New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the
1990 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Auckland, New Zealand
Competitors224 in 12 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Anthony Mosse
Flag bearer (closing)Gary Anderson
Officials61
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
17
Silver
14
Bronze
27
Total
58
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 224 competitors and 61 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Auckland, New Zealand, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was swimmer Anthony Mosse, and at the closing ceremony was cyclist Gary Anderson. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 58 medals, 17 of which were gold.

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

Medal tables

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 49 36 85
Badminton 5 5 10
Boxing 8 N/a 8
Cycling 16 6 22
Diving 1 3 4
Gymnastics 4 7 11
Judo 5 6 11
Lawn bowls 7 7 14
Shooting 17 1 18
Swimming 19 13 32
Synchronised swimming N/a 2 2
Weightlifting 7 N/a 7
Total 138 86 224

Athletics

Track and road

Field

Combined

Men's decathlon
Athlete 100 m Long jump Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 m Overall points Rank
Peter Henry 11.28 7.05 m 12.95 m 1.93 m 51.38 15.29 39.40 m 4.00 m 51.26 m 4:53.30 7071 pts 10
Terry Lomax 11.50 6.81 m 11.36 m 2.05 m 51.76 15.17 38.62 m 4.00 m 47.32 m 4:45.24 6955 pts 11
Simon Poelman 10.97 7.62 m 15.64 m 2.05 m 51.13 14:45 44.72 m 4.60 m 57.36 m 4:26.59 8207 pts

Sources: [1][2]

Women's heptathlon
Athlete 100 m hurdles Shot put High jump 200 m Long jump Javelin throw 800 m Overall points Rank
Joanne Henry 14.53 11.04 m 1.76 m 25.10 6.20 m 37.40 m 2:12.64 5764 pts 5
Cassandra Kelly 13.99 10.86 m 1.67 m 25.29 5.71 m 24.88 m 2:17.45 5244 pts 9
Lyn Osmers 15.37 10.98 m 1.73 m 26.43 5.85 m 39.90 m 2:28.25 5222 pts 10

Sources: [1][3]

Badminton

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Danny Masterson Bantamweight N/a  Bie (CAN)
L
Did not advance
Dave Wickenden Lightweight N/a  Nyakana (UGA)
L
Did not advance
Nuka Wood Light welterweight  Smyth (WAL)
L
Did not advance
Danny Morris Welterweight Bye  Ankamah (GHA)
L
Did not advance
Andy Creery Light middleweight N/a  Dewang (IND)
W
 Penniston (TRI)
W
 Downey (CAN)
L
Did not advance
Michael Bell Middleweight N/a  Makalamba (MAW)
W
 Edwards (ENG)
L
Did not advance
Nigel Anderson Light heavyweight N/a  Caulfield (SCO)
W
 Wright (ENG)
W
 Brown (CAN)
L
Did not advance
Michael Kenny Super heavyweight N/a Bye  McCormack (WAL)
W
 Linklater (CAN)
W
 Al-Hassan (GHA)
W

Cycling

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Brian Fowler Men's road race 4:34:00.39
Sally Fraser Women's road race 1:55:16.34 11
Madonna Harris Women's road race 1:55:12.23 4
Stewart Imrie Men's road race DNF
Kathy Lynch Women's road race 1:55:14.25 9
Sue Matthews Women's road race 2:01:42.22 13
Graeme Miller Men's road race 4:34:00.19
Ian Richards Men's road race 4:36:23.41 16
Brian Fowler
Graeme Miller
Ian Richards
Gavin Stevens
Men's team time trial 2:06:46.55

Sources: [4][5][6]

Track

Diving

Athlete Event Points Rank
Nicky Cooney Women's 1 m springboard 388.14 8
Women's 3 m springboard 457.29
Ginine Flynn Women's 10 m platform 314.34 7
Tania Paterson Women's 3 m springboard 369.06 11
Women's 10 m platform 329.16 6
Tony Young Men's 1 m springboard 424.11 11
Men's 3 m springboard 389.31 13

Sources: [7][8][9][10][11]

Gymnastics

Judo

Lawn bowls

Shooting

Swimming

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ross Anderson Men's 100 m butterfly 55.77 6 Q 55.58 7
Men's 200 m butterfly 2:01.93 5 Q 2:01.83 7
Men's 200 m freestyle 1:52.82 9 Did not advance
Danielle Bates Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:14.37 10 Did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:41.04 11 Did not advance
Tim Bowen Men's 200 m backstroke 2:08.76 12 Did not advance
Michelle Burke Women's 100 m butterfly 1:05.43 14 Did not advance
Women's 50 m freestyle 27.12 11 Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 58.90 23 Did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:05.97 11 Did not advance
Peter Doig Men's 100 m backstroke 2:06.35 7 Q 2:08.33 8
Grant Forbes Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:05.89 12 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:23.53 11 Did not advance
Craig Ford Men's 400 m individual medley 4:33.02 13 Did not advance
Brent Foster Men's 200 m individual medley 2:10.66 15 Did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:36.31 17 Did not advance
Sharon Hanley Women's 200 m butterfly 2:19.61 10 Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 59.02 24 Did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:08.06 14 Did not advance
Toni Jeffs Women's 50 m freestyle 26.78 7 Q 26.68 8
Women's 100 m freestyle 58.39 7 Q 57.82 5
Paul Kingsman Men's 100 m backstroke 56.98 2 Q 57.07
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:03.06 1 Q 2:01.86
Phillippa Langrell Women's 200 m butterfly 2:19.39 9 Did not advance
Women's 400 m freestyle 4:18.83 5 Q 4:15.64 4
Women's 800 m freestyle 8:47.90 4 Q 8:37.80 4
Danyon Loader Men's 400 m freestyle 4:05.90 14 Did not advance
Men's 1500 m freestyle 15:50.01 12 Did not advance
Richard Lockhart Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:05.05 10 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:23.46 10 Did not advance
Meg Luff Women's 50 m freestyle 27.97 17 Did not advance
Bryce Milsom Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:07.44 14 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:28.93 14 Did not advance
Anthony Mosse Men's 100 m butterfly 55.13 4 Q 54.60 4
Men's 200 m butterfly 2:00.62 1 Q 1:57.33
John Munro Men's 200 m butterfly 2:04.51 11 Did not advance
Men's 200 m individual medley 2:07.39 12 Did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:27.29 3 Q 4:25.49 6
Sharon Musson Women's 100 m backstroke 1:05.60 8 Q 1:05.26 8
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:18.96 7 Q 2:19.09 8
Simon Percy Men's 100 m backstroke 58.39 7 Q 57.89 5
Byron Reid Men's 100 m freestyle 52.64 13 Did not advance
Linda Robinson Women's 400 m freestyle 4:20.56 5 Q 4:18.69 5
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:23.09 9 Did not advance
Women's 400 m individual medley 4:55.02 7 Q 4:52.66 7
Monique Rodahl Women's 100 m backstroke 1:06.18 10 Did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:21.42 12 Did not advance
Women's 100 m butterfly 1:04.73 11 Did not advance
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:23.49 11 Did not advance
Fiona Ross Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:16.05 14 Did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:41.08 12 Did not advance
Michaela Ross Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:15.14 11 Did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:38.02 8 Q 2:38.05 8
Women's 400 m individual medley 4:57.39 8 Q 4:57.03 8
Nick Sanders Men's 50 m freestyle 23.58 6 Q 23.41 6
Men's 200 m individual medley 2:07.33 10 Did not advance
Anna Simcic Women's 100 m backstroke 1:03.89 2 Q 1:02.55
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:15.88 1 Q 2:12.32
Women's 100 m butterfly 1:04.08 9 Did not advance
John Steel Men's 100 m butterfly 55.94 8 Q 55.42 6
Men's 50 m freestyle 24.15 13 Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 51.68 6 Q 51.17 5
Men's 200 m freestyle 1:52.61 8 Q 1:53.20 8
Richard Tapper Men's 200 m freestyle 1:53.16 11 Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle 3:58.12 8 Q 4:01.11 8
Kirk Torrance Men's 100 m backstroke 59.38 16 Did not advance
Mark Weldon Men's 50 m freestyle 24.23 15 Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 52.46 12 Did not advance
Nichola West Women's 200 m butterfly 2:18.00 8 Q 2:17.93 8
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:22.60 8 Q 2:22.73 8
Women's 400 m individual medley 4:58.58 10 Did not advance
Byron Reid
John Steel
Mark Weldon
Nick Sanders
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/a 3:25.55 4
Richard Tapper
John Steel
Anthony Mosse
Ross Anderson
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/a 7:30.10
Anthony Mosse
John Steel
Paul Kingsman
Richard Lockhart
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay N/a 3:45.30 4
Toni Jeffs
Michelle Burke
Meg Luff
Sharon Hanley
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/a 3:52.70 4
Linda Robinson
Michelle Burke
Phillippa Langrell
Sharon Hanley
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/a 8:22.60
Anna Simcic
Danielle Bates
Monique Rodahl
Toni Jeffs
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay N/a 4:20.35 4

Synchronised swimming

Athlete Event Points Rank
Mandy Zukerman Women's solo 157.030 4
Lizzie Burslem
Mandy Zukerman
Women's duet 156.945 4

Sources: [12][13]

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Snatch Clean and jerk Total Rank
Phillip Chappell Bantamweight 122.5 kg 92.5 kg 215.0 kg 6
Shane Judson Bantamweight 112.5 kg 90.0 kg 202.5 kg 7
Thomas McIntyre Lightweight 145.0 kg 112.5 kg 257.5 kg 8
Lester Keene Lightweight 135.0 kg 112.5 kg 247.5 kg 9
Michael Foo Chong Light heavyweight 160.0 kg 122.5 kg 282.5 8
Allister Nalder Light heavyweight 167.5 kg 140.0 kg 307.5 kg 6
Kevin Blake Middle heavyweight 175.0 kg 140.0 kg 315.0 kg 5

Officials

  • Team manager – Graeme McCabe[14]
  • Deputy team manager – Tony Popplewell[14]
  • Assistant team manager – Merle Jonson[14]
  • Administration – Cathryn Kerr, Catherine McLauchlan, Graeme Steel[14]
  • Director of medical services – Richard Edmond[14]
  • Team doctors – Tony Edwards, Chris Milne, Wayne Morris[14]
  • Chief physiotherapist – Ian Sim[14]
  • Physiotherapists – Jane Bradshaw, Marion Thogersen, Chris McCullough, Duncan Reid[14]
  • Masseurs – Shirley Calvert, Bruce Towart[14]
  • Athletics
    • Section manager – Sylvia Potts[14]
    • Administration assistant – Karen Petley[14]
    • Chief coach – Kerry Hill[14]
    • Relay coach – Jeff Bailey[14]
    • Sprint coach – John Hunt[14]
    • Distance coaches – Bruce Milne, Arthur Lydiard[14]
    • Jumps coach – Doug McClymount[14]
    • Throws coach – Mene Mane[14]
  • Badminton
    • Section manager – Chris Bullen[14]
    • Coach – Martin Andersen[14]
  • Bowls
  • Boxing
    • Section manager – Nuki Johnson[14]
    • Coaches – Peter Bell, John McKay[14]
  • Cycling
    • Section manager – Gordon Sharrock[14]
    • Road coach – Garry Bell[14]
    • Track coach – Ron Cheatley[14]
    • Assistant track coach – Wayne Thorpe[14]
    • Mechanics – Peter Goding, Jim Matthews[14]
  • Gymnastics
    • Section manager – Warwick Darcey[14]
    • Women's artistic coach – Lyn Johnstone[14]
    • Men's artistic coach – Mike Ranger[14]
    • Rhythmic coach – Lesley King[14]
  • Judo
    • Section manager – Ray Roberts[14]
    • Women's coach – Ben Griffiths[14]
    • Men's coach – James McPhee[14]
  • Shooting
    • Section manager – Graeme Smith[14]
    • Assistant managers – David Steely, Rodney Derrett, John Hastie, John Sherring, John Wilkey[14]
  • Swimming
  • Weightlifting

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Athletics day 6". The Canberra Times. 30 January 1990. p. 17. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ "All the results from Auckland". The Daily Telegraph. 29 January 1990. p. 38.
  4. ^ "Cycling road road race – men Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Cycling road team time trial – men Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Cycling road road race – women Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Diving 1m springboard – women Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Diving 3m springboard – women Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Diving 10m platform – women Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Diving 1m springboard – men Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Diving 3m springboard – men Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Synchronized swimming solo – women Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Synchronized swimming duet – women Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar "New Zealand's representatives". The Press. 16 January 1990. p. 31. Retrieved 16 February 2026 – via PapersPast.