Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, no athlete representing New Zealand has won an Olympic medal in gymnastics.
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∙ 2009-09-01 19:12:43The first New Zealander to win an Olympic medal was Harry Kerr who won a Bronze in the 3500m walk in London in 1908. However this was part of a combined New Zealand and Australia team. The first Gold medal was won by swimmer Malcolm Champion in the 4x200m relay in 1912; this was also as part of a combined Australasian team. New Zealand sent its own team for the first time to Antwerp in 1920 and Darcy Hadfield won a Bronze medal in the Single Sculls. New Zealand's first Gold Medal for a New Zealand team was won in Amsterdam in 1928 by welterweight boxer, Ted Morgan.
That was Annelise Coberger who won silver in women's slalom skiing at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville.
That was a silver medal won by Annalise Coberger in alpine slalom skiing at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville.
The first New Zealander to climb and reach the summit of Mount Everest was Edmund Hillary. He reached the top on the 29th May 1953.
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, no New Zealander has won a gold medal in javelin.
The first New Zealander to win an Olympic medal was Harry Kerr who won a Bronze in the 3500m walk in London in 1908. However this was part of a combined New Zealand and Australia team. The first Gold medal was won by swimmer Malcolm Champion in the 4x200m relay in 1912; this was also as part of a combined Australasian team. New Zealand sent its own team for the first time to Antwerp in 1920 and Darcy Hadfield won a Bronze medal in the Single Sculls. New Zealand's first Gold Medal for a New Zealand team was won in Amsterdam in 1928 by welterweight boxer, Ted Morgan.
That was Annelise Coberger who won silver in women's slalom skiing at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville.
A New Zealander is a person from the country of New Zealand.
That was a silver medal won by Annalise Coberger in alpine slalom skiing at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville.
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Mahé Drysdale won the Gold Medal for Men's single sculls
New Zealand's first individual gold medal was won in 1928. Boxer Ted Morgan won gold in the welterweight class at the Amsterdam Olympics. Morgan took first prize as a virtual unknown and fought under the handicap of a dislocated little finger.