New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games explained

New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 224 competitors and 61 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Auckland, New Zealand, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was swimmer Anthony Mosse, and at the closing ceremony was cyclist Gary Anderson. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 58 medals, 17 of which were gold.

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Women's high jump
			Men's super heavyweight
			Men's individual pursuit
			Men's scratch race
			Men's team pursuit
			Men's team time trial
			Women's individual pursuit
			Men's road race
			Women's vault
			Women's rope
			Men's half lightweight
			Women's pairs
			Open 10 m running target pairs
			Open 50 m rifle prone
			Open 50 m rifle prone pairs
			Men's 200 m butterfly
			Women's 200 m backstroke
			Women's 10 km walk
			Men's decathlon
			Men's 1 km time trial
			Men's points race
			Men's road race
			Women's half middleweight
			Men's half middleweight
			Women's fours
			Women's singles
			Open centre-fire pistol pairs
			Open 50 m rifle prone
			Open free pistol pairs
			Men's 200 m backstroke
			Women's 100 m backstroke
			Men's hammer throw
			Men's javelin throw
			Women's 10,000 m
			Men's 1500 m
			Women's high jump
			Men's pole vault
			Men's light heavyweight
			Men's light middleweight
			Men's 1 km time trial
			Men's sprint
			Women's sprint
			Women's 3 m springboard
			Women's hoop
			Women's ribbon
			Women's all-around
			Women's ball
			Women's ribbon
			Women's heavyweight
			Men's heavyweight
			Men's pairs
			Men's fours
			Open 10 m running target
			Open skeet pairs
			Open 10 m air pistol pairs
			Men's 100 m backstroke
			Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
			Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

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Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
	6	3	3	12
	3	3	3	9
	2	2	3	7
	2	0	5	7
	1	2	2	5
	1	2	2	5
	1	2	6	9
	1	0	2	3
	0	0	1	1
Total	17	14	27	58

Medals by gender
Gender	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
Male	8	6	13	27
Female	6	5	11	22
Mixed / open	3	3	3	9
Total	17	14	27	58

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors who participated at the Games according to gender and sport.

width=150	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Athletics	49	36	85
Badminton	5	5	10
Boxing	8		8
Cycling	16	6	22
Diving	1	3	4
Gymnastics	4	7	11
Judo	5	6	11
Lawn bowls	7	7	14
Shooting	17	1	18
Swimming	19	13	32
Synchronised swimming		2	2
Weightlifting	7		7
Total	138	86	224

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Combined

Men's decathlon

Athlete	100 m	Long jump	Shot put	High jump	400 m	110 m hurdles	Discus throw	Pole vault	Javelin throw	1500 m	Overall points	Rank
Peter Henry	11.28	7.05 m	12.95 m	1.93 m	51.38	15.29	39.40 m	4.00 m	51.26 m	4:53.30	7071 pts	10
Terry Lomax	11.50	6.81 m	11.36 m	2.05 m	51.76	15.17	38.62 m	4.00 m	47.32 m	4:45.24	6955 pts	11
Simon Poelman	10.97	7.62 m	15.64 m	2.05 m	51.13	14:45	44.72 m	4.60 m	57.36 m	4:26.59	8207 pts

Sources: ^{[1] [2]}

Women's heptathlon

Athlete	100 m hurdles	Shot put	High jump	200 m	Long jump	Javelin throw	800 m	Overall points	Rank
Joanne Henry	14.53	11.04 m	1.76 m	25.10	6.20 m	37.40 m	2:12.64	5764 pts	5
Cassandra Kelly	13.99	10.86 m	1.67 m	25.29	5.71 m	24.88 m	2:17.45	5244 pts	9
Lyn Osmers	15.37	10.98 m	1.73 m	26.43	5.85 m	39.90 m	2:28.25	5222 pts	10

Sources: ^{[1] [3]}

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Cycling

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Brian Fowler	Men's road race	4:34:00.39
Sally Fraser	Women's road race	1:55:16.34	11
Madonna Harris	Women's road race	1:55:12.23	4
Stewart Imrie	Men's road race
Kathy Lynch	Women's road race	1:55:14.25	9
Sue Matthews	Women's road race	2:01:42.22	13
Graeme Miller	Men's road race	4:34:00.19
Ian Richards	Men's road race	4:36:23.41	16
Brian Fowler Graeme Miller Ian Richards Gavin Stevens	Men's team time trial	2:06:46.55

Sources: ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Track

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Nicky Cooney	Women's 1 m springboard	388.14	8
Women's 3 m springboard	457.29
Ginine Flynn	Women's 10 m platform	314.34	7
align=left rowspan=2	Tania Paterson	Women's 3 m springboard	369.06	11
Women's 10 m platform	329.16	6
align=left rowspan=2	Tony Young	Men's 1 m springboard	424.11	11
Men's 3 m springboard	389.31	13

Sources: ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Lawn bowls

See main article: Lawn bowls at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Synchronised swimming

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
align=left	Mandy Zukerman	align=left	Women's solo	157.030	4
align=left	Lizzie Burslem Mandy Zukerman	align=left	Women's duet	156.945	4

Sources: ^{[12] [13]}

See also

• New Zealand Olympic Committee
• New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
• New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Olympics

External links

• NZOC website on the 1990 games
• Commonwealth Games Federation website

Notes and References

1. News: Athletics . 29 January 1990 . . 22 . 3 September 2022.
2. News: Athletics day 6 . 30 January 1990 . . 17 . 3 September 2022.
3. News: All the results from Auckland . 29 January 1990 . . 38.
4. Web site: Cycling road road race – men Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
5. Web site: Cycling road team time trial – men Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
6. Web site: Cycling road road race – women Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
7. Web site: Diving 1m springboard – women Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
8. Web site: Diving 3m springboard – women Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
9. Web site: Diving 10m platform – women Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
10. Web site: Diving 1m springboard – men Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
11. Web site: Diving 3m springboard – men Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
12. Web site: Synchronized swimming solo – women Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.
13. Web site: Synchronized swimming duet – women Auckland 1990 . 2020 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 3 September 2022.