Athens 2004
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New Zealand at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games
- 36 Kiwi Paralympians, including 20 returning Paralympians and 16 debutants
- The New Zealand Paralympic Team included 28 male and 8 female Paralympians
- 9 Para sports competed in – Para athletics, Boccia, Para cycling, Para equestrian, Para powerlifting, Shooting Para sport, Para swimming, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair tennis
- 10 medals won by New Zealand – 6 GOLD, 1 SILVER and 3 BRONZE
- 3 world records were set by New Zealand, 2 in Para athletics and 1 in Shooting Para sport
- 1 Paralympic record was set by Paralympian #148 Michael Johnson in Shooting Para sport
- A total of 705 torchbearers carried the Paralympic flame 410 km through 45 municipalities of Greece
- 3,804 Paralympians from 135 countries competed in 19 Para sports in Athens 2004
- 26th in the world in the medal standings*
* By IPC convention, the medal standings are ordered by the number of gold medals which the Para athletes from a nation have won. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If NPCs are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code. The same convention is used by the IOC.
See also the medal standings on the IPC website.
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Year | Medal | Sports | Name | Event |
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2004 | Gold | Para athletics | Peter Martin | Men's Shot Put F52 |
2004 | Gold | Para athletics | Peter Martin | Men's Javelin F52-53 |
2004 | Gold | Para athletics | Tim Prendergast | Men's 800m T13 |
2004 | Gold | Para athletics | Matt Slade | Men's 200m T37 |
2004 | Gold | Shooting Para sport | Michael Johnson | Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2 |
2004 | Gold | Wheelchair Rugby | New Zealand | Mixed |
2004 | Silver | Boccia | New Zealand | Mixed Team BC1-BC2 |
2004 | Bronze | Para athletics | Peter Martin | Men's Discus F52 |
2004 | Bronze | Para cycling | Paul Jesson | Men's Road Race / Time Trial Bicycle LC3 |
2004 | Bronze | Para swimming | Daniel Sharp | Men's 100m Breaststroke SB13 |