New Zealand competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 151 athletes and 100 officials at these Summer Olympics.
Medallists
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| || || Rowing || Men's single sculls || 23 September
|-
| || || Equestrian || Individual eventing || 22 September
|-
| || || Sailing || Men's Mistral || 24 September
|-
| || || Sailing || Women's Mistral || 24 September
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
|-
!colspan=7|Medals by sport
|-
|Sport
| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 |Image:Gold medal icon.svg
| bgcolor=#dce5e5 |Image:Silver medal icon.svg
| bgcolor=#ffdab9 |Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
|Total
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Rowing
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Sailing
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Equestrian
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1
|1
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Total
! style="background:gold;" |1
! style="background:silver;" |0
! style="background:#c96;" |3
!4
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
|-
!colspan=7|Medals by gender
|-
|Gender
| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 |Image:Gold medal icon.svg
| bgcolor=#dce5e5 |Image:Silver medal icon.svg
| bgcolor=#ffdab9 |Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
|Total
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Male
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Female
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Mixed / open
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1
|1
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Total
! style="background:gold;" |1
! style="background:silver;" |0
! style="background:#c96;" |3
!4
|}
Archery
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Ranking round
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!Final
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
|-
|align=left|Peter Ebden
|align=left|Men's individual
| 607 || 48
|<br />L 147–168
|colspan=5 | did not advance || 58
|-
|align=left|Ken Uprichard
|align=left|Men's individual
| 596 || 56
|<br />L 155–160
|colspan=5 | did not advance || 48
|}
Athletics
Track and road
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Michael Aish
| style="text-align:left;"| Men's 10,000 m
| 29:31.83 || 17
| colspan=2
| colspan=2| did not advance
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Craig Barrett
| style="text-align:left;"| Men's 50 km walk
| colspan=4
| 3:55:53 || 18
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Toni Hodgkinson
| style="text-align:left;"| Women's 800 m
| 1:59.37 || 4 q
| 1:59.84 || 6
| colspan=2| did not advance
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Women's 1500 m
| 4:12.59 || 9
| colspan=4| did not advance
|}
Field
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Chantal Brunner
| style="text-align:left;"| Women's long jump
| 6.42 || 22
| colspan=2| did not advance
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Beatrice Faumuina
| style="text-align:left;"| Women's discus throw
| 61.33 || 9 q
| 58.69 || 12
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Glenn Howard
| style="text-align:left;"| Men's igh jump
| 2.15 || 27
| colspan=2| did not advance
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Tasha Williams
| style="text-align:left;"| Women's hammer throw
| 61.18 || 17
| colspan=2| did not advance
|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"| Ian Winchester
| style="text-align:left;"| Men's discus throw
| 58.64 || 31
| colspan=2| did not advance
|}
Basketball
Men's
- Preliminary round
:*Lost to France (50–76)
:*Lost to China (60–75)
:*Lost to Italy (66–78)
:*Lost to United States (56–102)
:*Lost to Lithuania (75–85)
- Classification match
:*11th-12th place: Defeated Angola (70–60) → 11th place
- Team roster
:* Pero Cameron
:* Mark Dickel
:* Paul Henare
:* Robert Hickey
:* Phill Jones
:* Ralph Lattimore
:* Sean Marks
:* Kirk Penney
:* Peter Pokai
:* Tony Rampton
:* Brad Riley
:* Nenad Vučinić
Women's
- Preliminary round
:*Lost to Poland (52–72)
:*Lost to Korea (62–101)
:*Lost to Cuba (55–74)
:*Lost to United States (42–93)
:*Lost to Russia (54–92)
- Classification match
:*11th-12th place: Defeated Senegal (72–69) → 11th place
- Team roster
:* Tania Brunton
:* Belinda Colling
:* Megan Compain
:* Rebecca Cotton
:* Kirstin Daly
:* Gina Farmer
:* Sally Farmer
:* Dianne L'Ami
:* Donna Loffhagen
:* Julie Ofsoski
:* Leone Patterson
:* Leanne Walker
Boxing
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Final
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
|-
|align=left|Angus Shelford
|align=left|Men's super heavyweight
|<br />L 5–19
|colspan=3 | did not advance
|=9
|}
Cycling
Mountain bike
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kashi Leuchs
|align=left|Men's cross-country
|2:16:37.57
|17
|-
|align=left|Susy Pryde
|align=left|Women's cross-country
|colspan=2|
|}
Road
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Christopher Jenner
|align=left rowspan=4|Road race
|5:30:46
|47
|-
|align=left|Julian Dean
|5:30:46
|61
|-
|align=left|Scott Guyton
| 5:43:21
| 85
|-
|align=left|Glen Mitchell
|colspan=2|
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jacinta Coleman
|align=left rowspan=3|Road race
|3:06:31
|18
|-
|align=left|Rosalind Reekie-May
|3:10:34
|36
|-
|align=left|Susy Pryde
|colspan=2|
|}
Track
;Time trial
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Matt Sinton
|align=left|Men's time trial
|1:05.706
|11
|-
|align=left|Fiona Ramage
|align=left|Women's time trial
|36.536
|16
|}
;Sprint
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualifying
!1/16 finals
!1/16 repechage
!1/8 finals
!1/8 repechage
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Anthony Peden
|align=left|Men's sprint
|10.649
|15 Q
|DNS
|colspan=7
|-
|align=left|Fiona Ramage
|align=left|Women's sprint
|11.803
|11
|colspan=2
|<br />L
|<br /><br />L
|colspan=2
|Classification 9-12<br /><br /><br/><br />L 2
|10
|}
;Keirin
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!First round
!Repechage
!Second round
!Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Rank
!Rank
!Rank
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Anthony Peden
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's keirin
| DNF
| 3
| colspan=2
|-
|align=left|Matt Sinton
| 5
| 4
| colspan=2
|}
;Points race
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Glen Thomson
|align=left|Men's points race
|6
|7
|-
|align=left|Sarah Ulmer
|align=left|Women's points race
|9
|8
|}
;Pursuit
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualifying
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Gary Anderson
|align=left|Men's individual
|4:32.304
|14
| colspan=2
| colspan=4
|-
|align=left|Tim Carswell<br />Lee Vertongen<br />Gary Anderson<br />Greg Henderson
|align=left|Men's team pursuit
|4:08.463
|6
|align=center|<br />L 4:06.495
|6
| colspan=4
|-
|align=left|Sarah Ulmer
|align=left|Women's individual
|3:36.764
|4
| colspan=2
|<br /> Overtaken L
|4
|<br /> 3:38.930 L
|4
|}
Equestrian
Dressage
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Horse
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Round 2
!colspan=2|After 2 rounds
!colspan=2|Round 3
!rowspan=2|Total score
!rowspan=2|Rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Kallista Field
|align=left|Waikare
|align=left|Individual
|66.44 || 21 Q || 68.04 || 18 || 134.48 || 18 || colspan=4 | did not advance
|}
Eventing
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan=2|Rider
!rowspan=2|Horse
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Dressage
!colspan=2|Cross-country
!colspan=2|Jumping
!colspan=2|Overall
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Blyth Tait
|align=left|Welton Envoy
|align=left|Individual
|40.80 || 7 || colspan=2 | || colspan=4 | Retired
|-align=center
|align=left|Mark Todd
|align=left|Eyespy II
|align=left|Individual
|39.00 || 4 || 0.00 || =1 || 3.00 || 6 || 42.00 ||
|-align=center
|align=left|Vaughn Jefferis<br />Paul O'Brien<br />Blyth Tait<br />Mark Todd
|align=left|Bounce<br />Enzed<br />Ready Teddy<br />Diamond Hall Re
|align=left|Team
|40.60<br />51.00<br />52.00<br />58.60 || 5 || 0.00<br />59.60<br />0.00<br />0.00 || 1 || Withdrawn<br />Withdrawn<br />Eliminated<br />7.00 || 8 || 2065.60 || 8
|}
Jumping
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Horse
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=5|Qualifying
!colspan=4|Final
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Total points
!Rank
!Round 1
!Rank
!Round 2
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Peter Breakwell
|align=left|Leonson
|align=left|Individual
|20.75 || 12.00 || 16.00 || 48.75 || 55
|colspan=6 | did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Bruce Goodin
|align=left|Lenaro
|align=left|Individual
|0.50 || 8.00 || 12.00 || 20.50 || 20 Q
|16.00 || =33 || colspan=4 | did not advance
|}
Field hockey
Women's team competition
- Preliminary round (Pool B)
:* New Zealand – Germany 1–1
:* New Zealand – China 0–2
:* New Zealand – The Netherlands 3–4
:* New Zealand – South Africa 1–0
- Medal pool
:* New Zealand – Australia 0–3
:* New Zealand – Spain 2–2
:* New Zealand – Argentina 1–7 (→ Sixth Place)
- Team roster
:* Anne-Marie Irving (gk)
:* Helen Clarke (gk)
:* Sandy Bennett
:* Diana Weavers
:* Rachel Petrie
:* Jenny Duck
:* Caryn Paewai
:* Skippy Hamahona
:* Anna Lawrence
:* Suzie Muirhead
:* Tina Bell-Kake
:* Moira Senior
:* Kylie Foy
:* Kate Trolove
:* Michelle Turner
:* Mandy Smith
Gymnastics
Artistic
David Phillips and Laura Robertson represented New Zealand in the sport of artistic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=6|Qualification
!colspan=6|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-align=center
|align=left|Laura Robertson
|align=left|All-around
| 8.899
| 8.600
| 8.837
| 9.012
| 35.348
| 57
|colspan=6|did not advance
|}
Judo
;Men
{| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!First round
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!Repechage 4
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Brendon Crooks
|align=left|–60 kg
|<br />L 0001–1012
|colspan=10
|-
|align=left|Timothy Slyfield
|align=left|–81 kg
|<br />W 1000–0020
|<br />L 0010–0011
|colspan=9
|-
|align=left|Daniel Gowing
|align=left|–100 kg
|
|<br />W 1101–0000
|<br />L 0000–1000
|colspan=8
|}
;Women
{| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!First round
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!Repechage 4
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Fiona Iredale
|align=left|+78 kg
|
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan=2
|
|<br />L
|colspan=4
|}
Rowing
New Zealand qualified three boats for the 2000 Summer Olympics: men's single sculls, men's coxless four, and women's single sculls.
;Men
;Women
<small>Qualification legend: FA=Final A (medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B</small>
Sailing
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Rank
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
|-
|align=left|Aaron McIntosh
|align=left|Mistral
| <s>37<br/><small></small></s>
| 9
| 4
| 10
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 5
| <s>12</s>
| 3
| 4
| 48
|
|-
|align=left|Clifton Webb
|align=left|Finn
| 15
| 9
| 15
| 10
| 2
| 11
| 16
| 4
| 16
| <s>18</s>
| <s>26<br/><small></small></s>
| 109
| 16
|-
|align=left|Simon Cooke<br/>Peter Nicholas
|align=left|470
| 6
| <s>15</s>
| 9
| 12
| 10
| 12
| <s>15</s>
| 3
| 3
| 13
| 8
| 76
| 7
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Rank
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
|-
|align=left|Barbara Kendall
|align=left|Mistral
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 3
| <s>7</s>
| 1
| 3
| 1
| <s>5</s>
| 1
| 3
| 19
|
|-
|align=left|Sarah Macky
|align=left|Europe
| 12
| 1
| 14
| <s>16</s>
| 12
| 11
| 5
| <s>15</s>
| 6
| 3
| 15
| 79
| 9
|-
|align=left|Melinda Henshaw<br/>Jenny Egnot
|align=left|470
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 10
| 6
| <s>19</s>
| <s>20<br/><small></small></s>
| 16
| 10
| 72
| 11
|}
;Open
;;Fleet racing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=16|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Rank
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!12
!13
!14
!15
!16
|-
|align=left|Peter Fox
|align=left|Laser
| 14
| 19
| 13
| <s>44<br/><small></small></s>
| 22
| 20
| 7
| 18
| 23
| 8
| <s>24</s>
| colspan=5
| 144
| 21
|-
|align=left|Chris Dickson<br/>Glen Sowry
|align=left|Tornado
| 5
| 2
| 7
| <s>15</s>
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 7
| <s>12</s>
| 3
| 6
| colspan=5
| 46
| 5
|-
|align=left|Gavin Brady<br/>Jamie Gale
|align=left|Star
| <s>16</s>
| 1
| 5
| 9
| 5
| 15
| 6
| 5
| 2
| <s>16</s>
| 9
| colspan=5
| 57
| 9
|-
|align=left|Daniel Slater<br/>Nathan Handley
|align=left|49er
| <s>14</s>
| 9
| <s>18<br/><small></small></s>
| 5
| 12
| 7
| 5
| 12
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 7
| 13
| 10
| 99
| 8
|}
;;Mixed racing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=8|Fleet racing
!colspan=15|Match racing
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=6|Race
!rowspan=2|Points
!rowspan=2|Rank
!colspan=6|Round robin
!colspan=6|Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Don Cowie<br />Rod Davis<br />Alan Smith
|align=left|Soling
| 3
| 3
| <s>10</s>
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 18
| 4
| colspan=6
|<br />L
|<br />L
|<br />L
|<br />W
|<br />W
| 5
| colspan=3
|}
Shooting
New Zealand was represented in shooting with five men and two women.
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Victor Shaw
|align=left rowspan=2|Trap
|102
|38
|colspan=4
|-
|align=left|Brant Woodward
|105
|37
|colspan=4
|-
|align=left|Des Coe
|align=left|Double trap
|118
|25
|colspan=4
|-
|align=left|Geoffrey Jukes
|align=left rowspan=2|Skeet
|120
|19
|colspan=4
|-
|align=left|Brian Thomson
|11
|47
|colspan=4
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Tania Corrigan
|align=left|10 m air pistol
|366
|39
|colspan=4
|-
|align=left|25 m pistol
|563
|37
|colspan=4
|-
|align=left|Teresa Borrell
|align=left|10 m trap
|58
|15
|colspan=4
|}
Softball
Women's team competition
- Preliminary round robin
:*Lost to Australia (2:3)
:*Defeated Canada (3:2)
:*Lost to PR China (0:10)
:*Defeated Cuba (6:2)
:*Lost to Italy (0:1)
:*Lost to United States (0:2)
:*Lost to Japan (1:2)
- Semifinals
:* Did not advance → Sixth place
- Team roster
:*Zavana Aranga
:*Jaye Bailey
:*Kim Dermott
:*Rhonda Hira
:*Melanie Hulme
:*Lisa Kersten
:*Ruta Lealamanu
:*Cindy Potae
:*Char Pouaka
:*Kiri Shaw
:*Jackie Smith
:*Fiona Timu
:*Helen Townsend
:*Melisa Upu
:*Gina Weber
Swimming
;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
| align=left rowspan=3 | Jonathan Duncan
| align=left | 200 m freestyle
| 1:53.27 || 32
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | 400 m freestyle
| 3:58.52 || 29
| colspan=2
| colspan=2 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | 1500 m freestyle
| 16:03.41 || 37
| colspan=2
| colspan=2 | did not advance
|-
| align=left rowspan=2 | Steven Ferguson
| align=left | 100 m breaststroke
| 1:03.06 || 27
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | 200 m breaststroke
| 2:19.31 || 31
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left rowspan=2 | Dean Kent
| align=left | 200 m individual medley
| 2:04.07 || 23
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | 400 m individual medley
| 4:21.81 || 16
| colspan=2
| colspan=2 | did not advance
|-
| align=left rowspan=2 | Scott Talbot-Cameron
| align=left | 100 m backstroke
| 57.86 || 37
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | 200 m backstroke
| 2:01.53 || 22
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|}
;Women
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
| align=left rowspan=3 | Helen Norfolk
| align=left | 200 m backstroke
| 2:16.22 || 20
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | 200 m individual medley
| 2:18.90 || 20
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | 400 m individual medley
| 4:46.42 NR || 13
| colspan=2
| colspan=2 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | Vivienne Rignall
| align=left | 50 m freestyle
| 25.52 NR || =7 Q
| 25.61 || =9
| colspan=2 | did not advance
|-
| align=left rowspan=2 | Monique Robins
| align=left | 100 m freestyle
| 57.85 || 33
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | 100 m backstroke
| 1:04.52 || 26
| colspan=4 | did not advance
|-
| align=left | Elizabeth Van Welie
| align=left | 200 m butterfly
| 2:11.62 NR
| 16 Q
| 2:11.68
| 15
| colspan=2 | did not advance
|}
Triathlon
New Zealand's heavily touted triathletes were unable to perform up to expectations in the inaugural Olympic triathlon. In particular, Hamish Carter, who had been considered likely to win the event, placed twenty-sixth.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Swim (1.5 km)
!Trans 1
!Bike (40 km)
!Trans 2
!Run (10 km)
!Total Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Ben Bright
|align=left rowspan=3|Men's
| 17:51.60
| 23.39
| 58:49.90
| 21.90
| 34:50.47
| 1:52:17.26
| 38
|-align=center
|align=left|Hamish Carter
| 17:24.19
| 24.00
| 59:16.30
| 20.80
| 33:31.88
| 1:50:57.17
| 26
|-align=center
|align=left|Craig Watson
| 17:41.99
| 23.10
| 58:58.40
| 20.10
| 32:38.26
| 1:50:01.85
| 16
|-align=center
|align=left|Evelyn Williamson
|align=left|Women's
| 20:01.88
| 26.20
| 1:06:38.40
| 23.40
| 38:08.42
| 2:05:38.30
| 22
|}
Weightlifting
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="3"|Snatch
!colspan="3"|Clean & Jerk
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Rank
|-
!1
!2
!3
!1
!2
!3
|-
|Nigel Avery
|align=center|Men's + 105 kg
|align=center|162.5
|align=center|167.5
|align=center|172.5
|align=center|200.0
|align=center|205.0
|align=center|210.0
|align=center|382.5
|align=center|17
|-
|Olivia Baker
|align=center|Women's + 75 kg
|align=center|100.0
|align=center|<s>105.0</s>
|align=center|105.0
|align=center|125.0
|align=center|<s>130.0</s>
|align=center|130.0
|align=center|235.0
|align=center|8
|}
References
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games . Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games . Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results . Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
