New+Zealand+Olympic+team

New Zealanders love sport - all kinds of sport. The climate of New Zealand means that most people can participate in sport all year round. 

New Zealand first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 in London, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. For their first two Games in 1908 and 1912, New Zealand competed with Australia in a combined Australasia team. New Zealand first sent an independent team in 1920.New Zealand athletes have won a total of 89 medals at the Summer Games. The most successful sport is athletics.New Zealand has recently celebrated 100 years of Olympic History and has over 1123 Olympians.New Zealand will send one of its biggest teams ever to the London 2012 Olympic Games - some 300 athletes, coaches and managers.

Follow this link to see all the NZ athletes going to the Olympics and the sports they will be competing in. []

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