The following Paralympians have represented New Zealand at the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games since the nation's debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics. Athletes are listed according to their official Paralympic number, with a total of 237 as of the 2026 Winter Paralympics. This number is bestowed once a Paralympian has competed at their first Paralympic Games.

List # Name Year ofdebut Sport PNZ 1 1968 Para archery, Para swimming, Para table tennis 2 1968 Para athletics, Wheelchair fencing 3 1968 Para athletics 4 1968 Para athletics, Para swimming 5 1968 Para athletics, Para powerlifting 6 1968 Para archery, Para athletics, Para bowls, Para table tennis, Wheelchair fencing 7 1968 Para archery, Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis 8 1968 Para archery, Para athletics, Para swimming, Para table tennis 9Not Allocated 10 1968 Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis 11 1968 Para athletics 12 1968 Para table tennis 13 1968 Para archery, Para athletics, Para swimming 14 1968 Para archery, Para athletics, Para table tennis 15 1968 Para swimming, Para table tennis 16 1968 Para archery, Para swimming 17 1972 Para archery, Para athletics 18 1972 Para athletics, Para swimming 19 1972 Para athletics, Para table tennis 20 1972 Para athletics, Para swimming 21 1972 Para archery, Para athletics, Para swimming 22 1976 Para athletics, Para swimming 23 1976 Para athletics, Para powerlifting 24 1976 Para athletics, Para archery 25 1976 Para athletics, Para powerlifting 26 1976 Para athletics, Para table tennis 27 1980 Para alpine skiing 28 1980 Para alpine skiing 29 1980 Para alpine skiing 30 1980 Para athletics, Para swimming 31 1980 Para athletics, Para swimming 32 1980 Para athletics, Para swimming 33 1980 Para athletics, Para powerlifting 34 1980 Para athletics 35 1980 Para athletics 36 1980 Para athletics, Para swimming 37 1980 Para archery, Para athletics 38 1980 Para athletics 39 1980 Shooting Para sport 40 1984 Para alpine skiing 41 1984 Para alpine skiing 42 1984 Para alpine skiing, Para sailing 43 1984 Para alpine skiing 44 1984 Para alpine skiing 45 1984 Para alpine skiing 46 1984 Para alpine skiing 47 1984 Para athletics 48 1984 Para athletics 49 1984 Para swimming 50 1984 Para athletics 51 1984 Para athletics 52 1984 Para athletics 53 1984 Shooting Para sport 54 1984 Shooting Para sport 55 1988 Para alpine skiing 56 1988 Para alpine skiing 57 1988 Para athletics 58 1988 Para athletics, Para swimming 59 1988 Para bowls 60 1988 Para swimming 61 1988 Para bowls 62 1988 Para athletics 63 1988 Para athletics 64 1988 Para athletics 65 1988 Para athletics 66 1988 Para athletics 67 1988 Para athletics 68 1988 Para athletics 69 1992 Para alpine skiing 70 1992 Para alpine skiing 71 1992 Para alpine skiing 72 1992 Para alpine skiing 73 1992 Para alpine skiing 74 1992 Wheelchair tennis 75 1992 Para swimming 76 1992 Para athletics 77 1992 Para athletics 78 1992 Para athletics 79 1992 Para swimming 80 1992 Para athletics 81 1992 Para swimming 82 1992 Para athletics 83 1992 Wheelchair tennis 84 1994 Para alpine skiing 85 1994 Para alpine skiing 86 1994 Para alpine skiing 87 1996 Para swimming 88 1996 Para swimming 89 1996 Wheelchair tennis 90 1996 Para equestrian 91 1996 Wheelchair rugby 92 1996 Boccia 93 1996 Para athletics 94 1996 Para swimming 95 1996 Wheelchair rugby 96 1996 Para swimming 97 1996 Wheelchair rugby 98 1996 Para athletics 99 1996 Para athletics 100 1996 Para athletics 101 1996 Para bowls 102 1996 Para sailing 103 1996 Wheelchair rugby 104 1996 Para athletics 105 1996 Wheelchair rugby 106 1996 Para sailing 107 1996 Wheelchair rugby 108 1996 Boccia 109 1996 Para sailing 110 1996 Wheelchair tennis 111 1996 Wheelchair rugby 112 1996 Wheelchair rugby 113 1996 Para sailing 114 1998 Para alpine skiing 115 1998 Para alpine skiing 116 1998 Para alpine skiing 117 2000 Para swimming 118 2000 Para athletics 119 2000 Wheelchair tennis 120 2000 Para athletics 121 2000 Para sailing 122 2000 Wheelchair tennis 123 2000 Boccia 124 2000 Para cycling 125 2000 Para cycling 126 2000 Wheelchair rugby 127 2000 Boccia 128 2000 Wheelchair rugby 129 2000 Wheelchair rugby 130 2000 Para swimming 131 2000 Para swimming 132 2000 Para athletics 133 2000 Para sailing 134 2000 Boccia 135 2000 Para athletics 136 2000 Para powerlifting 137 2000 Para swimming 138 2000 Boccia 139 2000 Para sailing 140 2000 Para powerlifting 141 2004 Para athletics 142 2004 Wheelchair rugby 143 2004 Para athletics 144 2004 Para swimming 145 2004 Para athletics, Para cycling 146 2004 Boccia 147 2004 Para swimming 148 2004 Shooting Para sport 149 2004 Boccia 150 2004 Wheelchair tennis 151 2004 Para swimming 152 2004 Boccia 153 2004 Para swimming 154 2004 Para cycling 155 2004 Boccia 156 2004 Wheelchair rugby 157 2006 Para alpine skiing 158 2006 Para alpine skiing 159 2008 Boccia 160 2008 Para cycling 161 2008 Para cycling 162 2008 Para athletics 163 2008 Wheelchair rugby 164 2008 Para swimming 165 2008 Para cycling 166 2008 Para swimming 167 2008 Boccia 168 2008 Para cycling 169 2008 Wheelchair rugby 170 2010 Para alpine skiing 171 2012 Para sailing 172 2012 Para swimming 173 2012 Para swimming 174 2012 Para swimming 175 2012 Para sailing 176 2012 Para cycling 177 2012 Para equestrian 178 2012 Para swimming 179 2012 Para swimming 180 2012 Para swimming 181 2012 Para rowing 182 2012 Para cycling 183 2012 Para athletics 184 2012 Para cycling 185 2012 Para cycling 186 2012 Para equestrian 187 2012 Para cycling 188 2014 Para alpine skiing 189 2014 Para snowboard 190 2016 Para cycling 191 2016 Para sailing 192 2016 Para athletics 193 2016 Shooting Para sport 194 2016 Para cycling 195 2016 Para athletics 196 2016 Para cycling 197 2016 Para athletics 198 2016 Para canoe 199 2016 Para swimming 200 2016 Para athletics 201 2016 Para swimming 202 2016 Para athletics 203 2016 Para cycling 204 2016 Shooting Para sport 205 2016 Para swimming 206 2016 Para sailing 207 2016 Para cycling 208 2016 Para athletics 209 2016 Para cycling 210 2020 Para athletics 211 2020 Para athletics 212 2020 Wheelchair rugby 213 2020 Para cycling 214 2020 Wheelchair rugby 215 2020 Para canoe 216 2020 Wheelchair rugby 217 2020 Wheelchair rugby 218 2020 Wheelchair rugby 219 2020 Wheelchair rugby 220 2020 Para cycling 221 2020 Para cycling 222 2020 Para cycling 223 2020 Wheelchair rugby 224 2020 Para athletics 225 2020 Para cycling 226 2020 Wheelchair rugby 227 2020 Para athletics 228 2022 Para alpine skiing 229 2024 Para cycling 230 2024 Para table tennis 231 2024 Para canoe 232 2024 Para badminton 233 2024 Para equestrian 234 2024 Para athletics 235 2024 Para swimming 236 2024 Shooting Para sport 237 2024 Para swimming 238 2024 Para swimming Source:

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In Atlanta 1996, Paralympian #96 Duane Kale won 4 gold medals, a silver and a bronze in a single Paralympic Games - the best result of any New Zealander at a single Paralympics or Olympics. Paralympian #166 Dame Sophie Pascoe has won 19 Paralympic medals over four Paralympic Games from Beijing 2008 - Tokyo 2020 - making her the most decorated New Zealander at the Paralympics or Olympics. New Zealand's first Paralympic medals were won by Paralympian #13 Eve Rimmer. Eve competed in Para athletics and Para swimming, picking up 1 gold, two silvers and a bronze. She was the only medallist in the first NZ Paralympic Team at Tel Aviv 1968 and also the only woman. At London 2012, at the age of 13, Paralympian #179 Nikita Howarth became New Zealand's youngest ever Paralympian. At Innsbruck 1984, Paralympian #45 Viv Gapes (née Martin) won 3 medals and became New Zealand's first ever Winter Paralympic medallist.

See also New Zealand at the Paralympics

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