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was represented by 151 athletes and 100 officials at these

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Medalists

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Archery

Athletics

Track and road

Field

Basketball

Men's

*Preliminary round :*Lost to France (50–76) :*Lost to China (60–75) :*Lost to Italy (66–78) :*Lost to United States (56–102) :*Lost to Lithuania (75–85) *Classification match :*11th-12th place: Defeated Angola (70–60) → 11th place *Team roster :*

Pero Cameron Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 5 June 1974) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player. A FIBA Hall of Fame member, he captained the New Zealand Tall Blacks from 2000 to 2010, helping lead New Zealand to the semifinal of the 200 ...

Mark Dickel Mark Robert Dickel (born 21 December 1976) is a New Zealand-Australian former professional basketball player and coach. Early years Dickel attended Logan Park High School in Dunedin, New Zealand. In 1993, he joined the Otago Nuggets of the New ...

:* Paul Henare :* Robert Hickey :*

Phill Jones Phillip Charles George Jones (born 25 January 1974) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. He played in Finland, Italy and Australia, but is best known for his 22 seasons with the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand National Bask ...

Ralph Lattimore Ralph John Lattimore (born 23 June 1967) is a New Zealand basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Career Latimore began his career with the Canterbury Rams, later representing the Nelson Giants ...

Sean Marks Sean Andrew Marks (born 23 August 1975) is a New Zealand-American basketball executive and former player and coach who is the general manager and alternate owner of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the firs ...

Kirk Penney Kirk Samuel Penney (born 23 November 1980) is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers between 1999 and 2003, where he was twice named first-team all-conference and an al ...

:* Peter Pokai :*

Tony Rampton Tony Rampton (born 30 May 1976) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. Early life and college Rampton was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand, and attended New Plymouth Boys' High School. Rampton left New Zealand as a rising 1 ...

:* Brad Riley :*

Nenad Vučinić Nenad Vučinić ( sr-cyr, Ненад Вучинић; born 7 April 1965) is a Serbian-New Zealand basketball coach and former player. He once served as the interim head coach for Philippines men's national basketball team, with Chot Reyes replaci ...

Women's

*Preliminary round :*Lost to Poland (52–72) :*Lost to Korea (62–101) :*Lost to Cuba (55–74) :*Lost to United States (42–93) :*Lost to Russia (54–92) *Classification match :*11th-12th place: Defeated Senegal (72–69) → 11th place *Team roster :* Tania Brunton :* Belinda Colling :* Megan Compain :*

Rebecca Cotton Rebecca Christina Cotton (born 23 August 1974 in Nelson) is a basketball player for New Zealand. She competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics for the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games The ...

:* Kirstin Daly :* Gina Farmer :*

Sally Farmer Sally Farmer (born 20 May 1976) is a New Zealand former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), offi ...

:* Dianne L'Ami :*

Donna Loffhagen Donna Wilkins (née Loffhagen) (born 29 April 1978 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand representative in netball and basketball. She married Southland farmer Mike Wilkins on 17 March 2007. Wilkins returned to the Southern Steel for th ...

Julie Ofsoski Julie Ofsoski (born 4 April 1973) is a former basketball player from New Zealand who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. References

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Leone Patterson Leone Patterson (born 11 December 1962) is a New Zealand former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadig ...

:* Leanne Walker

Boxing

Cycling

Mountain bike

Road

;Men ;Women

Track

;Time trial ;Sprint ;Keirin ;Points race ;Pursuit

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Jumping

Field hockey

Women's team competition

*Preliminary round (Pool B) :*

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– Germany 1–1 :*

– China 0–2 :*

– The Netherlands 3–4 :*

– South Africa 1–0 *Medal pool :*

– Australia 0–3 :*

– Spain 2–2 :*

– Argentina 1–7 (→ Sixth Place) *Team roster :*

Anne-Marie Irving Anne-Marie Irving (born 16 February 1977 in Christchurch) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed with ''The Black Sticks'' at the 2 ...

(gk) :* Helen Clarke (gk) :* Sandy Bennett :* Diana Weavers :* Rachel Petrie :*

Jenny Duck Jennifer Susan Duck (born 31 July 1968 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in sixth position with the women's national team, nicknamed ''Black Sticks'', at the Field hockey at the 2000 Summer ...

Caryn Paewai Caryn Erena Paewai (born 27 August 1975) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in sixth position with the Women's National Team, nicknamed ''Black Sticks'', at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Two years lat ...

:* Skippy Hamahona :*

Anna Lawrence Anna Josephine Lawrence (born 9 March 1972 in Howick, Auckland) is a former field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Lawrence was educated at Diocesan School f ...

Suzie Muirhead Suzie Ngaire Muirhead (née Pearce; born 10 April 1975) is a field hockey defender who was a member of the New Zealand team which finished sixth at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed with ''The Black Sticks'' at the 1998 and t ...

:* Tina Bell-Kake :*

Moira Senior Moira Anita Senior (born 22 July 1976 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a field hockey striker from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She competed at the Commonwealth games either side o ...

Kylie Foy Kylie Anne Foy (born 30 December 1971, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former field hockey striker from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Foy also competed with ''The Black Sticks'' at t ...

Kate Trolove Katherine Jill Trolove (born 4 August 1967 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eight position with the National Women's Field Hockey Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She w ...

:* Michelle Turner :*

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Gymnastics

Artistic

David Phillips and Laura Robertson represented New Zealand in the sport of artistic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ;Women

Judo

;Men ;Women

Rowing

New Zealand qualified three boats for the 2000 Summer Olympics: men's single sculls, men's coxless four, and women's single sculls. ;Men ;Women Qualification legend: FA=Final A (medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B

Sailing

;Men ;Women ;Open ;;Fleet racing ;;Mixed racing

Shooting

New Zealand was represented in

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with five men and two women. ;Men ;Women

Softball

Women's team competition

*Preliminary round robin :*Lost to Australia (2:3) :*Defeated Canada (3:2) :*Lost to PR China (0:10) :*Defeated Cuba (6:2) :*Lost to Italy (0:1) :*Lost to United States (0:2) :*Lost to Japan (1:2) *Semifinals :* Did not advance → Sixth place *Team roster :* Zavana Aranga :* Jaye Bailey :*

Kim Dermott Kim Dermott is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Dermott made her Football Ferns début in a 0–3 loss to United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly kno ...

:* Rhonda Hira :* Melanie Hulme :* Lisa Kersten :* Ruta Lealamanu :* Cindy Potae :* Char Pouaka :* Kiri Shaw :*

Jackie Smith Jackie Larue Smith (born February 23, 1940) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Northwestern Louisiana State College (Northwestern ...

:* Fiona Timu :* Helen Townsend :* Melisa Upu :*

Gina Weber Gina Louise Weber (born 14 February 1963) is a New Zealand softball player. A pitcher, she competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the New Zealand team placed sixth in the women's softball tournament. In the 2001 New Year Hon ...

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Triathlon

New Zealand's heavily touted triathletes were unable to perform up to expectations in the inaugural Olympic triathlon. In particular,

Hamish Carter Hamish Clive Carter (born 28 April 1971 in Auckland) is a New Zealand triathlete. He won the gold medal in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, his second Olympic games. Carter also competed on the International Triathlon Union World Cup c ...

, who had been considered likely to win the event, placed twenty-sixth.

Weightlifting

References

*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. . *International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 12 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
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