Wikitree Olympics Project

Olympics-Team New Zealand

Background

New Zealand was first represented at the 1908 Olympic Games. In that year it formed a combined team with Australia as Australasia. One New Zealander competitor, Harry Kerr, a walker, won a bronze in the 3,500 metre walk. In 1912, three New Zealanders competed with Australasia, Malcolm Champion winning a swimming gold with the freestyle relay team.

Finally, at Antwerp 1920, New Zealand took part in the Olympic Games as a separate nation, and it has never missed an Olympic Games since. New Zealand has had great success in track & field (26 medals and 10 golds), with several of its middle-distance runners being Olympic champions. But its top sport is now rowing, with a total of 29 medals and 14 gold. New Zealand competed at its first Olympic Winter Games in 1952, in Oslo. It missed the Winter Games of 1956 and 1964, but has competed at all other editions since 1952. ^[1]

This is an ongoing project to ensure that all Olympians who represented New Zealand are on Wikitree.

• Connected to their family
• Connected to the Global Tree, if possible
• With profiles that have biographical, family, and sporting information
• Well sourced

Olympians Representing New Zealand on Wikitree

This category Olympians representing New Zealand shows all New Zealand Olympians who have been identified and are now on Wikitree.

Note: Only Wikitree profiles with the category [[Category:Olympians Representing New Zealand]] will appear.

Process

1. Identify existing Wikitree profile or add new profile
2. Add specific categories

• [[Category:Olympians Representing New Zealand]]
• Category for the Olympic games in which they represented New Zealand. e.g. "[[Category: 1920 Olympic Summer Games]] "
• If they won medals - [[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]] , [[Category: Olympic Silver Medalists]] , [[Category: Olympic Bronze Medalists]]

3. Add Olympic Movement Sticker and add text for sport and specific Olympic Games. e.g. represented New Zealand in Athletics in the Paris Olympics of 1924.
4, Add biography, family, and sporting information
5. Connect to family and any spouse
6. If possible, connect to the Global Tree. This may require adding additional profiles.

Stickers

... represented New Zealand in Athletics in the Paris Olympics of 1924.

• Code for the Olympic Movement sticker
  
• {{Occupation |image=Olympic_Movement.png |text=Add text.}}
• Add text for sport and specific Olympic Games. e.g. represented New Zealand in Athletics in the Paris Olympics of 1924.

Note: The sticker does not display the name in preview mode . "..." will appear. The name will show once the profile is saved.

Historic Teams

1908 Summer Games

• 32 competitors represented Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand 1908 Summer Olympics - Team Australasia
• Henry Edward Kerr - Bronze - Athletics, Men's 3500 m walk

1912 Summer Games

• 26 competitors represented Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand. 1912 Summer Olympics - Team Australasia
• Frederick Anthony (Anthony) "Tony" Wilding - Bronze - Tennis, Men's indoor singles