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Jack Lovelock's Berlin triumph

26 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - Jack Lovelock won New Zealand's first Olympic gold for athletics and ensured his athletics immortality when, in front of Hitler, he ran in world record time.

How Yvette Williams became our first 'Golden Girl'

12 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - Yvette Williams' trailblazing feats more than 60 years ago still make her one of New Zealand's most cherished and inspiring athletes.
Peter Snell and Murray Halberg rule the track

26 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - Peter Snell and Murray Halberg's an unprecedented golden double whammy continues to inspire more than half a century later.
The gold that nearly didn't happen

26 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - No one thought the New Zealand hockey team had a chance at the Montreal Olympics but a drama-filled game proved otherwise.

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When Mark Todd struck gold

Sport Rio 2016 Olympics
12 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - Mark Todd's remarkable Olympic career spans four decades but his victory at Los Angeles in 1984 was probably the most dramatic.
Barbara Kendall lights up Barcelona

Sport Rio 2016 Olympics
26 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - Barbara Kendall burst into national prominence by winning gold in boardsailing at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Danyon Loader's world-beating feats

Sport Rio 2016 Olympics
26 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - New Zealanders were expecting great results from Danyon Loader in Atlanta but could he handle the pressure?
How Hamish Carter landed the big one

Sport Rio 2016 Olympics
26 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - When triathlete Hamish Carter bombed in Sydney in 2000 all bets were that he had missed his shot at Olympic glory, but then came triumph over disaster.
Valerie Adams' Beijing triumph

Sport Rio 2016 Olympics
26 Jul 2016

Golden Moments - At the shot put final of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Valerie Adams attempted to win New Zealand's first gold in track and field since John Walker in 1976.