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New Zealand athletes with the most Commonwealth Games medals, 1930–2018

12 medals
Greg Yelavich (shooting)
Edinburgh, 1986 Auckland, 1990 Victoria, 1994 Kuala Lumpur, 1998 Melbourne, 2006 Delhi, 2010
free pistol air pistol air pistol pairs free pistol pairs centre-fire pistol pairs air pistol pairs free pistol pairs air pistol centre-fire pistol air pistol centre-fire pistol centre-fire pistol pairs
8 medals
Gary Anderson (cycling)
Edinburgh, 1986 Auckland, 1990
4,000-metre team pursuit 1,000-metre time trial 4,000-metre individual pursuit 10-mile track race 4,000-metre individual pursuit 4,000-metre team pursuit 10-mile track race 1,000-metre time trial
7 medals
Valerie Young* (athletics)
Cardiff, 1958 Perth, 1962 Kingston, 1966 Christchurch, 1974
shot put discus shot put discus shot put discus shot put
* Medals in 1958 won under maiden name Valerie Sloper
Eddie Dawkins (cycling)
Delhi, 2010 Glasgow, 2014 Gold Coast, 2018
1,000-metre time trial team sprint sprint team sprint team sprint 1,000-metre time trial keirin
Sam Webster (cycling)
Delhi, 2010 Glasgow, 2014 Gold Coast, 2018
sprint team sprint team sprint sprint keirin team sprint sprint
6 medals
Danyon Loader (swimming)
Victoria, 1994 Kuala Lumpur, 1998
200-metre butterfly 400-metre freestyle 4 x 100-metre freestyle 4 x 200-metre freestyle 200-metre freestyle 4 x 200-metre freestyle
Joelle King (squash)
Delhi, 2010 Glasgow, 2014 Gold Coast, 2018
doubles-women doubles-mixed singles-women singles-women doubles-women doubles-mixed
5 medals
Yvette Williams (athletics)
Auckland, 1950 Vancouver, 1954
long jump javelin long jump discus shot put
Les Mills (athletics)
Cardiff, 1958 Kingston, 1966 Edinburgh, 1970
discus discus shot put discus shot put
Brian Fowler (cycling)
Brisbane, 1982 Edinburgh, 1986 Auckland, 1990 Victoria, 1994
team pursuit road race team time trial road race road race
Stephen Petterson (rifle shooting)
Auckland, 1990 Victoria, 1994 Kuala Lumpur, 1998
50-metre prone rifle pairs 50-metre prone rifle 50-metre prone rifle 50-metre prone rifle pairs 50-metre prone rifle
Nigel Avery (weightlifting)
Kuala Lumpur, 1998 Manchester, 2002
105+ kilogram snatch 105+ kilogram total 105+ kilogram clean and jerk 105+ kilogram total 105+ kilogram snatch
Valerie Adams (athletics)
Manchester, 2002 Melbourne, 2006 Delhi, 2010 Glasgow, 2014 Gold Coast, 2018
shot put

This table gives the medal tallies for the New Zealand athletes who have won the highest number of Commonwealth Games medals overall.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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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/37949/new-zealand-athletes-with-the-most-commonwealth-games-medals-1930-2018 (accessed 4 June 2026).

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