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Quiz about More New Zealand Olympic Medalists

More New Zealand Olympic Medalists Quiz

This is a follow up to my first New Zealand Olympic Medallists quiz. It deals with the 1984 to 2004 Olympic Games.

A multiple-choice quiz by Howie72. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Howie72

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
197,697

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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468

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mark Todd won 2 gold medals in equestrian's individual three day event. What was the name of the horse he rode? Hint

Eye Spy II

Welton Greylag

Charisma

Kiwi

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Question 2 of 10

2. New Zealand won 8 gold medals in 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics. Ian Ferguson was involved in winning 3 of them. What sport did he compete in? Hint

Gymnastics

Rowing

Kayaking

Sailing

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Question 3 of 10

3. Kevin Barry won a silver medal in boxing in 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics. What weight division was this in? Hint

Light middleweight

Heavyweight

Light heavyweight

Middleweight

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many medals have Bruce and Barbara Kendall won? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many medals did Danyon Loader win in swimming? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many medals did New Zealand win at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. New Zealand won 4 medals in 2000 at Sydney. Who won the only gold? Hint

Barbara Kendall

Rob Waddell

Aaron McIntosh

Mark Todd

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Question 8 of 10

8. The men's triathlon was a special event for New Zealand at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. New Zealand's Hamish Carter won gold but what New Zealander came second? Hint

Nathan Richmond

Greg Bennett

Sven Riederer

Bevan Docherty

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sarah Ulmer won gold for New Zealand in cycling's 3000 metre individual pursuit. Who did she beat in the final? Hint

Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel from the Netherlands

Robyn Wong

Katherine Bates from Australia

Katie Mactier from Australia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Annelise Coberger won New Zealand's first Winter Olympic medal at what Olympic Games? Hint

Calgary 1988

Albertville 1992

Lillehammer 1994

Nagano 1998

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mark Todd won 2 gold medals in equestrian's individual three day event. What was the name of the horse he rode?

Answer: Charisma

Mark Todd won gold in the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles and the 1988 Olympics at Seoul. This combination also won bronze in 1988 in the teams three day event. Mark Todd rode Welton Greylag as part of the New Zealand team that won silver in the teams three day event at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Eye Spy II was the horse that Mark Todd rode to win bronze in the individual three day event in the 2000 Olympics at Sydney.

He did not compete at Atlanta in 1996 due to injury to his horse.Kiwi was a race horse famous for winning the Melbourne Cup in 1983 coming from last to first down the home straight.

2. New Zealand won 8 gold medals in 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics. Ian Ferguson was involved in winning 3 of them. What sport did he compete in?

Answer: Kayaking

Ian Ferguson won gold in the K-1 500 metres, K-2 500 metres (with Paul MacDonald) and K-4 1000 metres (with Paul MacDonald, Granet Bramwell and Alan Thompson). He followed this up in 1988 at the Seoul Olympics with gold in the K-2 500 metres and silver in the K-2 1000 metres (both times with Paul MacDonald).

3. Kevin Barry won a silver medal in boxing in 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics. What weight division was this in?

Answer: Light heavyweight

Kevin Barry controversially won his semi final bout over Evander Holyfield when his opponent was disqualified for punching after the bell. He was unable to box in the final due to injury.

4. How many medals have Bruce and Barbara Kendall won?

Answer: 5

Bruce and Barbara Kendall are brother and sister. They both competed in boardsailing. Bruce won bronze in 1984 and gold in 1988. Barbara won gold in 1992, silver in 1996 and bronze in 2000. Barbara also finished 5th in 2004.

5. How many medals did Danyon Loader win in swimming?

Answer: 3

Danyon Loader won silver in the 200 metre butterfly event at Barcelona in 1992. In 1996 at Atlanta he won gold in both the 200 metre and 400 metre freestyle events.

6. How many medals did New Zealand win at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992?

Answer: 10

New Zealand won 1 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze. Sailing was the most successful sport with 4 medals. The equestrian team returned with 2 medals. Athletics, boxing, cycling and swimming all contributed one medal each.

7. New Zealand won 4 medals in 2000 at Sydney. Who won the only gold?

Answer: Rob Waddell

Rob Waddell won gold in rowing's single sculls event for men. Barbara Kendall won her third Olympic medal with a bronze in the women's mistral (boardsailing). Aaron McIntosh won a bronze in the men's mistral. Mark Todd won a bronze medal in equestrian's three day individual event.

8. The men's triathlon was a special event for New Zealand at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. New Zealand's Hamish Carter won gold but what New Zealander came second?

Answer: Bevan Docherty

Nathan Richmond was New Zealand's third representative in the triathlon and finished 33rd. The bronze medal went to Sven Riederer of Switzerland while Australia's Greg Bennett finished 4th.

9. Sarah Ulmer won gold for New Zealand in cycling's 3000 metre individual pursuit. Who did she beat in the final?

Answer: Katie Mactier from Australia

Sarah Ulmer won in a world record time of 3 minutes 24.537 seconds. Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel finished 3rd and Katherine Bates finished 2nd. Robyn Wong represented New Zealand in the women's mountainbike race.

10. Annelise Coberger won New Zealand's first Winter Olympic medal at what Olympic Games?

Answer: Albertville 1992

Annelise Coberger won silver in the women's slalom skiing. This was also the first medal won by a Southern Hemisphere athlete.

Source: Author Howie72

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