| Year | Medallists | Medal | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 (Antwerp) | Darcy Hadfield |  Bronze |
Single sculls |
| 1932 (Los Angeles) | Cyril Stiles, Fred Thompson |  Silver |
Coxless pair |
| 1968 (Mexico City) | Ross Collinge, Warren Cole, Richard Joyce, Dudley Storey, Simon Dickie (cox) |  Gold |
Coxed four |
| 1972 (Munich) | Trevor Coker, Athol Earl, John Hunter, Tony Hurt, Richard Joyce, Gary Robertson, Wybo Veldman, Lindsay Wilson, Simon Dickie (cox) | Gold |
Eight |
| Ross Collinge, Noel Mills, Dudley Storey, Richard Tonks | Silver |
Coxless four | |
| 1976 (Montreal) | Trevor Coker, Peter Dignan, Athol Earl, Tony Hurt, Alex McLean, Dave Rodger, Ivan Sutherland, Lindsay Wilson, Simon Dickie (cox) | Bronze |
Eight |
| 1984 (Los Angeles) | Shane O'Brien, Les O'Connell, Conrad Robertson, Keith Trask | Gold |
Coxless four |
| Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott, Don Symon, Ross Tong, Brett Hollister (cox) | Bronze |
Coxed four | |
| 1988 (Seoul) | Eric Verdonk | Bronze |
Single sculls |
| Lynley Hannen, Nikki Payne | Bronze |
Coxless pair | |
| Greg Johnston, George Keys, Chris White, Ian Wright, Andrew Bird (cox) | Bronze |
Coxed four | |
| 2000 (Sydney) | Rob Waddell | Gold |
Single sculls |
| 2004 (Athens) | Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell | Gold |
Double sculls |
| 2008 (Beijing) | Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell | Gold |
Double sculls |
| Mahé Drysdale | Bronze |
Single sculls | |
| George Bridgewater, Nathan Twaddle | Bronze |
Coxless pair | |
| 2012 (London) | Nathan Cohen, Joseph Sullivan | Gold |
Double sculls |
| Hamish Bond, Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Mahé Drysdale | Gold |
Single sculls | |
| Juliette Haigh, Rebecca Scown | Bronze |
Coxless pair | |
| Peter Taylor, Storm Uru | Bronze |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| 2016 (Rio) | Mahé Drysdale | Gold |
Single sculls |
| Hamish Bond and Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Rebecca Scown and Genevieve Behrent | Silver |
Coxless pair | |
| 2020 (Tokyo) | Emma Twigg | Gold |
Single sculls |
| Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Hamish Bond, Michael Brake, Shaun Kirkham, Matt Macdonald, Tom Mackintosh, Tom Murray, Dan Williamson, Phillip Wilson, Sam Bosworth (cox) | Gold |
Eight | |
| Brook Donoghue and Hannah Osborne | Gold |
Double sculls | |
| Emma Dyke, Ella Greenslade, Kelsey Bevan, Jackie Gowler, Kerri Gowler, Grace Prendergast, Beth Ross, Lucy Spoors, Caleb Shepherd (cox) | Silver |
Eight |
| Year | Medallists | Medal | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 (St Catharines, Canada) | Gill Cawood, Warren Cole, John Hunter, Richard Joyce, Gary Robertson, Dudley Storey, Wybo Veldman, Murray Watkinson, Simon Dickie (cox) | Bronze |
Eight |
| 1974 (Lucerne, Switzerland) | Ross Blomfield, Trevor Coker, Athol Earl, Tony Hurt, Danny Keane, Alex McLean, Dave Rodger, Lindsay Wilson, Dave Simmons (cox) | Bronze |
Eight |
| 1975 (Nottingham, England) | Trevor Coker, Ross Collinge, Peter Dignan, Athol Earl, Grant McAuley, Alex McLean, Dave Rodger, Lindsay Wilson, Dave Simmons (cox) | Bronze |
Eight |
| 1977 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) | Dave Lindstrom, Des Lock, Dave Rodger, Ivan Sutherland | Bronze |
Coxless four |
| 1978 (Lake Karapiro, New Zealand) | Mark James, Greg Johnston, Dave Lindstrom, Ross Lindstrom, Des Lock, Noel Mills, Dave Rodger, Ivan Sutherland, Alan Cotter (cox) | Bronze |
Eight |
| 1979 (Bled, Yugoslavia) | Tony Brook, Mark James, Peter Jansen, Greg Johnston, Tim Logan, Grant McAuley, Conrad Robertson, Robbie Robinson, Alan Cotter (cox) | Silver |
Eight |
| 1982 (Lucerne, Switzerland) | Tony Brook, George Keys, Les O’Connell, Dave Rodger, Mike Stanley, Herb Stevenson, Chris White, Roger White-Parsons, Andy Hay (cox) | Gold |
Eight |
| Stephanie Foster | Bronze |
Single sculls | |
| 1983 (Duisburg, West Germany) | Nigel Atherfold, George Keys, Barrie Mabbott, Dave Rodger, Mike Stanley, Herb Stevenson, Chris White, Roger White-Parsons, Andy Hay (cox) | Gold |
Eight |
| Greg Johnston, Les O’Connell, Conrad Robertson, Keith Trask, Brett Hollister (cox) | Gold |
Coxed four | |
| 1986 (Nottingham, England) | Nigel Atherfold, Bruce Holden, Greg Johnston, Chris White, Andrew Bird (cox) | Silver |
Coxed four |
| Robyn Clarke, Stephanie Foster | Bronze |
Double sculls | |
| 1989 (Bled, Yugoslavia) | Philippa Baker, Linda de Jong | Silver |
Lightweight double sculls |
| Campbell Clayton-Greene, Bill Coventry, Alistair Mackintosh, Ian Wright | Bronze |
Coxless four | |
| 1990 (Lake Barrington, Australia) | Eric Verdonk | Bronze |
Single sculls |
| 1991 (Vienna, Austria) | Philippa Baker | Gold |
Lightweight single sculls |
| 1993 (Roudnice, Czech Republic) | Philippa Baker, Brenda Lawson | Gold |
Double sculls |
| 1994 (Indianapolis, USA) | Philippa Baker, Brenda Lawson | Gold |
Double sculls |
| Rob Hamill, Mike Rodger | Silver |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| 1995 (Tampere, Finland) | Murdoch Dryden, Chris McAsey, Andrew Matheson, Chris White, Mike Whittaker (cox) | Silver |
Coxed four |
| Philippa Baker, Brenda Lawson | Bronze |
Double sculls | |
| 1998 (Cologne, Germany) | Rob Waddell | Gold |
Single sculls |
| 1999 (St Catharines, Canada) | Rob Waddell | Gold |
Single sculls |
| 2001 (Lucerne, Switzerland) | Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell, Paula Twining, Sonia Waddell | Silver |
Quadruple sculls |
| Jackie Abraham, Nicky Coles, Kate Robinson, Rochelle Saunders | Silver |
Coxless four | |
| Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell | Silver |
Double sculls | |
| 2002 (Seville, Spain) | Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell | Gold |
Double sculls |
| 2003 (Milan, Italy) | Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell | Gold |
Double sculls |
| 2005 (Gifu, Japan) | Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell | Gold |
Double sculls |
| George Bridgewater, Nathan Twaddle | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Nicky Coles, Juliette Haigh | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Mahé Drysdale | Gold |
Single sculls | |
| 2006 (Eton, England) | Mahé Drysdale | Gold |
Single sculls |
| George Bridgewater, Nathan Twaddle | Silver |
Coxless pair | |
| Nicky Coles, Juliette Haigh | Silver |
Coxless pair | |
| Dane Boswell, Steve Cottle, James Dallinger, Paul Gerritson, Daniel Quigley (cox) | Bronze |
Coxed four | |
| Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell | Bronze |
Double sculls | |
| Duncan Grant | Bronze |
Lightweight single sculls | |
| 2007 (Munich, Germany) | Hamish Bond, James Dallinger, Carl Meyer, Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless four |
| Mahé Drysdale | Gold |
Single sculls | |
| Duncan Grant | Gold |
Lightweight single sculls | |
| Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell | Silver |
Double sculls | |
| George Bridgewater, Nathan Twaddle | Silver |
Coxless pair | |
| 2008 (Linz, Austria) | Duncan Grant | Gold |
Lightweight single sculls |
| 2009 (Poznań, Poland) | Hamish Bond, Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless pair |
| Mahé Drysdale | Gold |
Single sculls | |
| Peter Taylor, Storm Uru | Gold |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| Duncan Grant | Gold |
Lightweight single sculls | |
| Emma-Jane Feathery, Rebecca Scown | Bronze |
Coxless pair | |
| 2010 (Lake Karapiro, New Zealand) | Hamish Bond, Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless pair |
| Juliette Haigh, Rebecca Scown | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Nathan Cohen, Joseph Sullivan | Gold |
Double sculls | |
| Mahé Drysdale | Silver |
Single sculls | |
| James Lassche, Graham Oberlin-Brown | Silver |
Lightweight pair | |
| Louise Ayling | Silver |
Lightweight single sculls | |
| Hamish Burson, David Eade, Jade Uru, Simon Watson | Bronze |
Coxless four | |
| Emma Twigg | Bronze |
Single sculls | |
| Peter Taylor, Storm Uru | Bronze |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| Danny McBride | Bronze |
Adaptive single sculls | |
| 2011 (Bled, Slovenia) | Hamish Bond, Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless pair |
| Juliette Haigh, Rebecca Scown | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Nathan Cohen, Joseph Sullivan | Gold |
Double sculls | |
| Mahé Drysdale | Gold |
Single sculls | |
| Peter Taylor, Storm Uru | Silver |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| Fiona Bourke, Sarah Gray, Eve Macfarlane, Louise Trappitt | Bronze |
Quadruple sculls | |
| Fiona Paterson, Anna Reymer | Bronze |
Double sculls | |
| Emma Twigg | Bronze |
Single sculls | |
| Duncan Grant | Bronze |
Lightweight single sculls | |
| 2013 (Chungju, South Korea) | Hamish Bond and Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless pair |
| Fiona Bourke and Zoe Stevenson | Silver |
Double sculls | |
| Emma Twigg | Silver |
Single sculls | |
| James Hunter, James Lassche, Curtis Rapley and Peter Taylor | Silver |
Lightweight four | |
| Kayla Pratt and Rebecca Scown | Bronze |
Coxless pair | |
| 2014 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) | Hamish Bond and Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless pair |
| Hamish Bond, Eric Murray and Caleb Shepherd (cox) | Gold |
Coxed pair | |
| Fiona Bourke and Zoe Stevenson | Gold |
Double sculls | |
| Emma Twigg | Gold |
Single sculls | |
| Julia Edward and Sophie MacKenzie | Gold |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| Kelsey Bevan, Kerri Gowler, Kayla Pratt and Grace Prendergast | Gold |
Coxless four | |
| Mahé Drysdale | Silver |
Single sculls | |
| Alistair Bond, James Hunter, Curtis Rapley and Peter Taylor | Silver |
Lightweight four | |
| Rebecca Scown and Louise Trappit | Bronze |
Coxless pair | |
| 2015 (Lac d’Aiguebelette, France) | Hamish Bond and Eric Murray | Gold |
Coxless pair |
| Eve Macfarlane and Zoe Stevenson | Gold |
Double sculls | |
| Julia Edward and Sophie MacKenzie | Gold |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| Adam Ling | Gold |
Lightweight single sculls | |
| Zoe McBride | Gold |
Lightweight single sculls | |
| Genevieve Behrent, Kelsey Bevan, Emma Dyke, Kerri Gowler, Kayla Pratt, Grace Prendergast, Rebecca Scown, Ruby Tew and Frances Turner (cox) | Silver |
Eight | |
| Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast | Silver |
Coxless pair | |
| Mahé Drysdale | Silver |
Single sculls | |
| Chris Harris and Robbie Manson | Bronze |
Double sculls | |
| 2016 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) | Zoe McBride | Gold |
Lightweight single sculls |
| 2017 (Sarasota, USA) | Chris Harris and John Storey | Gold |
Double sculls |
| Brook Donoghue and Olivia Loe | Gold |
Double sculls | |
| Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Matthew Dunham | Silver |
Lightweight single sculls | |
| Jackie Kiddle and Zoe McBride | Silver |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| James Hunter and Tom Murray | Bronze |
Coxless pair | |
| Kelsey Bevan, Emma Dyke, Georgia Perry, Ashlee Rowe, Rebecca Scown, Lucy Spoors, Ruby Tew, Kelsi Waters, Sam Bosworth (cox) | Bronze |
Eight | |
| 2018 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) | Brook Donoghue and Olivia Loe | Gold |
Double sculls |
| Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast | Silver |
Coxless pair | |
| Chris Harris and John Storey | Bronze |
Double sculls | |
| 2019 (Ottensheim, Austria) | Brook Donoghue and Olivia Loe | Gold |
Double sculls |
| Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast | Gold |
Coxless pair | |
| Jackie Kiddle and Zoe McBride | Gold |
Lightweight double sculls | |
| Kelsey Bevan, Emma Dyke, Ella Greenslade, Elizabeth Ross, Rebecca Scown, Lucy Spoors, Ruby Tew, Kelsi Waters, Caleb Shepherd (cox) | Gold |
Eight | |
| Emma Twigg | Silver |
Single sculls | |
| Michael Brake and Thomas Murray | Silver |
Coxless pair |
These tables record New Zealand's rowing successes in the Olympics and world championships. The level of success in international competitions in the 2000s reflects an excellent coaching structure and the establishment of professional support for elite New Zealand rowers, allowing them to prepare full-time.
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Sources: Peter Bidwell, Reflections of gold: a celebration of New Zealand rowing. Auckland: HarperCollins, 2010, pp. 252-4 and New Zealand Olympic Team
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