:56 | 1:01:27 | 0:43 | 37:18 | 1:59:30 | 13 |

## 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. The NZOC named the weightlifting team on 28 June 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Richie Patterson | Men's −85 kg | 149 | 17 | 181 | 16 | 330 | 16 |
| Tracey Lambrechs | Women's +75 kg | 98 | 15 | 133 | 13 | 231 | 13 |

## 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. Miller received a knee injury during training in Rio de Janeiro and withdrew before the competition started.
Key:
* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Craig Miller | −66 kg | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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.