New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
CGF code	NZL
CGA	New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 179 Silver 232 Bronze 296 Total 707
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

New Zealand has competed in all of the Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, and has won a total of 656 medals including 159 gold.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (known as The New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association prior to 1994) is the body in New Zealand responsible for selecting Athletes to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. The NZOC is a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation.

In 1978, Nigeria boycotted the Commonwealth Games in protest at New Zealand's continued relations, including sporting contacts, with apartheid-era South Africa.

Host nation

New Zealand has hosted the Games three times:

• 1950 British Empire Games – Auckland
• 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Christchurch
• 1990 Commonwealth Games – Auckland

Medals

Historically, New Zealand has generally been 4th or 5th, though was up to 3rd (1950 & 1962), and down to 11th (1970 & 2010) and 9th (2006). At the first games in 1930, New Zealand's 4th position was ahead of Australia at 5th. At the conclusion of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, New Zealand has earned 159 gold medals, 220 silver medals and 278 bronze medals. In the all-time medal tally New Zealand is ranked 5th behind Australia, England, Canada and India.

Host country (New Zealand)[1] Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1930 Hamilton 3 4 2 9 1934 London 1 0 2 3 1938 Sydney 5 7 13 25 1950 Auckland* 10 22 22 54 1954 Vancouver 7 7 5 19 1958 Cardiff 4 6 9 19 1962 Perth 10 12 10 32 1966 Kingston 8 5 13 26 1970 Edinburgh 2 6 6 14 1974 Christchurch* 9 8 18 35 1978 Edmonton 5 6 9 20 1982 Brisbane 5 8 13 26 1986 Edinburgh 8 16 14 38 1990 Auckland* 17 14 27 58 1994 Victoria 5 16 20 41 1998 Kuala Lumpur 8 6 20 34 2002 Manchester 11 13 21 45 2006 Melbourne 6 12 14 32 2010 Delhi 6 22 8 36 2014 Glasgow 14 14 17 45 2018 Gold Coast 15 16 15 46 2022 Birmingham 20 12 18 50 Totals (22 entries) 179 232 296 707

By sport Events in bold featured at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 37 48 51 136 Cycling 25 47 42 114 Swimming 18 30 36 84 Shooting 15 16 21 52 Lawn bowls 13 12 15 40 Weightlifting 12 12 16 40 Rowing 9 15 7 31 Boxing 7 6 24 37 Rugby sevens 6 1 0 7 Squash 5 4 4 13 Wrestling 3 9 17 29 Netball 2 3 0 5 Gymnastics 2 0 9 11 Judo 1 4 6 11 Hockey 1 3 3 7 Fencing 1 2 3 6 Table tennis 1 1 2 4 Archery 1 0 0 1 Badminton 0 2 9 11 Triathlon 0 2 3 5 Basketball 0 2 2 4 Water polo 0 1 0 1 Diving 0 0 4 4 Synchronised swimming 0 0 2 2 Beach volleyball 0 0 1 1 Cricket 0 0 1 1 Totals (26 entries) 159 220 278 657

Competitors

Notable competitors for New Zealand include Greg Yelavich in sports shooting, who has won 12 medals at 6 games from 1986 to 2010. Rowan Brassey has also competed at 6 games, and has won 3 medals in lawn bowls. Gary Anderson won 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronze medals for New Zealand in cycling. Athlete Valerie Young has won the most gold medals (5) of any New Zealand competitor.

References

External links

• New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
• Athletics in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a paragraph on each Olympiad and Empire Games to 1964