New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	(as of 9 Oct 2011) 103 in 8 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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New Zealand is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athletes from New Zealand have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):^[1][2]

Qualified three (or more) athletes at the A Standard

• None

Qualified two athletes at the A Standard

• None

Qualified one athlete at the A Standard

• Men's 1,500 m
• Men's 5,000 m
• Men's javelin throw
• Women's 1,500 m
• Women's 5,000 m
• Women's shot put

Qualified one (or more) athletes at the B Standard

• Men's decathlon
• Men's 50 km race walk

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Slalom

New Zealand has so far qualified boats for the following events

• Men's K1
• Women's K1

Sprint

New Zealand has so far qualified boats for the following events

• Women's K1 200m
• Women's K2 500m

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

New Zealand has so far qualified cyclists for the following events

Road

• Men's Road Race - 2 quota places
• Men's Time Trial - 1 quota place
• Women's Time Trial - 1 quota place

Mountain Bike

• Men's Cross Country - 1 place^[3]
• Women's Cross Country - 1 place^[4]

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Dressage

• Team (Team Event)
• Three Athletes (Individual Event)

Eventing

• Team (Team Event)^[5]
• Five Athletes (Individual Event)^[5]

Field Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

New Zealand has qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team will be made up of 16 athletes.

• Men's Team - 16 athletes
• Women's Team - 16 athletes

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

New Zealand has so far qualified the following boats.

• Men's Single Sculls
• Men's Pairs
• Men's Double Sculls
• Men's Fours
• Men's Quadruple Sculls
• Men's Double Sculls Lightweight
• Women's Single Sculls
• Women's Pairs
• Women's Double Sculls
• Women's Quadruple Sculls
• Women's Double Sculls Lightweight

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

New Zealand swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[6][7]

Two (or more) swimmers have achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time

• Men's 100m backstroke

One swimmer has achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time

• Men's 100m breaststroke
• Men's 200m breaststroke
• Women's 200m freestyle
• Women's 400m freestyle
• Women's 800m freestyle
• Women's 200m backstroke

One (or more) swimmers have achieved the Olympic Selection Time

• Men's 50m freestyle
• Men's 100m freestyle
• Men's 200m freestyle
• Men's 400m freestyle
• Men's 200m backstroke
• Men's 100m butterfly
• Men's 200m butterfly
• Men's 200m individual medley
• Women's 50m freestyle
• Women's 100m freestyle
• Women's 100m backstroke
• Women's 200m breaststroke
• Women's 100m butterfly
• Women's 200m individual medley
• Women's 400m individual medley

Relays

New Zealand has so far qualified in the following relays

• Women's 4x200m freestyle relay

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

New Zealand has so far qualified the following quota places.

• Men's -68kg
• Men's -80kg
• Women's -57kg

References

1. ^ "iaaf.org - Top Lists". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
2. ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS, IAAF, http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Statistics/Standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_EntryStandards_London2012_24135.pdf, retrieved 4 June 2011 
3. ^ "Men Elite Oceania Continental Championships (AUS/CC) Cross Country". UCI. http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=19383&EditionID=641640&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8. Retrieved 26 May 2011. 
4. ^ "Women Elite Oceania Continental Championships (AUS/CC) Cross Country". UCI. http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=304&CompetitionID=19383&EditionID=641640&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=9549&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8. Retrieved 26 May 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Equestrian". BBC. 2 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/equestrian/9006515.stm. Retrieved 3 February 2011. 
6. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
7. ^ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION - Swimming, FINA, http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf, retrieved 8 June 2011