New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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New Zealand at the Olympic Games
Flag of New Zealand
IOC code:	NZL
NOC:	New Zealand Olympic Committee external link
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	97
Flag Bearer	Barbara Kendall
Medals	Gold  3	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 6
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 *with Australia as Australasia
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

New Zealand competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 97 athletes and 60 officials.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Boxing 2.4 Swimming 2.5 Tennis 3 Reference

[edit] Medals

New Zealand finished in 26th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and six medals overall.

[edit] Gold

• Danyon Loader — Swimming, men's 200 metres freestyle

• Danyon Loader — Swimming, men's 400 metres freestyle

• Blyth Tait — Equestrian, three-day event individual competition (mixed)

[edit] Silver

• Sally Clark — Equestrian, three-day event individual competition (mixed)

• Barbara Kendall — Sailing, women's Mistral individual competition

[edit] Bronze

• Vicky Latta, Andrew Nicholson, Blyth Tait and Vaughn Jefferis — Equestrian, three-day event team competition (mixed)

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

New Zealand sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Andrew Lindsay — Round of 64 → 46th place (0-1)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Decathlon

• Doug Pirini

• Final Result — 7961 points (→ 24th place)

Men's Marathon

• Sean Wade — 2:30.35 (→ 83th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Beatrice Faumuina

• Qualification — 58.40m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Lorraine Moller — 2:42.21 (→ 46th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg):

• Garth da Silva
  1. First round — Beat Cathal O'Grady (Ireland) after referee stops contest in first round
  2. Second round — Lost to Seguei Dychkov (Belarus) on points 12-8

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Nicholas Tongue
  1. Heat – 23.73 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Trent Bray
  1. Heat – 51.18 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Danyon Loader
  1. Heat – 1:48.48
  2. Final – 1:47.63 (→ Gold Medal)

• Trent Bray
  1. Heat – 1:51.59 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Danyon Loader
  1. Heat – 3:51.54
  2. Final – 3:47.97 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Scott Cameron
  1. Heat – 15:56.60 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Jonathan Winter
  1. Heat – 56.92 (→ did not advance, 23th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Paul Kent
  1. Heat – 1:02.76
  2. B-Final – 1:03.05 (→ 14th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Danyon Loader
  1. Heat – 55.39 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Danyon Loader
  1. Heat – 2:00.81 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• John Steel, Walter Tongue, Danyon Loader, and Trent Bray
  1. Heat – 3:21.65 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Trent Bray, Murray Burdan, Scott Cameron, and Danyon Loader
  1. Heat – 7:24.35 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Jonathan Winter, Paul Kent, Danyon Loader, and Trent Bray
  1. Heat – 3:45.80 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Alison Fitch
  1. Heat – 26.74 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Alison Fitch
  1. Heat – 57.71 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Dionne Bainbridge
  1. Heat – 2:02.69
  2. B-Final – 2:03.20 (→ 15th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Dionne Bainbridge
  1. Heat – 4:16.47
  2. B-Final – 4:16.79 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Lydia Lipscombe
  1. Heat – 1:03.61
  2. B-Final – 1:03.30 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Anna Simcic
  1. Heat – 2:13.74
  2. Final – 2:14.04 (→ 6th place)

• Lydia Lipscombe
  1. Heat – 2:19.54 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Anna Wilson
  1. Heat – 1:12.93 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Anna Wilson
  1. Heat – 2:19.97 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Anna Wilson
  1. Heat – 4:55.72 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Sarah Catherwood, Alison Fitch, Anna Wilson, and Dionne Bainbridge
  1. Heat – 8:14.98 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Lydia Lipscombe, Anna Wilson, Anna Simcic, and Alison Fitch
  1. Heat – 4:19.83 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

[edit] Tennis

Men's Singles Competition:

• Brett Steven
  1. First round — Lost to Arnaud Boetsch (France) in 2-6, 7-6, 2-6

[edit] Reference

• Official results

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