Worldskills Results 2007
Courtesy of Worldskills.org.nz:
The 39th WorldSkills Competition is officially over. The medals, awards and certificates have all been given out and the Competitors will be returning home shortly. The Closing Ceremony was a wonderful display of energy and excitement. The New Zealand 'Tool Blacks' achieved their best result at a WorldSkills Competition in their 20 year of particpating.
Our team's results are as follows:
| Competitor | Skill Catergory | Results | Awarded |
| Sudheer Ramjathan | Auto Repair | 528 | Silver Medal |
| Kieran Dale | Printing | 523 | Bronze Medal |
| Matthew Russell | Polymechanics | 519 | Bronze Medal |
| Craig Monaghan | Welding | 517 | Medallion of Excellence |
| Cameron Wintle | Joinery | 516 | Medallion of Excellence |
| Carl Hendl- Anderson | Auto Technology | 511 | Medallion of Excellence |
| Riki Lincoln | Bricklaying | 511 | Medallion of Excellence |
| Luke Boustridge | Electric Installations | 510 | Medallion of Excellence |
| Chris Pye | Cabinet Making | 497 | |
| Carey Thomassen | Industrial Control | 491 | |
| Simon Mercer | Cookery | 483 | |
| Johnny Simpson | Car Painting | 479 | |
| Ross Anderson | Sheet Metail Tech | 475 | |
| Joshua Comerford | Restaurant Service | 458 |
The New Zealand team won a total of 6,543 points giving us the rank of 24th out of 46 member countries that competed. Japan achieved the highest score with 21, 139 points - 12 Golds, 4 Silvers, 3 Bronzes and 8 Medallions of Excellence which is a fantastic performance; the Japanese team consisted of 41 competitors in total.
Download the full medal table member countries - 2007 WorldSkills Medal Table and Member Ranking Sudheer Ramjathan was awarded the prestigous 'Best of Nation' award after his amazing performance in the Auto Repair skill category and gaining a Silver medal with 528 points out of a maximum 600 Download the 'Best of Nation' Award table - 2007 WorldSkills Best of Nation.