New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics

New Zealand will be taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country will send 182 competitors, making this its largest ever delegation to the Olympic Games.

Sports
New Zealand will send 182 representatives competing in 17 sports as follows (men/women/total) :


 * Athletics (4/6/10)
 * Badminton (2/1/3)
 * Basketball (0/12/12)
 * Canoeing (3/2/5)
 * Cycling (12/5/17)
 * Equestrian (5/4/9)


 * Field hockey (16/16/32)
 * Football/Soccer (18/18/36)
 * Rowing (11/5/16)
 * Sailing (7/2/9)
 * Shooting (3/1/4)
 * Swimming (9/6/15)


 * Synchronized swimming (0/2/2)
 * Taekwondo (2/1/3)
 * Tennis (0/1/1)
 * Triathlon (3/3/6)
 * Weightlifting (2/0/2)

[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics

 * 200 metres, men
 * James Dolphin
 * 1500 metres, men
 * Nick Willis
 * 5000 metres, men
 * Adrian Blincoe
 * Javelin, men
 * Stuart Farquhar
 * 5000 metres, women
 * Kimberley Smith
 * 10000 metres, women
 * Kimberley Smith
 * Marathon, women
 * Liza Hunter-Galvan
 * Nina Rillstone
 * Shot put, women
 * Valerie Vili
 * Discus, women
 * Beatrice Faumuina
 * Heptathlon, women
 * Rebecca Wardell

[[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg|30px]] Badminton
Men

Mixed

Women's Competition
Team Roster


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 * Head coach
 * 🇦🇺 Mike McHugh
 * Assistant coach(es)
 * 🇦🇺 Leigh Gooding


 * Legend:
 * (C) Team captain
 * nat field describes country of last club before the tournament
 * Age field is age on August 9, 2008
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[[Image:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg|30px]] Flatwater
Men

Women

[[Image:Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg|30px]] Slalom
Women

[[Image:Cycling (BMX) pictogram.svg|30px]] BMX
Men

Women

[[Image:Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg|30px]] Mountain Biking
Men

Women

[[Image:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|30px]]Road
Men

One of these three men will also compete in the time trial

Women

[[Image:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg|30px]] Track

 * 3000 m Individual Pursuit, women
 * Alison Shanks


 * Points race 25km, women
 * Catherine Cheatley


 * Points Race 40km, men
 * Greg Henderson


 * Madison, men
 * Hayden Roulston, Greg Henderson


 * 4000 m Individual Pursuit, men
 * Hayden Roulston


 * 4000 m Team Pursuit, men
 * Sam Bewley, Wesley Gough, Peter Latham, Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, and Jesse Sergeant

[[Image:Equestrian pictogram.svg|30px]] Equestrian
Eventing Squad: Mark Todd, Andrew Nicholson, Joe Meyer, Caroline Powell and Heelan Tompkins. 4 riders to compete in team event, the other as an individual. To be determined at a later date.
 * Three day eventing, individual


 * Three day eventing, teams


 * Showjumping
 * Bruce Goodin
 * Katie McVean
 * Daniel Meech
 * Sharn Wordley

Men's competition

 * Team Roster
 * Ryan Archibald, Gareth Brooks, Phillip Burrows, Simon Child, Benjamin Collier, Dean Couzins, Steven Edwards, Casey Henwood, Blair Hopping, David Kosoof, Shea McAleese, James Nation, Kyle Pontifex, Bradley Shaw, Hayden Shaw, Paul Woolford; Reserves: Richard Petherick and Nicholas Wilson

Women's competition

 * Team Roster
 * Stacey Carr, Jaimee Claxton, Tara Drysdale, Gemma Flynn, Krystal Forgesson, Joanne Galletly, Sheree Horvath, Lizzy Igasan, Beth Jurgeleit, Emily Naylor, Kimberley Noakes, Caryn Paewai, Niniwa Roberts, Kate Saunders, Kayla Sharland, Anita Wawatai

Men's competition

 * Team Roster
 * Michael Boxall, Jeremy Brockie, Daniel Ellensohn, Simon Elliott, Craig Henderson, Ian Hogg, Samuel Jenkins, Chris Killen, Liam Little, Samuel Messam, Ryan Nelsen, Steven Old, Jack Pelter, Cole Peverley, Aaron Scott, Jacob Spoonley, Cole Tinkler, Shaun Van Rooyen

Women's competition

 * Team Roster
 * Jenny Bindon, Abby Erceg, Anna Green, Amber Hearn, Kristy Hill, Rachel Howard, Katie Hoyle, Emma Kete, Renee Leota, Emily McColl, Hayley Moorwood, Marlies Oostdam, Ria Percival, Alexandra Riley, Merissa Smith, Rebecca Smith, Rebecca Tegg, Kirsty Yallop

[[Image:Rowing pictogram.svg|30px]] Rowing
Men

Women

[[Image:Sailing pictogram.svg|30px]] Sailing
Men

Women

Open

[[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] Shooting
Men

Women

[[Image:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming

 * 100 m breaststroke, men
 * Glenn Snyders


 * 100 m butterfly, men
 * Moss Burmester
 * Corney Swanepoel


 * 100 m backstroke, women
 * Elizabeth Coster
 * Melissa Ingram


 * 200 m butterfly, men
 * Moss Burmester


 * 200 m backstroke, women
 * Melissa Ingram


 * 200 m individual medley, men
 * Dean Kent


 * 200 m individual medley, women
 * Helen Norfolk


 * 400 m individual medley, women
 * Helen Norfolk


 * 4 &times; 100 m freestyle relay, men
 * William Benson, Orinoco Faamausili-Banse, Cameron Gibson and Mark Herring


 * 4 &times; 100 m medley relay, men
 * Daniel Bell, Dean Snyders, Corney Swanepoel (or Moss Burmester) and Cameron Gibson


 * 4 &times; 200 m freestyle relay, women
 * Helen Norfolk, Lauren Boyle, Hayley Palmer and Natasha Hind

N.B. Swimmers may be permitted to compete in additional individual events.

[[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|30px]] Taekwondo

 * Men

Women

[[Image:Tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Tennis
Women

[[Image:Triathlon pictogram.svg|30px]] Triathlon
Men

Women

[[Image:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|30px]] Weightlifting
Men

Officials

 * Chef de Mission: Dave Currie