New Zealand sent a team of 200 competitors and 102 officials to the 2002 Commonwealth Games, which were held at Manchester, England. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Sarah Ulmer, and at the closing ceremony was Nigel Avery.
New Zealand has competed in every Games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.
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With a team captained by Julie Seymour and coached by Ruth Aitken, New Zealand were silver medallists in the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They lost to Australia 57âÂÂ55 in the gold medal match. The match was tied at 46âÂÂ46 at the end of normal time, and 14 minutes of extra-time saw the sides still level at 55âÂÂ55. In sudden death extra-time, Sharelle McMahon scored the vital point to give Australia the necessary two-goal gap to win the gold medal.
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