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  • Home >  2016 Olympics

    Rio Olympics 2016


    Welcome to NZCity's Olympics zone designed to help you easily find information about the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. During the course of the games we'll keep you up to date with interesting NZ olympic news, and continually update our links to the best Olympic web sites. Don't forget to check out the official Olympics Site


    Olympic canoeing great Dame Lisa Carrington will be keeping busy during her year's absence from international competition
    07 May : Olympic canoeing great Dame Lisa Carrington will be keeping busy during her year's absence from international competition click for full story...


    Simone Biles "doesn't really care" if her future children go into sports
    Entertainment 06 May : The 28-year-old gymnast - who made a grand return to the Olympics in the summer of 2024 after almost a decade away - is married to professional football safety Jonathan Owens, 29, in April 2023 and explained that while she is going to put them into sports to begin with, she doesn't mind whether they take it up professionally or not as long as they "find their passion" in life click for full story...


    New Zealand's GOAT in a boat has opted out of competing in the first international canoe sprint events of a new Olympic cycle
    02 May : New Zealand's GOAT in a boat has opted out of competing in the first international canoe sprint events of a new Olympic cycle click for full story...


    Johnny Depp and Sir Ringo Starr are among the huge names featured on a new song in aid of Fatima Whitbread's children's charity
    Entertainment 22 Apr : The 63-year-old Olympic-winning former world champion javelin thrower has setup a non-profit to help children living in care after she herself was left abandoned as a baby click for full story...


    Holger Rune beats Carlos Alcaraz in Barcelona Open final by channelling Novak Djokovic
    Tennis 21 Apr : Holger Rune channels Olympic champion and 24-time grand slam winner Novak Djokovic as he ends Carlos Alcaraz's clay-court dominance in Barcelona. click for full story...


    Olympic Games to feature more quota places for women than men for first time at LA 2028
    Golf 10 Apr : Female athletes will be in the majority at Los Angeles Olympic Games as quota spots confirmed, with the move good news for Australia's sprint swimmers and opening up the prospect of a Lee super team in mixed-team golf. click for full story...


    Mike Tyson has led the tributes to George Foreman, following his death at 76
    Entertainment 25 Mar : The two-time world heavyweight champion boxer and Olympic gold medalist passed away "peacefully" surrounded by his family and fellow boxer Mike took to X to pay tribute click for full story...


    George Foreman has died
    Entertainment 25 Mar : The two-time world heavyweight champion boxer and Olympic gold medalist passed away "peacefully" at the age of 76, surrounded by his family click for full story...



     Olympics NewsLinks
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: F1's darkest weekend - the legacy of the 1994 san marino gp (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Former tall black kirk penney joins basketball's hall of fame (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: ‘it’s my happy place’ - dan carter kicking goals for kids in the pacific (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Vinicius double leaves real madrid and bayern munich all square (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Lebron james quiet on future after lakers ousted from nba playoffs (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Three uncapped players in black ferns squad to contest pacific four series (RadioNZ)
      1 May: Wed, 1 May 2024: Barbarouses, barry sweep phoenix season awards (RadioNZ)
      30 Apr: Tue, 30 Apr 2024: Nrl: capewell, afoa named for warriors clash with knights (RadioNZ)
      30 Apr: Tue, 30 Apr 2024: Dunedin leading the swim charge to the olympics (RadioNZ)
      30 Apr: Tue, 30 Apr 2024: Black caps to play afghanistan despite australia's human rights move (RadioNZ)
    more Olympics newslinks >>


    "In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams."
    - The Olympic athletes' oath


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    NZ Medal Count

    4

     Gold

    9

     Silver

    5

     Bronze



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