New Zealand makes history with 18 gold medals at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Birmingham 2022 will go down in history as New Zealand’s most golden Commonwealth Games.

Cyclist Aaron Gate took the country’s tally to 18 gold medals when he won the sprint to take out the men’s road race on Sunday, having already won gold three times on the track.

That surpassed the haul of 17 won on home soil in Auckland in 1990, which has stood as the country’s record for the past 32 years.

New Zealand athletes have two more excellent chances to grow this year’s mark.

First when Paul Coll and Joelle King go for gold against England in the mixed doubles squash final [6am Monday NZ time].

Then when King and Amanda Landers-Murphy play England in the women’s doubles squash final [10pm Monday NZ time].

Gate’s four medals made his Games the most successful by a New Zealand individual.

Track cyclist Ellesse Andrews earlier won three gold medals, in the team and individual sprint events and the keirin.

A total of 16 different athletes were responsible for winning New Zealand’s 18 gold medals to date.

Eight came on the cycling track and five in the swimming pool, while there were two in athletics, and one each in mountain biking, road cycling and squash.

Altogether, New Zealand has 47 medals at these Games, with 12 silver and 17 bronze.

Two medals are guaranteed in squash, whether gold or silver, but the country could still reach 50, if the women’s beach volleyball team win their bronze medal match against Vanuatu [7am Monday NZ time].

Whereever it ends up, Birmingham 2022 will be New Zealand’s third-most successful Games, after Auckland 1990, where there were a total of 58 medals, and Auckland 1950, where there were 54.

New Zealand’s golden Games

Day 1

Swimming: Dame Sophie Pascoe in the women’s 100m freestyle S9

Track cycling: Aaron Gate, Jordan Kerby, Tom Sexton and Campbell Stewart in the men’s team pursuit

Track cycling: Rebecca Petch, Olivia King and Ellesse Andrews in the women’s team sprint

Day 2

Track cycling: Ellesse Andrews in the women’s sprint

Track cycling: Bryony Botha in the women’s 3000m individual pursuit

Track cycling: Aaron Gate in the men’s 4000m individual pursuit

Swimming: Lewis Clareburt in the men’s 400m individual medley

Day 3

Track cycling: Corbin Strong in the men’s 15km scratch race

Swimming: Lewis Clareburt in the men’s 200m butterfly

Swimming: Joshua Willmer in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB8

Day 4

Swimming: Andrew Jeffcoat in the men’s 50m backstroke

Track cycling: Ellesse Andrews in the women’s keirin

Track cycling: Aaron Gate in the men’s 40km points race

Day 6

Mountain bike: Sam Gaze in the men’s cross-country final

Squash: Paul Coll in the men’s singles

Athletics: Hamish Kerr in the men’s high jump

Day 8

Athletics: Tom Walsh in the men’s shot put

Day 10

Road cycling: Aaron Gate in the men’s road race