# New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics

New Zealand took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 182 competitors, making this its largest ever delegation to the Olympic Games. It was also one of the most successful, equalling New Zealand's combined medal tally from the previous two Summer games. On 16 August – dubbed "Super Saturday" by journalists – New Zealand had its greatest single day at any Olympics, winning 5 medals: two gold, one silver and two bronze. New Zealand also gained its first Olympic track medal since 1976 when Nick Willis won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres, becoming the sixth New Zealander to win an Olympic medal in that event. The success at the Olympics has boosted Athletics participation since then.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Georgina Evers-Swindell Caroline Evers-Swindell | Rowing | Women's double sculls |
| Gold | Valerie Vili | Athletics | Women's shot put |
| Gold | Tom Ashley | Sailing | Men's sailboard |
| Silver | Hayden Roulston | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit |
| Silver | Nick Willis | Athletics | Men's 1500 m |
| Bronze | Mahé Drysdale | Rowing | Men's single sculls |
| Bronze | Nathan Twaddle George Bridgewater | Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
| Bronze | Hayden Roulston Jesse Sergent Marc Ryan Sam Bewley | Cycling | Men's team pursuit |
| Bronze | Bevan Docherty | Triathlon | Men's triathlon |

## Delegation

New Zealand sent 182 representatives competing in 17 sports. Seventeen-year-old footballer Merissa Smith (born 11 November 1990) was New Zealand's youngest competitor, while 52-year-old equestrian eventer Mark Todd (born 1 March 1956) was the oldest competitor.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Badminton | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Canoeing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cycling | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Equestrian | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Football | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Rowing | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Sailing | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Shooting | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Swimming | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Synchronized swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 97 | 85 | 182 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Adrian Blincoe | 5000 m | 13:55.27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Dolphin | 200 m | 20.98 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nick Willis | 800 m | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nick Willis | 1500 m | 3:36.01 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:37.54 | 5 Q | 3:34.16 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Stuart Farquhar | Javelin throw | 76.14 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Liza Hunter-Galvan | Marathon | 2:34:51 | 35 |
| Nina Rillstone | Marathon | 2:31:16 | 16 |
| Kimberley Smith | 10000 m | 30:51.00 | 9 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Beatrice Faumuina | Discus throw | 57.15 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valerie Vili | Shot put | 19.73 | 1 Q | 20.56 | |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Rebecca Wardell | Result | 14.07 | 1.71 | 14.28 | 24.64 | 5.84 | 42.14 | 2:13.65 | 5989 | 22* |
| Rebecca Wardell | Points | 968 | 867 | 813 | 920 | 801 | 708 | 912 | 5989 | 22* |
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Wardell moved up a position.

### 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

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| John Moody | Men's singles | Bye | Chen J (CHN) L 9–21, 11–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Craig Cooper Renee Flavell | Mixed doubles | — | — | Lee H-j / Lee Y-d (KOR) L 12–21, 11–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

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

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | China (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6 | |
| 6 | Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5 | |
* 9 August 2008 11:15
* Report
| Mali | 72–76 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 15–24, 21–18, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Maïga 18 Rebs: Coulibaly 12 Asts: Maïga 3 | | Pts: Marino 19 Rebs: Harmon 8 Asts: Marino 4 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN)
* 11 August 2008 09:00
* Report
| New Zealand | 62–85 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 20–22, 20–20, 15–25 |||
| Pts: Harmon 22 Rebs: Wallbutton 6 Asts: Harmon 3 | | Pts: Sanchez 19 Rebs: Montañana 7 Asts: Aguilar, Sánchez, Torrens 2 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Abreu Muhimua (MOZ)
* 13 August 2008 16:45
* Report
| China | 80–63 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 24–13, 15–17, 15–15 |||
| Pts: Chen 26 Rebs: Chen 17 Asts: Miao 6 | | Pts: Harmon, Marino 14 Rebs: Harmon 8 Asts: Bates 4 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
* 15 August 2008 09:00
* Report
| Czech Republic | 90–59 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 18–19, 21–7, 25–21 |||
| Pts: Machová 23 Rebs: Vesela 10 Asts: Vesela 5 | | Pts: Marino 22 Rebs: Wallbutton 10 Asts: Bates 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Chantal Julien (FRA)
* 17 August 2008 22:15
* Report
| New Zealand | 60–96 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 6–27, 18–25, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Marino 17 Rebs: Harmon 7 Asts: Marino 17 | | Pts: Thompson 15 Rebs: Leslie, Fowles 6 Asts: Taurasi 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

## Canoeing
### Slalom

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Luuka Jones | Women's K-1 | 162.35 | 20 | 110.01 | 16 | 272.36 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ben Fouhy | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:33.037 | 3 QS | 3:33.542 | 2 Q | 3:29.193 | 4 |
| Steven Ferguson | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:37.538 | 4 QS | 1:42.238 | 1 Q | 1:38.512 | 8 |
| Steven Ferguson Mike Walker | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:19.167 | 4 QS | 3:23.511 | 2 Q | 3:15.329 | 5 |
| Erin Taylor | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:52.517 | 6 QS | 1:54.300 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Glen Chadwick | Men's road race | 6:39:42 | 91 |
| Julian Dean | Men's road race | 6:34:06 | 54 |
| Timothy Gudsell | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Catherine Cheatley | Women's road race | 3:41:08 | 53 |
| Jo Kiesanowski | Women's road race | 3:33:17 | 28 |

### Track
#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Hayden Roulston | Men's individual pursuit | 4:18.997 | 2 Q | Phinney (USA) 4:19:232 | 2 Q | Wiggins (GBR) 4:19:611 | |
| Alison Shanks | Women's individual pursuit | 3:34.312 | 4 Q | Hammer (USA) 3:32.478 | 4 Q | Kalytovska (UKR) 3:34.156 | 4 |
| Sam Bewley Westley Gough Hayden Roulston Marc Ryan Jesse Sergent | Men's team pursuit | 3:59.277 | 2 Q | Spain (ESP) 3:57.536 | 3 Q | Australia (AUS) 3:57.776 | |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Greg Henderson | Men's points race | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Catherine Cheatley | Women's points race | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Greg Henderson Hayden Roulston | Men's madison | 5 | −1 | 10 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Kashi Leuchs | Men's cross-country | 2:06:30 | 24 |
| Rosara Joseph | Women's cross-country | 1:51:07 | 9 |

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Marc Willers | Men's BMX | 36.519 | 17 | 9 | 2 Q | 23 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah Walker | Women's BMX | 37.187 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 2 Q | 38.805 | 4 |

## Equestrian
### 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 |
| Joe Meyer | Snip | Individual | 43.90 | 19 | 21.20 | 65.10 | 19 | 25.00 | 90.10 | 28 Q | 12.00 | 102.10 | 24 | 102.10 | 24 |
| Andrew Nicholson | Lord Killinghurst | Individual | 44.60 | 21 | 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 |
| Caroline Powell | Lenamore | Individual | 48.00 | 26 | 21.20 | 69.20 | 26 | 4.00 | 73.20 | 19 Q | 0.00 | 73.20 | 14 | 73.20 | 14 |
| Mark Todd | Gandalf | Individual | 49.40 # | 30 | 27.20 | 76.60 | 29 | 1.00 | 77.60 | 21 Q | 0.00 | 77.60 | 17 | 77.60 | 17 |
| Heelan Tompkins | Sugoi | Individual | 55.60 # | 49 | 75.20 | 130.80 # | 56 | 8.00 | 138.80 # | =48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 138.80 | 50 |
| Joe Meyer Andrew Nicholson Caroline Powell Mark Todd Heelan Tompkins | See above | Team | 136.50 | 6 | 94.40 | 230.90 | 6 | 10.00 | 240.90 | 5 | — | — | — | 240.90 | 5 |
# – Indicates that points do not count in team total

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Bruce Goodin | Yamato | Individual | 14 | 66 | 12 | 26 | 54 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 26 | 54 |
| Katie McVean | Forest | Individual | 72 | 77 | 45 | 117 | 71 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 117 | 71 |
| Kirk Webby | Sitah | Individual | 4 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 30 Q | 12 | 24 | 33 Q | 24 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 24 | 34 |
| Sharn Wordley | Rockville | Individual | 47 | 75 | 25 | 72 | 70 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 72 | 70 |
| Bruce Goodin Katie McVean Kirk Webby Sharn Wordley | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 45 | 13 |

## Field hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Shane McLeod
* David Kosoof
* Simon Child
* Blair Hopping
* Dean Couzins
* Casey Henwood
* Ryan Archibald (c)
* Bradley Shaw
* Paul Woolford (GK)
* Kyle Pontifex (GK)
* Phil Burrows
* Hayden Shaw
* James Nation
* Gareth Brooks
* Shea McAleese
* Benjamin Collier
* Steve Edwards
Reserve:
* Richard Petherick
* Nick Wilson

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | China (H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
* 11 August 2008 18:00
| South Korea | 1–3 | New Zealand |
| Lee Nam-yong 12' | Report | H. Shaw 43', 57', 64' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)
* 13 August 2008 20:30
| New Zealand | 0–1 | Spain |
| | Report | Freixa 70' |
* Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 15 August 2008 18:00
| Belgium | 2–4 | New Zealand |
| Dekeyser 43' Gucassoff 69' | Report | Child 19', 20' Brooks 30' McAleese 60' |
* Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 17 August 2008 18:30
| New Zealand | 2–2 | China |
| Child 34' McAleese 54' | Report | Song Yi 3', 17' |
* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)
* 19 August 2008 10:30
| Germany | 3–1 | New Zealand |
| T. Weß 5' Witthaus 9' Keller 55' | Report | H. Shaw 46' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)

#### Classification match for 7th/8th place

* 21 August 2008 11:00
| New Zealand | 4–2 | Pakistan |
| Child 26' H. Shaw 39', 53' Brooks 43' | Report | Bilgrami 46' Butt 56' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Kevin Towns
* Kayla Sharland
* Emily Naylor
* Krystal Forgesson
* Kate Saunders
* Jaimee Claxton
* Lizzy Igasan (c)
* Stacey Carr
* Jo Galletly
* Kim Noakes
* Beth Jurgeleit (GK)
* Caryn Paewai
* Niniwa Roberts
* Gemma Flynn
* Tara Drysdale
* Sheree Horvath
* Anita Wawatai (GK)
Reserve:
* Charlotte Harrison
* Jasmine McQuinn

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | |
* 10 August 2008 08:30
| Japan | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Morimoto 12' Tsukui 17' | Report | Claxton 25' |
* Umpires: Lee Keum-ju (KOR) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 12 August 2008 21:00
| Germany | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Scholz 59' Kühn 69' | Report | Forgesson 31' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (GBR) Soledad Iparruguirre (ARG)
* 14 August 2008 21:00
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Great Britain |
| Flynn 28' | Report | Danson 31' Cullen 50' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 16 August 2008 08:30
| New Zealand | 1–4 | United States |
| Galletly 37' | Report | Smith 1', 42' Loy 12' Bashore 47' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Anne McRae (GBR)
* 18 August 2008 20:30
| Argentina | 3–2 | New Zealand |
| Rebecchi 15' García 43' Hernández 46' | Report | Roberts 33' Igasan 61' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

#### Classification match for 11th/12th place

* 22 August 2008 08:30
| South Africa | 4–1 | New Zealand |
| Marescia 14' Wilson 34' Vida Ryan 51' Brown 59' | Report | Flynn 17' |
* Umpires: Lee Keum-ju (KOR) Carol Metchette (IRL)

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

The following is the New Zealand squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Stu Jacobs
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jacob Spoonley | (1987-03-03)3 March 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 2 | 2DF | Aaron Scott | (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Waikato FC |
| 3 | 2DF | Ian Hogg | (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Hawke's Bay United |
| 4 | 3MF | Cole Peverley | (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Hawke's Bay United |
| 5 | 2DF | Ryan Nelsen* (c) | (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 30) | 32 | 6 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 6 | 2DF | Michael Boxall | (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 7 | 3MF | Simon Elliott* | (1974-06-10)10 June 1974 (aged 34) | 48 | 6 | Fulham |
| 8 | 4FW | Craig Henderson | (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Dartmouth College |
| 9 | 4FW | Daniel Ellensohn | (1985-08-09)9 August 1985 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Team Wellington |
| 10 | 4FW | Chris Killen* | (1981-10-08)8 October 1981 (aged 26) | 21 | 8 | Celtic |
| 11 | 3MF | Jeremy Brockie | (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | Hawke's Bay United |
| 12 | 2DF | Steven Old | (1986-02-17)17 February 1986 (aged 22) | 14 | 1 | Macarthur Rams |
| 13 | 3MF | Shaun van Rooyen | (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Waikato FC |
| 14 | 2DF | Cole Tinkler | (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Team Wellington |
| 15 | 4FW | Greg Draper | (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 16 | 2DF | Sam Jenkins | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Hawke's Bay United |
| 17 | 4FW | Sam Messam | (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Hawke's Bay United |
| 18 | 1GK | Liam Little | (1986-07-27)27 July 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Otago United |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | China (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |

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

Head coach: John Herdman
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 35) | 23 | 0 | Waitakere City |
| 2 | 2DF | Ria Percival | (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 18) | 24 | 2 | FC Indiana |
| 3 | 2DF | Anna Green | (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 17) | 8 | 1 | Three Kings United |
| 4 | 3MF | Katie Hoyle | (1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 20) | 12 | 0 | Lynn-Avon United |
| 5 | 2DF | Abby Erceg | (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 18) | 24 | 2 | Western Springs |
| 6 | 2DF | Rebecca Smith | (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 27) | 17 | 2 | Sunnanå SK |
| 7 | 4FW | Ali Riley | (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 20) | 19 | 0 | Stanford Cardinal |
| 8 | 3MF | Hayley Moorwood (captain) | (1984-02-13)13 February 1984 (aged 24) | 32 | 3 | Lynn-Avon United |
| 9 | 4FW | Amber Hearn | (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 23) | 9 | 1 | Lynn-Avon United |
| 10 | 3MF | Emily McColl | (1985-11-01)1 November 1985 (aged 22) | 17 | 0 | Coastal Carolina University |
| 11 | 3MF | Kirsty Yallop | (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 21) | 16 | 5 | Lynn-Avon United |
| 12 | 4FW | Merissa Smith | (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 17) | 15 | 1 | Three Kings United |
| 13 | 4FW | Rebecca Tegg | (1985-12-18)18 December 1985 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 14 | 2DF | Kristy Hill | (1979-07-01)1 July 1979 (aged 29) | 2 | 0 | Three Kings United |
| 15 | 4FW | Emma Kete | (1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 20) | 11 | 2 | Lynn-Avon United |
| 16 | 4FW | Renee Leota | (1990-05-16)16 May 1990 (aged 18) | 10 | 1 | Miramar Rangers |
| 17 | 2DF | Marlies Oostdam | (1977-07-29)29 July 1977 (aged 31) | 24 | 0 | Eastern Suburbs |
| 18 | 1GK | Rachel Howard | (1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 30) | 14 | 0 | TSV Crailsheim |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

## 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 | 7:28.80 | 1 QF | — | — | 6:50.18 | 1 SA/B | 7:05.57 | 3 FA | 7:01.56 | |
| George Bridgewater Nathan Twaddle | Pair | 6:41.65 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:36.05 | 2 FA | 6:44.19 | |
| Nathan Cohen Rob Waddell | Double sculls | 6:24.32 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:24.16 | 3 FA | 6:30.79 | 4 |
| Peter Taylor Storm Uru | Lightweight double sculls | 6:16.78 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:30.53 | 4 FB | 6:27.14 | 7 |
| Hamish Bond James Dallinger Carl Meyer Eric Murray | Four | 6:00.73 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 5:57.31 | 4 FB | 6:06.30 | 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 | 7:45.12 | 1 QF | — | — | 7:34.24 | 3 SA/B | 7:38.09 | 4 FB | 7:51.63 | 9 |
| Nicky Coles Juliette Haigh | Pair | 7:31.45 | 2 R | 7:32.64 | 1 FA | — | — | — | — | 7:28.80 | 5 |
| Caroline Evers-Swindell Georgina Evers-Swindell | Double sculls | 7:03.92 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 7:07.32 | |
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

New Zealand qualified 1 boat for each of the following events. Although Aaron McIntosh and Mark Kennedy qualified for the Tornado class, they did not compete at these Games.

### 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 |
| Tom Ashley | RS:X | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 52 | |
| Andrew Murdoch | Laser | 2 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 1 | CAN | 2 | 81 | 5 |
| Peter Burling Carl Evans | 470 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | BFD | 10 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 7 | EL | 95 | 11 |
| Hamish Pepper Carl Williams | Star | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 9 |

### Women

| 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 |
| Barbara Kendall | RS:X | 12 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 75 | 6 |
| Jo Aleh | Laser Radial | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | CAN | 18 | 90 | 7 |

### Open

| 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 |
| Dan Slater | Finn | 21 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 | CAN | CAN | EL | 76 | 12 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Robert Eastham | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Graeme Ede | Trap | 114 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Graeme Ede | Double trap | 113 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Wang | 10 m air pistol | 571 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nadine Stanton | Trap | 63 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Moss Burmester | 100 m butterfly | 52.67 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Moss Burmester | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.80 | 10 Q | 1:55.26 | 7 Q | 1:54.35 | 4 |
| Dean Kent | 200 m individual medley | 2:01.12 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Glenn Snyders | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.98 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Glenn Snyders | 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.19 | 16 Q | 2:12.07 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Corney Swanepoel | 100 m butterfly | 51.78 NR | 9 Q | 52.01 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| William Benson Orinoco Faamausili-Banse Cameron Gibson Mark Herring | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:15.41 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Bell Cameron Gibson Glenn Snyders Corney Swanepoel | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:34.09 | 6 Q | — | — | 3:33.39 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Elizabeth Coster | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.66 | 15 Q | 1:01.45 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Ingram | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.24 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Ingram | 200 m backstroke | 2:09.34 | 8 Q | 2:09.70 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Helen Norfolk | 200 m individual medley | 2:13.50 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Helen Norfolk | 400 m individual medley | 4:44.22 | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lauren Boyle Natasha Hind Helen Norfolk Hayley Palmer | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Lisa Daniels Nina Daniels | Duet | 40.750 | 23 | 40.417 | 81.167 | 23 | Did not advance | 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 | Sung Y-C (TPE) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Beach | Men's +80 kg | Liu Xb (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robin Cheong | Women's −57 kg | Bah (CIV) W 1–0 | Lim S-J (KOR) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Su L-W (TPE) L 0–1 | 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 | Morita (JPN) L 7–5, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Bevan Docherty | Men's | 18:45 | 0:28 | 1:17:42 | 0:26 | 30:57 | 1:49:05.59 | |
| Kris Gemmell | Men's | 19:06 | 0:25 | 1:17:40 | 0:27 | 35:42 | 1:53:49.47 | 39 |
| Shane Reed | Men's | 18:00 | 0:28 | 1:17:47 | 0:27 | 34:34 | 1:52:48.16 | 34 |
| Andrea Hewitt | Women's | 19:54 | 0:29 | 1:24:38 | 0:29 | 35:38 | 2:00:45.99 | 8 |
| Debbie Tanner | Women's | 19:57 | 0:29 | 1:24:43 | 0:29 | 35:54 | 2:01:06.92 | 10 |
| Samantha Warriner | Women's | 19:58 | 0:30 | 1:24:43 | 0:35 | 36:55 | 2:02:13.60 | 16 |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Mark Spooner | Men's −69 kg | 123 | 26 | 158 | 19 | 281 | 21 |
| Richie Patterson | Men's −77 kg | 130 | 25 | 170 | 18 | 300 | 21 |

## Officials

* Chef de Mission: Dave Currie