June 2026, Articles

HPSNZ on the ground support at Glasgow 2026

A five strong team of HPSNZ Athlete Performance Support (APS) staff will be on the ground at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games as part of the NZ Team to support all New Zealand athletes.

The highly experienced Commonwealth and Olympic Games Performance Nutrition lead Christel Dunshea-Mooij and Head of Performance Physiotherapy Jordan Salesa, will join the NZOC Core Support Team along with Physiologist Stephen Fenemor, Performance Psychologist Brent Membery and Performance Health Nurse, Jane Probert.

In addition, a further 11 HPSNZ APS staff will support individual NSOs and their athletes in Glasgow.

Supporting Cycling NZ athletes will be Performance Nutritionist Lucy Trollope, Physiologist Carl Bradford, Performance Physiotherapists Lauren Shelley and Kelsi Parker, Performance Psychologist Rachael Lockhart and Performance and Technique Analyst (PTA) Sam Bremer.

Performance Physiotherapist Louise Johnson will provide support for Athletics NZ athletes while Strength and Conditioning coach Mike Jacobs will be in Glasgow in his capacity as coach of Para athlete Anna Grimaldi.

In addition, Performance Physiotherapist Rebecca Longhurst and PTA Matt Ingram will support the New Zealand swim team and Performance Psychologist Jenna Cowan will be on the ground with Netball NZ and its players.

Also on the ground in Glasgow as part of the NZOC Core Support Team will be HPSNZ contractors, Dr Deb Robinson and Physiotherapists Ben Ardagh and Adina Holder.

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