New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympic Games
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors	134 (92 men, 42 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Mark Todd
Medals Rank: 28	Gold 1	Silver 4	Bronze 5	Total 10
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New Zealand competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 134 athletes and 70 officials. 134 competitors, 92 men and 42 women, took part in 87 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Barbara Kendall — Sailing, Women's Windglider Individual Competition

Silver

• Danyon Loader — Swimming, Men's 200 metres butterfly
• Vicki Latta, Andrew Nicholson, and Blyth Tait — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition (mixed)
• Leslie Egnot and Jan Shearer — Sailing, Women's 470 Team Competition
• Don Cowie and Rod Davis — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition

Bronze

• Lorraine Moller — Athletics, Women's Marathon
• David Tua — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
• Gary Anderson — Cycling, Men's 4,000m Individual Pursuit
• Blyth Tait — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition (mixed)
• Craig Monk — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

New Zealand sent one archer to Barcelona. She did not advance to the elimination rounds.

Women's individual competition:

• Faye Johnstone — Ranking round, 37th place (0-0)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 5.000 metres

• Robbie Johnston

• Heat — 13:57.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Rex Wilson — 2:15.51 (→ 16th place)
• Derek Froude — 2:19.37 (→ 35th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Gavin Lovegrove

• Qualification — 81.04 m
• Final — 77.08 m (→ 9th place)

Women's 10,000 metres

• Lesley Morton

• Heat — 33:51.06 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Anne Judkins

• Final — 45:28 (→ 9th place)

Women's Marathon

• Lorraine Moller — 2:33.59 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Marguerite Buist — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Kirsten Smith

• Qualification — 59.34 m (→ 17th place)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Light-Welterweight (– 64 kg):

• Trevor Shailer

• First round — Lost to Laszlo Szücs (Hungary) on points 7-0

Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg):

• Sililo Figota

• First round — Lost to Markus Beyer (Germany) on points 16-2

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg):

• David Tua

• First round — Bye
• Second round — Beat José Ortega Chumilla (Spain) after referee stopped contest in 2nd round
• Third round — Beat Vojtech Ruckschloss (Czechoslovakia) after referee stopped contest in 3rd round
• Semi Final — Lost to David Izonritei (Nigeria) on points 12-7

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Women's Individual Road Race

• Joann Burke

• Final — 2:05:03 (→ 30th place)

• Rosalind Reekie

• Final — 2:23:52 (→ 49th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Women's 10m Platform

• Tania Paterson

• Preliminary Round — 254.04 points (→ 24th place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

One male fencer represented New Zealand in 1992.

Men's épée

• Gavin McLean

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Pool B)

• New Zealand – Spain 0-3
• New Zealand – Pakistan 0-1
• New Zealand – The Netherlands 3-4
• New Zealand – Malaysia 2-3
• New Zealand – Unified Team 2-1

• Classification Matches

• 5th-8th place: New Zealand – Great Britain 2-3
• 7th-8th place: New Zealand – India 2-3 → 8th place

• Team Roster

• ( 1.) Peter Daji (captain)
• ( 2.) Brett Leaver
• ( 3.) David Grundy
• ( 4.) Scott Hobson
• ( 5.) Grant McLeod
• ( 6.) Peter Miskimmin
• ( 7.) Paresh Patel
• ( 8.) David Penfold
• ( 9.) John Radovonich
• (10.) Craig Russ
• (11.) Gregory Russ
• (12.) Umesh Parag
• (13.) Jamie Smith
• (14.) Anthony Thornton
• (15.) Scott Anderson (gk)
• (16.) Ian Woodley (gk)

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Pool B)

• New Zealand – South Korea 0-6
• New Zealand – The Netherlands 0-2
• New Zealand – Great Britain 2-3

• Classification Matches

• 5th-8th place: New Zealand – Australia 1-5
• 7th-8th place: New Zealand – Canada 0-2 → 8th place

• Team Roster

• ( 1.) Elaine Jensen (gk)
• ( 2.) Helen Shearer (gk)
• ( 3.) Mary Clinton (captain)
• ( 4.) Tina Bell-Kake
• ( 5.) Christine Arthur
• ( 6.) Shane Collins
• ( 7.) Sapphire Cooper
• ( 8.) Kylie Foy
• ( 9.) Sue Duggan
• (10.) Susan Furmage
• (11.) Trudy Kilkolly
• (12.) Anna Lawrence
• (13.) Kieren O'Grady
• (14.) Mandy Smith
• (15.) Robyn Toomey
• (16.) Kate Trolove

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Bruce Kendall

• Final Ranking — 105.7 points (→ 4th place)

Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Barbara Kendall

• Final Ranking — 47.8 points (→ Gold Medal)

Women's 470 Class

• Leslie Egnot and Jan Shearer

• Final Ranking — 36.7 points (→ Silver Medal)

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Nicholas Sanders

• Heat – 23.79 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

• Mark Weldon

• Heat – 23.87 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• John Steel

• Heat – 50.59
• B-Final – 50.69 (→ 13th place)

• Nicholas Sanders

• Heat – 51.77 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• John Steel

• Heat – 1:50.56
• B-Final – 1:51.12 (→ 16th place)

• Trent Bray

• Heat – 1:52.49 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Danyon Loader

• Heat – 3:50.05
• Final – 3:49.97 (→ 8th place)

• Richard Tapper

• Heat – 3:59.71 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Simon Percy

• Heat – 57.96 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Simon Percy

• Heat – 2:05.53 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Nicholas Sanders

• Heat – 55.44 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

• Guy Callaghan

• Heat – 55.49 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Danyon Loader

• Heat – 1:58.15
• Final – 1:57.93 (→ Silver Medal)

• Guy Callaghan

• Heat – 2:02.12 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Simon Percy

• Heat – 2:06.76 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• John Steel, Nicholas Sanders, Trent Bray, and Mark Weldon

• Heat – 3:23.09 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Trent Bray, Richard Tapper, John Steel, and Danyon Loader

• Heat – 7:26.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Toni Jeffs

• Heat – 26.90 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Toni Jeffs

• Heat – 58.80 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Philippa Langrell

• Heat – 4:14.00
• B-Final – 4:12.96 (→ 9th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Philippa Langrell

• Heat – 8:38.43
• Final – 8:35.57 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Anna Simcic

• Heat – 1:03.12
• B-Final – 1:03.30 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Anna Simcic

• Heat – 2:12.99
• Final – 2:11.99 (→ 5th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Philippa Langrell

• Heat – 4:53.62 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics