New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics
New Zealand competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 97 athletes and 60 officials. Former Olympic swimmer Dave Gerrard was the team's chef de mission.
Medal tables
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | 20 July | ||
| Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | 23 July | ||
| Equestrian | Individual eventing | 26 July | ||
| Equestrian | Individual eventing | 26 July | ||
| Sailing | Women's Mistral | 2 August | ||
Vicky Latta Andrew Nicholson Blyth Tait | Equestrian | Team eventing | 24 July |
Archery
New Zealand sent only one archer to Atlanta. He was defeated in the first round.Athletics
Track and road
Field
Combined
Badminton
New Zealand sent two women to compete in two competitions of the Olympic Badminton tournament.Boxing
Canoeing
New Zealand sent one man to compete in one canoeing event.Slalom
Cycling
Road
Track
;1 km time trial| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Darren McKenzie-Potter | Men's 1 km trime trial | 1:06.311 | 14 |
;Points race
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps behind | Rank |
| Glenn McLeay | Men's points race | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Jacqui Nelson | Women's points race | 8 | 0 | 8 |
;Sprint
;Pursuit
Mountain bike
Mountain biking was introduced as an Olympic discipline for the 1996 Games. The two strongest women, Kathy Lynch and Mary Grigson, gained New Zealand two qualifying positions for the Olympics; no New Zealand men qualified. Grigson accepted an offer to race for Australia—she competed for them at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000—and left New Zealand, so the New Zealand Mountain Bike Association decided to nominate just one competitor for the New Zealand Olympic team.| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Kathy Lynch | Women's cross-country | 1:57:40 | 8 |
Equestrian
Eventing
New Zealand entered three competitors in the mixed individual eventing event; two men and one woman. New Zealand also competed in team eventing.Jumping
Judo
Rowing
New Zealand qualified five boats for the 1996 Summer Olympics: men's single sculls, men's pair, men's coxless four, men's lightweight double sculls, and women's double sculls.;Men
;Women
Sailing
- Aaron McIntosh – Men's Mistral One Design
- Barbara Kendall – Women's Mistral One Design – silver medal
- Craig Monk – Finn
- Sharon Ferris – Europe
- Rohan Cooke & Andrew Stone – Men's 470
- Leslie Egnot & Jan Shearer – Women's 470
- Hamish Pepper – Laser
- Rod Davis & Don Cowie – Star
- Rex Sellers & Brian Jones – Tornado
- Kelvin Harrap & Sean Clarkson & Jamie Gale – Soling
Shooting