New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 36 athletes, 28 men and 8 women. Competitors from New Zealand won ten medals, including 6 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.

Medallists MedalNameSportEventAthleticsMen's javelin throw F52AthleticsMen's shot put F52AthleticsMen's 800 metres T13AthleticsMen's javelin throw F52ShootingMixed air rifle standing SH2New Zealand national wheelchair rugby teamWheelchair rugbyMen's team BocciaMixed team BC1/BC2AthleticsMen's discus throw F52CyclingMen's bicycle road race/time trial LC3SwimmingMen's 100m breaststroke SB13

Sports Athletics Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemi-finalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankTim PrendergastT13800mN/A1:56.231500m4:03.654 QN/A3:56.034Matt SladeT37100m12.222 QN/A12.575200m25.183 QN/A24.85

Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankWillie BeattieF56Discus28.34-8Shot put9.56-12Terry FalevaaiF33-34Shot put9.378878Peter MartinF52Discus15.96-Shot put9.34 WR-F52-53Javelin16.701045 WRDavid MacCalmanF52Shot put6.97-9F52-53Javelin14.0187712

Women's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemi-finalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKate HoranT46100m14.4010did not advance800m1:07.378 qN/A1:05.797

Boccia Individuals AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalOpponentOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLiam SandersMixed individual BC1 W 3–21 QL 4–5did not advance W 13–4 W 6–3 W 6–2 W/ORoss FloodMixed individual BC2 W 4–31 QW 9–0L 2–5did not advance W 4–3 W 4–2Jeremy Morriss L 2–44did not advance L 2–10 L 1–9Maurice Toon W 5–31 QW 6–5L 0–6did not advance W 8–1 W 7–1Henk DijkstraMixed individual BC3 L 3–73did not advance L 2–11 W 7–1 W 6–1Greig Jackson L 3–53did not advance L 3–4 W 6–3

Mixed pairs/teams AthleteEventPreliminariesSemi-finalsFinalOpponentOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankHenk Dijkstra Greig JacksonMixed pairs BC3 / L 4–52 Q / L 0–13 / L 3–44 / W 10–0 / W 10–4Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice ToonMixed team BC1-2 L 4–52 QW 6–4L 4–5 W 10–5 W 9–3 W 7–0 W 12–0

Cycling Men's road AthleteEventTimeRankPaul JessonMen's road race / time trial LC3-

Men's track AthleteEventQualification1st roundFinalTimeRankTimeRankOppositionTimeRankPaul JessonMen's 1km time trial LC1-4N/ADNSMen's individual pursuit LC34:16.266 L 4:12.897did not advance

Women's road AthleteEventTimeRankFiona SouthornWomen's road time trial28:24.735

Women's track AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankFiona SouthornWomen's 1km time trial LC1-4/CP 3/4N/A1:21.867

Equestrian AthleteEventTotalScoreRankJayne CraikeMixed individual championship test grade IV69.4844Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV64.6364

Powerlifting Men AthleteEventResultRankGeorge Taamaru+100kgNMR

Shooting AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreTotalRankMichael JohnsonMixed 10m air rifle prone SH25999did not advanceMixed 10m air rifle standing SH2600 WR1 Q104.3704.3 =WRColin WillisMen's 10m air rifle standing SH156718did not advanceMixed 10m air rifle prone SH159533did not advance

Swimming Men AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankHadleigh PiersonS6400m freestyle5:45.558 Q5:44.098Daniel SharpS1350m freestyle26.535 Q26.345100m freestyle58.644 Q58.764400m freestyle4:45.353 Q4:47.006SB13100m breaststroke1:15.652 Q1:12.93

Women AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankTheresa GriffinS10400m freestyle5:21.409did not advance100m backstrokeN/A1:21.527100m butterfly1:25.778 Q1:25.688SB9100m breaststroke1:31.078 Q1:30.378SM10200m individual medley2:51.076 Q2:52.317Miriam JenkinsS9400m freestyle5:28.8112did not advanceSarah PowellS9400m freestyle5:18.666 Q5:20.537

Wheelchair rugby The men's rugby team won a gold medal after defeating Canada in the gold medal match.

Players Dan Buckingham Stephen Guthrie Tim Johnson Gary McMurray Bill Oughton Curtis Palmer Sholto Taylor Geremy Tinker Jai Waite

Tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 New Zealand vs. 41 – 312 Q2 New Zealand vs. 32 – 353 New Zealand vs. 47 – 35Quarter-finals New Zealand vs. 40 – 33WSemi-finals New Zealand vs. 39 – 35WGold medal final New Zealand vs. 31 – 29

Wheelchair tennis Men AthleteClassEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultGlenn BarnesOpenMen's singlesL 0–6, 4–6did not advance

Women AthleteClassEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultJacqueline CourtierOpenWomen's singlesL 1–6, 5–7did not advanceTiffiney PerryL 1–6, 0–6did not advanceJacqueline Courtier Tiffiney PerryWomen's doublesN/A / L 2–6, 2–6did not advance

See also New Zealand at the Paralympics New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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