New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics
New Zealand is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be the nation'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.
Archery
Two New Zealand archers qualified for the inaugural mixed team event, along with the men's and women's individual recurve, by virtue of a top national finish at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Western Samoa, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time since Athens 2004.Artistic swimming
New Zealand fielded 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.Boxing
New Zealand entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament for the first time in 16 years. 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.Canoeing
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. Former software engineer Callum Gilbert, with Rio 2016 silver medalist Luuka Jones paddling along the way to her fourth straight Olympics, were officially named to the New Zealand's slalom canoeing roster on 12 March 2020.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.;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B
Cycling
Road
New Zealand entered two riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish in the UCI World Ranking.| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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.Unable to earn a quota place in the women's team sprint, New Zealand entered at least one rider to compete in the women's sprint and keirin based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings.
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;Team sprint
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
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;Keirin
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Final |
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;Madison
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Diving
New Zealand sent one diver into the Olympic competition by winning the gold medal in the women's springboard at the 2019 Oceania Championships in Auckland.Equestrian
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 -designated Olympic jumping qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, Netherlands. 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.Dressage
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loserEventing
Jumping
Field hockey
;SummaryMen's tournament
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.;Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
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Women's tournament
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.;Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players
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Football
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.;Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Women's tournament
;Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Rugby sevens
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.;Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Women's tournament
;Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Sailing
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;Women
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
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 by 31 May 2020.Rio 2016 Olympians Chloe Tipple and silver medalist Natalie Rooney were officially selected to the New Zealand team before the Games postponed on 24 March 2020.
Surfing
New Zealand sent two surfers to compete in their respective shortboard races at the Games. Billy Stairmand and Ella Williams secured a qualification slot each for their nation, as the highest-ranked and last remaining surfers from Oceania, at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan.Swimming
New Zealand swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ): To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain an Olympic qualifying cut in each individual pool event at the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland and the TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, United States.Taekwondo
New Zealand entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Tom Burns secured a spot in the men's lightweight category with a gold-medal triumph at the 2020 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.Non-competing sports
Modern pentathlon
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. Marina Carrier of Australia came in second and thus did not qualify.In February 2020, New Zealand declined its quota spot. This retrospectively qualified Carrier for the Olympics instead.