New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
CGF code	NZL
CGA	New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 160 Silver 220 Bronze 278 Total 658
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
British Empire Games 1930 1934 1938 1950 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 1958 1962 1966 British Commonwealth Games 1970 1974 Commonwealth Games 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Since the first in 1930, New Zealand has competed in all 21 editions of the Commonwealth Games and has won a total of 656 medals including 159 gold.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (known as The New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association prior to 1994) 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.

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

Host nation

New Zealand has hosted the Games three times:

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

Medal tally

Historically, New Zealand has generally been 4th or 5th, though was up to 3rd (1950 & 1962), and down to 11th (1970 & 2010) and 9th (2006). At the first games in 1930, New Zealand's 4th position was ahead of Australia at 5th. At the conclusion of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, New Zealand has earned 159 gold medals, 220 silver medals and 278 bronze medals. In the all-time medal tally New Zealand is ranked 5th behind Australia, England, Canada and India.

  Host country (New Zealand)^[1]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1930 Hamilton	3	4	2	9	4th
1934 London	1	0	2	3	6th
1938 Sydney	5	7	13	25	5th
1950 Auckland	10	22	22	54	3rd
1954 Vancouver	7	7	5	19	5th
1958 Cardiff	4	6	9	19	5th
1962 Perth	10	12	10	32	3rd
1966 Kingston	8	5	13	26	4th
1970 Edinburgh	2	6	6	14	11th
1974 Christchurch	9	8	18	35	4th
1978 Edmonton	5	6	9	20	5th
1982 Brisbane	5	8	13	26	5th
1986 Edinburgh	8	16	14	38	4th
1990 Auckland	17	14	27	58	4th
1994 Victoria	5	16	20	41	8th
1998 Kuala Lumpur	8	6	20	34	6th
2002 Manchester	11	13	21	45	5th
2006 Melbourne	6	12	14	32	9th
2010 Delhi	6	22	8	36	11th
2014 Glasgow	14	14	17	45	6th
2018 Gold Coast	15	16	15	46	5th
Total	159	220	278	657	5th

Competitors

Notable competitors for New Zealand include Greg Yelavich in sports shooting, who has won 11 medals at 6 games from 1986 to 2006. Rowan Brassey has also competed at 6 games, and has won 3 medals in lawn bowls. Gary Anderson won 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronze medals for New Zealand in cycling. Athlete Valerie Young has won the most gold medals (5) of any New Zealand competitor.

References

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 to 1964