New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was represented by 249 athletes competing in over 19 disciplines, with 119 officials. This was the largest team that New Zealand had ever sent to a Commonwealth Games.

New Zealand has competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six teams to have done so. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

New Zealand did not perform nearly as well as expected, recording their worst performance since 1982. They had been expected to return with forty or fifty medals, but won only 31, finishing ninth.

The flag bearer for the opening ceremony was Hamish Carter — the reigning Olympic triathlon champion. At the closing ceremony Greg Yelavich who had competed since the 1986 Games and won the most Commonwealth Games medals (11) of any New Zealander was flagbearer.

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Medals

   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
New Zealand New Zealand 6 12 13 31

Gold

Athletics:

Gold medal icon.svg Valerie Vili, Women's Shot Put
Gold medal icon.svg Nick Willis, Men's 1500 m

Netball:

Gold medal icon.svg Leana de Bruin, Belinda Colling, Vilimaina Davu, Temepara George, Laura Langman, Jessica Tuki, Anna Rowberry, Anna Scarlett, Maria Tutaia, Irene Van Dyk, Casey Williams & Adine Wilson, Women's Netball

Rugby Sevens:

Gold medal icon.svg Sosene Anesi, Josh Blackie, Tamati Ellison, Nigel Hunt, Tafai Ioasa, Cory Jane, Tanerau Latimer, Liam Messam, Lote Raikabula, Amasio Valence, Alando Soakai & Onosai Tololima-Auva'a, Men's Rugby Sevens

Shooting:

Gold medal icon.svg Graeme Ede, Men's Trap

Swimming:

Gold medal icon.svg Moss Burmester, Men's 200 m Butterfly

Silver

Athletics:

Silver medal icon.svg Tony Sargisson, Men's 50 km Walk

Badminton:

Silver medal icon.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen & Daniel Shirley, Mixed Doubles

Basketball:

Silver medal icon.svg Ed Book, Dillon Boucher, Pero Cameron, Casey Frank, Paul Henare, Mike Homik, Troy McLean, Aaron Olson, Tony Rampton, Lindsay Tait, Mika Vukona & Paora Winitana, Men's Basketball
Silver medal icon.svg Micaela Cocks, Rebecca Cotton, Aneka Kerr, Donna Loffhagen, Angela Marino, Jessica McCormack, Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe, Lisa Pardon, Charmian Purcell, Jody Tini, Lisa Wallbutton & Nonila Wharemate, Women's Basketball

Cycling:

Silver medal icon.svg Rosara Joseph, Women's Cross Country
Silver medal icon.svg Hayden Roulston, Men's Points Race

Shooting:

Silver medal icon.svg Juliet Etherington, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone
Silver medal icon.svg Gregory Yelavich, Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol

Squash:

Silver medal icon.svg Shelley Kitchen & Tamsyn Leevey, Women's Doubles

Swimming:

Silver medal icon.svg Dean Kent, Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Triathlon:

Silver medal icon.svg Bevan Docherty, Men's Individual
Silver medal icon.svg Samantha Warriner, Women's Individual

Bronze

Athletics:

Bronze medal icon.svg Angela McKee, Women's High Jump

Cycling:

Bronze medal icon.svg Gordon McCauley, Men's Time Trial
Bronze medal icon.svg Hayden Godfrey, Tim Gudsell, Peter Latham, & Marc Ryan, Men's Team Pursuit

Lawn Bowls:

Bronze medal icon.svg Jan Khan & Marina Khan, Women's Pairs

Shooting:

Bronze medal icon.svg Juliet Etherington & Kathryn Mead, Women's 50 m Prone Rifle Pair

Squash:

Bronze medal icon.svg Shelley Kitchen, Women's Singles

Swimming:

Bronze medal icon.svg Moss Burmester, Men's 100 m Butterfly
Bronze medal icon.svg Cameron Gibson, Men's 200 m Backstroke
Bronze medal icon.svg Hannah McLean, Women's 200 m Backstroke
Bronze medal icon.svg Lauren Boyle, Alison Fitch, Melissa Ingram & Helen Norfolk, Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

Synchronised Swimming:

Bronze medal icon.svg Lisa Daniels & Nina Daniels, Synchronised Swimming Duets

Triathlon:

Bronze medal icon.svg Andrea Hewitt, Women's Individual

Weightlifting:

Bronze medal icon.svg Keisha-Dean Soffe, Women's +75 kg

New Zealand's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

Aquatics

Swimming

Synchronized Swimming

Athletics

Badminton

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Women's Team Competition

Boxing

  • Kahukura Bentson
  • Joseph Blackbourn
  • Carl Commons
  • Jamie Garder
  • Soulan Pownceby
  • Gregory Weenink

Cycling

Mountain Biking

Road Cycling

Track Cycling

Hockey

Men's Team

Head Coach: Kevin Towns

Women's Team

Head Coach: Ian Rutledge

Gymnastics

  • Belinda Castles
  • Teegan Metcalfe
  • Olivia Jobsis
  • Hayden Power

Lawn Bowls

  • Rowan Brassey
  • Gary Lawson
  • Russell Meyer
  • Richard Girvan
  • Justin Goodwin
  • Jamie Hill
  • Jo Edwards
  • Jan Khan
  • Marina Khan
  • Serena Mathews
  • Sharon Sims
  • Val Smith

Head Coach: Peter Belliss

Netball

Rugby Sevens

Shooting

Squash

Table Tennis

  • Brad Chen
  • Andrew Hubbard
  • Jenny Hung
  • Peter Jackson
  • Shane Laugeson
  • Karen Li
  • Sophie Shu
  • Annie Yang

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Note

* – athletes with known injuries at time of selection who are required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.

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