New Zealand Olympic medallists' 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.

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 won medals at four Winter games, in 1992, 2018, 2022 and 2026.

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 #MedalGamesNameSportEventDate 1 1920 Antwerp Rowing Men's single sculls 2 1924 Paris Athletics Men's 100 metres 3 1928 Amsterdam Boxing Welterweight 4 1932 Los Angeles Rangi Thompson Rowing Men's coxless pair 5 1936 Berlin Athletics Men's 1500 metres 6 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles 7 1952 Helsinki Athletics Women's long jump 8 1952 Helsinki Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke 9 1956 Melbourne Athletics Men's 50 kilometres walk 10 1956 Melbourne Peter Mander Sailing 12m² Sharpie 11 1960 Rome Athletics Men's 800 metres 12 1960 Rome Athletics Men's 5000 metres 13 1960 Rome Athletics Men's marathon 14 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's 800 metres 15 1964 Tokyo Athletics Women's 800 metres 16 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's 1500 metres 17 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's 1500 metres 18 1964 Tokyo Earle Wells Sailing Flying Dutchman 21 October 1964 19 1968 Mexico City Ross CollingeDick JoyceDudley StoreySimon Dickie (cox) Rowing Men's coxed four 20 1968 Mexico City Shooting Mixed 50 metre rifle prone 21 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's marathon 22 1972 Munich Noel MillsDudley StoreyDick Tonks Rowing Men's coxless four 23 1972 Munich Joe EarlJohn HunterTony HurtDick JoyceGary RobertsonWybo VeldmanLindsay WilsonSimon Dickie (cox) Rowing Men's eight 24 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 1500 metres 25 1976 Montreal Peter DignanJoe EarlTony HurtAlec McLeanDave RodgerIvan SutherlandLindsay Wilson Simon Dickie (cox) Rowing Men's eight 26 1976 Montreal Hockey Men's tournament 27 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 5000 metres 28 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 1500 metres 29 1984 Los Angeles Equestrian Individual eventing 30 1984 Los Angeles Barrie MabbottDon SymonRoss TongBrett Hollister (cox) Rowing Men's coxed four 31 1984 Los Angeles Shane O'BrienLes O'ConnellConrad RobertsonKeith Trask Rowing Men's coxless four 32 1984 Los Angeles Chris Timms Sailing Tornado 33 1984 Los Angeles Sailing Finn 34 1984 Los Angeles Sailing Windglider 35 1984 Los Angeles Canoeing Men's K-1 500 metres 36 1984 Los Angeles Paul MacDonald Canoeing Men's K-2 500 metres 37 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Light heavyweight 38 1984 Los Angeles Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres 39 1984 Los Angeles Ian FergusonPaul MacDonaldAlan Thompson Canoeing Men's K-4 1000 metres 40 1988 Seoul Margaret KnightonTinks PottingerMark Todd Equestrian Team eventing 41 1988 Seoul Equestrian Individual eventing 42 1988 Seoul Swimming Men's 200 metre backstroke 43 1988 Seoul Nikki Payne Rowing Women's coxless pair 44 1988 Seoul George KeysIan WrightChris WhiteAndrew Bird (cox) Rowing Men's coxed four 45 1988 Seoul Rowing Men's single sculls 46 1988 Seoul Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly 47 1988 Seoul Sailing Finn 48 1988 Seoul Chris Timms Sailing Tornado 49 1988 Seoul Sailing Men's Division II 50 1988 Seoul Canoeing Men's K-1 500 metres 51 1988 Seoul Paul MacDonald Canoeing Men's K-2 500 metres 52 1988 Seoul Paul MacDonald Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 metres 53 1992 Albertville Alpine skiing Women's slalom 54 1992 Barcelona Cycling Men's individual pursuit 55 1992 Barcelona Andrew NicholsonBlyth Tait Equestrian Team eventing 56 1992 Barcelona Equestrian Individual eventing 57 1992 Barcelona Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly 58 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's marathon 59 1992 Barcelona Sailing Women's Lechner 60 1992 Barcelona Jan Shearer Sailing Women's 470 61 1992 Barcelona Rod Davis Sailing Star 62 1992 Barcelona Sailing Finn 63 1992 Barcelona Boxing Heavyweight 64 1996 Atlanta Swimming Men's 200 metre freestyle 65 1996 Atlanta Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle 66 1996 Atlanta Vicky LattaAndrew NicholsonBlyth Tait Equestrian Team eventing 67 1996 Atlanta Equestrian Individual eventing 68 1996 Atlanta Equestrian Individual eventing 69 1996 Atlanta Sailing Women's Mistral 70 2000 Sydney Equestrian Individual eventing 71 2000 Sydney Rowing Men's single sculls 72 2000 Sydney Sailing Women's Mistral 73 2000 Sydney Sailing Men's Mistral 74 2004 Athens Rowing Women's double sculls 75 2004 Athens Cycling Women's individual pursuit 76 2004 Athens Triathlon Men's event 77 2004 Athens Triathlon Men's event 78 2004 Athens Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m 79 2008 Beijing Rowing Men's single sculls 80 2008 Beijing Rowing Men's coxless pair 81 2008 Beijing Rowing Women's double sculls 82 2008 Beijing Cycling Men's individual pursuit 83 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's shot put 84 2008 Beijing Cycling Men's team pursuit 85 2008 Beijing Triathlon Men's triathlon 86 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 1500 metres 87 2008 Beijing Sailing Men's RS:X 88 2012 London Mark Todd Equestrian Team eventing 89 2012 London Rebecca Scown Rowing Women's pair 90 2012 London Joseph Sullivan Rowing Men's double sculls 91 2012 London Eric Murray Rowing Men's coxless pair 92 2012 London Rowing Men's single sculls 93 2012 London Aaron GateWestley GoughMarc RyanJesse Sergent Cycling Men's team pursuit 94 2012 London Storm Uru Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls 95 2012 London Athletics Women's shot put 96 2012 London Cycling Men's keirin 97 2012 London Blair Tuke Sailing 49er class 98 2012 London Polly Powrie Sailing Women's 470 99 2012 London Cycling Women's BMX 100 2012 London Canoeing Women's K-1 200 m 101 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shooting Women's trap 102 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rugby sevens Women's tournament 103 2016 Rio de Janeiro Eric Murray Rowing Men's coxless pair 104 2016 Rio de Janeiro Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 105 2016 Rio de Janeiro Ethan MitchellSam Webster Cycling Men's team sprint 106 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rebecca Scown Rowing Women's coxless pair 107 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's shot put 108 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rowing Men's single sculls 109 2016 Rio de Janeiro Canoeing Women's K-1 200 m 110 2016 Rio de Janeiro Sailing Laser 111 2016 Rio de Janeiro Canoeing Women's K-1 500 m 112 2016 Rio de Janeiro Polly Powrie Sailing Women's 470 113 2016 Rio de Janeiro Blair Tuke Sailing Men's 49er 114 2016 Rio de Janeiro Molly Meech Sailing Women's 49er FX 115 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's shot put 116 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's pole vault 117 2016 Rio de Janeiro Golf Women's individual 118 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 1500 metres 119 2018 PyeongChang Snowboarding Women's big air 120 2018 PyeongChang Freestyle skiing Men's halfpipe 121 2020 Tokyo Triathlon Men's event 1222020 TokyoHannah OsborneRowingWomen's double sculls28 July 20211232020 Tokyo Rugby sevens Men's tournament28 July 2021 124 2020 Tokyo Grace Prendergast Rowing Women's coxless pair 125 2020 Tokyo Rowing Women's single sculls 126 2020 Tokyo Emma DykeJackie GowlerKerri GowlerElla GreensladeGrace PrendergastBeth RossLucy Spoors Caleb Shepherd (cox) Rowing Women's eight 127 2020 Tokyo Michael BrakeShaun KirkhamMatt MacdonaldTom MackintoshTom MurrayDan WilliamsonPhillip WilsonSam Bosworth (cox) Rowing Men's eight 128 2020 Tokyo Michael Venus Tennis Men's doubles 129 2020 Tokyo Gymnastics Men's trampoline 130 2020 Tokyo Rugby sevens Women's tournament 131 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's shot put 132 2020 Tokyo Canoeing Women's K-1 200 m 133 2020 Tokyo Boxing Men's heavyweight 134 2020 Tokyo Caitlin Regal Canoeing Women's K-2 500 m 135 2020 Tokyo Blair Tuke Sailing Men's 49er 136 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's shot put 137 2020 Tokyo Canoeing Women's K-1 500 m 138 2020 Tokyo Cycling Women's keirin 139 2020 Tokyo Cycling Men's omnium 140 2020 Tokyo Golf Women's individual 141 2022 Beijing Snowboarding Women's slopestyle 142 2022 Beijing Snowboarding Women's big air 143 2022 Beijing Freestyle skiing Men's halfpipe 144 2024 Paris Rugby sevens Women's tournament 145 2024 Paris Triathlon Men's event 146 2024 Paris Lucy Spoors Rowing Women's double sculls 147 2024 Paris Phoebe SpoorsDavina WaddyKerri Williams Rowing Women's four 148 2024 Paris Oliver MacleanTom MurrayLogan Ullrich Rowing Men's four 149 2024 Paris William McKenzie Sailing 49er 150 2024 Paris Rowing Women's single sculls 151 2024 Paris Canoeing Men's kayak cross 152 2024 Paris Shaane FultonRebecca Petch Cycling Women's team sprint 153 2024 Paris Bryony BothaEmily ShearmanNicole Shields Cycling Women's team pursuit 154 2024 Paris Erica Dawson Sailing Mixed Nacra 17 155 2024 Paris Lisa CarringtonAlicia HoskinTara Vaughan Canoeing Women's K-4 500 m 156 2024 Paris Cycling Women's keirin 157 2024 Paris Alicia Hoskin Canoeing Women's K-2 500 m 158 2024 Paris Athletics Women's shot put 159 2024 Paris Canoeing Women's K-1 500 m 160 2024 Paris Golf Women's individual 161 2024 Paris Athletics Men's high jump 162 2024 Paris Cycling Women's sprint 163 2024 Paris Cycling Women's omnium 164 2026 Milano Cortina Snowboarding Women's big air 165 2026 Milano Cortina Freestyle skiing Men's slopestyle 166 2026 Milano Cortina Snowboarding Women's slopestyle

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

#MedalGamesNameCompeting forSportEventDate 1 1900 Paris Great Britain Water polo Men's tournament 2 1908 London Australasia Athletics Men's 3500 m walk 3 1912 Stockholm Australasia Tennis Men's indoor singles 4 1912 Stockholm Australasia Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Milestones First medal (by a New Zealander): Victor Lindberg (1900, for Great Britain) 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)