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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
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, 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 has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at
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Medal tables


Competitors

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


Athletics


Track and road


Field


Combined

;Men's decathlon ;Women's heptathlon


Badminton


Singles


Doubles


Teams


Boxing


Cycling


Road


Track

;Men's 1000 m sprint ;Men's 1 km time trial ;Men's 4000 m pursuit ;Men's 10 miles scratch race


Diving


Lawn bowls


Rowing


Shooting


Pistol


Rifle


Shotgun


Swimming


Synchronised swimming


Weightlifting


Wrestling


Officials


See also

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New Zealand Olympic Committee The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The ''New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association'') is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to re ...
* New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games *
New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Olympics New Zealand competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 130 competitors, 98 men and 32 women, took part in 76 events in 18 sports. The country recorded 11 medals, including eight golds, resulting in the nation ranking amon ...
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New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics New Zealand competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 83 competitors, 67 men and 16 women, took part in 58 events in 16 sports. In addition, New Zealand sent four women to compete in Taekwondo, which was one of the Olympic Games ...


References


External links


NZOC website on the 1986 games

Commonwealth Games Federation website
{{Associations at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
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