New Zealand at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 127 competitors and 45 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was sculler Stephanie Foster. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 38 medals, eight of which were gold.

New Zealand at the
1986 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Competitors127
Flag bearersOpening: Stephanie Foster
Closing:
Officials45
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
8
Silver
16
Bronze
14
Total
38
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Medal tables
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldJimmy PeauBoxingMen's heavyweight
 GoldIan DickisonLawn bowlsMen's singles
 GoldRobin Clarke
Stephanie Foster		RowingWomen's double scull
 GoldStephanie FosterRowingWomen's single scull
 GoldGreg YelavichShootingOpen air pistol
 GoldGreg YelavichShootingOpen free pistol
 GoldSylvia HumeSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke
 GoldAnthony MosseSwimmingMen's 200 m butterfly
 SilverAnne AudainAthleticsWomen's 10,000 m
 SilverLorraine MollerAthleticsWomen's marathon
 SilverGary AndersonCyclingMen's 1 km time trial
 SilverGary Anderson
Russell Clune
Stephen Swart
Andrew Whitford		CyclingMen's 4000 m team pursuit
 SilverBlair Cox
Greg Fraine
Paul Leitch
Graeme Miller		CyclingMen's 100 km team time trial
 SilverBrian FowlerCyclingMen's individual road race
 SilverNigel Atherfold
Andrew Bird
Bruce Holden
Greg Johnston
Chris White		RowingMen's coxed four
 SilverPhilippa Baker
Andrew Bird
Bruce Holden
Greg Johnston
Chris White		RowingWomen's lightweight single scull
 SilverNeil Gibson
Shane O'Brien
Andrew Stevenson
Don Symon		RowingMen's coxless four
 SilverBarrie Mabbott
Ian Wright		RowingMen's coxless pair
 SilverPaul KingsmanSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke
 SilverPaul KingsmanSwimmingMen's 200 m backstroke
 SilverAnthony MosseSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly
 SilverClayton ChelleyWeightliftingMen's bantamweight
 SilverRobert AlgieWrestlingMen's heavyweight
 SilverSteve ReinsfieldWrestlingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeGavin LovegroveAthleticsMen's javelin throw
 BronzeSimon PoelmanAthleticsMen's decathlon
 BronzeKerrin Harrison
Glenn Stewart		BadmintonMen's doubles
 BronzeJohnny WallaceBoxingMen's featherweight
 BronzeGary AndersonCyclingMen's 10 mile scratch race
 BronzeGary AndersonCyclingMen's 4000 m individual pursuit
 BronzeMike Burrell
Neil Gibson
Andy Hay
Barrie Mabbott
Shane O'Brien
Andrew Stevenson
Don Symon
Carl Vincent
Ian Wright		RowingMen's eight
 BronzeEric VerdonkRowingMen's single scull
 BronzeJohn Farrell
John Woolley		ShootingOpen skeet pairs
 BronzeRex Hamilton
Barry O'Neale		ShootingOpen centre-fire pistol pairs
 BronzeBarrie Wickins
Greg Yelavich		ShootingOpen air pistol pairs
 BronzeMike DavidsonSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle
 BronzeKatie SadleirSynchronised
swimming		Women's solo
 BronzeStephen BellWrestlingMen's featherweight
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Rowing 2 4 2 8
Swimming 2 3 1 6
Shooting 2 0 3 5
Boxing 1 0 1 2
Lawn bowls 1 0 0 1
Cycling 0 4 2 6
Athletics 0 2 2 4
Wrestling 0 2 1 3
Weightlifting 0 1 0 1
Badminton 0 0 1 1
Synchronised swimming 0 0 1 1
Total 8 16 14 38
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 3 13 10 26
Female 3 3 1 7
Mixed / open 2 0 3 5
Total 8 16 14 38

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 131225
Badminton 448
Boxing 5N/A5
Cycling 15N/A15
Diving 213
Lawn bowls 7714
Rowing 21223
Shooting 11011
Swimming 9413
Synchronised swimming N/A11
Weightlifting 4N/A4
Wrestling 5N/A5
Total9631127

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Shane Buckley Bantamweight  Evans (CAN)
L		 Did not advance
Johnny Wallace Featherweight Bye  Mkangala (MAW)
W		  Downey (CAN)
L		 Did not advance
Apelu Ioane Light welterweight Bye  Clencie (AUS)
L		 Did not advance
Raeli Raeli Light heavyweight N/A  Kosolofski (CAN)
L		 Did not advance
Jimmy Peau Heavyweight N/A Bye  D'Amico (CAN)
W		  Young (SCO)
W

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Points Rank
Nicky Cooney Women's 3 m springboard 469.62 5
Mark Graham Men's 3 m springboard 478.14 13
Raymond Vallance Men's 3 m springboard 528.21 9
Men's 10 m platform 449.37 11

Lawn bowls
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ross Anderson Men's 100 m butterfly 55.666 Q 55.937
Men's 200 m butterfly 2:03.016 Q 2:02.968
Men's 100 m freestyle 52.8312 Did not advance
Carmel Clark Women's 100 m backstroke 1:05.497 Q 1:05.347
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:19.364 Q 2:19.295
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:24.4311 Did not advance
Mike Davidson Men's 200 m freestyle 1:57.8913 Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle 3:58.966 Q 3:56.96
Men's 1500 m freestyle 15:55.237 Q 15:38.546
Grant Forbes Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:05.898 Q 1:06.348
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:24.8912 Did not advance
Brent Foster Men's 200 m freestyle 1:59.0716 Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:15.7514 Did not advance
Men's 200 m individual medley 2:14.2513 Did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:43.3311 Did not advance
Sylvia Hume Women's 100 m backstroke 1:05.023 Q 1:04.00
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:21.959 Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 1:01.8322 Did not advance
Gary Hurring Men's 100 m backstroke 58.9711 Did not advance
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:10.2014 Did not advance
Paul Kingsman Men's 100 m backstroke 57.762 Q 57.17
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:05.193 Q 2:02.90
Richard Lockhart Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:06.7413 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:25.5013 Did not advance
Fiona McLay Women's 100 m freestyle 59.6211 Did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:04.954 Q 2:04.014
Women's 400 m freestyle 4:32.5214 Did not advance
Anthony Mosse Men's 100 m butterfly 54.612 Q 54.31
Men's 200 m butterfly 2:00.262 Q 1:57.27 GR
Kirk Torrance Men's 100 m backstroke 58.819 Did not advance
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:06.638 Q 2:07.798
Men's 100 m butterfly 58.1015 Did not advance
Kerrylyne Torrance Women's 100 m backstroke 1:06.1610 Did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:21.457 Q 2:19.876
Women's 100 m butterfly 1:05.6412 Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 1:02.4424 Did not advance
Paul Kingsman
Anthony Mosse
Grant Forbes
Ross Anderson		 Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:54.843 Q 3:48.584
Carmel Clark
Fiona McLay
Kerrylyne Torrance
Sylvia Hume		 Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/A 4:02.435

Synchronised swimming
Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Points Rank
Katie Sadleir Women's solo 175.08

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Snatch Clean and jerk Total Rank
Clayton Chelley Bantamweight 95.0 kg 122.5 kg 217.5 kg
Michael Bernard Light heavyweight NVL DNF
Allister Nalder Middle heavyweight 147.5 kg NVL DNF
Kevin Blake Sub heavyweight 147.5 kg 175.0 kg 322.5 kg 5

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Group rounds Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Shane Stannett Flyweight  McAlary (AUS)
L		  Giordmania (MLT)
W		  Donohue (ENG)
L		 4
Steve Reinsfield Bantamweight  Farrugia (MLT)
W		  Nedley (SCO)
W		  Ostberg (CAN)
L
Stephen Bell Bantamweight  Bowman (NIR)
W		  Hughes (CAN)
L		  Beswick (ENG)
W
Zane Coleman Welterweight  Marsh (AUS)
L		  McNeil (SCO)
L		 Did not advance
Robert Algie Heavyweight  Kilpin (ENG)
W		  Robertson (SCO)
W		  Davis (CAN)
L

See also
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