New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Olympics
New Zealand participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with 135 athletes and 59 officials part. New Zealand scored 11 medals, including eight gold medals. This was more than twice as much as New Zealand has so far won up to that point at the Olympics. New Zealand was thus able to classify in the top 10 on the medals table for the first time. Flag carrier was John Walker.
- 2.1 archery
- 2.2 boxes
- 2.3 fencing
- 2.4 weightlifting
- 2.5 Hockey
- 2.6 Judo
- 2.7 canoe
- 2.8 Athletics
- 2.9 Cycling
- 2:10 riding
- 2:11 Rhythmic Gymnastics
- 2:12 rings
- 2:13 Rowing
- 2:14 shooting
- 2:15 Swimming
- 2:16 Sailing
- 2:17 Synchronized Swimming
- 2:18 Diving
Medalist
Gold
- Ian Ferguson - Kayak, 1500 meters One
- Alan Thompson - Kayak, 1000 meters One
- Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald - Kayak, 500 meters of two
- Ian Ferguson, Alan Thompson, Grant Bramwell, Paul MacDonald - Kayak, 1000 meters four
- Mark Todd - Riding, Eventing, Individual rating
- Rex Sellers, Chris Timms - Sailing, Tornado team
- Shane O'Brien, Les O'Connell, Conrad Robertson, Keith Trask - Rowing, coxless four
- Russell Coutts - Sailing Finn
Silver
- Kevin Barry - boxes; Light heavyweight
Bronze
- Brett Hollister, Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott, Don Symon, Ross Tong - Rowing, coxed four
- Bruce Kendall - Sailing, Windglider
Participants by sport
Archery
- Dale Lightfoot - 2417 Rings, 34th place
Women '
- Ann Shurrock - 2422 rings, 23 court
- Neroli Fairhall - 2357 Rings, 35th place
Boxing
- Kevin Barry
- Light Heavyweight: Silver
- Michael Kenny
- Heavyweight
Fencing
- Martin Brill
- Degen: 15th Place
- David Cocker
- Degen: 50th place
Weightlifting
- Michael Bernard
- Light Heavyweight: No. 8
- Kevin Blake
- Heavyweight ( 100 kg ): 9 Place
- Allister Nalder
- Light Heavyweight: 10th place
Hockey
Gentlemen
- Jeff Archibald, Husmukh Bhikha, Chris Brown, George Carnoutsos, Peter Daji, Laurie Gallen, Stuart Grimshaw, Trevor Laurence, Maurice Marquet, Grant McLeod, Brent Miskimmin, Peter Miskimmin, Arthur Parkin, Ramesh Patel, Graham Sligo, Robin Wilson: 7 space
Ladies
- Christine Arthur, Cathy Baker, Robyn Blackman, Mary Clinton, Lesley Elliott, Jane Goulding, Shirley Haig, Harina Kohere, Jan Martin, Jennifer McDonald, Sue McLeish, Sandra Mackie, Lesley Murdoch, Jillian Smith, Isobel Thomson, Barbara Tilden: 6 space
Judo
- Bill Vincent
- Middleweight: 2nd Round
- Graeme Spinks
- Light Middleweight: Round 1
- Shaun O'Leary
- Lightweight: Round 1
Canoe
- Ian Ferguson
- One kayak, 500 meters: Gold
- Double kayak, 500 meters: Gold
- Four - kayak, 1000 meters: Gold
- Alan Thompson
- One kayak, 1000 meters: Gold
- Four - kayak, 1000 meters: Gold
- Paul MacDonald
- Double kayak, 500 meters: Gold
- Four - kayak, 1000 meters: Gold
- Grant Bramwell
- Four - kayak, 1000 meters: Gold
- Robert Jenkinson
- Double kayak, 1000 meters: Semi-finals
- Edwin Richards
- Double kayak, 1000 meters: Semi-finals
Athletics
- John Walker
- 5,000 meters: 8th Place
- Tony Rogers
- Peter O'Donoghue
- Peter Renner
- 3000 meter steeplechase: 11th place
- Marathon: 10th place
- Derek Froude
- Marathon: 34th
- Stephen Walsh
- Long Jump: qualifying round, 31st place
- Mike O'Rourke
- Javelin: Preliminary round; 28th place
- Peter Pearless
Women
- Dianne Rodger
- 3000 meters: 9th place
- Marathon: 5th place
- Mary O'Connor
- Marathon: 27th place
- Marathon: dnf
- Lynnette Grime
- 400 meters hurdles: Preliminary round
Cycling
Men, track cycling
- Murray Steele
- Sprint: repechage
- Anthony Cuff
- 4000 meter Individual Pursuit: 11th place
- 4000 meter Team Pursuit: Preliminary round
- Craig Adair 1000 m time trial: 5th place
- 4000 meter Team Pursuit: Preliminary round
- Graeme Miller
- Points Race: Preliminary round
- 4000 meter Team Pursuit: Preliminary round
- Points Race: 7th place
- 4000 meter Team Pursuit: Preliminary round
- Road Race: 18th place
- Stephen Cox
- Road Race: 37th place
- Road Race: AB
Riding
- Mark Todd
- Versatility: Single Gold rating
- Versatility: Team Ranking 6th place
- Mary Hamilton
- Versatility: individual competition number 22
- Versatility: Team Ranking 6th place
- Andrew Nicholson
- Versatility: 28th place
- Versatility: Team Ranking 6th place
- Andrew Bennie
- Versatility: 37th
- Versatility: Team Ranking 6th place
- John Cottle
- Jumping: 1st round
Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Tania Moss: 30th place
Wrestling
- Graeme Hawkins
- Freestyle Bantamweight: Round 3
- Ken Pure Field
- Freestyle Middleweight: Place 6
- Zane Coleman
- Freestyle Welterweight: Round 2
Rowing
- Gary Reid
- One: 7th place
- Allan Horan, Geoff Horan
- Two coxless: 9th place
- Shane O'Brien, Les O'Connell, Conrad Robertson, Keith Trask - Rowing, coxless four: Gold
- Brett Hollister, Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott, Don Symon, Ross Tong - Rowing, coxed four: Bronze
- Nigel Atherfold, Dave Rodger, Roger White - Parsons, George Keys, Gregory Johnston, Christopher White, Andrew Stevenson, Mike Stanley, Andrew Hay - Eights: 4th place
Women
- Stephanie Foster
- One: 7th place
- John Woolley
- Skeet: 26th place
- Stephen Petterson
- Small caliber, lying down: 13th Place
- Tony Clarke running target: 19th Place
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Anthony Mosse
- 200 -meter freestyle: Place 24
- 100 meter butterfly: Place 6
- 100 meter butterfly: 5th place
- Mike Davidson
- 200 -meter freestyle: 35th place
- 400 -meter freestyle: B- Final, 16th place
- 1500 meters freestyle: Place 14
- Gary Hurring
- Paul Kingsman
- Brett Austin
- Paul Kingsman, Brett Austin, Anthony Mosse, Gary Hurring
- 400 meters Medley Relay: Place 9
Women
- Carmel Clark
- Anna Doig
- Gail Jonson
- 200 meter butterfly: Preliminary round, 19th place
- 200m Individual Medley: Preliminary round, 19th place
- 400 m Individual Medley: B- Final, 15th place
Sailing
- Bruce Kendall
- Windglider Bronze
- Tom Dodson, Aran Hansen, Simon Daubney
- Soling: Place 11
- Fying Dutchman: 10th
- Russell Coutts
- Finn: Gold
- Rex Sellers, Chris Timms
- Tornado: Gold
- Peter Evans, Bean Reeves
- 470: Place 14
Synchronized swimming
Women
- Katie Sadleir, Lynette Sadleir
- Duet: Preliminary
Diving
- Mark Graham
- Springboard: Preliminary round, 18th place
- Gary Lamb
- Springboard: Preliminary round, 22nd place
Women
- Ann Fargher
- Art Hop: 13th place