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Who won gold from New Zealand in the 1980 olympic games?
No athlete from New Zealand won gold at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. The New Zealand Olympic Committee officially boycotted those Games and the athletes from New Zealand that did participate were competing under the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. Five athletes participated and no medals were won.
What countries are represented on the International Olympic Committee?
France, Italy, Greece, UK, Russia, Argentina, Hungary, Sweden, US, New Zealand
Who ran with the olympic torch from New Zealand?
Three time Olympic medalist Barbara Kendall carried the torch for New Zealand.
If New Zealand can hold the Olympic Games why dont they?
New Zealand is a small country and simply could not afford to host the Olympic Games.
Which continent does New Zealand represent in the Olympic games?
New Zealand represents the geographic region known as Oceania. Countries with National Olympic Committees that the International Olympic Committee considers part of Oceania are: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.
Has New Zealand ever hosted the Olympics?
New Zealand has never hosted the Olympics.
Who would be responsible for the Olympics being held in New Zealand?
The city that wanted to host the Games and the National Olympic Committee of New Zealand would be responsible. A formal proposal would be made by the city through the New Zealand National Olympic Committee to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC would send a questionnaire to the city that wanted to host the Olympics. The questions would be about the city's motivation for hosting the Olympics, existing venues to host Olympic events, what venues would need to be built to host Olympic events, existing police, hotels, and transportation and if the city had enough of these to host an Olympics or would they need more police, hotels, and transportation. The answers to these questionnaires are reviewed by the IOC to determine whether the city has the resources, and can create the resources they don't have, to host the Olympics. The IOC will select five cities and these cities will be in contention to host the Games.
When was This is New Zealand created?
This is New Zealand was created in 1970.
Does New Zealand participate in the Olympic games?
yes
How many nz athletes competed in the 2012 London olympic games?
The New Zealand Olympic Committee sent 184 athletes, 97 men and 87 women, to the Games to compete in sixteen sports, the nation's largest ever delegation.
In what event did New Zealand win a lot of gold medals in the 1980 olympic games?
New Zealand did not win any medals at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.
How many Olympic athletes will be representing New Zealand in the 2012 Olympic Games?
185
