New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics


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New Zealand took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 182 competitors, making this its largest ever delegation to the Olympic Games.[1] It was also one of the most successful, equalling New Zealand's combined medal tally from the previous two Summer games.[2] On 16 August – dubbed "Super Saturday" by journalists – New Zealand had its greatest single day at any Olympics, winning 5 medals: two gold, one silver and two bronze.[3] New Zealand also gained its first Olympic track medal since 1976 when Nick Willis won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres, becoming the sixth New Zealander to win an Olympic medal in that event.[4] The success at the Olympics has boosted Athletics participation since then.[5]

New Zealand at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Beijing
Competitors182 in 17 sports
Flag bearers Mahé Drysdale (opening)
Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell (closing)
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Australasia (1908–1912)
The bronze medal winning New Zealand men's team pursuit cyclists on the podium
Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Georgina Evers-Swindell
Caroline Evers-Swindell		 Rowing Women's double sculls
  Gold Valerie Vili Athletics Women's shot put
  Gold Tom Ashley Sailing Men's sailboard
  Silver Hayden Roulston Cycling Men's individual pursuit
  Silver Nick Willis Athletics Men's 1500 m
  Bronze Mahé Drysdale Rowing Men's single sculls
  Bronze Nathan Twaddle
George Bridgewater		 Rowing Men's coxless pair
  Bronze Hayden Roulston
Jesse Sergent
Marc Ryan
Sam Bewley
 Cycling Men's team pursuit
  Bronze Bevan Docherty Triathlon Men's triathlon

New Zealand sent 182 representatives competing in 17 sports.[6] Seventeen-year-old footballer Merissa Smith (born 11 November 1990) was New Zealand's youngest competitor, while 52-year-old equestrian eventer Mark Todd (born 1 March 1956) was the oldest competitor.

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Adrian Blincoe 5000 m 13:55.27 7 — Did not advance
James Dolphin 200 m 20.98 6 Did not advance
Nick Willis 800 m DNS — Did not advance
1500 m 3:36.01 2 Q — 3:37.54 5 Q 3:34.16  
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Stuart Farquhar Javelin throw 76.14 20 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Liza Hunter-Galvan Marathon 2:34:51 35
Nina Rillstone 2:31:16 16
Kimberley Smith 10000 m 30:51.00 9
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Beatrice Faumuina Discus throw 57.15 28 Did not advance
Valerie Vili Shot put 19.73 1 Q 20.56  
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Rebecca Wardell Result 14.07 1.71 14.28 24.64 5.84 42.14 2:13.65 5989 22*
Points 968 867 813 920 801 708 912

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[7] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Wardell moved up a position.

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
John Moody Men's singles Bye   Chen J (CHN)
L 9–21, 11–21 		Did not advance
Craig Cooper
Renee Flavell 		Mixed doubles —   Lee H-j /
Lee Y-d (KOR)
L 12–21, 11–21 		Did not advance
Roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

New Zealand women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 Charmian Purcell 29 – January 7, 1979 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Christchurch Sirens  
G 5 Noni Wharemate 26 – January 17, 1982 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Christchurch Sirens  
G 6 Angela Marino 22 – February 3, 1986 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Adelaide Lightning  
G 7 Micaela Cocks 22 – May 2, 1986 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Oregon Ducks  
F 8 Natalie Taylor 25 – December 24, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Christchurch Sirens  
G 9 Suzie Bates 20 – September 16, 1987 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Christchurch Sirens  
F 10 Lisa Wallbutton 22 – January 14, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Christchurch Sirens  
G 11 Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe 28 – November 19, 1979 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Christchurch Sirens  
C 12 Jessica McCormack 18 – September 8, 1989 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Connecticut Huskies  
G 13 Clare Bodensteiner 23 – October 11, 1984 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Stanford Cardinal  
F 14 Jillian Harmon 21 – March 3, 1987 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Stanford Cardinal  
F 15 Aneka Kerr (C) 27 – March 1, 1981 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Christchurch Sirens  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 5 5 0 491 276 +215 10 Quarterfinals
2   China (H) 5 4 1 358 346 +12 9
3   Spain 5 3 2 357 324 +33 8
4   Czech Republic 5 2 3 346 356 −10 7
5   New Zealand 5 1 4 320 423 −103 6
6   Mali 5 0 5 255 402 −147 5

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Luuka Jones Women's K-1 162.35 20 110.01 16 272.36 21 Did not advance
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ben Fouhy Men's K-1 1000 m 3:33.037 3 QS 3:33.542 2 Q 3:29.193 4
Steven Ferguson Men's K-1 500 m 1:37.538 4 QS 1:42.238 1 Q 1:38.512 8
Steven Ferguson
Mike Walker 		Men's K-2 1000 m 3:19.167 4 QS 3:23.511 2 Q 3:15.329 5
Erin Taylor Women's K-1 500 m 1:52.517 6 QS 1:54.300 5 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Athlete Event Time Rank
Glen Chadwick Men's road race 6:39:42 91
Julian Dean 6:34:06 54
Timothy Gudsell Did not finish
Catherine Cheatley Women's road race 3:41:08 53
Jo Kiesanowski 3:33:17 28
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank
Hayden Roulston Men's individual pursuit 4:18.997 2 Q   Phinney (USA)
4:19:232 		2 Q   Wiggins (GBR)
4:19:611 		 
Alison Shanks Women's individual pursuit 3:34.312 4 Q   Hammer (USA)
3:32.478 		4 Q   Kalytovska (UKR)
3:34.156 		4
Sam Bewley
Westley Gough
Hayden Roulston
Marc Ryan
Jesse Sergent 		Men's team pursuit 3:59.277 2 Q   Spain (ESP)
3:57.536 		3 Q   Australia (AUS)
3:57.776 		 
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Greg Henderson Men's points race 13 0 10
Catherine Cheatley Women's points race 0 0 17
Greg Henderson
Hayden Roulston 		Men's madison 5 −1 10
Athlete Event Time Rank
Kashi Leuchs Men's cross-country 2:06:30 24
Rosara Joseph Women's cross-country 1:51:07 9
Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Marc Willers Men's BMX 36.519 17 9 2 Q 23 8 Did not advance
Sarah Walker Women's BMX 37.187 4 — 6 2 Q 38.805 4
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Joe Meyer Snip Individual 43.90 19 21.20 65.10 19 25.00 90.10 28 Q 12.00 102.10 24 102.10 24
Andrew Nicholson Lord Killinghurst 44.60 21 Eliminated Did not advance
Caroline Powell Lenamore 48.00 26 21.20 69.20 26 4.00 73.20 19 Q 0.00 73.20 14 73.20 14
Mark Todd Gandalf 49.40 # 30 27.20 76.60 29 1.00 77.60 21 Q 0.00 77.60 17 77.60 17
Heelan Tompkins Sugoi 55.60 # 49 75.20 130.80 # 56 8.00 138.80 # =48 Did not advance 138.80 50
Joe Meyer
Andrew Nicholson
Caroline Powell
Mark Todd
Heelan Tompkins 		See above Team 136.50 6 94.40 230.90 6 10.00 240.90 5 — 240.90 5

# – Indicates that points do not count in team total

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Bruce Goodin Yamato Individual 14 66 12 26 54 Did not advance 26 54
Katie McVean Forest 72 77 45 117 71 Did not advance 117 71
Kirk Webby Sitah 4 30 8 12 30 Q 12 24 33 Q 24 34 Did not advance 24 34
Sharn Wordley Rockville 47 75 25 72 70 Did not advance 72 70
Bruce Goodin
Katie McVean
Kirk Webby
Sharn Wordley 		See above Team — 45 14 Did not advance 45 13
Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head Coach: Shane McLeod

  2. David Kosoof
  4. Simon Child
  5. Blair Hopping
  6. Dean Couzins
  7. Casey Henwood
  8. Ryan Archibald (c)
  10. Bradley Shaw
  12. Paul Woolford (GK)
  14. Kyle Pontifex (GK)
  15. Phil Burrows
  16. Hayden Shaw
  17. James Nation
  19. Gareth Brooks
  20. Shea McAleese
  22. Benjamin Collier
  23. Steve Edwards

Reserve:

  2. Richard Petherick
  4. Nick Wilson
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 5 4 0 1 9 5 +4 12 Semi-finals
2   Germany 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11
3   South Korea 5 2 1 2 13 11 +2 7 Fifth place game
4   New Zealand 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 7 Seventh place game
5   Belgium 5 1 1 3 9 13 −4 4 Ninth place game
6   China (H) 5 0 1 4 7 16 −9 1 Eleventh place game

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

11 August 2008
18:00

South Korea   1–3   New Zealand
Lee Nam-yong   12' Report H. Shaw   43', 57', 64'

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)

13 August 2008
20:30

New Zealand   0–1   Spain
Report Freixa   70'

Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)

15 August 2008
18:00

Belgium   2–4   New Zealand
Dekeyser   43'
Gucassoff   69' 		Report Child   19', 20'
Brooks   30'
McAleese   60'

Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

17 August 2008
18:30

New Zealand   2–2   China
Child   34'
McAleese   54' 		Report Song Yi   3', 17'

Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)

19 August 2008
10:30

Germany   3–1   New Zealand
T. Weß   5'
Witthaus   9'
Keller   55' 		Report H. Shaw   46'

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)

Classification match for 7th/8th place

21 August 2008
11:00

New Zealand   4–2   Pakistan
Child   26'
H. Shaw   39', 53'
Brooks   43' 		Report Bilgrami   46'
Butt   56'

Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Team roster

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head Coach: Kevin Towns

  1. Kayla Sharland
  2. Emily Naylor
  3. Krystal Forgesson
  4. Kate Saunders
  6. Jaimee Claxton
  8. Lizzy Igasan (c)
  9. Stacey Carr
  11. Jo Galletly
  13. Kim Noakes
  14. Beth Jurgeleit (GK)
  16. Caryn Paewai
  18. Niniwa Roberts
  19. Gemma Flynn
  20. Tara Drysdale
  21. Sheree Horvath
  23. Anita Wawatai (GK)

Reserve:

  2. Charlotte Harrison
  3. Jasmine McQuinn
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Germany 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4 12 Advanced to semifinals
  Argentina 5 3 2 0 13 7 +6 11
  Great Britain 5 2 2 1 7 9 −2 8
  United States 5 1 3 1 9 8 +1 6
  Japan 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
  New Zealand 5 0 0 5 6 13 −7 0

10 August 2008
08:30

Japan   2–1   New Zealand
Morimoto   12'
Tsukui   17' 		Report Claxton   25'

Umpires:
Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

12 August 2008
21:00

Germany   2–1   New Zealand
Scholz   59'
Kühn   69' 		Report Forgesson   31'

Umpires:
Anne McRae (GBR)
Soledad Iparruguirre (ARG)

14 August 2008
21:00

New Zealand   1–2   Great Britain
Flynn   28' Report Danson   31'
Cullen   50'

Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

16 August 2008
08:30

New Zealand   1–4   United States
Galletly   37' Report Smith   1', 42'
Loy   12'
Bashore   47'

Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Anne McRae (GBR)

18 August 2008
20:30

Argentina   3–2   New Zealand
Rebecchi   15'
García   43'
Hernández   46' 		Report Roberts   33'
Igasan   61'

Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Classification match for 11th/12th place

22 August 2008
08:30

South Africa   4–1   New Zealand
Marescia   14'
Wilson   34'
Vida Ryan   51'
Brown   59' 		Report Flynn   17'

Umpires:
Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

Roster

The following is the New Zealand squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Stu Jacobs

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3   China (H) 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
4   New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Roster

Head coach:   John Herdman

New Zealand named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[12][13]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Qualified for the quarterfinals
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3   Japan 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4   New Zealand 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mahé Drysdale Single sculls 7:28.80 1 QF — 6:50.18 1 SA/B 7:05.57 3 FA 7:01.56  
George Bridgewater
Nathan Twaddle 		Pair 6:41.65 1 SA/B Bye — 6:36.05 2 FA 6:44.19  
Nathan Cohen
Rob Waddell 		Double sculls 6:24.32 1 SA/B Bye — 6:24.16 3 FA 6:30.79 4
Peter Taylor
Storm Uru 		Lightweight double sculls 6:16.78 1 SA/B Bye — 6:30.53 4 FB 6:27.14 7
Hamish Bond
James Dallinger
Carl Meyer
Eric Murray 		Four 6:00.73 2 SA/B Bye — 5:57.31 4 FB 6:06.30 7
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Emma Twigg Single sculls 7:45.12 1 QF — 7:34.24 3 SA/B 7:38.09 4 FB 7:51.63 9
Nicky Coles
Juliette Haigh 		Pair 7:31.45 2 R 7:32.64 1 FA — 7:28.80 5
Caroline Evers-Swindell
Georgina Evers-Swindell 		Double sculls 7:03.92 1 FA Bye — 7:07.32  

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

New Zealand qualified 1 boat for each of the following events. Although Aaron McIntosh and Mark Kennedy qualified for the Tornado class, they did not compete at these Games.[14]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Tom Ashley RS:X 4 7 7 1 5 5 3 6 8 32 6 52  
Andrew Murdoch Laser 2 5 40 20 24 5 5 17 1 CAN 2 81 5
Peter Burling
Carl Evans 		470 7 10 14 12 BFD 10 22 12 1 7 EL 95 11
Hamish Pepper
Carl Williams 		Star 4 9 2 11 1 12 11 13 5 11 14 80 9
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Barbara Kendall RS:X 12 7 12 4 2 4 3 6 13 21 12 75 6
Jo Aleh Laser Radial 22 4 2 2 2 14 14 14 20 CAN 18 90 7
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Dan Slater Finn 21 19 18 4 9 7 13 6 CAN CAN EL 76 12

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Robert Eastham 50 m rifle prone 594 14 Did not advance
Graeme Ede Trap 114 20 Did not advance
Double trap 113 18 Did not advance
Yang Wang 10 m air pistol 571 39 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Nadine Stanton Trap 63 10 Did not advance
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Moss Burmester 100 m butterfly 52.67 32 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:55.80 10 Q 1:55.26 7 Q 1:54.35 4
Dean Kent 200 m individual medley 2:01.12 21 Did not advance
Glenn Snyders 100 m breaststroke 1:00.98 20 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:11.19 16 Q 2:12.07 16 Did not advance
Corney Swanepoel 100 m butterfly 51.78 NR 9 Q 52.01 12 Did not advance
William Benson
Orinoco Faamausili-Banse
Cameron Gibson
Mark Herring 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:15.41 11 — Did not advance
Daniel Bell
Cameron Gibson
Glenn Snyders
Corney Swanepoel 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.09 6 Q — 3:33.39 5
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elizabeth Coster 100 m backstroke 1:00.66 15 Q 1:01.45 16 Did not advance
Melissa Ingram 100 m backstroke 1:01.24 20 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:09.34 8 Q 2:09.70 11 Did not advance
Helen Norfolk 200 m individual medley 2:13.50 18 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:44.22 24 — Did not advance
Lauren Boyle
Natasha Hind
Helen Norfolk
Hayley Palmer 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay DSQ — Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

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Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Lisa Daniels
Nina Daniels 		Duet 40.750 23 40.417 81.167 23 Did not advance
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Logan Campbell Men's −68 kg   Sung Y-C (TPE)
L 0–4 		Did not advance
Matthew Beach Men's +80 kg   Liu Xb (CHN)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Robin Cheong Women's −57 kg   Bah (CIV)
W 1–0 		  Lim S-J (KOR)
L 1–4 		Did not advance   Su L-W (TPE)
L 0–1 		Did not advance
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Marina Erakovic Women's singles   Morita (JPN)
L 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 		Did not advance
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Bevan Docherty Men's 18:45 0:28 1:17:42 0:26 30:57 1:49:05.59  
Kris Gemmell 19:06 0:25 1:17:40 0:27 35:42 1:53:49.47 39
Shane Reed 18:00 0:28 1:17:47 0:27 34:34 1:52:48.16 34
Andrea Hewitt Women's 19:54 0:29 1:24:38 0:29 35:38 2:00:45.99 8
Debbie Tanner 19:57 0:29 1:24:43 0:29 35:54 2:01:06.92 10
Samantha Warriner 19:58 0:30 1:24:43 0:35 36:55 2:02:13.60 16
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Mark Spooner Men's −69 kg 123 26 158 19 281 21
Richie Patterson Men's −77 kg 130 25 170 18 300 21
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