We are really proud of all our athletes who have represented New Zealand in Archery at Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and Youth Events. Here we have endeavoured to showcase our archers and the officials who went with them, dedicating their time and effort.
All Games were recurve only, except for 2010 (Commonwealth Games), where the format included both Compound and Recurve. Only a Compound Team was selected by NZ.
Formats: up to 1984 the events were a 4-day 288-arrow accumulation; from 1988 an elimination round format was introduced after a ranking round.
Sources: NZ Archer magazine; Wikipedia; World Archery; NZOCGA/NZOC; phone, email and personal contact with archers, or family, involved.
Compiled by Brendan Gaffney; checked and confirmed by Bernie Fraser, Dave Henshaw and Mike Smerdon. Images thanks to personal archives, Olympic.org.nz, and the NZ Archer (https://magazine.archerynz.co.nz).
Robin Sampson, Richmondvale Archery Club (Napier). Final Placing: 53
Team Manager: Jack Richards (Whangarei)
Total Men's Recurve Competitors: 55
Neroli Fairhall, Christchurch Archery Club
Garry Wright, Randwick Archery Club, Wellington
Team Manager: Chuck Hoddinott, Randwick
Team Coach: Robin Bliss, Christchurch
The team ultimately did not attend Games following a USA-led boycott and an implied threat by the NZ government to withdraw funding to the NZOCGA.
Total Women's Recurve competitors: 38
Total Men's Recurve competitors: 29
Neroli Fairhall, Christchurch Archery Club. Final Placing: GOLD MEDAL
Ann Shurrock, Ashburton. Final Placing: 4th
Team Manager: Bernie Fraser, Randwick Archery Club, Wellington
Team Coach: Dave Ward, Randwich Archery Club
Official: Jan Fortune, Auckland, Assistant to Neroli Fairhall
Total Women's Recurve Competitors: 19
Neroli Fairhall, Christchurch Archery Club. Final Placing: 35
Dale Lightfoot, Mountain Green Archery Club (Auckland). Final Placing: 34
Ann Shurrock, Ashburton Archery Club. Final Placing: 24
Team Manager: Ivan Powley, Dunedin
Team Coach: Dave Henshaw, Christchurch
Total Competitors Women's Recurve: 47
Total Competitors Men's Recurve: 62
Ann Shurrock, Ashburton Archery Club. Final Placing: 36
Team Manager: Pam Gordon, Dunedin. Also Team Coach
Total Women's Recurve Competitors: 62
Faye Johnstone, Mana Archery Club (Wellington). Final Placing: 37
Team Manager (and coach): Bruce Johnson, Shore Archery Club
Total Women's Recurve Competitors: 61
Andrew Lindsay Jr, Auckland Archery Club. Final Placing: 44
Team Manager: Faye Johnstone, Mana Archery Club (Wellington)
Total Men's Recurve Competitors: 64
Peter Ebden, Shore Archery Club (Auckland). Final Placing: 58
Ken Uprichard, Christchurch Archery Club. Final Placing: 48
Team Manager: Bill Skews, Christchurch Archery Club
Total Men's Recurve Competitors: 64
Image of Peter Ebden.
Ken Uprichard, Christchurch Archery Club. FInal Placing: 40
Team Manager and Coach: Dave Henshaw, Christchurch Archery Club
Total Men's Recurve Competitors: 64
Men's Compound Team:
Steve Clifton, Auckland Archery Club. Final individual placing: 9
Tony Waddick, Southland Archery Club (Invercargill). Final Individual Placing: 9
Shaun Teasdale, Mountain Green Archery Club (Auckland). Final Individual Placing: 4th
Men's Team Final Placing: 6th
Women's Compound Team:
Stephanie Croskery, Gisborne Archery Club. Final Individual Placing: 9
Mandy McGregor, Greenwood Archery Club (New Plymouth). Final Individual Placing: 17
Anne Mitchell, Rosebank Archery Club (Balclutha). Final Individual Placing: 9
Women's Team Final Placing: 5th
Team Manager and Coach: Shane Switzer, Mountain Green Archery Club (Auckland)
Team Coach: David Croskery, Gisborne Archery Club
Image (L to R) of Shane Switzer, Shaun Teasdale, David Croskery
Chayse Martin-Roberts, Mountain Green Archery Club (Auckland). Final Placing: BRONZE MEDAL
Team Manager: Karen Moffatt-McLeod
Rebecca Jones, Christchurch Archery Club. Final Individual Placing: 7
Rebecca entered the Mixed-Team Matchplay with archer Tang Chih-Chun from Chinese Taipei. Final Placing: 4th
Team Manager and Coach: Alison Storey, Cambridge. Alison also acted as chaperone and received coaching guidance from Rebecca’s regular coach Dave Henshaw.
