New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games

Flag of New Zealand
IOC code  NZL
NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors 151
Flag bearer Blyth Tait
Medals
Rank: 46		 Gold
1		 Silver
0		 Bronze
3		 Total
4
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games

*with Australia as Australasia
Winter Games

New Zealand competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 151 athletes and 100 officials.

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Results by event

Archery

Men's Individual
Ken Uprichard Peter Ebden
1/32 eliminations Lost to Simon Needham
Great Britain		 160-155 Lost to Baljinima Tsyrempilov
Russia		 168-147

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 10000 m

  • Round 1 — 29:31.83 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus

  • Qualifying — 58.64 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualifying — 2.15 (→ did not advance)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 3:55:53 (→ 18th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 800 m

  • Round 1 — 01:59.37
  • Semifinal — 01:59.84 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1500 m

  • Round 1 — 04:12.59 (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus

  • Qualifying — 61.33
  • Final — 58.69 (→ 12th place)

Women's Hammer Throw

  • Qualifying — 61.18 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualifying — 6.42 (→ did not advance)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

  • Lost to France (50-76)
  • Lost to China (60-75)
  • Lost to Italy (66-78)
  • Lost to United States (56-102)
  • Lost to Lithuania (75-85)
  • 11th-12th place: Defeated Angola (70-60) → 11th place

Women's Team Competition

  • Lost to Poland (52-72)
  • Lost to Korea (62-101)
  • Lost to Cuba (55-74)
  • Lost to United States (42-93)
  • Lost to Russia (54-92)
  • 11th-12th place: Defeated Senegal (72-69) → 11th place

Boxing

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg):

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

  • Final — 2:16:37.57 (→ 17th place)

Women's Mountain Bike

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Road Cycling

Men's Competition

Men's Road Race

  • Final — 5:30:46 (→ 47th place)
  • Final — 5:30:46 (→ 61st place)
  • Final — 5:43:21 (→ 85th place)
  • Final — DNF
Women's Competition

Women's Road Race

  • Final — 3:06:31 (→ 18th place)
  • Final — 3:10:34 (→ 36th place)
  • Final — DNF

Track Cycling

Men's Competition

Men's Sprint

Men's Individual Pursuit

Men's 1 km Time Trial

Men's Point Race

Men's Keirin

Men's Team Pursuit

Women's Competition

Women's Sprint

Women's Individual Pursuit

Women's 500 m Time Trial

Women's Point Race

Field hockey

Women's Team Competition

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

  • Qualifying — 6m 54.20s
  • Semi Final — 6m 58.01s
  • Final — 6m 48.90s (→ 1st place)

Men's Coxless Four

Sailing

Men's Mistral

  • Race 1 — (37) OCS
  • Race 2 — 9
  • Race 3 — 4
  • Race 4 — 10
  • Race 5 — 9
  • Race 6 — 3
  • Race 7 — 1
  • Race 8 — 5
  • Race 9 — (12)
  • Race 10 — 3
  • Race 11 — 4
  • Final — 48 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

  • Race 1 — 15
  • Race 2 — 9
  • Race 3 — 15
  • Race 4 — 10
  • Race 5 — 12
  • Race 6 — 11
  • Race 7 — 16
  • Race 8 — 4
  • Race 9 — 16
  • Race 10 — (18)
  • Race 11 — (26) OCS
  • Final — 109 (→ 16th place)

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

  • Race 2 — (15)
  • Race 3 — 9
  • Race 4 — 12
  • Race 5 — 10
  • Race 6 — 12
  • Race 7 — (15)
  • Race 8 — 3
  • Race 9 — 3
  • Race 10 — 13
  • Race 11 — 8
  • Final — 76 (→ 7th place)

Women's Mistral

  • Race 1 — 2
  • Race 2 — 3
  • Race 3 — 2
  • Race 4 — 3
  • Race 5 — (7)
  • Race 6 — 1
  • Race 7 — 3
  • Race 8 — 1
  • Race 9 — (5)
  • Race 10 — 1
  • Race 11 — 3
  • Final — 19 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

  • Race 1 — 12
  • Race 2 — 1
  • Race 3 — 14
  • Race 4 — (16)
  • Race 5 — 12
  • Race 6 — 11
  • Race 7 — 5
  • Race 8 — (15)
  • Race 9 — 6
  • Race 10 — 3
  • Race 11 — 15
  • Final — 79 (→ 9th place)

Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

  • Race 1 — 13
  • Race 2 — 3
  • Race 3 — 6
  • Race 4 — 1
  • Race 5 — 7
  • Race 6 — 10
  • Race 7 — 6
  • Race 8 — (19)
  • Race 9 — (20) OCS
  • Race 10 — 16
  • Race 11 — 10
  • Final — 72 (→ 11th place)

Open Laser

  • Race 1 — 14
  • Race 2 — 19
  • Race 3 — 13
  • Race 4 — (44) OCS
  • Race 5 — 22
  • Race 6 — 20
  • Race 7 — 7
  • Race 8 — 18
  • Race 9 — 23
  • Race 10 — 8
  • Race 11 — (24)
  • Final — 144 (→ 21st place)

Open Tornado

  • Race 1 — 5
  • Race 2 — 2
  • Race 3 — 7
  • Race 4 — (15)
  • Race 5 — 10
  • Race 6 — 1
  • Race 7 — 5
  • Race 8 — 7
  • Race 9 — (12)
  • Race 10 — 3
  • Race 11 — 6
  • Final — 46 (→ 5th place)

Open Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

  • Race 1 — (16)
  • Race 2 — 1
  • Race 3 — 5
  • Race 4 — 9
  • Race 5 — 5
  • Race 6 — 15
  • Race 7 — 6
  • Race 8 — 5
  • Race 9 — 2
  • Race 10 — (16)
  • Race 11 — 9
  • Final — 57 (→ 9th place)

Open Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

  • Quarterfinals — (2-3) 2 points → did not advance

Open High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

  • Race 1 — (14)
  • Race 2 — 9
  • Race 3 — (18) OCS
  • Race 4 — 5
  • Race 5 — 12
  • Race 6 — 7
  • Race 7 — 5
  • Race 8 — 12
  • Race 9 — 4
  • Race 10 — 2
  • Race 11 — 3
  • Race 12 — 8
  • Race 13 — 2
  • Race 14 — 7
  • Race 15 — 13
  • Race 16 — 10
  • Final — 99 (→ 8th place)

Softball

Women's Team Competition

  • Lost to Australia (2:3)
  • Defeated Canada (3:2)
  • Lost to PR China (0:10)
  • Defeated Cuba (6:2)
  • Lost to Italy (0:1)
  • Lost to United States (0:2)
  • Lost to Japan (1:2)
  • Did not advance → Sixth place
  • Zavana Aranga
  • Jaye Bailey
  • Kim Dermott
  • Rhonda Hira
  • Melanie Hulme
  • Lisa Kersten
  • Ruta Lealamanu
  • Cindy Potae
  • Char Pouaka
  • Kiri Shaw
  • Jackie Smith
  • Fiona Timu
  • Helen Townsend
  • Melisa Upu
  • Gina Weber

Swimming

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 1:53.27 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 03:58.52 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 16:03.41 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 01:03.06 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 02:19.31 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 57.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 02:01.53 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Preliminary Heat — 02:04.07 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Preliminary Heat — 04:21.81 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50 m freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 25.52
  • Semi-final — 25.61 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat — 57.85 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Preliminary Heat — 02:11.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 01:04.52 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Preliminary Heat — 02:16.22 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Preliminary Heat — 02:18.90 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Preliminary Heat — 04:46.42 (→ did not advance)

Triathlon

New Zealand's heavily touted triathletes were unable to perform up to expectations in the inaugural Olympic triathlon. In particular, Hamish Carter, who had been considered likely to win the event, placed twenty-sixth.

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Nigel Avery + 105 kg 162.5 167.5 172.5 200.0 205.0 210.0 382.5 17


Women

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Olivia Baker + 75 kg 100.0 105.0 105.0 125.0 130.0 130.0 235.0 8

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