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Commonwealth Games: NZ team

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Nick Willis in action during the Delhi Games. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Nick Willis in action during the Delhi Games. Photo / Brett Phibbs

232 New Zealanders will compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Athletics (22)
Val Adams (shot put), 6/10/84, Auckland
Sarah Cowley (high jump) 3/2/84, Auckland
Lucy van Dalen (5000m), 18/11/88, Wanganui, Auckland-based
Nikki Hamblin (1500m) 20/5/88, Cambridge
Stuart Farquhar (javelin) 15/3/82. Hamilton
Jacko Gill (shot put) 20/12/94, Auckland
Siositina Hakeai (discus) 1/3/94, Auckland
Julian Matthews (1500m) 21/7/88, Nelson
Scott
McLaren (decathlon) 27/2/82, Auckland
Brent Newdick (decathlon) 31/1/85, Auckland
Julia Ratcliffe (hammer) 14/7/93, Hamilton, lives Princeton, New Jersey
Jake Robertson (5000m) 14/11/89, Hamilton, lives Kenya
Zane Robertson (5000m) 14/11/89, Hamilton, lives Ethiopia
Angie Smit (800m) 16/8/91, Canterbury
Tom Walsh (shot put) 1/3/92, Timaru
Nick Willis (1500m, 5000m) 25/4/83, Hutt Valley, Ann Arbor Michigan
Women's 4 x 400 relay:
Zoe Ballantyne 22, Auckland
Portia Bing 21, Auckland
Katherine Camp, 22, US/Te Awamutu
Brooke Cull 20, Auckland
Louise Jones 28, Auckland
Kristie Baillie, 22, Morrinsville

Badminton (8)
Michelle Chan (Auckland, based in Aarhus Denmark, 26, singles)
Joe Wu (Northland, 28, singles)
Michael Fowke (Waikato, 23, singles)
Anna Rankin (Southland, singles and women's doubles, 24)
Oliver Leydon-Davis (Waikato, men's and mixed doubles, 23)
Susannah Leydon-Davis (Waikato, mixed doubles, 22)
Kevin Dennerly-Minturn (Auckland, 23, men's doubles)
Madeleine Stapleton (Waikato, 21, doubles)

Bowls (15)
Shannon McIlroy (Nelson) (singles)
Richard Girvan (Auckland) and Blake Signal (Wellington) (pair)
Ali Forsyth (Havelock), McIlroy, Tony Grantham (Auckland) (triples)
Forsyth, Girvan, Signal, Grantham (four)
Jo Edwards (single)
Edwards and Val Smith (Nelson) (pair)
Mandy Boyd (Canterbury), Amy McIlroy (Nelson), Selina Goddard (Auckland) (triple)
Boyd, Smith, McIlroy, Goddard (four)
Para-team
David Stallard, Peter Blick (director), Sue Curran, Christine Foster (director), partially sighted pair, B@-3 classification
Lynda Bennett (Waikato), Barry Wynks (Manawatu), Mark Noble (Manawatu) (disabled, B 6, 7 or 8)

Boxing (9)
Women:
Alexis Pritchard (60kg lightweight) Auckland, 30
Magan Maka (75kg middleweight) North Shore, 20
Men:
Eric Finau (75kg middleweight) Auckland, 19
Chad Milnes (60kg lightweight) North Shore, 22
Leroy Hindley (64kg light welter) North Shore, 21
David Nyika (60kg light heavy) Hamilton, 18
David Light (91kg heavyweight) Auckland, 22
Patrick Mailata (91+ kg super heavy) Auckland, 19
Bowyn Morgan (69kg welter) Christchurch, 25

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Cycling (29)
Track:
Men's endurance: Shane Archbold (Timaru), Patrick Bevin (Taupo), Pieter Bulling (Invercargill), Aaron Gate (Auckland), Dylan Kennett (Waimate), Marc Ryan (Timaru), Tom Scully (Invercargill)
Men's sprint: Matt Archibald (Invercargill), Eddie Dawkins (Invercargill), Ethan Mitchell (Auckland), Simon van Velthooven (Palmerston North), Sam Webster (Auckland)
Women's endurance: Lauren Ellis (Hinds), Jaime Nielsen (Hamilton).
Women's sprint: Stephanie McKenzie (Cambridge).
Road:
Men: Jack Bauer (Garmin-Sharp, Takaka), Greg Henderson (Lotto-Belisol, Dunedin); Jesse Sergent (Trek Factory Racing, Palmerston North), Mike Northey (Auckland, Madison-Genesis)
Women: Rushlee Buchanan (United Healthcare, Te Awamutu), Emily Collins (Wiggle Honda, Auckland), Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO, Christchurch), Reta Trotman (Team Maxx Solar, Christchurch), Linda Villumsen (Wiggle Honda, Christchurch), Georgia Williams (Auckland).
Men's Mountain Bike: Anton Cooper (Cannondale Factory Racing, Christchurch), Sam Gaze (Te Awamutu).
Women's Mountain Bike: Kate Fluker (Queenstown), Karen Hanlen (Whakatane).

Diving (2):
Liam Stone 17 (1m and 3m springboard and 3m synchro pair) Auckland
Li Feng Yang 24 (1m, 3m, 10m platform and 3m syncho pair) Wellington

Gymnastics (12)
Artistic women: Courtney McGregor (Christchurch), Charlotte Sullivan (Christchurch), Mackenzie Slee (Christchurch), Brittany Robertson (Christchurch), Anna Tempero (Christchurch)
Artistic men: Matthew Palmer (Auckland), Misha Koudinov (North Harbour), David Bishop (Auckland), Kristofer Done (North Harbour), Reid McGowan (Auckland).
Rhythmic: Kelly McDonald (Auckland), Amelia Coleman (Christchurch).

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Hockey (32)
Women:
Goalkeeper: Sally Rutherford (Midlands)
Defenders: Emily Naylor (Central), Sam Charlton (Midlands), Liz Thompson (Auckland), Rhiannon Dennison (North Harbour), Rose Keddell (Midlands), Jordan Grant (Canterbury)
Midfielder: Kayla Whitelock (Central), Petrea Webster (North Harbour), Gemma Flynn (Midlands), Anita Punt (Capital), Stacey Michelsen (Northland).
Striker: Krystal Forgesson (Auckland), Olivia Merry (Cantebury), Katie Glynn (Auckland), Sophie Cocks (Canterbury).
Men:
Goalkeeper: Devon Manchester (Auckland)
Defenders: Dean Couzins (c, Auckland), Andy Hayward (Midlands), Bradley Shaw (Canterbury), Blair Tarrant (Southern), Alex Shaw (Capital).
Midfielders: Nick Haig (Canterbury), Phil Burrows (Capital), Shay Neal (Northland), Arun Panchia (Auckland), Shea McAleese (Central), Steve Edwards (North Harbour).
Strikers: Marcus Child, Simon Child (Auckland), Hugo Inglis (Southern), Blair Hilton (Capital).

Judo (10)
Men:
Adrian Leat (26, 73kg, North Shore, Comm ranking 6)
Mark Brewer (25, 81kg, Nelson, Sydney-based, CR 4)
Ivica Pavlinic (25, 81kg, born Zagred, lives Queensland, CR 2)
Ryan Dill-Russell (30, 90kg, Auckland, CR 1)
Jason Koster (31, 100kg, Christchurch, CR 1)
Tim Slyfield (39, 100kg, Auckland), CR 3)
Sam Rosser (26, 100kg+, Auckland, CR 2)
Women
Chanel Kavanagh (19, Tauranga, 48kg, CR 2)
Darcina Manuel (21, 57kg, Perth-based Gisborne, CR 1)
Moira De Villiers (24, 70kg, Auckland, CR 3)

Netball (12)
Casey Kopua (c, Magic), Laura Langman (vc, Mystics), Jodi Brown (Steel), Leana de Bruin (Magic), Shannon Francois, Katrina Grant (Pulse), Ellen Halpenny (Magic), Anna Harrison (Mystics), Joline Henry (Pulse), Cathrine Latu (Mystics), Liana Leota (Pulse), Maria Tutaia (Mystics).

Rugby (12)
DJ Forbes (c), Sherwin Stowers (Counties Manukau), Pita Ahki (North Harbour), Scott Curry (Manawatu), Sam Dickson (Canterbury), Bryce Heem (Tasman), Akira Ioane, Ben Lam (Auckland), Gillies Kaka (Hawkes Bay), Tim Mikkelson, Declan O'Donnell, Joe Webber (Waikato).

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Shooting (9)
Men: John Snowden (fullbore and fullbore pair), Mike Collings (fullbore and fullbore pair), Myles Browne-Cole (trap, clay target), Ricky Zhao (50m pistol), Martin Hunt (smallbore, prone), Ryan Taylor (smallbore, prone)
Women: Sally Johnston (smallbore, prone), Natalie Rooney (trap, clay target), Jenna MacKenzie (smallbore, 10m air rifle, prone and three position)

Squash (8)
Men: Martin Knight (Auckland), Paul Coll (Canterbury), Lance Beddoes (Auckland), Campbell Grayson (Auckland)
Women: Joelle King (Waikato), Megan Craig (Canterbury), Amanda Landers-Murphy (Bay of Plenty), Kylie Lindsay (Waikato)

Swimming (16)
Women:
Lauren Boyle (200, 400, 800m freestyle, 4 x 200m freestyle relay) United, Auckland
Tash Hind (4 x 200m freestyle relay) Capital, Wellington
Nikita Howarth (para S8 100m freestyle) Te Awamutu, Waikato
Samantha Lee 4 x 200m freestyle relay, 4 x 100m freestyle relay) Capital, Wellington)
Samantha Lucie-Smith (4 x 200m freestyle relay, 4 x 100m freestyle relay) Capital, Wellington
Sophie Pascoe (para S10 100m breaststroke, 200m IM) Canterbury
Laura Quilter (4 x 100m freestyle relay) North Shore
Ellen Quirke (4 x 100m freestyle relay) Capital, Wellington
Emma Robinson (4 x 200m freestyle relay) Capital, Wellington
Men:
Mitchell Donaldson (4 x 200m freestyle relay) North Shore
Dylan Dunlop Barrett (4 x 200m freestyle relay) United, Auckland
Ewan Jackson (4 x 200m freestyle relay) Howick Pakuranga, Counties Manukau
Steven Kent 4 x 200m freestyle relay) Coast, Auckland
Corey Main (100m backstroke) Howick Pakuranga, Counties Manukau
Matt Stanley (400m freestyle, 4 x 200m freestyle relay) Matamata, Waikato
Glenn Snyders (100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke) North Shore

Table Tennis (10)
Men:
Teng Teng Lui (Auckland) 21
Peter Jackson (France-based Auckland) 49
Shane Laugesen (France-based) 39
John Cordue (Christchurch) 30
Phillip Xiao (Auckland) 23
Women:
Li Chunli (Auckland) 52
Karen Li (Melbourne-based) 36
Annie Yang (Cologne-based) 31
Jenny Hung (Christchurch, Taipei-based) 23
Sun Yang (Christchurch, Beijing-based)r

Triathlon (6)
Ryan Sissons 24/6/88 (North Shore), Tony Dodds 16/6/87 (Wanaka), Tom Davison (Christchurch) Andrea Hewitt 4/4/82 (Christchurch), Kate McIlroy 26/8/81 (Wellington), Nicky Samuels 28/2/83 (Wanaka)

Weightlifting (12)
New Zealand team:
Women: Phillipa Hale (Auckland, 53kg), Lauren Roberts (Auckland, 63kg), Bailey Rogers (Marlborough, 75kg), Tracey Lambrechs (Auckland, 75+kg).
Men: Lou Guinares (Auckland, 56kg), Ianne Guinares (Auckland, 62kg), Mark Spooner (Auckland, 69kg), Cody Cole (Auckland, 69kg), Stanislav Chalaev (Auckland, 105kg), Matthew Madsen (77kg), Richard Patterson (Auckland, 85kg) and Saxon Gregory-Hunt (Christchurch, 85kg).

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Wrestling (6)
Tayla Ford 21, (Christchurch, women's 58kg)
Sam Belkin, 26 (Christchurch, 97kg)
Marcus Carney, 26 (Auckland, 125kg)
Craig Miller, 29 (Auckland, based in Canada, 65kg)
Soukananh Thongsinh, 26 (Auckland, 61kg)
Stephen Hill, 32 (Christchurch, 86kg)

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