New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NZL
NOC	New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	212 in 21 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Sarah Hirini David Nyika[2][3]
Flag bearer (closing)	Valerie Adams[1]
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 7 Silver 6 Bronze 7 Total 20
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New Zealand competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the 2020 Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] It was the country's twenty-fourth appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and competed at every Games since. The New Zealand team consisted of 212 athletes, 112 men and 100 women, across twenty-one sports.

The New Zealand team collected a total of 20 medals, seven gold, six silver and seven bronze, at these Games, surpassing the record of 18 gained at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The seven gold medals collected was second only to the eight medals collected at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing led the sports with five medals, followed by canoeing with three medals, two medals in each of rugby sevens, cycling and athletics, and one medal in each of sailing, golf, boxing, trampolining, tennis and triathlon. It was the first time New Zealand won medals in trampolining (and gymnastics in general) and tennis.

Sprint canoeist Lisa Carrington won gold medals in the women's K-1 200 metres, K-1 500 metres and with Caitlin Regal in the K-2 500 metres to become New Zealand's most successful Olympian with six medals in all, including five gold medals. Rower Emma Twigg claimed the gold medal in the women's single sculls after finishing fourth in the previous two Games.^[5] The men's rowing eight claimed the gold medal for the first time since 1972, with Hamish Bond becoming the first New Zealander to win a gold medal at three successive Olympics. Rowing pair Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast won the gold medal in the women's pair before helping the women's eight win the silver medal. The women's rugby sevens team beat France 26–12 in the final to claim the gold medal, bettering their silver medal at the 2016 Games.

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9), three hours behind New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12).

Former rower Rob Waddell was the New Zealand chef de mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, having served in the same role at the 2016 Rio Olympics.^[6][7]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Reserves in field hockey, football, and rowing are not counted.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	8	5	13
Boxing	1	0	1
Canoeing	3	5	8
Cycling	12	8	19
Diving	1	0	1
Equestrian	5	1	6
Field hockey	16	16	32
Football	22	22	44
Golf	1	1	2
Gymnastics	2	1	3
Karate	0	1	1
Rowing	15	15	30
Rugby sevens	13	13	26
Sailing	7	3	10
Shooting	0	2	2
Surfing	1	1	2
Swimming	2	5	7
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Tennis	2	0	2
Triathlon	2	2	4
Weightlifting	2	3	5
Total	116	104	220

Seventeen-year-old swimmer Erika Fairweather (born 31 December 2003) was New Zealand's youngest competitor, while 51-year-old equestrian showjumper Bruce Goodin (born 10 November 1969) was the oldest competitor. Thirty-three competitors (15.6 percent) were of Māori descent.^[8]

New Zealand athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event):^[9][10]

Fifteen track and field athletes were officially named to the New Zealand team on 16 April 2021, with shot putter and triple Olympic medalist Valerie Adams leading them to her historic fifth Games. Notable athletes also featured multiple medallist Nick Willis in the middle-distance running and the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Tom Walsh in the men's shot put.^[11]

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sam Tanner	Men's 1500 m	3:43.22	9	Did not advance
Nick Willis		3:36.88	7 q	3:35.41	9	Did not advance
Malcolm Hicks	Men's marathon	—				2:23:12	64
Zane Robertson						2:17:04	36
Quentin Rew	Men's 50 km walk	—				3:57:33	16
Camille Buscomb	Women's 5000 m	15:24.39	14	—		Did not advance
	Women's 10000 m	—				32:10.49	20

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Hamish Kerr	Men's high jump	2.28	=4 q	2.30	10
Jacko Gill	Men's shot put	20.96	9 q	20.71	9
Tom Walsh		21.49	2 Q	22.47
Valerie Adams	Women's shot put	18.83	6 Q	19.62
Maddi Wesche		18.65	11 q	18.98	6
Lauren Bruce	Women's hammer throw	67.71	23	Did not advance
Julia Ratcliffe		73.20	6 q	72.69	9

New Zealand entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament for the first time since 2004. 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion David Nyika scored an outright quarterfinal victory to secure a spot in the men's heavyweight division at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.^[12][13]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
David Nyika	Men's heavyweight	Bye	Baalla (MAR) W 5–0	Smiahlikau (BLR) W 5–0	Gadzhimagomedov (ROC) L 1–4	Did not advance

New Zealand canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.^[14] Former software engineer Callum Gilbert, with Rio 2016 silver medalist Luuka Jones paddling along her way to fourth straight Olympics, was officially named to the New Zealand's slalom canoeing roster on 12 March 2020.^[15]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Callum Gilbert	Men's K-1	151.85	23	101.15	20	101.15	23	Did not advance
Luuka Jones	Women's C-1	116.55	8	115.19	9	115.19	11 Q	130.39	13	Did not advance
	Women's K-1	110.22	10	101.72	3	101.72	3 Q	108.97	5 Q	110.67	6

New Zealand canoeists qualified four boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary and the 2020 Oceania Championships in Penrith, New South Wales.^[16] Max Brown and Kurtis Imrie were officially named to the New Zealand canoe sprint roster for the Games on 21 April 2021, with the women's kayak squad, led by two-time defending Lisa Carrington, joining them two months later.^[17][18]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Max Brown Kurtis Imrie	Men's K-2 1000 m	3:17.210	4 QF	3:10.220	2 SF	3:17.684	2 FA	3:17.267	5
Lisa Carrington	Women's K-1 200 m	40.715	1 SF	Bye		38.127 OB	1 FA	38:120 OB
	Women's K-1 500 m	1:48.463	1 SF	Bye		1:51.680	1 FA	1:51.216
Caitlin Regal	Women's K-1 500 m	1:50.297	3 SF	Bye		1:53.495	3 FB	1:53.681	9
Lisa Carrington Caitlin Regal	Women's K-2 500 m	1:43.836	1 SF	Bye		1:36.724 OB	1 FA	1:35.785 OB
Teneale Hatton Alicia Hoskin		1:49.832	4 QF	1:50.507	4 SF	1:44.119	8 FB	1:41.121	14
Lisa Carrington Teneale Hatton Alicia Hoskin Caitlin Regal	Women's K-4 500 m	1:33.959	2 SF	Bye		1:36.293	2 FA	1:37.168	4

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

New Zealand entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.^[19] The road cycling team was officially named to the New Zealand roster for the Games on 17 June 2021.^[20]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
George Bennett	Men's road race[21]	6:11:46	26
	Men's time trial	1:00:28.39	25
Patrick Bevin	Men's road race	Did not finish
	Men's time trial	57:24.29	10

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, New Zealand riders accumulated spots for both men and women in the team pursuit and madison, as well as the men's team sprint, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, New Zealand won its right to enter two riders in the men's sprint and keirin.

On 19 November 2020, the New Zealand Olympic Committee officially named a fifteen-member track cycling squad for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020, with Aaron Gate, Jaime Nielsen, Rushlee Buchanan, and Rio 2016 team sprint silver medallist Ethan Mitchell racing around the velodrome at their third straight Olympics.^[22]

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	Round 3	Repechage 3	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Ethan Mitchell	Men's sprint	9.705 74.189	24 Q	Hoogland (NED) L	Awang (MAS)  Quintero (COL) L	Did not advance
Sam Webster		9.631 74.759	18 Q	Rudyk (POL) W 10.099 71.294	Bye	Vigier (FRA) W 9.845 73.134	Bye	Levy (GER) L	Vigier (FRA)  Sahrom (MAS) L	Did not advance
Ellesse Andrews	Women's sprint	10.563 68.162	11 Q	McCulloch (AUS) W 10.996 65.478	Bye	Starikova (UKR) L	Bao Sj (CHN) W 11.144 64.609	Mitchell (CAN) L	Zhong Ts (CHN)  Starikova (UKR) L	Did not advance
Kirstie James		11.116 64.772	27	Did not advance

Team sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Sam Dakin Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster Callum Saunders[a]	Men's team sprint	43.066 62.694	5	France (FRA) L 42.978 62.823	7	Poland (POL) W 43.703 61.781	7

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank
Aaron Gate Regan Gough Jordan Kerby Campbell Stewart	Men's team pursuit	3:46.079	3 Q	Italy (ITA) L 3:42.397	3 FB	Australia (AUS) L OVL	4
Bryony Botha Rushlee Buchanan Holly Edmondston Jaime Nielsen	Women's team pursuit	4:12.536	6 q	Australia (AUS) L 4:10.223	7	France (FRA) L 4:10.600	8

Qualification legend: Q: qualified, in contention for gold medal final; q: qualified, in contention for bronze medal final; FB: qualified for bronze medal final

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st Round	Repechage	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Callum Saunders	Men's keirin	2 Q	Bye	5	Did not advance
Sam Webster		5 R	3	Did not advance
Ellesse Andrews	Women's keirin	4 R	1 Q	2 Q	2 Q

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Scratch race		Tempo race		Elimination race		Points race		Total
		Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Points	Rank
Campbell Stewart	Men's omnium	7	28	12	18	5	32	1	51	129
Holly Edmondston	Women's omnium	9	24	14	14	10	22	=5	7	67	10

Madison

Athlete	Event	Sprint points	Lap points	Total points	Rank
Campbell Stewart Corbin Strong	Men's madison	3	−20	−17	11
Rushlee Buchanan Jessie Hodges	Women's madison	1	−40	−39	11

New Zealand qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's sixteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.^[23] The New Zealand Olympic Committee nominated Anton Cooper to occupy the slot for the rescheduled Games on 17 June 2021.^[20]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Anton Cooper	Men's cross-country[24]	1:26:00	6

New Zealand riders qualified for one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's ninth-place finish in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification Ranking List of 1 June 2021.^[25] The New Zealand Olympic Committee nominated the BMX rider Rebecca Petch to occupy the slot for the rescheduled Games on 17 June 2021.^[20]

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Rebecca Petch	Women's race	10	3 Q	16	6	Did not advance

For the first time since Los Angeles 1984, New Zealand sent one male diver into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top eighteen of the men's springboard at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo.^[26]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Anton Down-Jenkins	Men's 3 m springboard	394.45	16 Q	424.80	8 Q	415.60	8

New Zealand fielded a squad of three equestrian riders each in the team eventing and jumping competitions through the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States and the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G (South East Asia and Oceania) in Valkenswaard, Netherlands.^[27][28] MeanwhIle, one dressage rider was added to the New Zealand roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group G (South East Asia and Oceania).^[29]

Shortly before the Olympics, New Zealand withdrew from competing in dressage. The nation's leading rider Melissa Galloway cited the disrupted preparations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, EHV-1 outbreak and Brexit as the reason behind the withdrawal.^[30]

The New Zealand eventing team was named on 29 June 2021. Bundy Philpott and Tresca have been named the travelling reserves.^[31]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Jesse Campbell	Diachello	Individual	30.10	15	14.40	44.50	27	0.40	44.90	22 Q	9.60	54.50	22	54.40	22
Jonelle Price	Grovine de Reve		30.70	17	2.00	32.70	12	0.00	32.70	9 Q	9.20	41.90	11	41.90	11
Tim Price	Vitali		25.60	5	1.20	26.80	4	12.00	38.80	16 Q	21.60	60.40	25	60.40	25
Jesse Campbell Jonelle Price Tim Price	See above	Team	86.40	3	17.60	104.0	4	12.40	116.40	5	—			116.40	5

The New Zealand jumping team was named on 22 June 2021. The team consists of three Olympic veterans, while the California-based Uma O'Neill and Clockwise of Greenhill Z have been named the travelling reserves.^[32]

Sharn Wordley later withdrew following an injury to his horse. Subsequently, Uma O'Neill got promoted to the team, while Tom Tarver-Priebe and Popeye were assigned the reserve spot.^[33] The day before the team competition, a further change was made with Tarver-Priebe (Popeye) replacing O'Neill (Clockwise Of Greenhill Z).^[34]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification		Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Time	Rank
Bruce Goodin	Danny V	Individual	13	=57	Did not advance
Daniel Meech	Cinca		2	30 Q	Eliminated
Uma O'Neill	Clockwise of Greenhill Z		17	64	Did not advance
Bruce Goodin Tom Tarver-Priebe Daniel Meech	Danny V Popeye Cinca	Team	39	14	Did not advance

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
New Zealand men's	Men's tournament	India L 2–3	Spain W 4–3	Japan D 2–2	Australia L 2–4	Argentina L 1–4	5	Did not advance			9
New Zealand women's	Women's tournament	Argentina W 3–0	Japan W 2–1	Spain L 1–2	Australia L 0–1	China L 2–3	4	Netherlands L 0–3	Did not advance		8

New Zealand men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating South Korea in a playoff at the Stratford leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.^[35]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 10 June 2021.^[36]

Head coach: Darren Smith^[37]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
3	DF	David Brydon	(1996-06-27)27 June 1996 (aged 25)	58	0	Southern Alpiners
4	DF	Dane Lett	(1990-08-29)29 August 1990 (aged 30)	83	2	Central Falcons
7	MF	Nicholas Ross	(1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 30)	133	4	Southern Alpiners
11	FW	Jacob Smith	(1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 30)	89	12	Central Falcons
12	FW	Sam Lane	(1997-04-30)30 April 1997 (aged 24)	70	21	Southern Alpiners
14	MF	Jared Panchia	(1993-10-18)18 October 1993 (aged 27)	139	26	Hauraki Mavericks
17	DF	Nicholas Woods	(1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 25)	131	21	Hauraki Mavericks
20	GK	Leon Hayward	(1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 31)	12	0	Hauraki Mavericks
21	DF	Kane Russell	(1992-04-22)22 April 1992 (aged 29)	167	71	Southern Alpiners
22	DF	Blair Tarrant (Captain)	(1990-05-11)11 May 1990 (aged 31)	217	4	Southern Alpiners
23	MF	Dylan Thomas	(1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 25)	32	2	Central Falcons
24	MF	Sean Findlay	(2001-12-05)5 December 2001 (aged 19)	6	1	Central Falcons
25	DF	Shea McAleese	(1984-08-07)7 August 1984 (aged 36)	316	34	Central Falcons
27	FW	Stephen Jenness	(1990-06-07)7 June 1990 (aged 31)	254	92	Central Falcons
29	MF	Hugo Inglis	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 30)	237	66	Southern Alpiners
30	FW	George Muir	(1994-02-24)24 February 1994 (aged 27)	146	18	North Harbour
31	MF	Steve Edwards	(1986-01-25)25 January 1986 (aged 35)	226	23	Northern Tridents
32	FW	Nicholas Wilson	(1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 30)	176	77	Central Falcons

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	22	9	+13	13	Quarter-finals
2	India	5	4	0	1	15	13	+2	12
3	Argentina	5	2	1	2	10	11	−1	7
4	Spain	5	1	2	2	9	10	−1	5
5	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	11	16	−5	4
6	Japan (H)	5	0	1	4	10	18	−8	1

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 10:00 v New Zealand  2–3  India Russell  6' Jenness  43' Report Rupinder  10' Harmanpreet  26', 33' South Pitch Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Coen van Bunge (NED)

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25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 20:45 v Spain  3–4  New Zealand González  26' Quemada  31' Boltó  39' Report Jenness  14' Tarrant  27' Russell  48' Smith  57' North Pitch Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SGP) Adam Kearns (AUS)

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27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:45 v Japan  2–2  New Zealand Yamasaki  3' Ke. Tanaka  40' Report Wilson  11' Lane  41' North Pitch Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

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28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 21:15 v Australia  4–2  New Zealand Brand  9', 50' Govers  55' Wickham  57' Report Russell  13', 58' South Pitch Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Marcin Grochal (POL)

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30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 19:00 v Argentina  4–1  New Zealand Martínez  15+' Vila  17' Tolini  44' Keenan  60' Report Russell  14' South Pitch Umpires: Martin Madden (GBR) Coen van Bunge (NED)

New Zealand women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal on a goal difference over Australia at the 2019 Oceania Cup in Rockhampton, Queensland.^[38]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 10 June 2021.^[39]

Head coach: Graham Shaw

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	DF	Tarryn Davey	(1996-02-29)29 February 1996 (aged 25)	66	1	Hauraki Mavericks
2	FW	Olivia Shannon	(2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 20)	29	4	Central Falcons
4	FW	Olivia Merry	(1992-03-16)16 March 1992 (aged 29)	236	113	Southern Alpiners
5	DF	Frances Davies	(1996-10-18)18 October 1996 (aged 24)	81	0	Southern Alpiners
6	FW	Hope Ralph	(2000-04-14)14 April 2000 (aged 21)	11	2	Central Falcons
8	MF	Julia King	(1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 28)	125	9	Hauraki Mavericks
12	DF	Ella Gunson	(1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 32)	224	11	Northern Tridents
13	MF	Sam Charlton	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 29)	255	8	Midlands
15	GK	Grace O'Hanlon	(1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 28)	63	0	Hauraki Mavericks
16	DF	Elizabeth Thompson	(1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 26)	191	12	Hauraki Mavericks
17	DF	Stephanie Dickins	(1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 26)	27	2	Northern Tridents
19	DF	Tessa Jopp	(1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 26)	26	1	Southern Alpiners
20	DF	Megan Hull	(1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 25)	35	1	Central Falcons
22	MF	Katie Doar	(2001-09-11)11 September 2001 (aged 19)	19	0	Northern Tridents
24	MF	Rose Keddell	(1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 27)	211	16	Hauraki Mavericks
25	MF	Kelsey Smith	(1994-08-11)11 August 1994 (aged 26)	99	14	Central Falcons
27	FW	Holly Pearson	(1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 22)	24	0	Central Falcons
31	MF	Stacey Michelsen (Captain)	(1991-02-18)18 February 1991 (aged 30)	291	34	Northern Tridents

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	13	1	+12	15	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	5	3	0	2	9	8	+1	9
3	Argentina	5	3	0	2	8	8	0	9
4	New Zealand	5	2	0	3	8	7	+1	6
5	China	5	2	0	3	9	16	−7	6
6	Japan (H)	5	0	0	5	6	13	−7	0

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 12:15 v New Zealand  3–0  Argentina Smith  35' Ralph  40' Pearson  54' Report South Pitch Umpires: Sarah Wilson (GBR) Maggie Giddens (USA)

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26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 20:45 v Japan  1–2  New Zealand Oikawa  18' Report Merry  26' Ralph  29' North Pitch Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

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28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 11:45 v New Zealand  1–2  Spain Smith  35' Report Iglesias  8' Riera  22' North Pitch Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Michelle Meister (GER)

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29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 21:15 v New Zealand  0–1  Australia Report Chalker  34' South Pitch Umpires: Sarah Wilson (GBR) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

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31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 09:30 v China  3–2  New Zealand Liu  24' Chen Y.  37' Liang  54' Report Gunson  20' Keddell  45' North Pitch Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

Quarterfinal

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 18:30 v Netherlands  3–0  New Zealand Welten  7' Matla  21' Stam  37' Report Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
New Zealand men's	Men's tournament	South Korea W 1–0	Honduras L 2–3	Romania D 0–0	2	Japan L 2–4P 0–0 (a.e.t.)	Did not advance		6
New Zealand women's	Women's tournament	Australia L 1–2	United States L 1–6	Sweden L 0–2	4	Did not advance			12

New Zealand men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Fiji.^[40]

Team roster

New Zealand's 18-man squad was announced on 25 June 2021.^[41] As well as the reserves players named, Tim Payne was named as a replacement in the event that Winston Reid didn't receive a release to travel.^[42] On 2 July 2021, Reid was confirmed as available for selection.^[43]

Head coach: Danny Hay

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Michael Woud	(1999-01-16)16 January 1999 (aged 22)	2	0	Almere City
2	2DF	Winston Reid* (captain)	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 33)	2	0	Brentford
3	2DF	Liberato Cacace	(2000-09-27)27 September 2000 (aged 20)	6	0	Sint-Truiden
4	2DF	Nando Pijnaker	(1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 22)	2	0	Rio Ave
5	2DF	Michael Boxall*	(1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 32)	12	1	Minnesota United
6	3MF	Clayton Lewis	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 24)	12	4	Wellington Phoenix
7	4FW	Elijah Just	(2000-05-01)1 May 2000 (aged 21)	2	1	Helsingør
8	3MF	Joe Bell	(1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 22)	2	0	Viking
9	4FW	Chris Wood*	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 29)	7	2	Burnley
10	3MF	Marko Stamenic	(2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 19)	1	0	Copenhagen
11	4FW	Joe Champness	(1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 24)	2	0	Brisbane Roar
12	4FW	Callum McCowatt	(1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 22)	2	0	Helsingør
13	1GK	Jamie Searle	(2000-11-25)25 November 2000 (aged 20)	1	0	Swansea City
14	2DF	George Stanger	(2000-08-15)15 August 2000 (aged 20)	3	0	Hamilton Academical
15	2DF	Dane Ingham	(1999-06-08)8 June 1999 (aged 22)	2	0	Perth Glory
16	2DF	Gianni Stensness	(1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 22)	9	0	Central Coast Mariners
17	2DF	Callan Elliot	(1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 22)	5	1	Xanthi
18	4FW	Ben Waine	(2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 20)	7	8	Wellington Phoenix
19	4FW	Matthew Garbett	(2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 19)	1	0	Falkenbergs FF
20	3MF	Sam Sutton	(2001-12-10)10 December 2001 (aged 19)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix
21	3MF	Ben Old	(2002-08-13)13 August 2002 (aged 18)	0	0	Lower Hutt City
22	1GK	Alex Paulsen	(2002-07-04)4 July 2002 (aged 19)	1	0	Lower Hutt City

* Overage player.

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	2	0	1	10	1	+9	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Romania	3	1	1	1	1	4	−3	4
4	Honduras	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3

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New Zealand women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in New Caledonia.^[44]

Team roster

The final squad of 22 athletes was announced on 25 June 2021.^[45]

Head coach: Tom Sermanni

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Erin Nayler	(1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 29)	71	0	Reading
2	3MF	Ria Percival	(1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 31)	150	14	Tottenham Hotspur
3	2DF	Anna Green	(1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 30)	77	7	Lower Hutt City
4	2DF	C. J. Bott	(1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 26)	24	1	Vålerenga Fotball Damer
5	2DF	Meikayla Moore	(1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 25)	41	3	Liverpool
6	2DF	Claudia Bunge	(1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 21)	4	0	Melbourne Victory
7	2DF	Ali Riley (captain)	(1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 33)	134	1	Orlando Pride
8	2DF	Abby Erceg	(1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 31)	141	6	North Carolina Courage
9	4FW	Gabi Rennie	(2001-07-07)7 July 2001 (aged 20)	0	0	Indiana Hoosiers
10	3MF	Annalie Longo	(1991-07-01)1 July 1991 (aged 30)	123	15	Melbourne Victory
11	3MF	Olivia Chance	(1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 27)	20	1	Brisbane Roar
12	3MF	Betsy Hassett	(1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 30)	119	13	Stjarnan
13	4FW	Paige Satchell	(1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (aged 23)	18	1	Canberra United
14	3MF	Katie Bowen	(1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 27)	70	3	Kansas City NWSL
15	3MF	Daisy Cleverley	(1997-04-30)30 April 1997 (aged 24)	9	2	Georgetown Hoyas
16	3MF	Emma Rolston	(1996-11-10)10 November 1996 (aged 24)	5	6	Northern Lights
17	4FW	Hannah Wilkinson	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 29)	97	26	MSV Duisburg
18	1GK	Anna Leat	(2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 20)	4	0	FFDP
19	2DF	Elizabeth Anton	(1998-12-12)12 December 1998 (aged 22)	5	0	FFDP
20	2DF	Marisa van der Meer	(2002-03-27)27 March 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	FFDP
21	4FW	Michaela Robertson	(1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 24)	0	0	Lower Hutt City
22	1GK	Victoria Esson	(1991-03-06)6 March 1991 (aged 30)	3	0	Avaldsnes

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
3	Australia	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

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New Zealand announced a team of two golfers in July 2021.^[47] Danny Lee qualified but chose not to play.^[48]

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
		Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Ryan Fox	Men's	70	72	73	64	279	−5	=42
Lydia Ko	Women's	70	67	66	65	268	−16[a]

New Zealand entered one male artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2021 Oceanian Championships in Queensland, Australia.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Mikhail Koudinov	All-around	13.433	12.466	12.600	13.766	14.433	11.366	78.064	52	Did not advance

New Zealand qualified one gymnast each to compete in the men's and women's trampoline by finishing among the top eight nations vying for qualification at the two-year-long World Cup Series. Maddie Davidson will be New Zealand's first female trampolinist at the Olympics.^[49]

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Routine 1	Routine 2	Total score	Rank	Score	Rank
Dylan Schmidt	Men's	52.415	59.705	112.120	3 Q	60.675
Maddie Davidson	Women's	47.870	45.270	93.140	10	Did not advance

New Zealand entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Alexandrea Anacan secured a place in the women's kata category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the Oceania zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.^[50]

Kata

Athlete	Event	Elimination round		Ranking round		Final / BM
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Andrea Anacan	Women's kata	23.62	5	Did not advance

New Zealand qualified ten out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.^[51][52][53] In May 2021, the men's eight crew was added to the New Zealand roster with a top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.^[54]

On 23 April 2021, the New Zealand Olympic Committee declined its quota place in the women's lightweight double sculls, having previously confirmed it from the 2019 Worlds.^[55]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jordan Parry	Single sculls	7:04.45	2 QF	Bye		7:18.48	4 SC/D	6:57.70	1 FC	6:55.55	13
Stephen Jones Brook Robertson	Pair	6:56.53	3 SA/B	Bye		—		6:41.46	6 FB	6:38.30	12
Chris Harris Jack Lopas	Double sculls	6:12.05	3 SA/B	Bye		—		6:26.08	4 FB	6:15.51	8
Hamish Bond Sam Bosworth (cox) Michael Brake Shaun Kirkham Matt Macdonald Tom Mackintosh Tom Murray Dan Williamson Phillip Wilson	Eight	5:32.11	2 R	5:22.04	1 FA	—				5:24.64

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emma Twigg	Single sculls	7:35.22	1 QF	Bye		7:54.96	1 SA/B	7:20.70	1 FA	7:13.97 OR
Kerri Gowler Grace Prendergast	Pair	7:19.08	1 SA/B	Bye		—		6:47.41 WR	1 FA	6:50.19
Brooke Donoghue Hannah Osborne	Double sculls	6:53.62	1 SA/B	Bye		—		7:09.05	2 FA	6:44.82
Olivia Loe Eve MacFarlane Georgia Nugent-O'Leary Ruby Tew	Quadruple sculls	6:25.23	5 R	6:39.91	3 FB	—				6:29.00	8
Kelsey Bevan Jackie Gowler Kerri Gowler Ella Greenslade Emma Dyke Grace Prendergast Beth Ross Caleb Shepherd (cox) Lucy Spoors	Eight	6:07.65	1 FA	Bye		—				6:00.04

The make up of the eight had initially not been determined, with ten rowers—including two pairs of sisters—who were to travel to the Olympics: Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast (who will also compete in the pair), Jackie Gowler, Beth Ross, Phoebe Spoors, Kirstyn Goodger, Kelsey Bevan, Lucy Spoors, Emma Dyke, and Ella Greenslade.^[56][57]

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Summary

Team	Event	Pool round				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Rank	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Rank
New Zealand men	Men's tournament	South Korea W 50–5	Argentina W 35–14	Australia W 14–12	1	Canada W 21–10	Great Britain W 29–7	Fiji L 12–27
New Zealand women	Women's tournament	Kenya W 29–7	Great Britain W 26–21	ROC W 33–0	1	ROC W 36–0	Fiji W 22–17	France W 26–12

The New Zealand national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals in the 2019 London Sevens, securing a top four spot in the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.^[58]

Team roster

New Zealand's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021.^[59] Amanaki Nicole replaced Sam Dickson due to injury on 23 July 2021.^[60]

Head coach: Clark Laidlaw

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points
1	FW	Scott Curry (c)	(1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 33)	54	620
2	FW	Tim Mikkelson (c)	(1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 34)	91	1,195
3	FW	Tone Ng Shiu	(1994-05-26)26 May 1994 (aged 27)	27	160
4	BK	Etene Nanai-Seturo	(1999-08-20)20 August 1999 (aged 21)	11	70
5	FW	Dylan Collier	(1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (aged 30)	38	255
6	BK	Ngarohi McGarvey-Black	(1996-05-20)20 May 1996 (aged 25)	12	152
7	FW	Amanaki Nicole	(1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 29)	50	490
8	BK	Andrew Knewstubb	(1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 25)	25	527
9	BK	Regan Ware	(1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 26)	36	490
10	BK	Kurt Baker	(1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 32)	43	796
11	BK	Joe Webber	(1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 27)	38	480
12	BK	Sione Molia	(1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 27)	37	330
13	BK	William Warbrick	(1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 23)	3	5

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	99	31	+68	9	Quarter-finals
2	Argentina	3	2	0	1	99	54	+45	7
3	Australia	3	1	0	2	73	48	+25	5
4	South Korea	3	0	0	3	10	148	−138	3

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Gold medal match

The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top four position in the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series through winning the penultimate leg.^[61]

Team roster

• Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	88	28	+60	9	Quarter-finals
2	Great Britain	3	2	0	1	66	38	+28	7
3	ROC	3	1	0	2	47	59	−12	5
4	Kenya	3	0	0	3	19	95	−76	3

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Gold medal match

New Zealand sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.^[62][63] On 4 March 2020, New Zealand Olympic Committee officially announced the first seven sailors to compete at the Enoshima regatta, including defending 49er champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, Rio 2016 49erFX silver medallists Alex Maloney and Molly Meech, and Rio 2016 Laser bronze medallist Sam Meech.^[64] The men's 470 crew members Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox were named to the New Zealand team on 30 September 2020, with Rio 2016 Olympian Josh Junior completing the sailing selection at the 2021 Finn Gold Cup in Lisbon, Portugal.^[65][66]

At the end of the qualifying window, the New Zealand Olympic Committee officially declined the quota places already obtained at the respective Sailing World Championships in the following classes: men's and women's RS:X, women's Laser Radial, and women's 470.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Sam Meech	Laser	19	19	8	16	14	3	2	13	11	3	—		20	109	10
Josh Junior	Finn	12	10	3	7	8	5	1	4	8	1	—		16	63	5
Paul Snow-Hansen Daniel Willcox	470	6	2	7	1	5	7	13	8	6	3	—		6	57	4
Peter Burling Blair Tuke	49er	12	3	7	2	10	1	3	6	2	5	2	11	6	58

Women

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Alex Maloney Molly Meech	49er FX	16	22	5	12	4	4	8	3	18	6	20	6	EL	102	12

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Micah Wilkinson Erica Dawson	Nacra 17	11	12	13	11	8	12	15	9	18	17	8	14	EL	130	12

M* = Medal race (double points); EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

New Zealand shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Oceania Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.^[67]

Rio 2016 Olympians Chloe Tipple (women's skeet) and silver medalist Natalie Rooney were officially selected to the New Zealand team before the Games postponed on 24 March 2020.^[68]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Natalie Rooney	Women's trap	117	10	Did not advance
Chloe Tipple	Women's skeet	108	27	Did not advance

New Zealand sent two surfers (one man and one woman) to compete in their respective shortboard race. Billy Stairmand and Ella Williams secured a qualification slot each for their NOC, as the highest-ranked and last remaining surfers from Oceania, at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan.^[69][70]

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Billy Stairmand	Men's shortboard	9.97	3 q	11.34	3 Q	Ferreira (BRA) L 9.67–14.54	Did not advance
Ella Williams	Women's shortboard	9.70	2 Q	Bye		Hennessy (CRC) L 7.73–12.00	Did not advance

New Zealand swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[71][72] To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain an Olympic qualifying cut in each individual pool event at any FINA-sanctioned meet between March 2019 and 21 May 2021.^[73] The team was announced on 16 June 2021.^[74]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lewis Clareburt	Men's 200 m individual medley	1:57.27 NR	3 Q	1:57.55	7 Q	1:57.70	8
	Men's 400 m individual medley	4:09.49 NR	2 Q	—		4:11.22	7
Zac Reid	Men's 400 m freestyle	3:49.85	23	—		Did not advance
	Men's 800 m freestyle	7:53.06 NR	18	—		Did not advance
Erika Fairweather	Women's 200 m freestyle	1:57.26	14 Q	1:59.14	16	Did not advance
	Women's 400 m freestyle	4:02.28 NR	4 Q	—		4:08.01	8
Ali Galyer	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:02.65	33	Did not advance
	Women's 200 m backstroke	2:15.16	24	Did not advance
Hayley McIntosh	Women's 1500 m freestyle	16:44.43	31	—		Did not advance
Eve Thomas	Women's 800 m freestyle	8:32.51	18	—		Did not advance
	Women's 1500 m freestyle	16:29.66	26	—		Did not advance
Carina Doyle Erika Fairweather Ali Galyer Eve Thomas	Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:06.16	12	—		Did not advance

New Zealand entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Tom Burns secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) with a gold-medal triumph at the 2020 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.^[75][76]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tom Burns	Men's −68 kg	Sinden (GBR) L 8–53 PTG	Did not advance		Reçber (TUR) L 8–23	Did not advance	7

On 23 June 2021, Tennis New Zealand announced that Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus would represent New Zealand in men's doubles for the second consecutive Olympic Games.^[77]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Marcus Daniell Michael Venus	Men's doubles	Gerasimov / Ivashka (BLR) W 6–3, 7–6	Koolhof / Rojer (NED) W WO	Cabal / Farah (COL) W 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]	Čilić / Dodig (CRO) L 2–6, 2–6	Krajicek / Sandgren (USA) W 7–6, 6–2

New Zealand qualified four triathletes (two per gender) for the following events at the Games by finishing among the top seven nations in the ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Rankings.^[78]

Individual

Athlete	Event	Time						Rank
		Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total
Tayler Reid	Men's	17:45	0:37	56:40	0:27	31:25	1:46:54	18
Hayden Wilde		18:17	0:39	56:07	0:29	29:52	1:45:24
Ainsley Thorpe	Women's	19:15	0:43	Did not finish
Nicole van der Kaay		19:35	0:42	1:05:02	0:33	37:34	2:03:26	29

Relay

Athlete	Event	Time						Rank
		Swim (300 m)	Trans 1	Bike (7 km)	Trans 2	Run (2 km)	Total group
Tayler Reid	Mixed relay	3:56	0:36	9:49	0:28	5:49	20:38	—
Hayden Wilde		4:21	0:35	9:29	0:29	5:41	20:35
Ainsley Thorpe		3:51	0:41	10:33	0:31	7:06	22:42
Nicole van der Kaay		4:39	0:41	10:47	0:31	6:20	22:58
Total		—					1:26:53	12

New Zealand entered five weightlifters (two men and three women) into the Olympic competition. Laurel Hubbard, who made history as the first openly transgender weightlifter to compete at the Games, finished seventh of the eight entrants in the women's +87 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with Cameron McTaggart (men's 81 kg), David Liti (men's +109 kg), Megan Signal (women's 76 kg), and Kanah Andrews-Nahu (women's 87 kg) topping the field of weightlifters vying for qualification from Oceania based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.^[79][80] Megan Signal withdrew due to injury shortly before her competition began.^[81]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Cameron McTaggart	Men's −81 kg	140	12	175	11	315	11
David Liti	Men's +109 kg	178	9	236	3	414	5
Kanah Andrews-Nahu	Women's −87 kg	94	13	112	13	206	13
Laurel Hubbard	Women's +87 kg	125	DNF	—	—	—	DNF

New Zealand had last competed in archery at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The country qualified one male and one female archer at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, through Olivia Hodgson and Adam Kaluzny beating their Australian competitors.^[82] To gain nomination at the Olympics, athletes need to be put forward by Archery New Zealand (ANZ) to the New Zealand Olympic Committee, but the organisation argued that no New Zealand archers had met their criteria. Two female archers, Hodgson and Olivia Sloan, separately appealed to the Sports Tribunal to have ANZ's decision overturned. The tribunal, made up by chair Bruce Robertson, Robbie Hart and Pippa Hayward, upheld ANZ's decision in June 2021.^[83]

New Zealand qualified for a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by securing an outright berth as the next highest-ranked pair, not yet qualified, for Oceania at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time since Beijing 2008.^[84] Artistic Swimming NZ subsequently declined to take up the spot, and its place will be reassigned to another country by FINA (the International Swimming Federation).^[85]

Oceania qualified for one player in the Olympics and the seat was allocated to New Zealand. Indian-born Abhinav Manota was New Zealand's choice for the men's singles as the country's top-ranked badminton player.^[86] When the New Zealand Olympic Committee declined the position, the Oceania qualification could not be reassigned within the region, but the seat was instead allocated to the highest-ranked player who had not qualified yet: the Hungarian Gergely Krausz.^[87]

New Zealand qualified one modern pentathlete for the women's event, signifying the country's return to the sport after four decades. Rebecca Jamieson secured her selection as Oceania's top-ranked modern pentathlete at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming, China.^[88] Marina Carrier of Australia came in second and thus did not qualify.^[89]

In February 2020, New Zealand declined its quota spot. This retrospectively qualified Carrier for the Olympics instead.^[90]

• New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics