New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games

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.

New Zealand at the
Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
159
Silver
220
Bronze
278
Total
657
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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 sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa

Host nation

New Zealand has hosted the Games three times:

Medal tally

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]

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1930 Hamilton3429
1934 London1023
1938 Sydney571325
1950 Auckland*10222254
1954 Vancouver77519
1958 Cardiff46919
1962 Perth10121032
1966 Kingston851326
1970 Edinburgh26614
1974 Christchurch*981835
1978 Edmonton56920
1982 Brisbane581326
1986 Edinburgh8161438
1990 Auckland*17142758
1994 Victoria5162041
1998 Kuala Lumpur862034
2002 Manchester11132145
2006 Melbourne6121432
2010 Delhi622836
2014 Glasgow14141745
2018 Gold Coast15161546
Totals (21 games)159220278657

By sport

Events in bold featured at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics374851136
Cycling254742114
Swimming18303684
Shooting15162152
Lawn bowls13121540
Weightlifting12121640
Rowing915731
Boxing762437
Rugby sevens6107
Squash54413
Wrestling391729
Netball2305
Gymnastics20911
Judo14611
Hockey1337
Fencing1236
Table tennis1124
Archery1001
Badminton02911
Triathlon0235
Basketball0224
Water polo0101
Diving0044
Synchronised swimming0022
Beach volleyball0011
Cricket0011
Totals (26 sports)159220278657

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.

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References
  1. "New Zealand Medals". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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