New Zealand took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 182 competitors, making this its largest ever delegation to the Olympic Games."New Zealand to send 182 athletes to Beijing Olympics", Associated Press, 21 July 2008 It was also one of the most successful, equalling New Zealand's combined medal tally from the previous two Summer games. On 16 August – dubbed "Super Saturday" by journalists – New Zealand had its greatest single day at any Olympics, winning 5 medals: two gold, one silver and two bronze.. New Zealand also gained its first Olympic track medal since 1976 when Nick Willis won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres, becoming the sixth New Zealander to win an Olympic medal in that event. The success at the Olympics has boosted Athletics participation since then.Northern Advocate
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event Rowing Women's double sculls Athletics Women's shot put Sailing Men's sailboard Cycling Men's individual pursuit Athletics Men's 1500 m Rowing Men's single sculls Rowing Men's coxless pair Cycling Men's team pursuit Triathlon Men's triathlon
Delegation New Zealand sent 182 representatives competing in 17 sports. Seventeen-year-old footballer Merissa Smith (born 11 November 1990) was New Zealand's youngest competitor, while 52-year-old equestrian eventer Mark Todd (born 1 March 1956) was the oldest competitor.
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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: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 6 10Badminton 2 1 3Basketball 0 12 12Canoeing 3 2 5Cycling 12 5 17Equestrian 5 4 9Field hockey 16 16 32Football 18 18 36Rowing 11 5 16Sailing 7 2 9Shooting 3 1 4Swimming 9 6 15Synchronized swimming 0 2 2Taekwondo 2 1 3Tennis 0 1 1Triathlon 3 3 6Weightlifting 2 0 2 Total 97 85 182
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAdrian Blincoe5000 m13:55.277colspan=4 Did not advanceJames Dolphin200 m20.986Did not advanceNick Willis800 mcolspan=2 Did not advance1500 m3:36.012 Qcolspan=2 3:37.545 Q3:34.16
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionStuart FarquharJavelin throw76.1420Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankLiza Hunter-GalvanMarathon2:34:5135Nina Rillstone2:31:1616Kimberley Smith10000 m30:51.009
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionBeatrice FaumuinaDiscus throw57.1528Did not advanceValerie ViliShot put19.731 Q20.56
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankRebecca WardellResult14.071.7114.2824.645.8442.142:13.65598922*Points968867813920801708912 * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Wardell moved up a position.
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
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJohn MoodyMen's singlesL 9–21, 11–21Did not advanceCraig CooperRenee FlavellMixed doublescolspan=2 L 12–21, 11–21Did not advance
Basketball
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankLuuka JonesWomen's K-1162.3520110.0116272.3621Did not advance
Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBen FouhyMen's K-1 1000 m3:33.0373 QS3:33.5422 Q3:29.1934Steven FergusonMen's K-1 500 m1:37.5384 QS1:42.2381 Q1:38.5128Steven FergusonMike WalkerMen's K-2 1000 m3:19.1674 QS3:23.5112 Q3:15.3295Erin TaylorWomen's K-1 500 m1:52.5176 QS1:54.3005Did not advance Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankGlen ChadwickMen's road race6:39:4291Julian Dean6:34:0654Timothy GudsellDid not finishCatherine CheatleyWomen's road race3:41:0853Jo Kiesanowski3:33:1728
Track Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankHayden RoulstonMen's individual pursuit4:18.9972 Q4:19:2322 Q4:19:611Alison ShanksWomen's individual pursuit3:34.3124 Q3:32.4784 Q3:34.1564Sam BewleyWestley GoughHayden RoulstonMarc RyanJesse SergentMen's team pursuit3:59.2772 Q3:57.5363 Q3:57.776
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankGreg HendersonMen's points race13010Catherine CheatleyWomen's points race0017Greg HendersonHayden RoulstonMen's madison5−110
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankKashi LeuchsMen's cross-country2:06:3024Rosara JosephWomen's cross-country1:51:079
BMX AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRankMarc WillersMen's BMX36.5191792 Q238Did not advanceSarah WalkerWomen's BMX37.1874colspan=2 62 Q38.8054
Equestrian
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankJoe MeyerSnipIndividual43.901921.2065.101925.0090.1028 Q12.00102.1024102.1024Andrew NicholsonLord Killinghurst44.6021EliminatedDid not advanceCaroline PowellLenamore48.002621.2069.20264.0073.2019 Q0.0073.201473.2014Mark ToddGandalf49.40 #3027.2076.60291.0077.6021 Q0.0077.601777.6017Heelan TompkinsSugoi55.60 #4975.20130.80 #568.00138.80 #=48Did not advance138.8050Joe MeyerAndrew NicholsonCaroline PowellMark ToddHeelan TompkinsSee aboveTeam136.50694.40230.90610.00240.905colspan=3 240.905 # – Indicates that points do not count in team total
Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankBruce GoodinYamatoIndividual1466122654Did not advance2654Katie McVeanForest72774511771Did not advance11771Kirk WebbySitah43081230 Q122433 Q2434Did not advance2434Sharn WordleyRockville4775257270Did not advance7270Bruce GoodinKatie McVeanKirk WebbySharn WordleySee aboveTeamcolspan=8 4514Did not advance4513
Field hockey
Men's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Classification match for 7th/8th place
Women's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Classification match for 11th/12th place
Football
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Rowing
Men
Women
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
Sailing
New Zealand qualified 1 boat for each of the following events. Although Aaron McIntosh and Mark Kennedy qualified for the Tornado class, they did not compete at these Games.
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Tom AshleyRS:X47715536832652Andrew MurdochLaser2540202455171CAN2815Peter Burling Carl Evans4707101412BFD10221217EL9511Hamish Pepper Carl WilliamsStar49211112111351114809
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Barbara KendallRS:X1271242436132112756Jo AlehLaser Radial22422214141420CAN18907
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Dan SlaterFinn211918497136CANCANEL7612 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankRobert Eastham50 m rifle prone59414Did not advanceGraeme EdeTrap11420Did not advanceDouble trap11318Did not advanceYang Wang10 m air pistol57139Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankNadine StantonTrap6310Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMoss Burmester100 m butterfly52.6732Did not advance200 m butterfly1:55.8010 Q1:55.267 Q1:54.354Dean Kent200 m individual medley2:01.1221Did not advanceGlenn Snyders100 m breaststroke1:00.9820Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:11.1916 Q2:12.0716Did not advanceCorney Swanepoel100 m butterfly51.78 NR9 Q52.0112Did not advanceWilliam BensonOrinoco Faamausili-BanseCameron GibsonMark Herring4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:15.4111colspan=2 Did not advanceDaniel BellCameron GibsonGlenn SnydersCorney Swanepoel4 × 100 m medley relay3:34.096 Qcolspan=2 3:33.395
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankElizabeth Coster100 m backstroke1:00.6615 Q1:01.4516Did not advanceMelissa Ingram100 m backstroke1:01.2420Did not advance200 m backstroke2:09.348 Q2:09.7011Did not advanceHelen Norfolk200 m individual medley2:13.5018Did not advance400 m individual medley4:44.2224colspan=2 Did not advanceLauren BoyleNatasha HindHelen NorfolkHayley Palmer4 × 200 m freestyle relaycolspan=2 Did not advance
Synchronized swimming
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankLisa DanielsNina DanielsDuet40.7502340.41781.16723Did not advance
Taekwondo
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLogan CampbellMen's −68 kgL 0–4Did not advanceMatthew BeachMen's +80 kgL 1–4Did not advanceRobin CheongWomen's −57 kgW 1–0L 1–4Did not advanceL 0–1Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMarina ErakovicWomen's singlesL 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6Did not advance
Triathlon
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankBevan DochertyMen's18:450:281:17:420:2630:571:49:05.59Kris Gemmell19:060:251:17:400:2735:421:53:49.4739Shane Reed18:000:281:17:470:2734:341:52:48.1634Andrea HewittWomen's19:540:291:24:380:2935:382:00:45.998Debbie Tanner19:570:291:24:430:2935:542:01:06.9210Samantha Warriner19:580:301:24:430:3536:552:02:13.6016
Weightlifting
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankMark SpoonerMen's −69 kg123261581928121Richie PattersonMen's −77 kg130251701830021
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See also New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
References
New Zealand Olympic Commtittee Team for 2008 Olympics