List of Olympic medallists for New Zealand explained

Noc:	NZL
Nocname:	New Zealand Olympic Committee
Games:	Olympics
Gold:	65
Silver:	42
Bronze:	56
See also:	(1908 · 1912)

New Zealand Olympic medallists's success for New Zealand at the Olympics is often considered to be notable due to the relatively small population of the country (million as of). Being located in the remote South Pacific, New Zealanders needed to endure long sea voyages to attend the early Olympics. It was not until the VII Olympiad in 1920 that New Zealand sent its first team. Prior to that, three New Zealanders won medals competing for Australasian teams in 1908 and 1912. On only two occasions since 1920 has New Zealand failed to win a medal at the Summer Olympics, in 1948 at London and in 1980 at Moscow, when only four competitors were sent as a result of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.^[1]

New Zealand has had a much smaller participation in the Winter Olympics, due to the country's temperate climate, not generally experiencing the severe winters to lowland levels, common in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. The first New Zealand team to attend a Winter Olympics was in 1952. The nation has only won medals at three Winter games, in 1992, 2018 and 2022.

The sporting rivalry between New Zealand and bigger neighbour Australia has been evident at many Olympic Games. In 1984, some Australian media outlets poked fun at the New Zealand gold medallists, saying they had been sitting down on the job at the Los Angeles Games, where they were successful in canoeing, equestrian, rowing and sailing. The New Zealand media pointed out that New Zealand had finished 8th on the final medals table, and Australia only 14th. New Zealand has finished higher than Australia on the medals table at the Summer Olympics only in 1976, when Australia failed to win a gold medal, and Los Angeles in 1984.

Medallists

	Medal	Games	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18						21 October 1964
19			Ross Collinge Dick Joyce Dudley Storey Simon Dickie (cox)
20
21
22
23			Joe Earl John Hunter Tony Hurt Dick Joyce Gary Robertson Wybo Veldman Lindsay Wilson Simon Dickie (cox)
24
25			Peter Dignan Joe Earl Tony Hurt Alec McLean Dave Rodger Ivan Sutherland Lindsay Wilson Simon Dickie (cox)
26
27
28
29
30			Barrie Mabbott Don Symon Ross Tong Brett Hollister (cox)
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44			George Keys Ian Wright Chris White Andrew Bird (cox)
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122		2020 Tokyo	Hannah Osborne	Rowing	Women's double sculls	28 July 2021
123		2020 Tokyo			Men's tournament	28 July 2021
124
125
126			Emma Dyke Jackie Gowler Kerri Gowler Ella Greenslade Grace Prendergast Beth Ross Lucy Spoors Caleb Shepherd (cox)
127			Michael Brake Shaun Kirkham Matt Macdonald Tom Mackintosh Tom Murray Dan Williamson Phillip Wilson Sam Bosworth (cox)
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Bruce Biddle originally finished fourth in the cycling road race. When the original Bronze medallist was subsequently disqualified for drug usage, Biddle should have been placed third. However he was not awarded the Bronze medal as he had not been asked to take a drugs test. Despite the continued efforts of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee refused to overturn its decision.

Pre-NZOC medals

	Medal	Games	Name	Competing for	Sport	Event	Date
1
2
3
4

Milestones

• First medal (by a New Zealander): Victor Lindberg (1900, for Great Britain)^[2]
• First gold medal (by a New Zealander): Victor Lindberg (1900, for Great Britain)
• First medal (for New Zealand): Darcy Hadfield (1920)
• First gold medal (for New Zealand): Ted Morgan (1928)
• First female medallist: Yvette Williams (1952)
• First female gold medallist: Yvette Williams (1952)
• First double medallist: Peter Snell (1960, 1964)
• First double gold medallist: Peter Snell (1960, 1964)
• First triple medallist: Peter Snell (1960, 1964)
• First triple gold medallist: Peter Snell (1960, 1964)
• First quadruple medallists: Ian Ferguson & Paul McDonald (1984, 1988)
• First quadruple gold medallist: Ian Ferguson (1984, 1988)
• First quintuple medallist: Ian Ferguson & Paul McDonald (1984, 1988)
• First Winter medallist: Annelise Coberger (1992)
• First female double medallist: Vicky Latta (1992, 1996)
• First female triple medallist: Barbara Kendall (1992, 1996, 2000)
• First female double gold medallists: Caroline & Georgina Evers-Swindell (2004, 2008)
• First male Winter medallist: Nico Porteous (2018)
• First female quadruple medallist: Valerie Adams (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
• First female quintuple medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020)
• First female triple gold medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020)
• First female quadruple gold medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020)
• First sextuple medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020)
• First quintuple gold medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020)
• First Winter gold medallist: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (2022)
• First Winter double medallist: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (2018, 2022)
• First Winter triple medallist: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (2018, 2022)
• First male Winter gold medallist: Nico Porteous (2022)
• First male Winter double medallist: Nico Porteous (2018, 2022)
• First septuple medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
• First sextuple gold medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
• First octuple medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
• First septuple gold medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
• First nontuple medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
• First octuple gold medallist: Lisa Carrington (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)

Youngest medallists

The following table lists all Olympic medals won by New Zealanders 20 years or younger.^{[3] [4]}

+ Youngest medallists
Name	Age	Date of birth	Medal date	Type	Notes
		23 November 2001	22 February 2018
		6 March 2001	22 February 2018		Youngest female medallist
		21 April 1975	30 July 1992		Youngest Summer medallist
		31 March 1951	19 October 1968		Youngest gold medallist
		19 May 1966	5 August 1984
		1 May 1997	8 August 2016		Youngest female Summer medallist
		24 April 1997	20 August 2016
		11 December 1996	19 August 2016
		21 November 1972	8 August 1992
		8 July 1988	18 August 2008
		27 June 1964	8 August 1984
		5 June 1996	8 August 2016
		23 November 2001	19 February 2022		Youngest Winter gold medallist
		16 September 1971	20 February 1992
		8 February 2004	30 July 2024		Youngest female Summer gold medallist
		28 December 2003	8 August 2024
		6 March 2001	6 February 2022		Youngest female Winter gold medallist
		6 March 2001	15 February 2022		Youngest triple medallist

Oldest medallists

The following table lists all Olympic medals won by New Zealanders 36 years and older.

Name	Age	Date of birth	Medal date	Type	Notes
Mark Todd		1 March 1956	31 July 2012
Andrew Nicholson		1 August 1961	31 July 2012
Ian Ballinger		21 October 1925	19 October 1968
Vicky Latta		10 June 1951	24 July 1996		Oldest female medallist
Mark Todd		1 March 1956	22 September 2000
Chris Timms		24 March 1947	27 September 1988
Vicky Latta		10 June 1951	30 July 1992
Caroline Powell		14 March 1973	31 July 2012
Sally Clark		11 April 1958	26 July 1996
Rex Sellers		11 November 1950	27 September 1988
Mahé Drysdale		19 November 1978	13 August 2016		Oldest gold medallist
Emma Twigg		1 March 1987	3 August 2024
Chris Timms		24 March 1947	8 August 1984
Lorraine Moller		1 June 1955	1 August 1992
Rod Davis		27 August 1955	3 August 1992
Valerie Adams		6 October 1984	1 August 2021

Most successful Olympians

New Zealanders who have won two or more gold medals, or three or more medals total:

Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Last medal
Lisa Carrington^[5] ^[6]	8	–	1	9	2024 Paris
Ian Ferguson^[7] ^[8]	4	1	–	5
Paul MacDonald^[9] ^[10]	3	1	1	5
Peter Snell^[11] ^[12]	3	–	–	3	1964 Tokyo
Hamish Bond^[13] ^[14]	3	–	–	3	2020 Tokyo
Ellesse Andrews	2	2	–	4	align=left	2024 Paris
Valerie Adams^[15] ^[16]	2	1	1	4	2020 Tokyo
Danyon Loader^[17] ^[18]	2	1	–	3	1996 Atlanta
Theresa Fitzpatrick^[19]	2	1	–	3	2024 Paris
Tyla King^[20]	2	1	–	3	2024 Paris
Portia Woodman^[21]	2	1	–	3	2024 Paris
Mark Todd^[22] ^[23]	2	–	3	5	2012 London
Simon Dickie^[24] ^[25]	2	–	1	3	1976 Montreal
Mahé Drysdale^[26] ^[27]	2	–	1	3	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Dick Joyce^[28] ^[29]	2	–	–	2	1972 Munich
Alan Thompson^[30] ^[31]	2	–	–	2	1984 Los Angeles
Caroline Evers-Swindell^[32] ^[33]	2	–	–	2	2008 Beijing
Georgina Evers-Swindell^[34]	2	–	–	2
Eric Murray^[35] ^[36]	2	–	–	2	2016 Rio de Janeiro
	2	–	–	2	2024 Paris
Peter Burling^[37] ^[38]	1	2	–	3	2020 Tokyo
Blair Tuke^[39]	1	2	–	3
Blyth Tait^[40] ^[41]	1	1	2	4	1996 Atlanta
Barbara Kendall^[42] ^[43]	1	1	1	3	2000 Sydney
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott	1	1	1	3	2022 Beijing
Kerri Williams	1	1	1	3	2024 Paris
Lydia Ko	1	1	1	3	2024 Paris
Andrew Nicholson^[44] ^[45]	–	1	2	3	2012 London

See also

• New Zealand at the Olympics
• New Zealand at the Paralympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1980 Moscow. https://archive.today/20070502235106/http://www.olympic.org.nz/GamesProfile.aspx?Print=&function=2&GamesID=27. dead. 2 May 2007. 2 May 2007. Archive.is. 15 December 2017.
2. News: Original NZ Olympian celebrated . 5 October 2015 . The Northland Age . 9 October 2014.
3. Web site: Danyon Loader . Olympedia . 9 August 2021.
4. Web site: Simon Dickie . Olympedia . 9 August 2021.
5. Web site: Lisa Carrington . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
6. News: Cleaver . Dylan . Tokyo Olympics 2020: New Zealand's greatest Olympian? Lisa Carrington rewrites record books with third gold medal . 5 August 2021 . . en-NZ.
7. Web site: Ian Ferguson . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
8. Web site: Ian Ferguson . . 5 August 2021.
9. Web site: Paul MacDonald . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
10. Web site: Paul MacDonald . . 5 August 2021.
11. Web site: Peter Snell . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
12. News: New Zealand athletic great Peter Snell dies: 'He went the way he would have liked' . 5 August 2021 . . 15 December 2019 . en-NZ.
13. Web site: Hamish Bond . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
14. News: Tokyo Olympics: Hamish Bond closes in on Sir Peter Snell as New Zealand's greatest Olympian . 5 August 2021 . . 30 July 2021 . en.
15. Web site: Valerie Adams . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
16. News: Hinton . Marc . Tokyo Olympics: Valerie Adams says bronze medal means more than winning gold . 5 August 2021 . . 1 August 2021 . en.
17. Web site: Danyon Loader . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
18. News: Meikle . Hayden . Grand Danyon v Unbreakable Bond . 5 August 2021 . Otago Daily Times . 4 August 2021 . en.
19. Web site: Theresa Setefano . New Zealand Olympic Team . 31 July 2024 . en . 31 July 2024.
20. Web site: Tyla King . New Zealand Olympic Team . 31 July 2024 . en . 31 July 2024.
21. Web site: Portia Woodman Wickliffe . New Zealand Olympic Team . 31 July 2024 . en . 31 July 2024.
22. Web site: Mark Todd . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
23. Web site: Mark Todd . . 5 August 2021.
24. Web site: Simon Dickie . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
25. News: Double gold medallist rowing cox Simon Dickie dies suddenly . 5 August 2021 . . 13 December 2017 . en.
26. Web site: Mahe Drysdale . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
27. News: Anderson . Ian . Mahe Drysdale refused to quit – that's why he became an Olympic great . 5 August 2021 . . 10 June 2021 . en.
28. Web site: Dick Joyce . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
29. News: Boyack . Nicholas . Rower Dick Joyce has kept a low profile . 5 August 2021 . . . 12 March 2012 . en.
30. Web site: Alan Thompson . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
31. Web site: Alan Thompson . . 5 August 2021.
32. Web site: Caroline Meyer . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
33. News: France . Marvin . New Zealand's Golden Olympic moments: Evers-Swindell twins in Beijing 2008 . 5 August 2021 . Stuff. 15 July 2016 . en.
34. Web site: Georgina Earl . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
35. Web site: Eric Murray . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
36. News: New Zealand's greatest Summer Olympians: Stuff's countdown of our top 25 continues . 5 August 2021 . . 7 July 2021 . en.
37. Web site: Peter Burling . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
38. News: Tokyo Olympics: Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have to settle for silver medal . 5 August 2021 . . 3 August 2021 . en.
39. Web site: Blair Tuke . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 9 February 2016.
40. Web site: Blyth Tait . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
41. News: Former Olympic Games champion Blyth Tait retires from international eventing . 5 August 2021 . . 11 March 2020 . en.
42. Web site: Barbara Kendall . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
43. Web site: Barbara Kendall . . 5 August 2021.
44. Web site: Andrew Nicholson . New Zealand Olympic Team . 5 August 2021 . en . 8 February 2016.
45. Web site: Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 . . 5 August 2021 . en-NZ.