| New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NZL |
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 199 in 20 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Peter Burling[2][3] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Lisa Carrington[1] |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Australasia (1908–1912) | |
New Zealand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-third appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Games and competed at every Games since. The New Zealand team consisted of 199 athletes, 100 women and 99 men, across twenty sports, the first time New Zealand was represented by more women than men at the Summer Olympics.
The New Zealand team collected a total of 18 medals, four gold, nine silver and five bronze, at these Games, surpassing a record of 13 gained at both the 1988 and 2012 Summer Olympics; it also exceeded High Performance Sport New Zealand's (HPSNZ) target of 14 medals for the Games.[4][5] Athletics (track and field) and sailing led the sports with four medals each, with three medals in each of canoeing and rowing, and one medal in each of cycling, golf, rugby sevens and shooting. Rowers Mahé Drysdale, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, and sprint canoeist Lisa Carrington successfully defended their Olympic titles, while sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke ran away in the 49er class standings and secured their gold-medal victory before the final two races.[6][7] New Zealand women won the majority of the medals (11), the second time this has happened in the nation's Olympic history (the first was in 1952).
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington to carry NZ flag at closing ceremony". Stuff.co.nz. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Burling and Tuke named NZ co-captains for Rio". Radio New Zealand. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Olympics: NZ sets target of 14 medals at Rio". Otago Daily Times. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "2016 Rio Games Media Pack" (PDF). High Performance Sport New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Peter Burling and Blair Tuke wrap up gold medal with two races to spare". Newshub. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (17 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold guaranteed for Peter Burling and Blair Tuke". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2016.