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New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics

{{short description|New Zealand at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2021}}

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = NZL

| NOCname = New Zealand Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2020

| start_date = {{start date|2021|7|23|df=y}}

| end_date = {{end date|2021|8|8|df=y}}

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|www.olympic.org.nz }}

| location = Tokyo, Japan

| competitors = 212

| sports = 21

| flagbearer_open = Sarah Hirini
David Nyika{{cite news|title=Sarah Hirini and Hamish Bond named New Zealand Team Flagbearers for Tokyo Olympic Games|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/sarah-hirini-and-hamish-bond-named-new-zealand-team-flagbearers-for-tokyo-olympic-games|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=23 June 2021|access-date=27 June 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tokyo-olympics-2020-hamish-bond-forced-to-hand-over-flagbearer-duties-to-david-nyika-for-opening-ceremony/7C6BD4LGPLA4XR2DY7ZFJRFRSE/ |title=Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hamish Bond forced to hand over flagbearer duties to David Nyika for opening ceremony |date=23 July 2021 |work= The New Zealand Herald |access-date=23 July 2021}}

| flagbearer_close = Valerie Adams{{cite news |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/olympics/2021/08/tokyo-olympics-dame-valerie-adams-named-new-zealand-s-flagbearer-for-games-closing-ceremony.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808010733/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/olympics/2021/08/tokyo-olympics-dame-valerie-adams-named-new-zealand-s-flagbearer-for-games-closing-ceremony.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2021 |title=Tokyo Olympics: Dame Valerie Adams named New Zealand's flagbearer for Games' closing ceremony |date=8 August 2021 |work=Newshub |access-date=8 August 2021}}

| rank = 13

| gold = 7

| silver = 6

| bronze = 7

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1920

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = {{flagIOC|ANZ}} (1908 · 1912)

}}

New Zealand competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the 2020 Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|access-date=28 March 2020|publisher=Olympics|date=24 March 2020}} It was the country's twenty-fourth appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and competed at every Games since. The New Zealand team consisted of 212 athletes, 112 men and 100 women, across twenty-one sports.

The New Zealand team collected a total of 20 medals, seven gold, six silver and seven bronze, at these Games, surpassing the record of 18 gained at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The seven gold medals collected was second only to the eight medals collected at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing led the sports with five medals, followed by canoeing with three medals, two medals in each of rugby sevens, cycling and athletics, and one medal in each of sailing, golf, boxing, trampolining, tennis and triathlon. It was the first time New Zealand won medals in trampolining (and gymnastics in general) and tennis.

Sprint canoeist Lisa Carrington won gold medals in the women's K-1 200 metres, K-1 500 metres and with Caitlin Regal in the K-2 500 metres to become New Zealand's most successful Olympian with six medals in all, including five gold medals. Rower Emma Twigg claimed the gold medal in the women's single sculls after finishing fourth in the previous two Games.{{cite news|last1=Hinton|first1=Marc|date=30 July 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Fourth time lucky as single sculler Emma Twigg powers to gold medal|work=Stuff.co.nz|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/300370116/tokyo-olympics-fourth-time-lucky-as-single-sculler-emma-twigg-powers-to-gold-medal|access-date=30 July 2021}} The men's rowing eight claimed the gold medal for the first time since 1972, with Hamish Bond becoming the first New Zealander to win a gold medal at three successive Olympics. Rowing pair Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast won the gold medal in the women's pair before helping the women's eight win the silver medal. The women's rugby sevens team beat France 26–12 in the final to claim the gold medal, bettering their silver medal at the 2016 Games.

Medal tables

{{Further|2020 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners|List of New Zealand Olympic medallists}}

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9), three hours behind New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12).

{{Col-begin}}

| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" |

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Medal

!Name

!Sport

!Event

!Date

{{Gold medal}}{{sortname|Kerri|Gowler|Kerri Williams}}
Grace Prendergast		RowingWomen's coxless pair{{dts|29 July|addkey=1}}
{{Gold medal}}{{sortname|Emma|Twigg}}RowingWomen's single sculls{{dts|30 July|addkey=1}}
{{Gold medal}}{{sortname|Tom|Mackintosh}}
Hamish Bond
Tom Murray
Michael Brake
Dan Williamson
Phillip Wilson
Shaun Kirkham
Matt Macdonald
Sam Bosworth (cox)		RowingMen's eight{{dts|30 July|addkey=1}}
{{Gold medal}}{{sortname|New Zealand women's|rugby sevens team|New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:25em|{{ubl|Michaela Blyde|Kelly Brazier|Gayle Broughton|Theresa Fitzpatrick|Stacey Fluhler|Sarah Hirini|Shiray Kaka|Tyla Nathan-Wong|Risi Pouri-Lane|Alena Saili|Ruby Tui|Tenika Willison|Portia Woodman}}}}

| Rugby sevens

Women's tournament{{dts|31 July}}
{{Gold medal}}{{sortname|Lisa|Carrington}}CanoeingWomen's K-1 200 metres{{dts|3 August|addkey=1}}
{{Gold medal}}{{sortname|Lisa|Carrington}}
Caitlin Regal		CanoeingWomen's K-2 500 metres{{dts|3 August|addkey=2}}
{{Gold medal}}{{sortname|Lisa|Carrington}}CanoeingWomen's K-1 500 metres{{dts|5 August|addkey=2}}
{{Silver medal}}{{sortname|Brooke|Donoghue}}
Hannah Osborne		RowingWomen's double sculls{{dts|28 July|addkey=1}}
{{Silver medal}}{{sortname|New Zealand men's|rugby sevens team|New Zealand national rugby sevens team}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:25em|{{ubl|Kurt Baker|Scott Curry|Dylan Collier|Andrew Knewstubb|Ngarohi McGarvey-Black|Tim Mikkelson|Sione Molia|Etene Nanai-Seturo|Tone Ng Shiu|Amanaki Nicole|William Warbrick|Regan Ware|Joe Webber}}}}

| Rugby sevens

Men's tournament{{dts|28 July}}
{{Silver medal}}{{sortname|Ella| Greenslade}}
Emma Dyke
Lucy Spoors
Kelsey Bevan
Grace Prendergast
Kerri Gowler
Beth Ross
Jackie Gowler
Caleb Shepherd (cox)		RowingWomen's eight{{dts|30 July|addkey=1}}
{{Silver medal}}Peter Burling
Blair Tuke		SailingMen's 49er{{dts|3 August}}
{{Silver medal}}{{sortname|Ellesse|Andrews}}CyclingWomen's keirin{{dts|5 August}}
{{Silver medal}}{{sortname|Campbell|Stewart}}CyclingMen's omnium{{dts|5 August}}
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|Hayden|Wilde}}TriathlonMen's triathlon{{dts|26 July|addkey=1}}
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|Marcus|Daniell}}
Michael Venus		TennisMen's doubles{{dts|30 July|addkey=1}}
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|Dylan|Schmidt}}GymnasticsMen's trampoline{{dts|31 July|addkey=1}}
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|Valerie|Adams}}AthleticsWomen's shot put{{dts|1 August|addkey=1}}
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|David|Nyika}}BoxingMen's heavyweight{{dts|3 August}}
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|Tom|Walsh|Tom Walsh (shot putter)}}AthleticsMen's shot put{{dts|5 August}}
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|Lydia|Ko}}GolfWomen's tournament{{dts|7 August}}

|style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;"|

{{Clear}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
style="background:#efefef;"

!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;" |3

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|5

style="text-align:left;"| Canoeing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|3

style="text-align:left;"| Rugby sevens

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

style="text-align:left;"| Cycling

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

style="text-align:left;"| Sailing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

style="text-align:left;"| Athletics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|2

style="text-align:left;"| Boxing

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

style="text-align:left;"| Golf

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

style="text-align:left;"| Gymnastics

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

style="text-align:left;"| Tennis

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

style="text-align:left;"| Triathlon

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

style="text-align:left;"| Total

! style="background:gold;" |7

! style="background:silver;" |6

! style="background:#c96;" |7

! 20

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=7|Medals by date

Date

| 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;"| 24 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

style="text-align:left;"| 25 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

style="text-align:left;"| 26 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

style="text-align:left;"| 27 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

style="text-align:left;"| 28 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|2

style="text-align:left;"| 29 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|1

style="text-align:left;"| 30 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|4

style="text-align:left;"| 31 July

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|2

style="text-align:left;"| 1 August

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

style="text-align:left;"| 2 August

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

style="text-align:left;"| 3 August

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |2

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|4

style="text-align:left;"| 4 August

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

style="text-align:left;"| 5 August

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|4

style="text-align:left;"| 6 August

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

style="text-align:left;"| 7 August

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1

|1

style="text-align:left;"| 8 August

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

style="text-align:left;"| Total

! style="background:gold;" | 7

! style="background:silver;" | 6

! style="background:#c96;" | 7

! 20

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
style="background:#efefef;"

!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;" |3

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |5

|9

style="text-align:left;"| Female

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |6

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |3

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|11

style="text-align:left;"| Mixed

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0

|0

style="text-align:left;"| Total

! style="background:gold;" |7

! style="background:silver;" |6

! style="background:#c96;" |7

!20

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=7|Multiple medallists

align=center

|Name

|Sport

| style="background:#f7f6a8;"| {{gold01}}

| style="background:#dce5e5;"| {{silver02}}

| style="background:#ffdab9;"| {{bronze03}}

|Total

align=center

| style="text-align:left;"| Lisa Carrington

| style="text-align:left;"| Canoeing

style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 3style="background:#dce5e5;"| 0style="background:#ffdab9;"| 03
align=center

| style="text-align:left;"| Kerri Gowler

| style="text-align:left;"| Rowing

style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1style="background:#dce5e5;"| 1style="background:#ffdab9;"| 02
align=center

| style="text-align:left;"| Grace Prendergast

| style="text-align:left;"| Rowing

style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 1style="background:#dce5e5;"| 1style="background:#ffdab9;"| 02

{{col-end}}

Officials

Former rower Rob Waddell was the New Zealand chef de mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, having served in the same role at the 2016 Rio Olympics.{{cite news |title=Rob Waddell named NZ's new chef de mission |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/8080262/Rob-Waddell-named-NZs-new-chef-de-mission |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=Stuff |date=14 December 2012}}{{cite news |last1=Regan |first1=James |title=Tokyo Olympics: NZ chef de mission Waddell full of praise for resilient NZ Olympians |url= https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2020/03/tokyo-olympics-nz-chef-de-mission-waddell-full-of-praise-for-resilient-nz-olympians.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131158/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2020/03/tokyo-olympics-nz-chef-de-mission-waddell-full-of-praise-for-resilient-nz-olympians.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 8 March 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=Newshub |date=30 March 2020}}

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Reserves in field hockey, football, and rowing are not counted.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
width=180|Sport

! width=55|Men

! width=55|Women

! width=55|Total

align=left|Athletics

| 8

513
align=left|Boxing

| 1

01
align=left|Canoeing

| 3

58
align=left|Cycling

| 12

819
align=left|Diving

| 1

01
align=left|Equestrian

| 5

16
align=left|Field hockey

| 16

1632
align=left|Football

| 22

2244
align=left|Golf

| 1

12
align=left|Gymnastics

| 2

13
align=left|Karate

| 0

11
align=left|Rowing

| 15

1530
align=left|Rugby sevens

| 13

1326
align=left|Sailing

| 7

310
align=left|Shooting

| 0

22
align=left|Surfing

| 1

12
align=left|Swimming

| 2

57
align=left|Taekwondo

| 1

01
align=left|Tennis

| 2

02
align=left|Triathlon

| 2

24
align=left|Weightlifting

| 2

35
Total || 116 || 104 || 220

Seventeen-year-old swimmer Erika Fairweather (born 31 December 2003) was New Zealand's youngest competitor, while 51-year-old equestrian showjumper Bruce Goodin (born 10 November 1969) was the oldest competitor. Thirty-three competitors (15.6 percent) were of Māori descent.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-12|title=New Zealand finalises biggest ever Olympic team|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/446694/new-zealand-finalises-biggest-ever-olympic-team|access-date=2021-07-13|website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event):{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url= http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html |publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards|url=https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Fifteen track and field athletes were officially named to the New Zealand team on 16 April 2021, with shot putter and triple Olympic medalist Valerie Adams leading them to her historic fifth Games. Notable athletes also featured multiple medallist Nick Willis in the middle-distance running and the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Tom Walsh in the men's shot put.{{cite news|title=Fifteen-strong athletics team named for Tokyo Olympics|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/fifteen-strong-athletics-team-named-for-tokyo-olympics|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=16 April 2021|access-date=22 April 2021}}

{{smalldiv|1=

;Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Track & road events

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|Sam Tanner

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's 1500 m

|3:43.22

|9

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

align=left|Nick Willis

|3:36.88

|7 q

|3:35.41

|9

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

align=left|Malcolm Hicks

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's marathon

|colspan=4 rowspan=2 {{n/a}}

|2:23:12

|64

align=left|Zane Robertson

|2:17:04

|36

align=left|Quentin Rew

|align=left|Men's 50 km walk

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|3:57:33

|16

align=left rowspan=2|Camille Buscomb

|align=left|Women's 5000 m

|15:24.39

|14

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

align=left|Women's 10000 m

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|32:10.49

|20

;Field events

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=left|Hamish Kerr

|align=left|Men's high jump

|2.28

|=4 q

|2.30

|10

align=left|Jacko Gill

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's shot put

|20.96

|9 q

|20.71

|9

align=left|Tom Walsh

|21.49

|2 Q

|22.47

|{{bronze03}}

align=left|Valerie Adams

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's shot put

|18.83

|6 Q

|19.62

|{{bronze03}}

align=left|Maddi Wesche

|18.65

|11 q

|18.98

|6

align=left|Lauren Bruce

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's hammer throw

|67.71

|23

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

align=left|Julia Ratcliffe

|73.20

|6 q

|72.69

|9

Boxing

{{main|Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament for the first time since 2004. 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion David Nyika scored an outright quarterfinal victory to secure a spot in the men's heavyweight division at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.{{cite news|title=Boxing Olympic Qualification – Amman: Day 6 As It Happened|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/boxing-olympic-qualification-amman-day-6-live-blog/|publisher=Olympic Channel|date=8 March 2020|access-date=8 March 2020}}{{cite news|title=All Blacks Sevens win Canada Title, David Nyika qualifies for Tokyo 2020 + Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins X Games Norway|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/all-blacks-sevens-win-canada-title-david-nyika-qualifies-for-tokyo-2020-zoi-sadowski-synnott-wins-x-games-norway|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=9 March 2020|access-date=10 March 2020}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|David Nyika

|align=left|Men's heavyweight

|{{Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Baalla|MAR|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Smiahlikau|BLR|2020 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gadzhimagomedov|ROC|2020 Summer}}
L 1–4

|Did not advance

|{{bronze3}}

Canoeing

{{main|Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

=Slalom=

New Zealand canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.{{cite news|title=Olympic quota places take shape after first day of slalom heats|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/olympic-quota-places-take-shape-after-first-day-slalom-heats|publisher=International Canoe Federation|date=27 September 2019|access-date=27 September 2019}} Former software engineer Callum Gilbert, with Rio 2016 silver medalist Luuka Jones paddling along her way to fourth straight Olympics, was officially named to the New Zealand's slalom canoeing roster on 12 March 2020.{{cite news|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/canoe-slalom-selection-announcement-defending-silver-medallist-and-former-software-engineer-named-to-new-zealand-team|title=Canoe Slalom Selection Announcement: Defending silver medallist and former software engineer named to New Zealand Team|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=12 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=6|Preliminary

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Run 1

!Rank

!Run 2

!Rank

!Best

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Callum Gilbert

|align=left|Men's K-1

|151.85

|23

|101.15

|20

|101.15

|23

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

align=left rowspan=2|Luuka Jones

|align=left|Women's C-1

|116.55

|8

|115.19

|9

|115.19

|11 Q

|130.39

|13

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

align=left|Women's K-1

|110.22

|10

|101.72

|3

|101.72

|3 Q

|108.97

|5 Q

|110.67

|6

=Sprint=

New Zealand canoeists qualified four boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary and the 2020 Oceania Championships in Penrith, New South Wales.{{cite news|title=First round of Olympic canoe sprint quotas allocated|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/noticies/first-round-olympic-canoe-sprint-quotas-allocated|publisher=International Canoe Federation|date=30 August 2019|access-date=30 August 2019}} Max Brown and Kurtis Imrie were officially named to the New Zealand canoe sprint roster for the Games on 21 April 2021, with the women's kayak squad, led by two-time defending Lisa Carrington, joining them two months later.{{cite news|title=Canoe Sprinters Brown and Imrie named to New Zealand Team|url=https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/canoe-sprinters-brown-and-imrie-named-to-new-zealand-team/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421003108/https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/canoe-sprinters-brown-and-imrie-named-to-new-zealand-team/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2021|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|access-date=27 June 2021 |date=21 April 2021}}{{cite news|title=Tokyo Olympic Games: Women's canoe sprint team named |url= https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/tokyo-olympic-games-womens-canoe-sprint-team-named/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210603210404/https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/tokyo-olympic-games-womens-canoe-sprint-team-named/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 June 2021 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=22 June 2021 |date=4 June 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Quarterfinals

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Max Brown
Kurtis Imrie

|align=left|Men's K-2 1000 m

|3:17.210

|4 QF

|3:10.220

|2 SF

|3:17.684

|2 FA

|3:17.267

|5

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Lisa Carrington

|align=left|Women's K-1 200 m

|40.715

|1 SF

|colspan=2 {{bye}}

|38.127 {{abbr|OB|Olympic best time}}

|1 FA

|38:120 {{abbr|OB|Olympic best time}}

|{{Gold1}}

align=center

|align=left|Women's K-1 500 m

|1:48.463

|1 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|1:51.680

|1 FA

|1:51.216

|{{Gold1}}

align=center

|align=left|Caitlin Regal

|align=left|Women's K-1 500 m

|1:50.297

|3 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|1:53.495

|3 FB

|1:53.681

|9

align=center

|align=left|Lisa Carrington
Caitlin Regal

|align=left rowspan=2| Women's K-2 500 m

|1:43.836

|1 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|1:36.724 {{abbr|OB|Olympic best time}}

|1 FA

|1:35.785 {{abbr|OB|Olympic best time}}

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Teneale Hatton
Alicia Hoskin

|1:49.832

|4 QF

|1:50.507

|4 SF

|1:44.119

|8 FB

|1:41.121

|14

align=center

|align=left|Lisa Carrington
Teneale Hatton
Alicia Hoskin
Caitlin Regal

|align=left|Women's K-4 500 m

|1:33.959

|2 SF

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|1:36.293

|2 FA

|1:37.168

|4

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

{{main|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

=Road=

New Zealand entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.{{cite news|title=Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games|url=https://www.uci.org/inside-uci/press-releases/athletes--quotas-for-road-cycling-events-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-games|publisher=UCI|date=18 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2019}} The road cycling team was officially named to the New Zealand roster for the Games on 17 June 2021.{{cite news|title=NewTokyo Olympic Games: BMX, Road & MTB athletes named to The New Zealand Team|url=https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/newtokyo-olympic-games-bmx-road-and-mtb-athletes-named-to-the-new-zealand-team-news-article-page/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616180219/https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/newtokyo-olympic-games-bmx-road-and-mtb-athletes-named-to-the-new-zealand-team-news-article-page/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2021|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|access-date=27 June 2021 |date=17 June 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=left rowspan=2|George Bennett

|align=left|Men's road race{{cite web |title='I just didn't have it': George Bennett misses out on medal in brutal road race |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/125847689/i-just-didnt-have-it-george-bennett-misses-out-on-medal-in-brutal-road-race |website=Stuff |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=en |date=24 July 2021}}

| 6:11:46

| 26

align=left|Men's time trial

|1:00:28.39

|25

align=left rowspan=2|Patrick Bevin

|align=left|Men's road race

|colspan=2|Did not finish

align=left|Men's time trial

|57:24.29

|10

=Track=

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, New Zealand riders accumulated spots for both men and women in the team pursuit and madison, as well as the men's team sprint, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, New Zealand won its right to enter two riders in the men's sprint and keirin.

On 19 November 2020, the New Zealand Olympic Committee officially named a fifteen-member track cycling squad for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020, with Aaron Gate, Jaime Nielsen, Rushlee Buchanan, and Rio 2016 team sprint silver medallist Ethan Mitchell racing around the velodrome at their third straight Olympics.{{cite news|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/tokyo-olympic-games-track-cyclists-named-to-new-zealand-team|title=Tokyo Olympic Games: Track Cyclists named to New Zealand Team|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=19 November 2020|access-date=20 November 2020}}

;Sprint

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!Round 1

!Repechage 1

!Round 2

!Repechage 2

!Round 3

!Repechage 3

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

align=left|{{nowrap|Ethan Mitchell}}

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's sprint

|9.705
74.189

|24 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hoogland|NED|2020 Summer}}
L

|{{flagIOCathlete|Awang|MAS|2020 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Quintero|COL|2020 Summer}}
L

|colspan=8 | Did not advance

align=left|{{nowrap|Sam Webster}}

|9.631
74.759

|18 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Rudyk|POL|2020 Summer}}
W 10.099
71.294

|{{Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Vigier|FRA|2020 Summer}}
W 9.845
73.134

|{{Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Levy|GER|2020 Summer}}
L

|{{flagIOCathlete|Vigier|FRA|2020 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Sahrom|MAS|2020 Summer}}
L

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

align=left|{{nowrap|Ellesse Andrews}}

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's sprint

|10.563
68.162

|11 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|McCulloch|AUS|2020 Summer}}
W 10.996
65.478

|{{Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Starikova|UKR|2020 Summer}}
L

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bao Sj|CHN|2020 Summer}}
W 11.144
64.609

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mitchell|CAN|2020 Summer}}
L

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zhong Ts|CHN|2020 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Starikova|UKR|2020 Summer}}
L

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

align=left|{{nowrap|Kirstie James}}

|11.116
64.772

|27

|colspan=10 | Did not advance

;Team sprint

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

!Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Sam Dakin
Ethan Mitchell
Sam Webster
Callum Saunders{{efn|Saunders raced in the seventh-place final, replacing Sam Dakin}}

|align=left|Men's team sprint

|43.066
62.694

|5

|{{flagIOCteam|FRA|2020 Summer}}
L 42.978
62.823

|7

|{{flagIOCteam|POL|2020 Summer}}
W 43.703
61.781

|7

{{notelist}}

;Pursuit

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Opponent
Results

!Rank

!Opponent
Results

!Rank

align=left|Aaron Gate
Regan Gough
Jordan Kerby
Campbell Stewart

|align=left|Men's team pursuit

|3:46.079

|3 Q

|{{flagIOCteam|ITA|2020 Summer}}
L 3:42.397

|3 FB

|{{flagIOCteam|AUS|2020 Summer}}
L {{abbr|OVL|overlapped}}

|4

align=left|Bryony Botha
Rushlee Buchanan
Holly Edmondston
Jaime Nielsen

|align=left|Women's team pursuit

|4:12.536

|6 q

|{{flagIOCteam|AUS|2020 Summer}}
L 4:10.223

| 7

|{{flagIOCteam|FRA|2020 Summer}}
L 4:10.600

|8

Qualification legend: Q: qualified, in contention for gold medal final; q: qualified, in contention for bronze medal final; FB: qualified for bronze medal final

;Keirin

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!1st Round

!Repechage

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Final

style=font-size:95%

!Rank

!Rank

!Rank

!Rank

!Rank

align=left|Callum Saunders

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's keirin

|2 Q

|{{bye}}

|5

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

align=left|Sam Webster

|5 R

|3

|colspan=3 | Did not advance

align=left|Ellesse Andrews

|align=left|Women's keirin

|4 R

|1 Q

|2 Q

|2 Q

|{{Silver2}}

;Omnium

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Scratch race

!colspan=2|Tempo race

!colspan=2|Elimination race

!colspan=2|Points race

!colspan=2|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Points

!Rank

align=left|Campbell Stewart

|align=left|Men's omnium

|7

|28

|12

|18

|5

|32

|1

|51

|129

|{{silver02}}

align=left|Holly Edmondston

|align=left|Women's omnium

|9

|24

|14

|14

|10

|22

|=5

|7

|67

|10

;Madison

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Sprint points

!Lap points

!Total points

!Rank

align=left|Campbell Stewart
Corbin Strong

|align=left|Men's madison

|3

|−20

| −17

| 11

align=left|Rushlee Buchanan
Jessie Hodges

|align=left|Women's madison

|1

| −40

| −39

| 11

=Mountain biking=

New Zealand qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's sixteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/official-documents/tokyo-2020---olympic-games/mtb---qualified-nocs-me.pdf|title=Mountain Bike Athletes quota for Cycling – Mountain Bike men's events|date=19 May 2021|website=www.uci.org/|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=4 June 2021}} The New Zealand Olympic Committee nominated Anton Cooper to occupy the slot for the rescheduled Games on 17 June 2021.

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Anton Cooper

|align=left|Men's cross-country{{cite web |title=Tokyo Olympics: Anton Cooper sixth in mountain bike race as Tom Pidcock claims gold |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/125870588/tokyo-olympics-anton-cooper-sixth-in-mountain-bike-race-as-tom-pidcock-claims-gold |website=Stuff |access-date=26 July 2021 |language=en |date=26 July 2021}}

| 1:26:00

| 6

=BMX=

New Zealand riders qualified for one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's ninth-place finish in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification Ranking List of 1 June 2021.{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – BMX Racing – Olympic Qualification Women Ranking – Final – As of 01.06.2021|url=https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/official-documents/tokyo-2020---olympic-games/bmx-nationalranking-women---final.pdf|publisher=UCI|date=1 June 2021|access-date=2 June 2021}} The New Zealand Olympic Committee nominated the BMX rider Rebecca Petch to occupy the slot for the rescheduled Games on 17 June 2021.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Quarterfinal

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Rebecca Petch

|align=left|Women's race

|10

|3 Q

|16

|6

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

Diving

{{main|Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

For the first time since Los Angeles 1984, New Zealand sent one male diver into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top eighteen of the men's springboard at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo.{{cite news|title=Down-Jenkins set to be New Zealand's first male Olympic diver in almost 40 years|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/down-jenkins-set-to-be-new-zealands-first-male-olympic-diver-in-almost-40-years|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|access-date=27 June 2021 |date=17 June 2021}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Preliminary

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Anton Down-Jenkins

|align=left|Men's 3 m springboard

|394.45

|16 Q

|424.80

|8 Q

|415.60

|8

Equestrian

{{main|Equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand fielded a squad of three equestrian riders each in the team eventing and jumping competitions through the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States and the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G (South East Asia and Oceania) in Valkenswaard, Netherlands.{{cite news|title=Equestrian: Golden day for Britain as sun returns to World Games|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-equestrian-world/equestrian-werth-weight-in-gold-as-germany-takes-team-dressage-idUSKCN1LU03D|publisher=Reuters|date=18 September 2018|access-date=18 September 2018}}{{cite news|title=Kiwis and Chinese claim Tokyo tickets at Valkenswaard|url=https://inside.fei.org/content/kiwis-and-chinese-claim-tokyo-tickets-valkenswaard|publisher=FEI|date=13 August 2019|access-date=15 August 2019}} MeanwhIle, one dressage rider was added to the New Zealand roster by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group G (South East Asia and Oceania).{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 team and individual quota places confirmed by FEI|url=https://inside.fei.org/content/tokyo-2020-team-and-individual-quota-places-confirmed-fei|publisher=FEI|date=17 February 2020|access-date=1 March 2020}}

Shortly before the Olympics, New Zealand withdrew from competing in dressage. The nation's leading rider Melissa Galloway cited the disrupted preparations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, EHV-1 outbreak and Brexit as the reason behind the withdrawal.{{cite web|author=Appels, Astrid|url=https://www.eurodressage.com/2021/06/04/olympic-slots-reshuffled-after-wave-withdrawals-riders-declining-go-tokyo |title=Olympic Slots Reshuffled after Wave of Withdrawals, Riders Declining to Go to Tokyo |language=en |publisher=Eurodressage |date=4 June 2021 |accessdate=4 June 2021}}

=Eventing=

The New Zealand eventing team was named on 29 June 2021. Bundy Philpott and Tresca have been named the travelling reserves.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/2021/06/prices-headline-kiwi-eventing-team/ |title=Prices Headline Kiwi Eventing Team |language=en |publisher=New Zealand Equestrian |date=29 June 2021 |accessdate=29 June 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=3|Athlete

!rowspan=3|Horse

!rowspan=3|Event

!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Dressage

!colspan=3 rowspan=2|Cross-country

!colspan=6|Jumping

!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total

style=font-size:95%

!colspan=3|Qualifier

!colspan=3|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Penalties

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Rank

align=left|Jesse Campbell

|align=left|Diachello

|rowspan=3 align=left|Individual

|30.10

|15

|14.40

|44.50

|27

|0.40

|44.90

|22 Q

|9.60

|54.50

|22

|54.40

|22

align=left|Jonelle Price

|align=left|Grovine de Reve

|30.70

|17

|2.00

|32.70

|12

|0.00

|32.70

|9 Q

|9.20

|41.90

|11

|41.90

|11

align=left|Tim Price

|align=left|Vitali

|25.60

|5

|1.20

|26.80

|4

|12.00

|38.80

|16 Q

|21.60

|60.40

|25

|60.40

|25

align=left|Jesse Campbell
Jonelle Price
Tim Price

|align=left|See above

|align=left|Team

|86.40

|3

|17.60

|104.0

|4

|12.40

|116.40

|5

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|116.40

|5

=Jumping=

The New Zealand jumping team was named on 22 June 2021. The team consists of three Olympic veterans, while the California-based Uma O'Neill and Clockwise of Greenhill Z have been named the travelling reserves.{{cite web|url= https://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/2021/06/kiwi-showjumpers-tokyo-bound/ |title=Kiwi Showjumpers Tokyo Bound |language=en |publisher=New Zealand Equestrian |date=22 June 2021 |accessdate=22 June 2021}}

Sharn Wordley later withdrew following an injury to his horse. Subsequently, Uma O'Neill got promoted to the team, while Tom Tarver-Priebe and Popeye were assigned the reserve spot.{{cite web|url= https://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/2021/07/injury-forces-change-to-nz-showjumping-team/ |title=Injury Forces Change to NZ Showjumping Team |language=en |publisher=New Zealand Equestrian |date=16 July 2021 |accessdate=16 July 2021}} The day before the team competition, a further change was made with Tarver-Priebe (Popeye) replacing O'Neill (Clockwise Of Greenhill Z).{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Becky |title=Latest horse and rider changes ahead of Olympic showjumping team qualifier |url= https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/olympic-showjumping-team-qualifier-rider-changes-757030 |work=Horse & Hound |access-date=6 August 2021 |date=5 August 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Horse

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=3|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Penalties

!Rank

!Penalties

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Bruce Goodin

|align=left|Danny V

|align=left rowspan=3|Individual

|13

|=57

| colspan="3" |Did not advance

align=left|Daniel Meech

|align=left|Cinca

|2

|30 Q

|colspan=3 | Eliminated

align=left|Uma O'Neill

|align=left|Clockwise of Greenhill Z

|17

|64

|colspan=3 | Did not advance

align=left|Bruce Goodin
Tom Tarver-Priebe
Daniel Meech

|align=left|Danny V
Popeye
Cinca

|align=left|Team

|39

|14

|colspan=3 | Did not advance

Field hockey

{{main|Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}

;Summary

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=6|Group stage

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style=font-size:95%

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=left|New Zealand men's

|align=left|Men's tournament

|{{fh|IND}}
L 2–3

|{{fh|ESP}}
W 4–3

|{{fh|JPN}}
D 2–2

|{{fh|AUS}}
L 2–4

|{{fh|ARG}}
L 1–4

|5

|colspan=3 | Did not advance

|9

align=left|New Zealand women's

|align=left|Women's tournament

|{{fhw|ARG}}
W 3–0

|{{fhw|JPN}}
W 2–1

|{{fhw|ESP}}
L 1–2

|{{fhw|AUS}}
L 0–1

|{{fhw|CHN}}
L 2–3

| 4

|{{fhw|NED}}
L 0–3

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

|8

=Men's tournament=

{{main|Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification}}

New Zealand men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating South Korea in a playoff at the Stratford leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.{{cite news|url=http://www.fih.ch/events/olympic-games/olympic-games-tokyo-2020-m/news/last-six-tickets-to-tokyo-2020-secured-on-final-day-of-fih-hockey-olympic-qualifiers/|title=Last six tickets to Tokyo 2020 secured on final day of FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers|date=3 November 2019|website=fih.ch|publisher=International Hockey Federation|access-date=4 November 2019}}

;Team roster

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|NZL}}

;Group play

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|AStandings}}

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A2}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A6}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A9}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A11}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|A15}}

=Women's tournament=

{{main|Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification}}

New Zealand women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal on a goal difference over Australia at the 2019 Oceania Cup in Rockhampton, Queensland.{{cite news|title=Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/kookaburras-beat-black-sticks-3-0-to-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics-20190909-p52p9l.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=9 September 2019|access-date=9 September 2019}}

;Team roster

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads|NZL}}

;Group play

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|BStandings}}

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B3}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B6}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B7}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B12}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B13}}

;Quarterfinal

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|C3}}

Football

{{main|Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}

;Summary

{{smalldiv|1=

Key:

}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Group stage

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style=font-size:95%

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=left|New Zealand men's

|align=left|Men's tournament

|{{fbo|KOR}}
W 1–0

|{{fbo|HON}}
L 2–3

|{{fbo|ROU}}
D 0–0

|2

{{fbo|JPN}}
L 2–4P
0–0 {{aet}}

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

|6

align=left|New Zealand women's

|align=left|Women's tournament

|{{fbw|AUS}}
L 1–2

|{{fbw|USA}}
L 1–6

|{{fbw|SWE}}
L 0–2

|4

|colspan=3 | Did not advance

|12

=Men's tournament=

{{main|Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}

New Zealand men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Fiji.{{cite news|title=New Zealand win through to Tokyo 2020|url=https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/new-zealand-win-through-to-tokyo-2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005155254/https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/new-zealand-win-through-to-tokyo-2020|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2019|publisher=FIFA|date=6 October 2019|access-date=19 October 2019}}

;Team roster

{{#section:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|NZL}}

;Group play

{{Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's group tables|Group B}}

{{#lst:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B|B1}}

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{{#lst:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B|B3}}

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{{#lst:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B|B5}}

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;Quarter-final

{{#lst:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage|QF2}}

=Women's tournament=

{{main|Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

New Zealand women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup in New Caledonia.{{cite news|title=New Zealand triumph completes France 2019 field|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/new-zealand-triumph-completes-france-2019-field|publisher=FIFA|date=1 December 2018|access-date=1 December 2018}}

;Team roster

{{#section:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads|NZL}}

;Group play

{{Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's group tables|Group G}}

{{#lst:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G|G2}}

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{{#lst:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G|G4}}

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{{#lst:Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G|G5}}

Golf

{{main|Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand announced a team of two golfers in July 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/tokyo-olympic-games-ko-and-fox-confirmed-for-tokyo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710020046/https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/tokyo-olympic-games-ko-and-fox-confirmed-for-tokyo/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2021|title=Tokyo Olympic Games: Ko and Fox confirmed for Tokyo|accessdate=7 July 2021|website=New Zealand Olympic Committee}} Danny Lee qualified but chose not to play.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/new-zealand-golfer-danny-lee-opts-out-tokyo-olympics |title=New Zealand golfer Danny Lee opts out of Tokyo Olympics |first=Ryan |last=Quigley |work=NBC |date=3 May 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!colspan=3|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Score

!Score

!Score

!Score

!Score

!Par

!Rank

align=left|Ryan Fox

|align=left|Men's

|70

|72

|73

|64

|279

|−5

|=42

align=left|Lydia Ko

|align=left|Women's

|70

|67

|66

|65

|268

|−16{{efn|Finished tied for second, and lost sudden-death playoff on first hole to win bronze medal}}

|{{Bronze3}}

{{notelist}}

Gymnastics

{{main article|Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

=Artistic=

New Zealand entered one male artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2021 Oceanian Championships in Queensland, Australia.

;Men

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=3|Athlete

!rowspan=3|Event

!colspan=8|Qualification

!colspan=8|Final

style=font-size:95%

!colspan=6|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

!colspan=6|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style=font-size:95%

!{{Tooltip|F|Floor}}

!{{Tooltip|PH|Pommel horse }}

!{{Tooltip|R|Rings}}

!{{Tooltip|V|Vault}}

!{{Tooltip|PB|Parallel bars}}

!{{Tooltip|HB|Horizontal bar}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Floor}}

!{{Tooltip|PH|Pommel horse }}

!{{Tooltip|R|Rings}}

!{{Tooltip|V|Vault}}

!{{Tooltip|PB|Parallel bars}}

!{{Tooltip|HB|Horizontal bar}}

align=center

|align=left|Mikhail Koudinov

|align=left|All-around

|13.433

|12.466

|12.600

|13.766

|14.433

|11.366

|78.064

|52

| colspan="8" |Did not advance

=Trampoline=

New Zealand qualified one gymnast each to compete in the men's and women's trampoline by finishing among the top eight nations vying for qualification at the two-year-long World Cup Series. Maddie Davidson will be New Zealand's first female trampolinist at the Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/300347892/tokyo-olympics-maddie-davidson-selected-to-be-first-woman-trampolinist-to-represent-nz-at-the-olympics|title= Tokyo Olympics: Maddie Davidson selected to be first woman trampolinist to represent NZ at the Olympics|website=stuff.co.nz|date=2 July 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Routine 1

!Routine 2

!Total score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

align=left|Dylan Schmidt

|align=left|Men's

|52.415

|59.705

|112.120

|3 Q

|60.675

|{{Bronze3}}

align=left|Maddie Davidson

|align=left|Women's

|47.870

|45.270

|93.140

|10

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

Karate

{{main|Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Alexandrea Anacan secured a place in the women's kata category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the Oceania zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.{{cite news|url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/olympians-confirmed-karates-olympic-debut/1598|title=Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020|publisher=World Karate Federation|date=15 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}

;Kata

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Elimination round

!colspan=2|Ranking round

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal bout}}

Score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Andrea Anacan

|align=left|Women's kata

|23.62

|5

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

Rowing

{{main|Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification|List of New Zealand rowers at the Summer Olympics}}

New Zealand qualified ten out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.{{cite news|title=Plenty of Tokyo 2020 qualifiers, loads of pride at World Rowing Championships|url=https://worldrowing.com/news/plenty-olympic-qualifiers-loads-pride|publisher=International Rowing Federation|date=29 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019}}{{cite news|title=First crews to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics at World Rowing Championships|url=https://worldrowing.com/news/first-crews-qualify-for-the-tokyo-olympics-world-rowing-championships|publisher=International Rowing Federation|date=27 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019}}{{cite news|title=B-finals take on new meaning when Tokyo 2020 spots are available|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/news/finals-take-new-meaning-when-tokyo-2020-spots-are-available|publisher=International Rowing Federation|date=31 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019}} In May 2021, the men's eight crew was added to the New Zealand roster with a top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.{{cite news|title=Final spots for the Olympics determined on the Rotsee|url=https://worldrowing.com/2021/05/16/final-spots-for-the-olympics-determined/|publisher=International Rowing Federation|date=16 May 2021|access-date=20 May 2021}}

On 23 April 2021, the New Zealand Olympic Committee declined its quota place in the women's lightweight double sculls, having previously confirmed it from the 2019 Worlds.{{cite news|title=Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Update – Lightweight Women's Double Sculls (LW2x)|url=https://worldrowing.com/2021/04/23/tokyo-olympic-games-qualification-update-lightweight-womens-double-sculls-lw2x/|publisher=International Rowing Federation|date=23 April 2021|access-date=20 May 2021}}

{{#section:List of New Zealand rowers at the Summer Olympics|2020men}}

{{#section:List of New Zealand rowers at the Summer Olympics|2020women}}

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

{{main|Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}

;Summary

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Pool round

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style=font-size:95%

!Opposition
result

!Opposition
result

!Opposition
result

!Rank

!Opposition
result

!Opposition
result

!Opposition
result

!Rank

align=left|New Zealand men

|align=left|Men's tournament

|{{ru7|KOR}}
W 50–5

|{{ru7|ARG}}
W 35–14

|{{ru7|AUS}}
W 14–12

|1

|{{ru7|CAN}}
W 21–10

|{{ru7|GBR}}
W 29–7

|{{ru7|FIJ}}
L 12–27

|{{Silver2}}

align=left|New Zealand women

|align=left|Women's tournament

|{{ru7w|KEN}}
W 29–7

|{{ru7w|GBR}}
W 26–21

|{{flagdeco|RUS|roc-olympics}} ROC
W 33–0

|1

|{{flagdeco|RUS|roc-olympics}} ROC
W 36–0

|{{ru7w|FIJ}}
W 22–17

|{{ru7w|FRA}}
W 26–12

|{{Gold1}}

=Men's tournament=

{{main|Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}

The New Zealand national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals in the 2019 London Sevens, securing a top four spot in the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.{{cite news|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2019/05/sevens-new-zealand-qualifies-for-olympics-after-reaching-quarter-finals-in-london.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525194141/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2019/05/sevens-new-zealand-qualifies-for-olympics-after-reaching-quarter-finals-in-london.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2019|title=Sevens: New Zealand qualifies for Olympics after reaching quarter-finals in London|publisher=Newshub|date=25 May 2019|access-date=25 May 2019}}

;Team roster

{{trim|{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|NZL}}}}

;Group play

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|AStandings}}

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|MA1}}

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{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|MA3}}

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{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|MA6}}

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;Quarter-final

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|D1}}

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;Semi-final

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|E1}}

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;Gold medal match

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|F2}}

=Women's tournament=

{{main|Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}

The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top four position in the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series through winning the penultimate leg.{{cite news|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/420377|title=New Zealand win HSBC Canada Women's Sevens|publisher=World Rugby|date=12 May 2019|access-date=13 May 2019}}

;Team roster

  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

;Group play

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|AStandings}}

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|MA6}}

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{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|MA11}}

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{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|MA18}}

{{reflist|group=note}}

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;Quarter-final

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|MA21}}

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;Semi-final

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|MA30}}

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;Gold medal match

{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|MA34}}

Sailing

{{main|Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.{{cite news|title=First Laser, Radial and 49erFX nations confirmed for Tokyo 2020|url=http://www.sailing.org/news/87623.php#.W22T6tgza8o|publisher=World Sailing|date=10 August 2018|access-date=10 August 2018}}{{cite news|title=First Finn and Men's 470 Tokyo 2020 nations confirmed|url=http://www.sailing.org/news/87615.php#.W22eRtgza8o|publisher=World Sailing|date=8 August 2018|access-date=10 August 2018}} On 4 March 2020, New Zealand Olympic Committee officially announced the first seven sailors to compete at the Enoshima regatta, including defending 49er champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, Rio 2016 49erFX silver medallists Alex Maloney and Molly Meech, and Rio 2016 Laser bronze medallist Sam Meech.{{cite news|url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/news/first-new-zealand-team-members-named-for-tokyo-2020/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304105453/http://www.olympic.org.nz/news/first-new-zealand-team-members-named-for-tokyo-2020/|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2020|title=First New Zealand Team Members named for Tokyo 2020|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=4 March 2020|access-date=4 March 2020}} The men's 470 crew members Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox were named to the New Zealand team on 30 September 2020, with Rio 2016 Olympian Josh Junior completing the sailing selection at the 2021 Finn Gold Cup in Lisbon, Portugal.{{cite news|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/tokyo-olympic-games-mens-470-athletes-selected-to-the-new-zealand-team|title=Tokyo Olympic Games: Men's 470 athletes selected to the New Zealand Team|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=30 September 2020|access-date=1 October 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/tokyo-olympic-games-josh-junior-selected-for-second-olympic-games|title=Tokyo Olympic Games: Josh Junior Selected for Second Olympic Games|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=28 May 2021|access-date=28 June 2021}}

At the end of the qualifying window, the New Zealand Olympic Committee officially declined the quota places already obtained at the respective Sailing World Championships in the following classes: men's and women's RS:X, women's Laser Radial, and women's 470.

;Men

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=13|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!M*

align=left|Sam Meech

|align=left|Laser

|{{s|19}}

|19

|8

|16

|14

|3

|2

|13

|11

|3

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|20

|109

|10

align=left|Josh Junior

|align=left|Finn

|{{s|12}}

|10

|3

|7

|8

|5

|1

|4

|8

|1

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|16

|63

|5

align=left|Paul Snow-Hansen
Daniel Willcox

|align=left|470

|6

|2

|7

|1

|5

|7

|{{s|13}}

|8

|6

|3

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|6

|57

|4

align=left|Peter Burling
Blair Tuke

|align=left|49er

|{{s|12}}

|3

|7

|2

|10

|1

|3

|6

|2

|5

|2

|11

|6

|58

|{{silver02}}

;Women

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=13|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!M*

align=left|Alex Maloney
Molly Meech

|align=left|49er FX

|16

|{{s|22}}

|5

|12

|4

|4

|8

|3

|18

|6

|20

|6

|EL

|102

|12

;Mixed

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=13|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!M*

align=left|Micah Wilkinson
Erica Dawson

|align=left|Nacra 17

|11

|12

|13

|11

|8

|12

|15

|9

|{{s|18}}

|17

|8

|14

|EL

|130

|12

M* = Medal race (double points); EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

{{Main|Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Oceania Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places_by_nation_and_number.ashx|title=Quota Places by Nation and Number|date=1 January 2018|website=www.issf-sports.org/|publisher=ISSF|access-date=2 September 2018}}

Rio 2016 Olympians Chloe Tipple (women's skeet) and silver medalist Natalie Rooney were officially selected to the New Zealand team before the Games postponed on 24 March 2020.{{cite news|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/nzoc-pleased-with-further-clarity-on-tokyo-olympic-games|title=NZOC pleased with further clarity on Tokyo Olympic Games|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|date=26 March 2020|access-date=28 March 2020}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style=font-size:95%

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=left|Natalie Rooney

|align=left|Women's trap

| 117

| 10

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=left|Chloe Tipple

|align=left|Women's skeet

|108

|27

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Surfing

{{main|Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand sent two surfers (one man and one woman) to compete in their respective shortboard race. Billy Stairmand and Ella Williams secured a qualification slot each for their NOC, as the highest-ranked and last remaining surfers from Oceania, at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan.{{cite news|title=2019 ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans Charges into Home Stretch Towards Historic Team and Men's Medals|url=https://isasurf.org/wsg/2019/en/2019-isa-world-surfing-games-presented-vans-charges-home-stretch-towards-historic-team-mens-medals/|publisher=International Surfing Association|date=13 September 2019|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922021048/https://isasurf.org/wsg/2019/en/2019-isa-world-surfing-games-presented-vans-charges-home-stretch-towards-historic-team-mens-medals/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=World's Top Women Approach Gold medals, Capture Olympic Qualification in Miyazaki|url=https://isasurf.org/wsg/2019/en/worlds-top-women-approach-gold-medals-capture-olympic-qualification-miyazaki/|publisher=International Surfing Association|date=9 September 2019|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117111205/https://isasurf.org/wsg/2019/en/worlds-top-women-approach-gold-medals-capture-olympic-qualification-miyazaki/|url-status=dead}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2| Round 1

!colspan=2| Round 2

!Round 3

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=left|Billy Stairmand

|align=left|Men's shortboard

|9.97

|3 q

|11.34

|3 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ferreira|BRA|2020 Summer}}
L 9.67–14.54

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

align=left|Ella Williams

|align=left|Women's shortboard

|9.70

|2 Q

|colspan=2 {{Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hennessy|CRC|2020 Summer}}
L 7.73–12.00

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):{{cite web|title=FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification|url=https://www.fina.org/competitions/5/olympic-games-tokyo-2020/qualifications?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=FREESTYLE&standard=all®ionId=all&countryId=|publisher=FINA |access-date=23 March 2019}}{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/final_-_2020_07_15_-_tokyo_2020_-_revised_qualification_system_-_swimming_-_eng.pdf|work=Tokyo 2020 |publisher=FINA |accessdate=6 March 2021}} To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain an Olympic qualifying cut in each individual pool event at any FINA-sanctioned meet between March 2019 and 21 May 2021.{{cite news|author=Race, Loretta|title=Gasson, Clareburt, Fairweather Seek OLY Qualification In Auckland|url=https://swimswam.com/gasson-clareburt-fairweather-seek-oly-qualification-in-auckland/|publisher=SwimSwam|date=7 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2020}} The team was announced on 16 June 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/444814/seven-nz-swimmers-to-make-olympic-debut-in-tokyo|title=Seven NZ swimmers to make Olympic debut in Tokyo|website=Radio New Zealand|date=16 June 2021|accessdate=25 June 2021}}

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%

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left rowspan=2|Lewis Clareburt

|align=left|Men's 200 m individual medley

|1:57.27 NR

|3 Q

|1:57.55

|7 Q

|1:57.70

|8

align=left|Men's 400 m individual medley

|4:09.49 NR

|2 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|4:11.22

|7

align=left rowspan=2|Zac Reid

|align=left|Men's 400 m freestyle

|3:49.85

|23

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

align=left|Men's 800 m freestyle

|7:53.06 NR

|18

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

align=left rowspan=2|Erika Fairweather

|align=left|Women's 200 m freestyle

|1:57.26

|14 Q

|1:59.14

|16

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

align=left|Women's 400 m freestyle

| 4:02.28 NR

| 4 Q

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|4:08.01

|8

align=left rowspan=2|Ali Galyer

|align=left|Women's 100 m backstroke

|1:02.65

|33

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

align=left|Women's 200 m backstroke

|2:15.16

|24

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

align=left|Hayley McIntosh

|align=left|Women's 1500 m freestyle

|16:44.43

|31

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

align=left rowspan=2|Eve Thomas

|align=left|Women's 800 m freestyle

|8:32.51

|18

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

align=left|Women's 1500 m freestyle

|16:29.66

|26

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

align=left|Carina Doyle
Erika Fairweather
Ali Galyer
Eve Thomas

|align=left|Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

|8:06.16

|12

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

Taekwondo

{{main|Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Tom Burns secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) with a gold-medal triumph at the 2020 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.{{cite news|title=Australia, New Zealand and Tonga secure places at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/australia-new-zealand-and-tonga-secure-places-at-tokyo-2020-olympic-games/|publisher=World Taekwondo|date=29 February 2020|access-date=11 March 2020|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200315062809/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/australia-new-zealand-and-tonga-secure-places-at-tokyo-2020-olympic-games/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Australia's Taekwondo athletes secure four Tokyo 2020 quotas|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/news/australias-taekwondo-athletes-secure-four-tokyo-2020-quotas/|publisher=Australian Olympic Committee|date=2 March 2020|access-date=3 March 2020}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style=font-size:95%

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Tom Burns

|align=left|Men's −68 kg

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Sinden|GBR|2020 Summer}}
L 8–53 {{abbr|PTG|Decision by points gap}}

|colspan=2 | Did not advance

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Reçber|TUR|2020 Summer}}
L 8–23

|Did not advance

|7

Tennis

{{main|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

On 23 June 2021, Tennis New Zealand announced that Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus would represent New Zealand in men's doubles for the second consecutive Olympic Games.{{cite news|url=https://tennis.kiwi/news/venus-and-daniell-to-represent-new-zealand-at-tokyo-olympics/|title=Venus and Daniell to represent New Zealand at Tokyo Olympics|date=23 June 2021|accessdate=28 June 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style=font-size:95%

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Marcus Daniell
Michael Venus

|align=left|Men's doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gerasimov /
Ivashka|BLR|2020 Summer}}
W 6–3, 7–6

|{{flagIOCathlete|Koolhof /
Rojer|NED|2020 Summer}}
W {{abbr|WO|Walkover}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Cabal /
Farah|COL|2020 Summer}}
W 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

|{{flagIOCathlete|Čilić /
Dodig|CRO|2020 Summer}}
L 2–6, 2–6

|{{flagIOCathlete|Krajicek /
Sandgren|USA|2020 Summer}}
W 7–6, 6–2

|{{Bronze3}}

Triathlon

{{main|Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand qualified four triathletes (two per gender) for the following events at the Games by finishing among the top seven nations in the ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Rankings.{{cite news|title=Olympic Qualification on the line at Friday's Mixed Relay in Lisbon|url=http://triathlon.org/news/article/mixed_relay_olympic_qualification_on_the_line_in_lisbon|publisher=World Triathlon|date=19 May 2021|access-date=29 May 2021}}

;Individual

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

! rowspan=2 | Athlete

! rowspan=2 | Event

! colspan=6 | Time

! rowspan=2 | Rank

style="font-size:95%"

! Swim (1.5 km)

! Trans 1

! Bike (40 km)

! Trans 2

! Run (10 km)

! Total

align=left|Tayler Reid

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's

| 17:45

| 0:37

| 56:40

| 0:27

| 31:25

| 1:46:54

| 18

align=left|Hayden Wilde

| 18:17

| 0:39

| 56:07

| 0:29

| 29:52

| 1:45:24

| {{Bronze3}}

align=left|Ainsley Thorpe

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's

| 19:15

| 0:43

| colspan=5 |Did not finish

align=left|Nicole van der Kaay

| 19:35

| 0:42

| 1:05:02

| 0:33

| 37:34

| 2:03:26

| 29

;Relay

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 | Athlete

! rowspan=2 | Event

! colspan=6 | Time

! rowspan=2 | Rank

style="font-size:95%"

! Swim (300 m)

! Trans 1

! Bike (7 km)

! Trans 2

! Run (2 km)

! Total group

align=left|Tayler Reid

|align=left rowspan=5|Mixed relay

|3:56

|0:36

|9:49

|0:28

|5:49

|20:38

|rowspan=4 {{n/a}}

align=left|Hayden Wilde

|4:21

|0:35

|9:29

|0:29

|5:41

|20:35

align=left|Ainsley Thorpe

|3:51

|0:41

|10:33

|0:31

|7:06

|22:42

align=left|Nicole van der Kaay

|4:39

|0:41

|10:47

|0:31

|6:20

|22:58

align=center

|align=left|Total

|colspan=5 {{n/a}}

|1:26:53

|12

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand entered five weightlifters (two men and three women) into the Olympic competition. Laurel Hubbard, who made history as the first openly transgender weightlifter to compete at the Games, finished seventh of the eight entrants in the women's +87 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with Cameron McTaggart (men's 81 kg), David Liti (men's +109 kg), Megan Signal (women's 76 kg), and Kanah Andrews-Nahu (women's 87 kg) topping the field of weightlifters vying for qualification from Oceania based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.{{cite news|title=New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to become first openly transgender athlete to compete at Olympics|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-zealand-laurel-hubbard-weightlifting-first-transgender-athlete-olympic-games-tokyo/|publisher=CBS|date=21 June 2021|access-date=21 June 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://olympic.org.nz/news/five-weightlifters-named-to-new-zealand-olympic-team|title=Five weightlifters named to New Zealand Olympic Team|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |date=16 June 2021|access-date=25 June 2021}} Megan Signal withdrew due to injury shortly before her competition began.{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: Kiwi weightlifter Megan Signal struck down by injury on brink of Games debut |url= https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/olympics/2021/08/tokyo-olympics-kiwi-weightlifter-megan-signal-struck-down-by-injury-on-brink-of-games-debut.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210731230233/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/olympics/2021/08/tokyo-olympics-kiwi-weightlifter-megan-signal-struck-down-by-injury-on-brink-of-games-debut.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 31 July 2021 |access-date=1 August 2021 |work=Newshub |date=1 August 2021}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Snatch

!colspan=2|Clean & jerk

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style=font-size:95%

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=left|Cameron McTaggart

|align=left|Men's −81 kg

|140

|12

|175

|11

|315

|11

align=left|David Liti

|align=left|Men's +109 kg

|178

|9

|236

|3

|414

|5

align=left|Kanah Andrews-Nahu

|align=left|Women's −87 kg

|94

|13

|112

|13

|206

|13

align=left|Laurel Hubbard

|align=left|Women's +87 kg

|{{s|125}}

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

|—

|—

|—

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

Sports that declined qualification allocations

=Archery=

{{main|Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand had last competed in archery at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The country qualified one male and one female archer at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, through Olivia Hodgson and Adam Kaluzny beating their Australian competitors.{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=Chris |title=New Zealand qualifies two quota places for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games |url= https://worldarchery.sport/news/172243/new-zealand-qualifies-two-quota-places-tokyo-2020-olympic-games |publisher=World Archery Federation |access-date=10 July 2021 |date=10 July 2019}} To gain nomination at the Olympics, athletes need to be put forward by Archery New Zealand (ANZ) to the New Zealand Olympic Committee, but the organisation argued that no New Zealand archers had met their criteria. Two female archers, Hodgson and Olivia Sloan, separately appealed to the Sports Tribunal to have ANZ's decision overturned. The tribunal, made up by chair Bruce Robertson, Robbie Hart and Pippa Hayward, upheld ANZ's decision in June 2021.{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: Archers' appeal over non-selection knocked back by Sports Tribunal |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/nz-olympic-team/125553014/tokyo-olympics-archers-appeal-over-nonselection-knocked-back-by-sports-tribunal |access-date=10 July 2021 |work=Stuff |date=24 June 2021}}

=Artistic swimming=

{{main|Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand qualified for a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by securing an outright berth as the next highest-ranked pair, not yet qualified, for Oceania at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time since Beijing 2008.{{cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics 2021: Everything you need to know about the weirdest Games ever |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tokyo-olympics-2021-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-weirdest-games-ever/D5PG7NLD6N2FGS2GDTABEZADSQ/ |access-date=11 May 2021 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=15 April 2021}} Artistic Swimming NZ subsequently declined to take up the spot, and its place will be reassigned to another country by FINA (the International Swimming Federation).{{cite web |title=Qualified Duets (22) |url=https://www.fina.org/competitions/tokyo-2020-artistic-swimming-info |publisher=FINA |access-date=11 May 2021}}

=Badminton=

{{main|Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Oceania qualified for one player in the Olympics and the seat was allocated to New Zealand. Indian-born Abhinav Manota was New Zealand's choice for the men's singles as the country's top-ranked badminton player.{{cite web|title=Race to Tokyo – BWF Olympic Qualification|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/rankings/13/race-to-tokyo-bwf-olympic-qualification/77/men-s-singles/2021/21/?rows=100&page_no=1|accessdate=28 May 2021}} When the New Zealand Olympic Committee declined the position, the Oceania qualification could not be reassigned within the region, but the seat was instead allocated to the highest-ranked player who had not qualified yet: the Hungarian Gergely Krausz.{{cite web |title=Krausz Gergely lesz az első magyar férfi tollaslabdázó az ötkarikás játékokon |trans-title=Gergely Krausz will be the first Hungarian male badminton player at the Olympic Games |url=https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20210705-krausz-gergely-tollaslabda-tokioi-olimpia.html |website=www.origo.hu |date=5 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021 |language=hu |archive-date=7 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707024648/https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20210705-krausz-gergely-tollaslabda-tokioi-olimpia.html |url-status=dead }}

=Modern pentathlon=

{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

New Zealand qualified one modern pentathlete for the women's event, signifying the country's return to the sport after four decades. Rebecca Jamieson secured her selection as Oceania's top-ranked modern pentathlete at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming, China.{{cite news|author-last=Palmer |author-first=Dan|url= https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1086930/modern-pentathlon-asian-champs|title=South Korea's Kim wins women's title at Modern Pentathlon Asian Championships|publisher=Inside the Games|date=11 November 2019|access-date=15 November 2019}} Marina Carrier of Australia came in second and thus did not qualify.{{cite news |title=Aussie pentathlete pipped in Olympic bid |url= https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/aussie-pentathlete-pipped-in-olympic-bid/847b7d8e-fafa-4646-b316-1c71db39b50a |access-date=16 February 2020 |work=Nine.com.au |date=12 November 2019}}

In February 2020, New Zealand declined its quota spot. This retrospectively qualified Carrier for the Olympics instead.{{cite news |last1=Larkin |first1=Steve |title=Aussie pentathlete gets Olympic selection |url= https://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/story/6623998/aussie-pentathlete-gets-olympic-selection/?cs=13035 |access-date=16 February 2020 |work=Southern Highland News |date=11 February 2020}}

See also

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