List of New Zealand sportspeople
The following is a list of New Zealand sportspeople.
- Tony Garea - Former WWWF/WWF professional wrestler
- Chris Amon - racing driver
- Anne Audain - runner
- Todd Blackadder - rugby player
- Sir Peter Blake - yachtsman
- Possum Bourne - rally driver
- Trent Bray - world champion swimmer
- Zinzan Brooke- rugby player
- Pero Cameron - basketball player
- Michael Campbell - golfer
- Hamish Carter - triathlete
- Sir Bob Charles - champion golfer
- Don Clarke - rugby player
- Christian Cullen - rugby player
- Russell Coutts - yachtsman, Olympic Champion
- Rod Dixon - runner
- Scott Dixon - racing driver
- Caroline Evers-Swindell, champion rower
- Georgina Evers-Swindell, champion rower
- Ian Ferguson - kayaker
- Sean Fitzpatrick - rugby player
- Bob Fitzsimmons - world boxing heavyweight champion (born in UK, raised in NZ)
- Tom Fyfe - mountaineer and mountain guide
- Sir Richard Hadlee - cricketer
- Murray Halberg - runner
- Sir Edmund Hillary - mountaineer
- Doug Howlett - rugby player
- Denny Hulme - world champion racing driver
- Ian Jones- rugby player
- Brian Lochore - rugby player
- Danyon Loader - double olympic champion swimmer
- Jonah Lomu - rugby player
- Jack Lovelock - runner
- Arthur Lydiard - running coach
- Justin Marshall - rugby player
- Simon Maling - rugby player
- Ivan Mauger - six time Motorcycle speedway world champion
- Sean Marks - basketball player
- Precious McKenzie - weightlifter (born in South Africa)
- Bruce McLaren - racing driver
- Colin Meads - rugby player
- Stan Meads - rugby player; younger brother of Colin
- Andrew Mehrtens - rugby player (born in South Africa)
- Lorraine Moller - runner, won Boston Marathon
- Dick Quax - runner
- Taine Randell - rugby player
- Melodie Robinson - rugby player Black Ferns, sports journalist, fmr Miss Canterbury
- Allison Roe - runner, won Boston and New York City Marathons 1981
- Joe Rokocoko - rugby player (born in Fiji)
- Wynton Rufer - soccer player, voted Oceania Player of the Century
- Peter Snell - runner, three times Olympic Champion
- Wayne Shelford - rugby player
- Carlos Spencer - rugby player
- Mark Todd - horseman
- Sarah Ulmer - cyclist
- Tana Umaga - rugby player
- Irene Van Dyk - netball player (born in South Africa)
- John Walker - runner
- Michael Walker - jockey
- Sarah Walker - BMX rider
- Steve Williams - caddy
- Adine Wilson - netball player(current captain)
- Jeff Wilson - rugby and cricket player
- Tony Wilding - tennis player
- Jonathan Winter - world champion swimmer