New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games information
Sporting event delegation
New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code
NZL
CGA
New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website
www.olympic.org.nz
in Melbourne, Australia
Competitors
249 in 19 sports
Flag bearers
Opening: Hamish Carter Closing: Greg Yelavich
Officials
119
Medals Ranked 9th
Gold
6
Silver
12
Bronze
14
Total
32
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1930
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
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2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
New Zealand at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was represented by 249 athletes competing in over 19 disciplines, with 119 officials. This was the largest team that New Zealand had ever sent to a Commonwealth Games.
New Zealand has competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six teams to have done so. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
New Zealand did not perform nearly as well as expected, recording their worst performance since 1982. They had been expected to return with forty or fifty medals, but won only 31, finishing ninth.
The flag bearer for the opening ceremony was Hamish Carter — the reigning Olympic triathlon champion. At the closing ceremony Greg Yelavich who had competed since the 1986 Games and won the most Commonwealth Games medals (11) of any New Zealander was flagbearer.
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