New Zealand at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:	NZL
Fedname:	Athletics New Zealand
Year:	2007
Games:	World Championships in Athletics
Location:	Osaka
Competitors:	10
Gold:	1
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Previous:	2005
Next:	2009

New Zealand competed at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics with a team of ten athletes. Valerie Vili won New Zealand's only medal with a gold medal in the women's shot put.

New Zealand Team

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Men 200 m: James Dolphin 1500 m: Nick Willis, Gareth Hyett 10,000 m: Michael Aish 50 km Race Walk: Tony Sargisson Javelin Throw: Stuart Farquhar

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Women 5000 m: Kimberley Smith 10,000 m: Kimberley Smith Shot Put Throw: Valerie Vili Discus Throw: Beatrice Faumuina Marathon: Nina Rillstone

Results

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Quarter-final		Semi-final		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
200 m	James Dolphin	20.65 q SB	6	20.80	8	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
1500 m	Gareth Hyett	3:45.70	11	align=center colspan=6	did not advance
	Nick Willis	3:40.18 q	7			3:43.34 Q	5	3:36.13	10
10000 m	Michael Aish (athlete)	Michael Aish	align=center colspan=6	-	30:34.16	18
50km walk	Tony Sargisson	align=center colspan=6	-	align=center colspan=2	DNF

Field events

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Final
		Result	Rank
5000 m	Kimberley Smith (athlete)	Kimberley Smith	align=center colspan=2	-
10000 m	Kimberley Smith (athlete)	Kimberley Smith	32:06.89	5
Marathon	Nina Rillstone	2:33:58 SB	13

Field and combined events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Discus	Beatrice Faumuina	55.75m	12	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
Shot put	Valerie Vili	19.45m	1	align=center bgcolor="gold"	20.54m WL	align=center bgcolor="gold"