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. It was also one of the most successful, equalling New Zealand's combined medal tally from the previous two Summer games. 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. 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. The success at the Olympics has boosted Athletics participation since then.

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)

Medallists

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

Delegation

New Zealand sent 182 representatives competing in 17 sports. 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.

Athletics

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 N/a Did not advance
James Dolphin 200 m 20.98 6 Did not advance
Nick Willis 800 m DNS N/a Did not advance
1500 m 3:36.01 2 Q N/a 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 Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. 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

Badminton

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 N/a  Lee H-j /
Lee Y-d (KOR)
L 12–21, 11–21 		Did not advance

Basketball

Women's tournament

Roster

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

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 – (1979-01-07)January 7, 1979 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Christchurch Sirens
G 5 Noni Wharemate 26 – (1982-01-17)January 17, 1982 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Christchurch Sirens
G 6 Angela Marino 22 – (1986-02-03)February 3, 1986 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Adelaide Lightning
G 7 Micaela Cocks 22 – (1986-05-02)May 2, 1986 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Oregon Ducks
F 8 Natalie Taylor 25 – (1982-12-24)December 24, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Christchurch Sirens
G 9 Suzie Bates 20 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Christchurch Sirens
F 10 Lisa Wallbutton 22 – (1986-01-14)January 14, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Christchurch Sirens
G 11 Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe 28 – (1979-11-19)November 19, 1979 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Christchurch Sirens
C 12 Jessica McCormack 18 – (1989-09-08)September 8, 1989 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Connecticut Huskies
G 13 Clare Bodensteiner 23 – (1984-10-11)October 11, 1984 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Stanford Cardinal
F 14 Jillian Harmon 21 – (1987-03-03)March 3, 1987 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Stanford Cardinal
F 15 Aneka Kerr (C) 27 – (1981-03-01)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
      • v
      • t
      • e
      		 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
      9 August 2008
      11:15
      Report
      Mali  72–76  New Zealand
      Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 15–24, 21–18, 18–16
      Pts: Maïga 18
      Rebs: Coulibaly 12
      Asts: Maïga 3      		 Pts: Marino 19
      Rebs: Harmon 8
      Asts: Marino 4
      Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
      Attendance: 11,083
      Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN)
      11 August 2008
      09:00
      Report
      New Zealand  62–85  Spain
      Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 20–22, 20–20, 15–25
      Pts: Harmon 22
      Rebs: Wallbutton 6
      Asts: Harmon 3      		 Pts: Sanchez 19
      Rebs: Montañana 7
      Asts: Aguilar, Sánchez, Torrens 2
      Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
      Attendance: 11,083
      Referees: Abreu Muhimua (MOZ)
      13 August 2008
      16:45
      Report
      China  80–63  New Zealand
      Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 24–13, 15–17, 15–15
      Pts: Chen 26
      Rebs: Chen 17
      Asts: Miao 6      		 Pts: Harmon, Marino 14
      Rebs: Harmon 8
      Asts: Bates 4
      Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
      Attendance: 11,083
      Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
      15 August 2008
      09:00
      Report
      Czech Republic  90–59  New Zealand
      Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 18–19, 21–7, 25–21
      Pts: Machová 23
      Rebs: Vesela 10
      Asts: Vesela 5      		 Pts: Marino 22
      Rebs: Wallbutton 10
      Asts: Bates 5
      Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
      Attendance: 11,083
      Referees: Chantal Julien (FRA)
      17 August 2008
      22:15
      Report
      New Zealand  60–96  United States
      Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 6–27, 18–25, 18–21
      Pts: Marino 17
      Rebs: Harmon 7
      Asts: Marino 17      		 Pts: Thompson 15
      Rebs: Leslie, Fowles 6
      Asts: Taurasi 5
      Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
      Attendance: 11,083
      Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

      Canoeing

      Slalom

      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

      Sprint

      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

      Cycling

      Road

      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

      Track

      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
      3:57.536       		3 Q  Australia
      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

      Mountain biking

      Athlete Event Time Rank
      Kashi Leuchs Men's cross-country 2:06:30 24
      Rosara Joseph Women's cross-country 1:51:07 9

      BMX

      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 N/a 6 2 Q 38.805 4

      Equestrian

      Eventing

      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 N/a 240.90 5

      # – Indicates that points do not count in team total

      Show jumping

      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 N/a 45 14 Did not advance 45 13

      Field hockey

      Men's tournament

      Team roster

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

      Head Coach: Shane McLeod

      1. Blair Hopping
      2. Dean Couzins
      3. Casey Henwood
      4. Ryan Archibald (c)
      5. Phil Burrows
      6. Hayden Shaw
      7. James Nation
      8. Shea McAleese
      9. Steve Edwards

      Reserve:

      Group play
      Pos Team
      • v
      • t
      • e
      		 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:
      (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)

      Women's tournament

      Team roster

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

      Head Coach: Kevin Towns

      1. Kayla Sharland
      2. Emily Naylor
      3. Krystal Forgesson
      4. Kate Saunders
      5. Stacey Carr
      6. Beth Jurgeleit (GK)
      7. Gemma Flynn
      8. Tara Drysdale
      9. Sheree Horvath

      Reserve:

      1. Jasmine McQuinn
      Group play
      Team
      • v
      • t
      • e
      		 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
      Source:
      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)

      Football

      Men's tournament

      Roster

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

      Head coach: Stu Jacobs

      No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
      1 1GK Jacob Spoonley (1987-03-03)3 March 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Wellington Phoenix
      2 2DF Aaron Scott (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 Waikato FC
      3 2DF Ian Hogg (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 (aged 18) 0 0 Hawke's Bay United
      4 3MF Cole Peverley (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 20) 0 0 Hawke's Bay United
      5 2DF Ryan Nelsen* (c) (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 30) 32 6 Blackburn Rovers
      6 2DF Michael Boxall (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 19) 0 0 UC Santa Barbara
      7 3MF Simon Elliott* (1974-06-10)10 June 1974 (aged 34) 48 6 Fulham
      8 4FW Craig Henderson (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Dartmouth College
      9 4FW Daniel Ellensohn (1985-08-09)9 August 1985 (aged 22) 1 0 Team Wellington
      10 4FW Chris Killen* (1981-10-08)8 October 1981 (aged 26) 21 8 Celtic
      11 3MF Jeremy Brockie (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 20) 7 0 Hawke's Bay United
      12 2DF Steven Old (1986-02-17)17 February 1986 (aged 22) 14 1 Macarthur Rams
      13 3MF Shaun van Rooyen (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Waikato FC
      14 2DF Cole Tinkler (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 Team Wellington
      15 4FW Greg Draper (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 18) 0 0 Wellington Phoenix
      16 2DF Sam Jenkins (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Hawke's Bay United
      17 4FW Sam Messam (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 Hawke's Bay United
      18 1GK Liam Little (1986-07-27)27 July 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 Otago United

      * Over-aged player.

      Group play
      Pos Team
      • v
      • t
      • e
      		 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
      Source: [citation needed]
      (H) Hosts
      China 1–1 New Zealand
      Dong Fangzhuo 88' Report Brockie 53'
      Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
      Attendance: 41,407
      Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
      New Zealand 0–5 Brazil
      Report Anderson 3'
      Pato 33'
      Ronaldinho 55', 61' (pen.)
      Sóbis 90+3'
      Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang
      Attendance: 44,951
      Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
      New Zealand 0–1 Belgium
      Report Haroun 35'
      Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
      Attendance: 45,202
      Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

      Women's tournament

      Roster

      Head coach: John Herdman

      New Zealand named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.

      No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
      1 1GK Jenny Bindon (1973-02-25)25 February 1973 (aged 35) 23 0 Waitakere City
      2 2DF Ria Percival (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 18) 24 2 FC Indiana
      3 2DF Anna Green (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 17) 8 1 Three Kings United
      4 3MF Katie Hoyle (1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 20) 12 0 Lynn-Avon United
      5 2DF Abby Erceg (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 18) 24 2 Western Springs
      6 2DF Rebecca Smith (1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 27) 17 2 Sunnanå SK
      7 4FW Ali Riley (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 20) 19 0 Stanford Cardinal
      8 3MF Hayley Moorwood (captain) (1984-02-13)13 February 1984 (aged 24) 32 3 Lynn-Avon United
      9 4FW Amber Hearn (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 23) 9 1 Lynn-Avon United
      10 3MF Emily McColl (1985-11-01)1 November 1985 (aged 22) 17 0 Coastal Carolina University
      11 3MF Kirsty Yallop (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 21) 16 5 Lynn-Avon United
      12 4FW Merissa Smith (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 17) 15 1 Three Kings United
      13 4FW Rebecca Tegg (1985-12-18)18 December 1985 (aged 22) 5 0 Eastern Suburbs
      14 2DF Kristy Hill (1979-07-01)1 July 1979 (aged 29) 2 0 Three Kings United
      15 4FW Emma Kete (1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 20) 11 2 Lynn-Avon United
      16 4FW Renee Leota (1990-05-16)16 May 1990 (aged 18) 10 1 Miramar Rangers
      17 2DF Marlies Oostdam (1977-07-29)29 July 1977 (aged 31) 24 0 Eastern Suburbs
      18 1GK Rachel Howard (1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 30) 14 0 TSV Crailsheim
      Group play
      Pos Team
      • v
      • t
      • e
      		 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
      Source: [citation needed]
      Japan 2–2 New Zealand
      Miyama 72' (pen.)
      Sawa 86'      		 Report Yallop 37'
      Hearn 56' (pen.)
      Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
      Attendance: 10,270
      Referee: Deidre Mitchell (South Africa)
      New Zealand 0–1 Norway
      Report Wiik 8'
      Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
      Attendance: 7,285
      Referee: Estela Alvarez (Argentina)
      United States 4–0 New Zealand
      O'Reilly 1'
      Rodriguez 43'
      Tarpley 56'
      Hucles 60'      		 Report
      Attendance: 12,453
      Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

      Rowing

      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 N/a 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 N/a 6:36.05 2 FA 6:44.19
      Nathan Cohen
      Rob Waddell       		Double sculls 6:24.32 1 SA/B Bye N/a 6:24.16 3 FA 6:30.79 4
      Peter Taylor
      Storm Uru       		Lightweight double sculls 6:16.78 1 SA/B Bye N/a 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 N/a 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 N/a 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 N/a 7:28.80 5
      Caroline Evers-Swindell
      Georgina Evers-Swindell             		Double sculls 7:03.92 1 FA Bye N/a 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

      Sailing

      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.

      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

      Shooting

      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

      Swimming

      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 N/a Did not advance
      Daniel Bell
      Cameron Gibson
      Glenn Snyders
      Corney Swanepoel       		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.09 6 Q N/a 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 N/a Did not advance
      Lauren Boyle
      Natasha Hind
      Helen Norfolk
      Hayley Palmer       		4 × 200 m freestyle relay DSQ N/a Did not advance

      Synchronized swimming

      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

      Taekwondo

      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

      Tennis

      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

      Triathlon

      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

      Weightlifting

      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

      Officials

      • Chef de Mission: Dave Currie

      See also

      • New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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