New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	97
Officials	60
Flag bearer	Barbara Kendall
Medals Rank: 26	Gold 3	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 6
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New Zealand competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 97 athletes and 60 officials.

Medalists

Gold

• Danyon Loader — Swimming, men's 200 metres freestyle

• Danyon Loader — Swimming, men's 400 metres freestyle

• Blyth Tait — Equestrian, three-day event individual competition (mixed)

Silver

• Sally Clark — Equestrian, three-day event individual competition (mixed)

• Barbara Kendall — Sailing, women's Mistral individual competition

Bronze

• Vicki Latta, Andrew Nicholson, Blyth Tait and Vaughn Jefferis — Equestrian, three-day event team competition (mixed)

Results by event

Archery

New Zealand sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Andrew Lindsay Round of 64 → 46th place (0-1)

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Martin Johns

• Qualification — 3:44.91 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Jonathan Wyatt

• Qualification — 13:52.56
• Semifinal — 13:47.81 (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Doug Pirini

• Final Result — 7961 points (→ 24th place)

Men's Marathon

• Sean Wade — 2:30.35 (→ 83rd place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Craig Barrett — 4:15:15 (→ 33rd place)

Women's 10,000 metres

• Nyla Carroll

• Qualification — 32:50.64 (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Beatrice Faumuina

• Qualification — 58.40m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Chantal Brunner

• Qualification — 6.62m
• Final — 6.49m (→ 10th place)

Women's Marathon

• Lorraine Moller — 2:42.21 (→ 46th place)

Boxing

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg):

• Garth da Silva

• First round — Beat Cathal O'Grady (Ireland) after referee stops contest in first round
• Second round — Lost to Seguei Dychkov (Belarus) on points 12-8

Cycling

Road Competition

Women's Individual Road Race

• Susannah Pryde

• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 31st place)

• Rebecca Bailey

• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 33rd place)

• Jacqueline Nelson

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Time Trial

• Jacqueline Nelson

• Final — 40:48 (→ 20th place)

• Rebecca Bailey

• Final — 41:45 (→ 22nd place)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

• Glenn McLeay

• Final — 6 points (→ 8th place)

Mountain Bike

Women's Cross Country

• Kathy Lynch

• Final — 1:57.40 (→ 8th place)

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Nicholas Tongue

• Heat — 23.73 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Trent Bray

• Heat — 51.18 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Danyon Loader

• Heat — 1:48.48
• Final — 1:47.63 (→ Gold Medal)

• Trent Bray

• Heat — 1:51.59 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Danyon Loader

• Heat — 3:51.54
• Final — 3:47.97 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Scott Cameron

• Heat — 15:56.60 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Jonathan Winter

• Heat — 56.92 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Paul Kent

• Heat — 1:02.76
• B-Final — 1:03.05 (→ 14th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Danyon Loader

• Heat — 55.39 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Danyon Loader

• Heat — 2:00.81 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• John Steel, Walter Tongue, Danyon Loader, and Trent Bray

• Heat — 3:21.65 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Trent Bray, Murray Burdan, Scott Cameron, and Danyon Loader

• Heat — 7:24.35 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Jonathan Winter, Paul Kent, Danyon Loader, and Trent Bray

• Heat — 3:45.80 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Alison Fitch

• Heat — 26.74 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Alison Fitch

• Heat — 57.71 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Dionne Bainbridge

• Heat — 2:02.69
• B-Final — 2:03.20 (→ 15th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Dionne Bainbridge

• Heat — 4:16.47
• B-Final — 4:16.79 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Lydia Lipscombe

• Heat — 1:03.61
• B-Final — 1:03.30 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Anna Simcic

• Heat — 2:13.74
• Final — 2:14.04 (→ 6th place)

• Lydia Lipscombe

• Heat — 2:19.54 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Anna Wilson

• Heat — 1:12.93 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Anna Wilson

• Heat — 2:19.97 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Anna Wilson

• Heat — 4:55.72 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Sarah Catherwood, Alison Fitch, Anna Wilson, and Dionne Bainbridge

• Heat — 8:14.98 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Lydia Lipscombe, Anna Wilson, Anna Simcic, and Alison Fitch

• Heat — 4:19.83 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition:

• Brett Steven

• First round — Lost to Arnaud Boetsch (France) in 2-6, 7-6, 2-6

Volleyball

Men's Beach Competition

• Glenn Hamilton and Reid Hamilton — 17th place overall

References

• (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997) (PDF). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-13. 
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-13. 
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