New Zealand at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Manchester, England
Competitors200
Flag bearersOpening: Sarah Ulmer
Closing: Nigel Avery
Officials102
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
11
Silver
13
Bronze
21
Total
45
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

New Zealand sent a team of 200 competitors and 102 officials to the 2002 Commonwealth Games, which were held at Manchester, England. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Sarah Ulmer, and at the closing ceremony was Nigel Avery.

New Zealand has competed in every Games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

New Zealand's team at the Games

Athletics

Men's competition

Women's competition

Field hockey

Men's team competition

Women's team competition

Judo

Men's competition

Women's competition

Netball

With a team captained by Julie Seymour and coached by Ruth Aitken, New Zealand were silver medallists in the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They lost to Australia 57–55 in the gold medal match. The match was tied at 46–46 at the end of normal time, and 14 minutes of extra-time saw the sides still level at 55–55. In sudden death extra-time, Sharelle McMahon scored the vital point to give Australia the necessary two-goal gap to win the gold medal.[1][2][3]

Pool A
27 July 2002  New Zealand 101–17  Canada  
13:00 Daneka Wipiiti  39
Donna Loffhagen  34
Irene van Dyk  20/21 (95%)
Belinda Colling  8
 Report
 Maralyn Hope  10
Patricia Carlson  7
28 July 2002  New Zealand 116–26  Sri Lanka  
13:00 Irene van Dyk  58/61 (95%)
Donna Loffhagen  23
Belinda Colling  21
Daneka Wipiiti  14 		Report
 Prasadi Nalika  14
Sashika Samarasinghe  6
Gishanthi Jayakody  6
29 July 2002  England 35–67  New Zealand  
20:30 Abby Teare  22
Alex Astle  13 		Report
 Irene van Dyk  44/48 (92%)
Donna Loffhagen  15
Belinda Colling  8
30 July 2002  New Zealand 81–23  Wales  
18:30 Donna Loffhagen  35/38 (92%)
Belinda Colling  23
Daneka Wipiiti  23 		Report
 Mair Jones  9
Sian Edwards  7
Jamilla Harris  7

Sources:[4][5]

Table
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 365 101 +264 8
2  England 4 3 0 1 278 145 +133 6
3  Wales 4 2 0 2 138 251 -113 4
4  Canada 4 1 0 3 137 286 -149 2
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 156 291 -135 0

  Qualified for Major semi-finals
  Qualified for Minor Semi-finals
  Qualified for 7th/10th classification

Sources:[5][6]

Major semi-finals
2 August 2002  New Zealand 69–51  Jamaica  
18:30 Irene van Dyk  41/48 (85%)
Donna Loffhagen  28 		Elaine Davis  28
Simone Forbes  23

Sources:[4][5]

Gold Medal Match
4 August 2002  Australia 57–55  New Zealand  
13:00 Sharelle McMahon  33
Catherine Cox  15
Eloise Southby  9 		Irene van Dyk  35
Donna Loffhagen  20 		Attendance: 10,000

Sources:[1][2]

Squad
New Zealand roster
Players Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps
Jenny-May Coffin WA, C (1974-04-09)9 April 1974 (aged 28) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Belinda Colling GA, GS, WA (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Canterbury Flames
Vilimaina Davu GK (1977-01-15)15 January 1977 (aged 25) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Canterbury Flames
Sheryl Clarke GD, WD (1977-09-08)8 September 1977 (aged 24) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Northern Force
Donna Loffhagen GA, GS (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 24) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Southern Sting
Lesley Nicol WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 29) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Southern Sting
Anna Rowberry GD (1976-03-31)31 March 1976 (aged 26) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Auckland Diamonds
Julie Seymour (c) C, WD (1971-03-29)29 March 1971 (aged 31) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Canterbury Flames
Linda Vagana GK, GD (1971-07-23)23 July 1971 (aged 31) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Force
Irene van Dyk GS, GA (1972-06-21)21 June 1972 (aged 30) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Capital Shakers
Anna Veronese GK, GD, WD (1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 23) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Southern Sting
Daneka Wipiiti GS (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 19) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Northern Force
Head coach


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:[3][7]

Shooting

(incomplete)

Men's competition

Women's competition

Swimming

Men's competition

Women's competition

References

  1. ^ a b "Aussies triumph in final drama". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 2 October 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Netball gold goes right to the wire". m2002.thecgf.com. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Media Guide – 2014 New Zealand Netball Team – 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "BBC Sport – Commonwealth Games 2002 – Statistics". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Machester (ENG) 2002". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Pool A Summary". m2002.thecgf.com. 30 July 2002. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Continuity key for Silver Ferns". m2002.thecgf.com. 5 July 2002. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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