New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was represented by 249 athletes competing in over 19 disciplines, with 119 officials. This was the largest team that New Zealand had ever sent to a Commonwealth Games.

New Zealand has competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six teams to have done so. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

New Zealand did not perform nearly as well as expected, recording their worst performance since 1982. They had been expected to return with forty or fifty medals, but won only 31, finishing ninth.

The flag bearer for the opening ceremony was Hamish Carter — the reigning Olympic triathlon champion. At the closing ceremony Greg Yelavich who had competed since the 1986 Games and won the most Commonwealth Games medals (11) of any New Zealander was flagbearer.

[edit] Medals

				Total
New Zealand	6	12	13	31

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[edit] Gold

Valerie Vili, Women's Shot Put

Nick Willis, Men's 1500 m

Leana de Bruin, Belinda Colling, Vilimaina Davu, Temepara George, Laura Langman, Jessica Tuki, Anna Rowberry, Anna Scarlett, Maria Tutaia, Irene Van Dyk, Casey Williams & Adine Wilson, Women's Netball

Rugby Sevens:

Sosene Anesi, Josh Blackie, Tamati Ellison, Nigel Hunt, Tafai Ioasa, Cory Jane, Tanerau Latimer, Liam Messam, Lote Raikabula, Amasio Valence, Alando Soakai & Onosai Tololima-Auva'a, Men's Rugby Sevens

Graeme Ede, Men's Trap

Moss Burmester, Men's 200 m Butterfly

[edit] Silver

Tony Sargisson, Men's 50 km Walk

Sara Runesten-Petersen & Daniel Shirley, Mixed Doubles

Basketball:

Ed Book, Dillon Boucher, Pero Cameron, Casey Frank, Paul Henare, Mike Homik, Troy McLean, Aaron Olson, Tony Rampton, Lindsay Tait, Mika Vukona & Paora Winitana, Men's Basketball

Micaela Cocks, Rebecca Cotton, Aneka Kerr, Donna Loffhagen, Angela Marino, Jessica McCormack, Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe, Lisa Pardon, Charmian Purcell, Jody Tini, Lisa Wallbutton & Nonila Wharemate, Women's Basketball

Rosara Joseph, Women's Cross Country

Hayden Roulston, Men's Points Race

Juliet Etherington, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone

Gregory Yelavich, Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol

Shelley Kitchen & Tamsyn Leevey, Women's Doubles

Dean Kent, Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Bevan Docherty, Men's Individual

Samantha Warriner, Women's Individual

[edit] Bronze

Angela McKee, Women's High Jump

Gordon McCauley, Men's Time Trial

Hayden Godfrey, Tim Gudsell, Peter Latham, & Marc Ryan, Men's Team Pursuit

Lawn Bowls:

Jan Khan & Marina Khan, Women's Pairs

Juliet Etherington & Kathryn Mead, Women's 50 m Prone Rifle Pair

Shelley Kitchen, Women's Singles

Moss Burmester, Men's 100 m Butterfly

Cameron Gibson, Men's 200 m Backstroke

Hannah McLean, Women's 200 m Backstroke

Lauren Boyle, Alison Fitch, Melissa Ingram & Helen Norfolk, Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

Synchronised Swimming:

Lisa Daniels & Nina Daniels, Synchronised Swimming Duets

Andrea Hewitt, Women's Individual

Weightlifting:

Keisha-Dean Soffe, Women's +75 kg

[edit] New Zealand's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

[edit] Aquatics

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Synchronized Swimming

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Badminton

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Men's Team Competition

[edit] Women's Team Competition

[edit] Boxing

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Mountain Biking

[edit] Road Cycling

Tamara Boyd
Toni Bradshaw
Melissa Holt
Logan Hutchings
Michelle Hyland
Gordon McCauley
Glen Mitchell
Robin Reid
Hayden Roulston
Alison Shanks
Sarah Ulmer
Susie Wood
Lauren Byrne(Withdrew from choking incident)

[edit] Track Cycling

[edit] Hockey

[edit] Men's Team

Head Coach: Kevin Towns

[edit] Women's Team

Head Coach: Ian Rutledge

[edit] Gymnastics

[edit] Lawn Bowls

Head Coach: Peter Belliss

[edit] Netball

[edit] Rugby Sevens

[edit] Shooting

[edit] Squash

[edit] Table Tennis

[edit] Triathlon

[edit] Weightlifting

[edit] Note

* – athletes with known injuries at time of selection who are required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.

[edit] Gallery

2006 team pin
2006 athletics team pin

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Commonwealth Games Associations at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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