Best Olympic Athletes from New Zealand

List of the best Olympic athletes from New Zealand. Olympians from every era all have their place in history, but which New Zealander Olympian is the best of them all? You can quantify who is the greatest Olympic athlete from New Zealand by their times and their measurable, physical achievements, but which one did the best job at capturing the hearts of the public? Which Kiwi Olympic athlete is the best of them all? Taking not only into account their times, distances or points scored, but how they inspired the country of New Zealand during their Olympic years, who is the top Kiwi Olympian of all time? And how do the rest of them measure up? Those are the questions this list hopes to answer. So vote for your favorite New Zealander Olympic athletes (chosen from every Olympiad) here and downvote the ones that you don't think had a huge impact on New Zealand. Olympic athletes below are ranked by you, so make sure you get as many votes as you can to your favorite ones. Photos of the best Kiwi Olympians are included below along with their events, which Olympiad they were a part of and additional information when available. Examples include Alan Henderson and Valerie Vili. You may want to copy this fact-based list to build your own just like it, re-rank it to fit your views, then publish it to share it on Facebook, Twitter or any other social sites you frequent. (27 Items)