Best days by New Zealand at the Olympic Games
NZPA | Sunday, 17 August 2008
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Most gold medals
September 22, 1960, Rome
Peter Snell 800m, Murray Halberg 5000m
October 21, 1964, Tokyo
Snell 1500m; Helmer Pedersen and Earle Wells, Flying Dutchman (yachting).
August 10, 1984, Los Angeles
Ian Ferguson, K1 500m, Ferguson and Paul MacDonald, K2 500m.
August 11, 1984, Los Angeles
Alan Thompson, K1 1000m, Thompson, Ferguson, MacDonald and Grant Bramwell, K4 1000m.
August 16, 2008, Beijing
Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell, rowing double sculls, Valerie Vili, shot put
Most medals (5): August 16, 2008, Beijing
Mahe Drysdale, single sculls rowing, bronze; Nathan Twaddle and George Bridgewater, men's pair rowing, bronze; Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell, women's double sculls rowing, gold; Hayden Roulston, men's 4000m individual pursuit cycling, silver; Valerie Vili, shot put, gold.
Previous best (4): September 24, 1988, Seoul
Anthony Mosse, 200m butterfly, bronze; Greg Johnston, George Keys, Chris White, Andrew Bird, coxed four rowing, bronze; Eric Verdonk, single sculls rowing, bronze; Lynley Hannen and Nikki Payne, coxless pair rowing, bronze.