New Zealand at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Glasgow, Scotland
Competitors238 in 17 sports
Flag bearers Valerie Adams (opening)[1]
Richie Patterson (closing)[2]
OfficialsRob Waddell (chef de mission)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
14
Silver
14
Bronze
17
Total
45
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

New Zealand competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, from 23 July to 3 August 2014. It was the nation's 20th appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. The New Zealand Olympic Committee registered the complete team on 8 July 2014, with 239 athletes competing at the Games across all 17 sports.[3] The team was reduced to 238 prior to the opening ceremony, after judoka Patti Grogan withdrew due to an unspecified health issue.[4]

New Zealand left Glasgow with 45 medals, including 14 golds, across 14 sports. It was the third-equal largest medal haul by the country, tying with the 2002 Games in Manchester and behind the 1950 and 1990 Games, both hosted by New Zealand in Auckland. In gold medals, the total was second only to the Auckland 1990 Games.[5] One-third of the nation's medals were won in cycling; no medals were won in badminton, table tennis or triathlon.

  1. ^ Shannon, Kris (23 July 2014). "Adams named as NZ flag bearer". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Patterson to carry flag". The New Zealand Herald. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Team complete with hockey naming". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Patti Grogan pulls out for NZ team for Glasgow". Fairfax New Zealand. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. ^ Geenty, Mark (4 August 2014). "'Friendly Games' bring smile to 'mean city'". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 4 August 2014.