New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games

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NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 176 in 14 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games

*with Australia as Australasia
Winter Games

New Zealand is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It will be the nation's 25th appearance at the Summer Olympics, having first appeared with Australia as Australasia at the 1908 games.

Delegation

As of 22 April 2016, the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has confirmed a team of 75 athletes, 40 men and 35 women, to compete in seven sports. Of the confirmed athletes, 26 have previously competed at the Summer Olympics and 11 have previously won Olympic medals.

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 6 4 10
Canoeing 2 6 8
Cycling 3 1 4
Rowing 18 13 31
Sailing 5 5 10
Shooting 1 2 3
Swimming 5 3 8
Taekwondo 0 1 1
Total 40 35 75

Athletics

New Zealand athletes have so far 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):[1][2][3] The NZOC confirmed the first batch of track and field athletes on 22 April 2016, with Beijing 2008 bronze medallist Nick Willis, javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar and two-time shot put champion Valerie Adams going to their fourth Olympics.[4][5]

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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Quentin Rew 20 km walk* N/A
50 km walk N/A
Zane Robertson 10000 m N/A
Nick Willis 1500 m
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Stuart Farquhar Javelin throw
Jacko Gill Shot put
Tomas Walsh
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alana Barber* 20 km walk N/A
Nikki Hamblin 1500 m
5000 m* N/A
Angie Petty 800 m
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Valerie Adams Shot put
Eliza McCartney Pole vault

* Pending confirmation from the NZ Olympic Committee

Canoeing

Slalom

New Zealand canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[6] The NZOC named the slalom canoeing squad on 15 April 2016.[7]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mike Dawson Men's K-1
Luuka Jones Women's K-1

Sprint

New Zealand canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and the 2016 Oceania Championships.[8][9] Six paddlers on the sprint canoeing team were named on 31 March 2016, including defending Olympic K-1 200-metre champion Lisa Carrington.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marty McDowell K-1 1000 m
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lisa Carrington K-1 200 m
K-1 500 m
Aimee Fisher
Kayla Imrie
Jaimee Lovett
Caitlin Ryan		 K-4 500 m

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).[11]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race
Men's time trial
Men's road race
Women's road race
Women's time trial

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, New Zealand riders have 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 has assured 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.[12]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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
Men's sprint  
 
Eddie Dawkins
Ethan Mitchell
Sam Webster		 Men's team sprint  
 		 N/A
Natasha Hansen Women's sprint  
 
 
 		 Women's team sprint  
 		 N/A
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank
 
 
 
 		 Men's team pursuit
 
 
 
 		 Women's team pursuit
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Men's keirin
Women's keirin
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank
Men's omnium
Women's omnium

Mountain biking

Equestrian

New Zealand equestrians have qualified a full squad in the team eventing competition through the 2015 Asia and Pacific Eventing Championships in Boekelo, Netherlands.[14] One dressage rider has been added to the squad by virtue of a top finish from Asia & Oceania in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.[15]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Individual

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

 Individual







See above Team N/A

"#" 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.

Fencing

New Zealand has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Chinese-born Yuan Ping had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's foil with a gold medal triumph at the Asian Zonal Qualifier in Wuxi, China.

Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Yuan Ping* Individual foil

Field hockey

Men's tournament

The New Zealand men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved the next highest placement in the 2014-2015 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, among the countries that have not qualified yet for the Games.[16]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host.

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 fourth-placed teams.[17][18]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.

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.[19]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals or elimination[lower-alpha 1]
4  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
19:00

United States  Match 5  New Zealand

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
20:00

Colombia  Match 11  New Zealand

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
19:00

New Zealand  Match 14  France

Gymnastics

Artistic

New Zealand has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition for the first time since 2000. Russian-born Mikhail Koudinov and Courtney McGregor had 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.[20][21]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Mikhail Koudinov* Individual all-around
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Courtney McGregor* Individual all-around

Trampoline

For the first time in Olympic history, New Zealand has 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.[22]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Dylan Schmidt* Men's

* Pending confirmation from the NZ Olympic Committee

Rowing

New Zealand rowers have qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships. They must also have competed at the NZ Rowing Championships, held in Lake Karapiro, to assure their selection to the Olympic team for the Games.[23] 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 double sculls.[24]

For the first time in Olympic history, New Zealand rowers will mark their participation in the men's lightweight four and the women's eight.[25]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mahé Drysdale Single sculls
Hamish Bond
Eric Murray		 Pair N/A
Chris Harris
Robbie Manson		 Double sculls N/A
Alistair Bond
James Hunter
James Lassche
Peter Taylor		 Lightweight four N/A
Michael Brake
Isaac Grainger
Stephen Jones
Alex Kennedy
Shaun Kirkham
Tom Murray
Brook Robertson
Caleb Shepherd (cox)
Joe Wright		 Eight N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Genevieve Behrent
Rebecca Scown		 Pair N/A
Eve MacFarlane
Zoe Stevenson		 Double sculls N/A
Julia Edward
Sophie Mackenzie		 Lightweight double sculls N/A
Genevieve Behrent
Kelsey Bevan
Emma Dyke
Kerri Gowler
Kayla Pratt
Grace Prendergast
Rebecca Scown
Ruby Tew
Frances Turner (cox)		 Eight N/A

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.[26]

Team roster

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.[27]

Team roster

Sailing

New Zealand has 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.[28] 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[29][30]

On 12 March 2016, London 2012 windsurfer JP Tobin announced his decision not to compete at the Games, citing lack of financial support that he needed from Yachting New Zealand.[31]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Laser N/A
Finn N/A
Paul Snow-Hansen
Daniel Willcox		 470 N/A
Peter Burling
Blair Tuke		 49er
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Laser Radial N/A
Jo Aleh
Polly Powrie		 470 N/A
Alexandra Maloney
Molly Meech		 49erFX
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Jason Saunders
Gemma Jones		 Nacra 17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

New Zealand shooters have 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, as long as they have obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[32] The NZOC named the shooting team on 13 April 2016.[33]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ryan Taylor 50 m rifle prone
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Natalie Rooney Trap
Chloe Tipple Skeet

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

New Zealand swimmers have so far 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)):[34][35] To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain 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 annouced the full swimming team on 15 April 2016.[36]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bradlee Ashby 200 m individual medley
Matthew Hutchins 400 m freestyle N/A
Corey Main 100 m backstroke
Glenn Snyders 100 m breaststroke
Matthew Stanley 200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lauren Boyle 400 m freestyle N/A
800 m freestyle N/A
Helena Gasson 100 m butterfly
Emma Robinson 800 m freestyle N/A

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.[37][38]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Andrea Kilday Women's −49 kg

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Athletics New Zealand 2016 Policy-Selections". Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Exciting mix of ten confirmed in first Athletics Olympic Selection". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand announces first Olympic team selections". IAAF. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Paddlers Luuka Jones and Mike Dawson make team for Rio Olympics". Stuff.co.nz. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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  11. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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  13. ↑ "Cooper to compete at worlds for Cannondale". The Press. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand's equestrian team qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics after strong showing at the Military Boekelo Horse Trials". Stuff.co.nz. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Fortuitous Olympic invite set for hockey's Black Sticks". The New Zealand Herald. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  17. ↑ Leggat, David (23 July 2015). "Hockey: Black Sticks women off to Rio". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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  19. ↑ "New Zealand through to Rio 2016". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  22. ↑ "Final nations qualify for 2016 Olympic Games in Trampoline". FIG. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "Rio spots up for grabs at National Rowing Champs". Radio New Zealand. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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  25. ↑ "Gold Medal Trio Headline Biggest Ever Rowing Team". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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  27. ↑ "New Zealand women's sevens team qualify for 2016 Olympics despite shock loss". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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  32. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  33. ↑ Leggat, David (13 April 2016). "Olympics: Three shooters heading to Rio". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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  35. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  36. ↑ "Lauren Boyle heads New Zealand swim team for Rio Olympics". Stuff.co.nz. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  37. ↑ "Kilday secures Taekwondo spot in the New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  38. ↑ "8 Taekwondo Athletes, Including 2 ‘Family Affairs,’ Win Places for Rio Olympics at Oceania Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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