New Zealand Olympic gold medallists

1912, Stockholm: Malcolm Champion, swimming, 4x200m freestyle relay

1928, Amsterdam: Ted Morgan, boxing, welterweight

1936, Berlin: Jack Lovelock, athletics, 1500m

1952, Helsinki: Yvette Williams, athletics, long jump

1956, Melbourne: Norman Read, athletics, 50km walk; Peter Mander and Jack Cropp, yachting, Sharpie

1960, Rome: Peter Snell, athletics, 800m; Murray Halberg, athletics, 5000m

1964, Tokyo: Snell, athletics, 800m and 1500m; Helmer Pedersen and Earle Wells, yachting, Flying Dutchman

1968, Mexico City: Dick Joyce, Dudley Storey, Ross Collinge, Warren Cole and Simon Dickie, rowing, coxed four

1972, Munich: Tony Hurt, Gary Robertson, Trevor Coker, Athol Earl, Lindsay Wilson, John Hunter, Joyce, Wybo Veldman and Dickie, rowing, eight

1976, Montreal: John Walker, athletics, 1500m; Paul Ackerley, Jeff Archibald, Thur Borren, Alan Chesney, John Christensen, Greg Dayman, Tony Ineson, Alan McIntyre, Barry Maister, Selwyn Maister, Trevor Manning, Arthur Parkin, Mohan Patel and Ramesh Patel, hockey

1980, Moscow: none, 4

1984, Los Angeles: Ian Ferguson, canoeing, K1 500m; Ferguson and Paul MacDonald, K2 500m; Alan Thompson K1 1000m; Ferguson, MacDonald, Thompson and Grant Bramwell, K4 1000m; Mark Todd, equestrian, three-day event; Conrad Robertson, Keith Trask, Shane O'Brien, Les O'Connell, rowing, coxless four; Rex Sellers, Chris Timms, yachting, Tornado; Russell Coutts, yachting, Finn

1988, Seoul: Todd, equestrian, three-day event; Ferguson and MacDonald, K2 500m; Bruce Kendall, yachting, boardsailing

1992, Barcelona: Barbara Kendall, yachting, boardsailing

1996, Atlanta: Danyon Loader, swimming, 200m and 400m freestyle; Blyth Tait, equestrian, three-day event

2000, Sydney: Rob Waddell, rowing, single sculls

2004, Athens: Sarah Ulmer, cycling, individual pursuit; Caroline Evers-Swindell and Georgina Evers-Swindell, rowing, double sculls; Hamish Carter, triathlon

2008, Beijing: Valerie Vili, shot put; Tom Ashley, boardsailing; Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell, rowing, women's double sculls

* representing Australasia

(Source: New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame publication, Black Gold)

- NZPA