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The Glasgow 2026 Games
Glasgow 2026 brought together 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories for 10 days of competition across 10 sports with six integrated Para sports. The Games were delivered through a streamlined, cost-effective, and scaled-back model, utilising venues that hosted the Glasgow 2014 Games. Glasgow stepped in to host the Games at short notice after original hosts, Victoria, Australia pulled out due to cost pressures. New Zealand Team athletes stayed at several hotels across the city with support services provided.
Games Key Facts
- Sports
- 10
- Integrated para sports
- 6
- Competing nations & territories
- 74
- Competitors
- 3,000
NZ Team Key Facts
- Athletes
- 112 (incl. 2 directors & 1 pilot)
- Sports
- 10
- Medals won
- 36 (10 gold, 14 silver, 12 bronze)
- Position on medal table
- 6th
- Chef de Mission
- Nigel Avery
- Opening ceremony flagbearer
- David Liti
- Opening ceremony baton bearer
- Moira de Villiers
- Closing ceremony flagbearer
- Eliza McCartney
Memorable Moments
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Zoe Hobbs historic 100m gold
Sprinter Zoe Hobbs delivered one of New Zealand’s standout moments, winning the Women’s 100m in 10.93 seconds in wet conditions. The performance set an Oceania record and gave New Zealand its first Commonwealth Games gold medal in the Women’s 100m. Hobbs’ victory was also New Zealand’s first Commonwealth Games sprint medal in more than half a century.
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David Liti produced one of the most dramatic finishes of the Games
In the Men’s +110kg weightlifting competition, Liti needed 223kg with his final clean and jerk to take the lead, he did just that, completing the lift to win gold by a single kilogram. The result added another Commonwealth Games medal to his record after his previous appearances at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022.
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New Zealand won a total of ten medals in the pool
In the pool, the New Zealand Team’s 13 swimmers won 10 medals, including two gold, five silver and three bronze, making Glasgow 2026 the country’s most successful Commonwealth Games swimming campaign. The team also set three New Zealand records.
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Erika Fairweather had an impressive games
Erika Fairweather won five individual medals, equalling Danyon Loader’s mark for the most individual medals won by a New Zealander at a single Commonwealth Games. Fairweather claimed silver in the Women’s 400m, 800m and 1500m Freestyle, bronze in the 200m Freestyle and bronze as part of the Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay.
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Two golds for Lewis Clareburt
Lewis Clareburt won two gold medals and one silver. His first title came in the Men’s 200m Butterfly, where he moved from seventh to first over the final 100m. He then successfully defended his Men’s 400m Individual Medley title, completing a second consecutive Commonwealth Games double after also winning both events at Birmingham 2022.
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Hazel Ouwehand won her first major international medal
Hazel Ouwehand claimed her first major international medal with bronze in the Women’s 50m Butterfly. In a thrilling final, Ouwehand clocked 25.76s to finish third, comfortably ahead of South Africa’s Jessica Thompson in fourth (25.92s).
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Josh Willmer moved up classification and secured silver
Para swimmer Joshua Willmer earned silver in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 after moving up from the SB8 classification in which he had won at Birmingham 2022.
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Cam McTaggart secured his first Commonwealth medal
Cameron McTaggart added silver in the Men’s 88kg competition. The result was a career-best result for McTaggart at his third Commonwealth Games after placing seventh at Gold Coast 2018 and sixth at Birmingham 2022. McTaggart totalled 338kg across the snatch and clean and jerk competitions, finishing second behind Malaysia's Commonwealth Games record-setting Hafizuddin Muhammad.
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Double gold for para cyclists Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges
The New Zealand Team’s para cyclists made a major contribution at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Emma Foy and pilot Jessie Hodges won two gold medals in the Women’s Tandem B Sprint and Women’s Tandem B 1000m Time Trial, including a comeback victory in the sprint competition.
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Devon Briggs lit up the track with two medals
Devon Briggs won the Men’s C3 1000m Time Trial in a Games record and added bronze in the Men’s C1-C3 Individual Pursuit. Nicole Murray won bronze in the Women’s C4-5 Individual Pursuit. The Games marked the first time New Zealand had selected a combined track cycling team featuring para cyclists alongside the wider squad.
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Women cyclists add to medal haul
New Zealand also secured silver in the Women’s Team Pursuit through Bryony Botha, Prudence Fowler, Emily Shearman, Samantha Donnelly and Ally Wollaston. Donnelly added silver in the Women’s Scratch Race. Ellesse Andrews won silver in the Women’s Keirin and bronze in the Women’s Time Trial.
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Men's dramatic team pursuit bronze
The Men’s Team Pursuit combination of Marshall Erwood, George Jackson, Daniel Morton and Tom Sexton earned bronze, with Jackson adding another bronze in the Men’s Points Race. The Pursuit team had to overcome several obstacles during their Glasgow campaign. Nick Kergozou was involved in a training accident ahead of the Games, ruling him out of competing, while the remaining team members had a minor crash while returning to the hotel after a competition day, making their medal winning performances even more impressive.
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Gold for Eliza McCartney
In athletics, pole vaulter Eliza McCartney won Women’s Pole Vault gold after defeating reigning Olympic champion Nina Kennedy of Australia. The gold medal carried extra significance for McCartney who had battled through injury set backs over several seasons to get to the Games. Her result and the way she conducted herself across the campaign saw her selected as the New Zealand Team’s Ngā Pou Hāpai Wahine (flag bearer) for the Closing Ceremony.
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More medals on the track and field
Imogen Ayris shared the podium with McCartney in the Women’s Pole Vault, claiming the bronze medal. Other athletics medals included veteran Tom Walsh’s silver in the Men’s Shot Put, Lauren Bruce claimed silver in the Women’s Hammer Throw and Tori Moorby’s silver in the Women’s Javelin Throw. Para athlete Anna Grimaldi also won bronze in the inaugural Women’s 100m T47 event.
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Netball ended a 16-year wait for gold
The team went unbeaten through their campaign, culminating with a 56-48 victory over Jamaica in the gold medal match. The win secured New Zealand’s first Commonwealth Games netball title since Delhi 2010, ending a 16-year wait for gold, it was also their first Commonwealth Games final since 2014. Led by captain Karin Burger, the team combined experienced Commonwealth Games athletes with nine players making their Games debuts.
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Sydnee Andrews became the first NZ female to win Commonwealth Gold in judo
Sydnee Andrews won gold in the Women’s 78+kg judo competition on the final day of the Games. The result also delivered New Zealand its first Commonwealth Games judo gold since Brent Cooper won the Men’s half-lightweight title at Auckland 1990. Andrews’ victory was New Zealand’s 10th gold medal of the Games and was part of a strong final day for the New Zealand Team, with eight medals collected.
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3x3 women's basketball bronze
The New Zealand Women’s Team – Eva Langdon, Sharne Pupuke-Robati, Azure Anderson and Ella Fotu bounced back from a 20-12 semi-final defeat to Uganda to beat Jamaica 18-13 and claim the bronze medal.
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Double Silver for para pairs
In para bowls, Teri Blackbourn and Julie O’Connell earned silver in the Women’s B6-B8 Pairs, while Mark Noble and Kurt Smith won silver in the Men’s B6-B8 Pairs. The para bowls medals proved age wasn’t a barrier to performance at the Games with O’Connell the oldest member of the New Zealand Team at 67, while Noble was contesting his fourth Commonwealth Games.