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Most successful Commonwealth Games gold medallists, 1930–2018

5 gold medals
Valerie Young* (athletics)
Cardiff, 1958 Perth, 1962 Kingston, 1966
shot put shot put discus shot put discus
* Medal in 1958 won under maiden name Valerie Sloper
4 gold medals
Yvette Williams (athletics)
Auckland, 1950 Vancouver, 1954
long jump long jump discus shot put
Stephen Petterson (shooting)
Auckland, 1990 Victoria, 1994 Kuala Lumpur, 1998
50-metre prone rifle pairs 50-metre prone rifle 50-metre prone rifle pairs 50-metre prone rifle
Sophie Pascoe (swimming)
Glasgow, 2014 Gold Coast, 2018
100m Breaststroke Para Sport SB9 – Women 200m Individual Medley Para Sport SM10 – Women 100m Breaststroke Para Sport SB9 – Women 200m Individual Medley Para Sport SM10 – Women
Sam Webster (cycling)
Glasgow, 2014 Gold Coast, 2018
track, team sprint – men track, sprint – men track, team sprint – men track, sprint – men
3 gold medals
Gary Anderson (cycling)
Auckland, 1990
4,000-metre individual pursuit 4,000-metre team pursuit 10-mile track race
Darren Liddel (weightlifting)
Kuala Lumpur 1998
105+ kilogram clean and jerk 105+ kilogram snatch 105+ kilogram total
Amasio Valence (rugby)
Kuala Lumpur, 1998 Manchester, 2002 Melbourne, 2006
Sevens rugby
Valerie Adams (athletics)
Melbourne, 2006 Delhi, 2010 Glasgow, 2014
shot put
Jo Edwards (lawn bowls)
Manchester, 2002 Glasgow, 2014 Gold Coast, 2018
pairs women singles women singles women
Joelle King
Delhi, 2010 Gold Coast, 2018
doubles women singles women doubles women

This table gives the details of the athletes who have won the most Commonwealth Games gold medals for New Zealand.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: New Zealand Olympic Committee

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Joseph Romanos, Olympic and Commonwealth games – Commonwealth Games stars, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/table/37948/most-successful-commonwealth-games-gold-medallists-1930-2018 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joseph Romanos, published 1 May 2012, updated 1 June 2023.