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New Zealand Summer Sports
New Zealand: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 23 summer games in 18 countries
Events: 258 distinct events in 30 sports
Participants: 1,112 (760 men and 352 women)
Youngest Participant: Rebecca Perrott (15 years, 29 days), 1976 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: William Swinnerton (56 years, 335 days), 1956 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Mark Todd (6 medals)
30 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archery | 1972 | 2004 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 2 | Athletics | 1920 | 2012 | 132 | 89 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 | Peter Snell (3 medals) |
| 3 | Badminton | 1992 | 2008 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| 4 | Basketball | 2000 | 2008 | 43 | 17 | 26 | |||||
| 5 | Beach Volleyball | 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Boxing | 1924 | 2012 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 athletes with 1 medal |
| 7 | Canoeing | 1972 | 2012 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald (5 medals) |
| 8 | Cycling | 1932 | 2012 | 110 | 86 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 athletes with 2 medals |
| 9 | Diving | 1976 | 1992 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 10 | Equestrianism | 1960 | 2012 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Mark Todd (6 medals) |
| 11 | Fencing | 1960 | 2004 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 12 | Football | 2008 | 2012 | 53 | 32 | 21 | |||||
| 13 | Gymnastics | 1964 | 2000 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 14 | Hockey | 1956 | 2012 | 181 | 109 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 14 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 15 | Judo | 1972 | 2012 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| 16 | Modern Pentathlon | 1980 | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1984 | 1988 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 18 | Rowing | 1920 | 2012 | 148 | 128 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 21 | Simon Dickie (3 medals) |
| 19 | Sailing | 1956 | 2012 | 96 | 77 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | Barbara Kendall (3 medals) |
| 20 | Shooting | 1968 | 2012 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ian Ballinger (1 medal) | ||
| 21 | Softball | 2000 | 2000 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 22 | Swimming | 1920 | 2012 | 101 | 50 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Danyon Loader (3 medals) |
| 23 | Synchronized Swimming | 1984 | 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 24 | Table Tennis | 1988 | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 25 | Taekwondo | 2004 | 2012 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 26 | Tennis | 1988 | 2012 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 27 | Triathlon | 2000 | 2012 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Bevan Docherty (2 medals) |
| 28 | Water Polo | 1900 | 1900 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Victor Lindberg (1 medal) | ||||
| 29 | Weightlifting | 1948 | 2012 | 16 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 30 | Wrestling | 1956 | 2000 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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