New Zealand won their first gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell won the Women's Double Sculls. On the same day, Valerie Vili also won gold in the Women's Shot Put, and four days later Tom Ashley won Gold in the Men's Sailboard event.
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New Zealand's only gold medal in the 2000 Olympics was won by Rob Waddell in men's single sculls rowing.
Australia and New Zealand are competitors in sport.
3 gold medals
New Zealand won 3 gold medals at Beijing in 2008 * Womens double sculls * Womens shot put * mens sailboard
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, no New Zealander has won a gold medal in javelin.
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Rugby is New Zealand most popular sport. The All Blacks is the rugby team that represents New Zealand
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Yvette Williams is a famous New zealand Olympic Gold winning athlete.
New Zealand's population in 2008 is estimated to be about 4,268,000 people.7,200