New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games

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New Zealand has sent a team to every Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, one of only six teams to have done so (the others are Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and Wales). At the first games held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and then called the British Empire Games, there were eleven teams. The Commonwealth Games are held every four years, in between the Olympic Games.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association) is the body in New Zealand responsible for selecting Athletes to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. The NZOC is a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation.

After the 2006 Commonwealth Games, New Zealand had an overall total of 525 medals (123 Gold, 168 Silver and 234 Bronze; see All-time tally. New Zealand was fourth after Australia, England and Canada, and generally is fourth or fifth (usually competing with South Africa for the fourth position).

In 1978 Nigeria boycotted the Commonwealth Games in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa

[edit] Host Nation

New Zealand has hosted the Games three times:

• 1950 British Empire Games - Auckland
• 1974 British Commonwealth Games - Christchurch
• 1990 Commonwealth Games - Auckland

[edit] Medal Tally

Historically, New Zealand has generally been 4th or 5th, though was up to 3rd (1950 & 1962), and down to 11th (1970) and 9th (2006). At the first games in 1930, New Zealand's 4th position was ahead of Australia at 5th. On the all-time medal tally, New Zealand is 4th after Australia, England and Canada.

Year				Total	Position
2006	6	12	13	31	9th
2002	11	13	21	45	5th
1998	8	6	20	34	6th
1994	5	16	21	42	8th
1990	17	14	27	58	4th
1986	8	16	14	38	4th
1982	5	8	13	26	5th
1978	5	6	9	20	5th
1974	9	8	18	35	4th
1970	2	6	6	14	11th
1966	8	5	13	26	4th
1962	10	12	10	32	3rd
1958	4	6	9	19	5th
1954	7	7	5	19	5th
1950	10	22	22	54	3rd
1938	5	7	13	25	5th
1934	1	0	2	3	6th
1930	3	4	2	9	4th
Total	124	168	238	530	to 2006

[edit] External links

• New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
• Athletics in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand has a paragraph on each Olympiad and Empire Games

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