Athletics New Zealand

Athletics New Zealand

Sport	Athletics
Jurisdiction	Incorporated Society
Abbreviation	ANZ
Founded	1887 (1887)
Affiliation	World Athletics
Affiliation date	1932
Regional affiliation	OAA
Headquarters	Auckland
President	Dianne Rodger
Chairperson	Annette Purvis
Vice president(s)	Ian Babe
Replaced	New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association
Official website
www.athletics.org.nz

Athletics New Zealand (ANZ) is the national governing body for athletics in New Zealand. This includes responsibility for Track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking.^[1]

History

The organisation was founded in 1887 as the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association (NZAAA). The first national championships were held the following year in 1888. In 1989, the current name was adopted.^[2]

Structure

There are 11 regional athletics associations supporting 179 clubs with approximately 22,000 registered members including athletes, coaches and volunteers.^[3]

Affiliations

ANZ is the national member federation for New Zealand in the following international organisations:

• World Athletics
• Oceania Athletic Association (OAA)

Athletics New Zealand is part of the following national organisations:

• New Zealand Olympic Committee

National records

ANZ maintains the New Zealand records in athletics.

See also

• Sport in New Zealand
• Sport and Recreation New Zealand

References

• ATHLETICS–TRACK AND FIELD - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand

External links

• Official website

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National members of World Athletics

Africa
(CAA)

Central (Congo) Burundi Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad Congo Congo DR Gabon Equatorial Guinea Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Eastern (Nile) Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Northern (Sahara) Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia [fr] Southern (Kalahari) Angola Botswana Comoros [fr] Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Western (Niger) Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire The Gambia [de] Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

Asia
(AAA)

• Afghanistan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran [fr]
• Iraq
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• North Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Korea [fr; ko]
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

Europe
(EAA)

• Albania
• Andorra
• Armenia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Kosovo
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia^ǂ
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom

North America
(NACAC)

• Anguilla
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Aruba
• The Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bermuda
• British Virgin Islands
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Curaçao^†
• Dominica
• Dominican Rep.
• El Salvador
• French Guyana^†
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe^†
• Guatemala
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Martinique^†
• Mexico
• Montserrat
• Nicaragua
• Puerto Rico
• Saint Kitts & Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
• Sint Maarten^†
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Turks & Caicos Islands
• United States
• U.S. Virgin Islands

Oceania
(OAA)

Eastern	American Samoa Cook Isl. Fiji French Polynesia [fr] New Zealand Norfolk Isl. Samoa Tonga Tuvalu New Caledonia [fr]† Niue† Wallis et Futuna†
Western	Australia Guam Kiribatiǂ Marshall Isl. F.S. Micronesia Northern Mariana Isl. Papua New Guinea Nauru Palau Solomon Isl. Vanuatu

South America
(CONSUDATLE)

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Sport of athletics portal • ^† NACAC and OAA associate member • ^ǂ Suspended by the decision of the World Athletics Council or OAA Council.

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