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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


    Double Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews has bagged a second gold at the national track cycling championships in Invercargill
    Lower South Island 25 Feb : Double Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews has bagged a second gold at the national track cycling championships in Invercargill click for full story...


    Olympic champion Hamish Kerr has only had himself to compete against at the International Track Meet in Christchurch
    Rugby 22 Feb : Olympic champion Hamish Kerr has only had himself to compete against at the International Track Meet in Christchurch click for full story...


    Dame Lydia Ko has been named New Zealand's top sportsperson, winning the supreme Halberg award at a function in Auckland - the golfer won Olympic gold and triumphed at the British Open
    Golf 19 Feb : Dame Lydia Ko has been named New Zealand's top sportsperson, winning the supreme Halberg award at a function in Auckland - the golfer won Olympic gold and triumphed at the British Open click for full story...


    A long-awaited return to the sevens circuit for double Olympic gold medallist Stacey Waaka
    Rugby 14 Feb : A long-awaited return to the sevens circuit for double Olympic gold medallist Stacey Waaka click for full story...


    Wins in consecutive weekends for snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott - the Olympic champion has backed up her X-Games triumph with a World Cup victory in the slopestyle, again in Aspen
    Skiing 03 Feb : Wins in consecutive weekends for snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott - the Olympic champion has backed up her X-Games triumph with a World Cup victory in the slopestyle, again in Aspen click for full story...


    Ryan Murphy has become a father for the first time
    Entertainment 02 Feb : The Olympic swimmer and his wife Bridget welcomed their baby girl Eevi Lillian Murphy into the world on Friday (24.01.25), and she weighed 9 lbs. 8oz click for full story...


    Dame Lisa Carrington will leave no stone unturned in striving to enhance her legacy at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
    Living & Travel 30 Jan : Dame Lisa Carrington will leave no stone unturned in striving to enhance her legacy at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics click for full story...


    Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton claims he's under quality supervision looking towards the 2028 Olympics
    Rugby 28 Jan : Sprinter Tiaan Whelpton claims he's under quality supervision looking towards the 2028 Olympics 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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