Sporting event delegation
New Zealand competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham , England, from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It is New Zealand's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.[ 1] New Zealand finished fifth on the medal table , winning a total of 50 medals, 20 of which were gold. This makes these games New Zealand's best performance ever in terms of gold medals, beating the 17 won in Auckland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games , but third overall in terms of total medals, with 50, behind the 58 in 1990, and the 53 at the Games also in Auckland.
Tom Walsh and Joelle King served as the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony .[ 2] The flagbearer at the closing ceremony was cyclist Aaron Gate , who won four gold medals at the Games.[ 3]
Medal tables
Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are in British Summer Time (UTC+1 ), 11 hours behind New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12 ).
Administration
Nigel Avery is Chef de Mission.[ 1]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Note
Athletics
A squad of eighteen athletes (eight men, ten women) was officially selected on 20 May 2022.[ 4] [ 5]
Track and road
Field
Badminton
Two players were officially selected on 27 May 2022.[ 6] [ 7]
3x3 basketball
By virtue of its status as the top Commonwealth Oceanian nation in the respective FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for men and women (on 1 November 2021), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.[ 8] [ 9]
The rosters for both tournaments were announced on 30 June 2022.[ 10] [ 11]
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Group B
Source:
Birmingham 2022 Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
30 July 2022 (2022-07-30 ) 15:30
30 July 2022 (2022-07-30 ) 19:30
31 July 2022 (2022-07-31 ) 19:30
Quarter-final
1 August 2022 (2022-08-01 ) 15:00
Women's tournament
Roster
Group B
Source:
Birmingham 2022 Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
30 July 2022 (2022-07-30 ) 15:30
30 July 2022 (2022-07-30 ) 19:30
31 July 2022 (2022-07-31 ) 19:30
Semi-final
1 August 2022 (2022-08-01 ) 19:30
Bronze medal match
2 August 2022 (2022-08-02 ) 15:00
Beach volleyball
By virtue of their position in the extended FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (based on performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.[ 12]
Four players were selected on 9 June 2022.[ 13] [ 14]
Men's tournament
Group C
Qualified for the Quarterfinals
Quarter-final
Women's tournament
Group A
Qualified for the Quarterfinals
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Bronze medal match
Boxing
A squad of eight boxers (five men, three women) was officially selected on 23 June 2022.[ 15] [ 16] Emile Richardson was later called up to replace David Nyika , whose left hand injury ruled out the possibility of his boxing for a third consecutive gold medal.[ 17]
Cricket
By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings (as of 1 April 2021), New Zealand qualified for the tournament.[ 18] [ 19]
Fixtures were announced in November 2021.[ 20]
Summary
Roster
Fifteen players were selected on 8 June 2022.[ 21] [ 22] Lauren Down and Jess Kerr have since withdrawn from the squad, with Claudia Green and Lea Tahuhu called up to replace them.[ 23]
Group stage
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-final
Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Georgia Plimmer (NZ) made her WT20I debut.
Bronze medal match
England won the toss and elected to bat.
Cycling
A squad of thirty cyclists (eighteen men, twelve women) was officially selected on 10 June 2022.[ 25] [ 26] Ally Wollaston was unable to compete after injuring a wrist in a crash during stage 2 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes .[ 27]
Road
Road race
Time trial
Track
Sprint
Keirin
Time trial
Pursuit
Points race
Scratch race
Mountain bike
Anton Cooper was selected for the men's cross-country, but had to withdraw the day before the event after testing positive for COVID-19.[ 28]
Diving
A squad of eight divers (six men, two women) was officially selected on 1 June 2022.[ 29] [ 30] Anton Down-Jenkins withdrew from the squad on 12 July 2022.[ 31]
Gymnastics
A team of five artistic gymnasts and two rhythmic gymnasts was officially selected on 19 May 2022.[ 32] [ 33]
Artistic
Team final and individual qualification
Individual all-around final
Mikhail Koudinov and Ethan Dick qualified for the men's individual all-around final.
Apparatus finals
Ethan Dick qualified sixth for the men's pommel horse final, and Sam Dick qualified eighth for the men's vault final. Sam Dick was 14th in qualifying for the rings, but progressed to the final as third reserve.
Rhythmic
Individual qualification
Athlete
Event
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Hoop
Ball
Clubs
Ribbon
Paris Chin
Qualification
24.400
25.600
26.500
24.400
100.900
17 Q
Havana Hopman
26.200
23.400
27.000
25.250
101.850
16 Q
Individual finals
Athlete
Event
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Hoop
Ball
Clubs
Ribbon
Paris Chin
All-around
26.400
20.400
26.800
23.600
97.200
14
Havana Hopman
26.700
25.300
27.300
25.800
105.100
9
Hockey
By virtue of their position in the FIH World Rankings for men and women respectively (as of 1 February 2022), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.[ 35] [ 36]
Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[ 37] The women's squad was announced on 9 June 2022,[ 38] [ 39] followed by the men's squad on 30 June 2022.[ 40]
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Source:
Birmingham 2022 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Bruce Bale (ENG)
Fifth place match
Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Nick Bennett (ENG)
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Source:
Birmingham 2022 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)
Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)
Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)
Semi-final
Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Wanri Venter (RSA)
Bronze medal match
Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Judo
A squad of seven judoka (three men, four women) was officially selected on 13 May 2022.[ 41] [ 42]
Lawn bowls
A squad of six parasport players (plus two directors) was officially selected on 15 March 2022.[ 43] [ 44]
Ten players were added to the squad on 22 June 2022. In addition, Deane Robertson was unable to satisfy international classification requirements and was replaced by Gerald Brouwers .[ 45] [ 46]
Men
Women
Parasport
Netball
By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 28 July 2021), New Zealand qualified for the tournament.[ 47] [ 48]
Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021,[ 49] then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022.[ 50] The squad was announced on 27 June 2022.[ 51] [ 52]
Summary
Squad
Group stage
Semi-final
Bronze medal match
Rugby sevens
New Zealand qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments. This was achieved through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series respectively.[ 53] [ 54]
Both squads were announced on 29 June 2022.[ 55] [ 56]
Summary
Men's tournament
Squad
Pool A
Source:
Birmingham2022 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Bronze medal match
Women's tournament
Squad
Pool A
Source:
Birmingham2022 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
New Zealand 60–0 Sri Lanka Try: Fluhler (2) 1' c, 3' cBlyde (6) 2' m, 5' m, 6' c, 7' m, 10' m, 13' mHotham 8' cNathan-Wong 9' cCon: Nathan-Wong (5/10) 1', 3', 6', 8', 9'Report
Semi-final
Bronze medal match
Squash
A squad of seven players (three men, four women) was officially selected on 31 May 2022.[ 57] [ 58]
Singles
Doubles
Swimming
A squad of twelve swimmers (five men, seven women) was officially selected on 27 April 2022. The para swimmers qualified via the World Para Swimming World Rankings for performances registered between 31 December 2020 and 18 April 2022.[ 59] [ 60]
Triathlon
A squad of six triathletes (three per gender) was officially selected on 13 May 2022.[ 61] [ 62] Ainsley Thorpe withdrew from competition because of a COVID-19 infection.[ 63]
Individual
Mixed relay
Weightlifting
A squad of seven weightlifters (four men, three women) was officially selected on 15 March 2022.[ 43] [ 44]
David Liti qualified by winning his category at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[ 64] The other weightlifters qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.
Wrestling
A squad of six wrestlers (four men, two women) was officially selected on 28 June 2022.[ 65] [ 66]
^ Asad was subsequently disqualified for a doping violation, and Singh was upgraded to a bronze medal.[ 67]
See also
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