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New Zealand in Athletics

1904 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Men Will Gunn DNS
1,500 metres, Men Will Gunn DNS
400 metres Hurdles, Men Will Gunn DNS

1920 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men George Davidson 3 h3 r2/4
200 metres, Men George Davidson 5
110 metres Hurdles, Men Harry Wilson 4

1924 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men Arthur Porritt 3 Bronze
200 metres, Men Arthur Porritt 6 h1 r3/4

1928 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men Arthur Porritt DNS
200 metres, Men Arthur Porritt DNS
110 metres Hurdles, Men Wilfred Kalaugher 4 h3 r1/3
Triple Jump, Men Wilfred Kalaugher 23 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Stan Lay 7 r1/2
100 metres, Women Norma Wilson 5 h3 r2/3

1932 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men Allan Elliot 5 h1 r3/4
200 metres, Men Allan Elliot 5 h2 r3/4
Stuart Black 5 h3 r2/4
400 metres, Men Stuart Black 4 h5 r1/4
800 metres, Men Cyril Evans 4 h1 r1/2
Jack Lovelock DNS
1,500 metres, Men Jack Lovelock 7
5,000 metres, Men Billy Savidan 4
10,000 metres, Men Billy Savidan 4
Marathon, Men Billy Savidan DNS
100 metres, Women Thelma Kench 6 h1 r2/3

1936 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Men Pat Boot 7 h1 r2/3
1,500 metres, Men Jack Lovelock 1 Gold
Pat Boot DNS
5,000 metres, Men Cecil Matthews 8 h3 r1/2
Jack Lovelock DNS
10,000 metres, Men Cecil Matthews DNS

1948 Summer Olympics
400 metres, Men Doug Harris DNS
800 metres, Men Doug Harris AC h2 r2/3
5,000 metres, Men Harry Nelson 6 h1 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Harry Nelson TNK
400 metres Hurdles, Men John Holland 6 h2 r2/3

1952 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Men Maurice Marshall 4 h1 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men George Hoskins 12 h1 r2/3
Maurice Marshall 7 h4 r1/3
5,000 metres, Men George Hoskins AC h3 r1/2
400 metres Hurdles, Men John Holland 3 Bronze
Long Jump, Women Yvette Williams 1 Gold
Shot Put, Women Yvette Williams 6
Discus Throw, Women Yvette Williams 10

1956 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men Morrie Rae 4 h2 r3/4
200 metres, Men Morrie Rae 6 h1 r3/4
1,500 metres, Men Neville Scott 7
Murray Halberg 11
Marathon, Men Albert Richards 17
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Norman Read 1 Gold
100 metres, Women Margaret Stuart 3 h6 r1/3
80 metres Hurdles, Women Margaret Stuart 6 h2 r2/3
High Jump, Women Jessie Donaghy 7
Long Jump, Women Beverly Weigel 7
Shot Put, Women Val Sloper-Young 5

1960 Summer Olympics
200 metres, Men Barry Robinson 5 h9 r1/4
400 metres, Men Barry Robinson 6 h4 r2/4
800 metres, Men Peter Snell 1 Gold
Donal Smith 4 h1 r2/4
5,000 metres, Men Murray Halberg 1 Gold
10,000 metres, Men Murray Halberg 5
Barry Magee 26
Marathon, Men Barry Magee 3 Bronze
Jeff Julian 18
Ray Puckett 51
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Norman Read 5
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Norman Read DNF
Long Jump, Men Stan Norris 32 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Stan Norris 36 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Les Mills 11
Discus Throw, Men Les Mills 28 r1/2
100 metres, Women Val Morgan 7 h1 r2/4
200 metres, Women Val Morgan 5 h3 r1/3
Long Jump, Women Beverly Weigel 10
Shot Put, Women Val Sloper-Young 4
Discus Throw, Women Val Sloper-Young 10
Jennifer Thompson 14 r1/2

1964 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Men Peter Snell 1 Gold
1,500 metres, Men Peter Snell 1 Gold
John Davies 3 Bronze
5,000 metres, Men Bill Baillie 6
Murray Halberg 4 h3 r1/2
Neville Scott 11 h4 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Murray Halberg 7
Barry Magee 23
Bill Baillie DNS
Marathon, Men Ray Puckett 27
Jeff Julian 29
Ivan Keats 42
Shot Put, Men Les Mills 7
Discus Throw, Men Les Mills 21 r1/2
100 metres, Women Doreen Porter 5 h4 r2/4
Avis McIntosh 6 h1 r2/4
200 metres, Women Doreen Porter 6 h2 r2/3
800 metres, Women Marise Chamberlain 3 Bronze
80 metres Hurdles, Women Avis McIntosh 5 h1 r2/3
Shot Put, Women Val Sloper-Young 4
Discus Throw, Women Val Sloper-Young 13

1968 Summer Olympics
5,000 metres, Men Rex Maddaford 10
10,000 metres, Men Rex Maddaford 12
Evan Maguire DNF
Marathon, Men Mike Ryan 3 Bronze
Dave McKenzie 37
400 metres Hurdles, Men Roger Johnson 7 h2 r2/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Peter Welsh 6 h3 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Les Mills 11
Discus Throw, Men Robin Tait 12
800 metres, Women Sylvia Potts 6 h2 r2/3

1972 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men Laurie D'Arcy 5 h9 r1/4
200 metres, Men Bevan Smith 4 h2 r2/4
1,500 metres, Men Rod Dixon 3 Bronze
Tony Polhill 9
5,000 metres, Men Dick Quax 9 h2 r1/2
Dick Tayler 10 h3 r1/2
Gavin Thorley 10 h5 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Gavin Thorley AC h3 r1/2
Marathon, Men Jack Foster 8
Dave McKenzie 22
Terry Manners 34
400 metres Hurdles, Men Roger Johnson 4 h5 r1/3
Shot Put, Men Les Mills 23 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Les Mills 14
Robin Tait 20 r1/2
100 metres, Women Brenda Matthews 8 h1 r2/4
400 metres, Women Penny Hunt 6 h3 r2/4
800 metres, Women Sue Haden 4 h5 r1/3
100 metres Hurdles, Women Brenda Matthews 5 h2 r1/3

1976 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Men John Walker 3 h2 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men John Walker 1 Gold
5,000 metres, Men Dick Quax 2 Silver
Rod Dixon 4
10,000 metres, Men Dick Quax 9 h3 r1/2
Marathon, Men Jack Foster 17
Kevin Ryan DNF
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Euan Robertson 6
Hammer Throw, Men Murray Cheater 16 r1/2
100 metres, Women Sue Jowett 8 h2 r2/4
200 metres, Women Sue Jowett 8 h1 r2/4
800 metres, Women Anne Garrett-Audain 7 h5 r1/3
1,500 metres, Women Dianne Zorn-Rodger 7 h2 r1/3
Anne Garrett-Audain 7 h4 r1/3

1984 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Men Peter Pearless 5 h3 r1/4
1,500 metres, Men Tony Rogers 9
Peter O'Donoghue 8 h2 r2/3
5,000 metres, Men John Walker 8
Marathon, Men Rod Dixon 10
Derek Froude 34
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Peter Renner 11
Long Jump, Men Steve Walsh AC r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Mike O'Rourke AC r1/2
3,000 metres, Women Dianne Zorn-Rodger 9
Marathon, Women Lorraine Moller 5
Mary O'Connor 27
Anne Garrett-Audain DNF
400 metres Hurdles, Women Lyn Grime 5 h2 r1/3

1988 Summer Olympics
Marathon, Men John Campbell 12
Decathlon, Men Simon Poelman 16
3,000 metres, Women Christine Pfitzinger 9 h1 r1/2
10,000 metres, Women Anne Garrett-Audain 11
Christine McMiken 10 h2 r1/2
Marathon, Women Lorraine Moller 33

1992 Summer Olympics
200 metres, Men Cameron Taylor 5 h2 r2/4
5,000 metres, Men Robbie Johnston 9 h1 r1/2
Marathon, Men Rex Wilson 16
Derek Froude 35
Pole Vault, Men Paul Gibbons AC r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Gavin Lovegrove 9
Decathlon, Men Simon Poelman DNF
10,000 metres, Women Lesley Morton 17 h2 r1/2
Marathon, Women Lorraine Moller 3 Bronze
Marguerite Buist DNF
10 kilometres Race Walk, Women Anne Judkins 9
Javelin Throw, Women Kirsten Smith 17 r1/2
Heptathlon, Women Joanne Henry DNF

1996 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men Gus Nketia 8 h1 r2/4
Chris Donaldson 6 h4 r1/4
200 metres, Men Mark Keddell 4 h10 r1/4
Matthew Coad 5 h8 r1/4
Chris Donaldson 6 h3 r1/4
1,500 metres, Men Martin Johns 11 h3 r1/3
5,000 metres, Men Jonathan Wyatt 10 h1 r2/3
10,000 metres, Men Robbie Johnston 12 h1 r1/2
Marathon, Men Sean Wade 83
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men New Zealand DNS
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Scott Nelson 31
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Craig Barrett 33
Javelin Throw, Men Gavin Lovegrove 23 r1/2
Decathlon, Men Doug Pirini 24
800 metres, Women Toni Hodgkinson 8
5,000 metres, Women Anne Hare 13
10,000 metres, Women Nyla Carroll 10 h1 r1/2
Marathon, Women Lorraine Moller 46
Long Jump, Women Chantal Brunner 9
Discus Throw, Women Beatrice Faumuina 23 r1/2

2000 Summer Olympics
10,000 metres, Men Michael Aish 17 h1 r1/2
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Craig Barrett 18
High Jump, Men Glenn Howard =27 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Ian Winchester 31 r1/2
800 metres, Women Toni Hodgkinson 6 h2 r2/3
1,500 metres, Women Toni Hodgkinson 9 h2 r1/3
Long Jump, Women Chantal Brunner 21 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Beatrice Faumuina 12
Hammer Throw, Women Tasha Williams 17 r1/2

2004 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Men Jason Stewart 5 h3 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men Nick Willis 6 h2 r2/3
5,000 metres, Men Michael Aish 17 h2 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men John Henwood DNF
Marathon, Men Jonathan Wyatt 21
Dale Warrander 33
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Craig Barrett 29
Javelin Throw, Men Stuart Farquhar 25 r1/2
5,000 metres, Women Kim Smith 11 h1 r1/2
Marathon, Women Liza Hunter-Galvan 51
Pole Vault, Women Melina Hamilton =24 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Valerie Adams-Vili 7
Discus Throw, Women Beatrice Faumuina 6

2008 Summer Olympics
200 metres, Men James Dolphin 6 h8 r1/4
800 metres, Men Nick Willis DNS
1,500 metres, Men Nick Willis 2 Silver
5,000 metres, Men Adrian Blincoe 7 h2 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Stuart Farquhar 20 r1/2
10,000 metres, Women Kim Smith 7
Marathon, Women Nina Rillstone 16
Liza Hunter-Galvan 35
Shot Put, Women Valerie Adams-Vili 1 Gold
Discus Throw, Women Beatrice Faumuina 27 r1/2
Heptathlon, Women Rebecca Wardell 21

2010 Summer Youth Olympics
100 metres, Boys Yarride Rosario 21
1,000 metres, Boys Brad Mathas 18
3,000 metres, Boys Mohamed Ali 17
110 metres Hurdles, Boys Joshua Hawkins 12
10,000 metres Race Walk, Boys Matthew Holcroft DNF
Shot Put, Boys Jacko Gill 2 Silver
200 metres, Girls Hazel Bowering-Scott 13
3,000 metres, Girls Anna-Lisa Uttley 12
2,000 metres Steeplechase, Girls Jenna Hansen 14
Hammer Throw, Girls Julia Ratcliffe 11

2012 Summer Olympics
1,500 metres, Men Nick Willis 9
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Quentin Rew 27
Javelin Throw, Men Stuart Farquhar 8
Decathlon, Men Brent Newdick 12
1,500 metres, Women Lucy Van Dalen-Oliver 9 h1 r2/3
Marathon, Women Kim Smith 14
Shot Put, Women Valerie Adams-Vili 1 Gold
Heptathlon, Women Sarah Cowley 24

2016 Summer Olympics
1,500 metres, Men Nick Willis 3 Bronze
Hamish Carson 8 h2 r1/3
Julian Matthews 9 h1 r1/3
10,000 metres, Men Zane Robertson 12
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Quentin Rew DQ
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Quentin Rew 12
Shot Put, Men Tom Walsh 3 Bronze
Jacko Gill 9
Javelin Throw, Men Stuart Farquhar 29 r1/2
800 metres, Women Angie Petty 4 h1 r1/3
1,500 metres, Women Nikki Hamblin 13 h2 r1/3
5,000 metres, Women Nikki Hamblin 17
Lucy Van Dalen-Oliver 14 h1 r1/2
20 kilometres Race Walk, Women Alana Barber 35
Pole Vault, Women Eliza McCartney 3 Bronze
Shot Put, Women Valerie Adams-Vili 2 Silver

2018 Summer Youth Olympics
200 metres, Boys Dominic Overend 11
2,000 metres Steeplechase, Boys Murdoch McIntyre 9
Discus Throw, Boys Connor Bell 1 Gold
3,000 metres, Girls Hannah O'Connor 8
Triple Jump, Girls Kayla Goodwin 9

2020 Summer Olympics
1,500 metres, Men Nick Willis 9 h1 r2/3
Sam Tanner 8 h2 r1/3
Marathon, Men Zane Robertson 35
Malcolm Hicks 63
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Quentin Rew 16
High Jump, Men Hamish Kerr 10
Shot Put, Men Tom Walsh 3 Bronze
Jacko Gill 9
5,000 metres, Women Camille Buscomb 14 h1 r1/2
10,000 metres, Women Camille Buscomb 19
Shot Put, Women Valerie Adams-Vili 3 Bronze
Maddi Wesche 6
Hammer Throw, Women Julia Ratcliffe 9
Lauren Bruce 23 r1/2