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Ted Morgan was New Zealand's first individual gold medal winner, winning the welterweight class in boxing at the 1928 Amsterdam games.
He was not, however, the first New Zealander to win a gold medal. That honour went to swimmer Malcolm Champion, winning gold as part of the Australasian 4 x 200 metre relay team at the 1912 Stockholm games.
The first New Zeland woman to win an Olympic gold medal was Yvette Williams, winning the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Games.
New Zealand received gold medals for women's shot put (Valerie Vili), women's double skulls (the Evers-Swindell girls) and sailing (Tom Ashley). They got one silver medal, in cycling (Hayden Roulston), and 5 bronze medals (2 for rowing, 1 for the triathlon, 1 for cycling, and 1 for running).
New Zealand won three gold medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing. The Evers-Swindell twins (women's double sculls) and Valerie Vili (women's shot put) both won their gold medals on August 16 and Tom Ashley (men's sailboard) won his on August 20.
New Zealand won two gold medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics. One was won by the men's Field Hockey team and the other by John Walker in the men's 1500 meter run.
New Zealand only gold medal at the 2000 Games was won by Rob Waddell in men's single sculls rowing.
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How many medals has NZ won over all the Olympic games?
Just two!
How many medals did New Zealand win at Montreal Olympic games?
NZ won 4 medals. See link below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics_medal_count
How many medals has NZ won in the 2012 Olympics?
a total of thirteen Olympic medals (six gold, two silver, and five bronze), New Zealand Olympic Committee sent 184 athletes, 97 men and 87 women who competed in 16 sports and won a total of thirteen Olympic medals (six gold, two silver, and five bronze),
Which nz athlete won 2 gold medals at the1964 olympic games?
The legendary Sir Peter Snell won two Olympic Gold Medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He won the 800m and 1500m double.
How many olympic gold medals have been won in 1500m run for nz?
3 ... Jack Lovelock in 1936, Peter Snell in 1964, and John Walker in 1976.
How many gold medals does nz have?
0 at the moment.
How many volcaneos does nz have?
how many gold medals does new zealand have
How many medals did nz win in the 1976 Olympics?
Four
What Olympic games did NZ win most gold medals?
As of the 2008 Games, that was the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles when New Zealand athletes won 8 gold medals.
How many competitors in the NZ Olympic team?
1.5m
How many people are in the nz olympic team?
56
How many medals did NZ win in all the Olympics?
they have not won as many as Austraila
