New Zealand at the Paralympics

New Zealand at the Paralympics
IPC code	NZL
NPC	Paralympics New Zealand
Website	paralympics.org.nz
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 96 Silver 66 Bronze 70 Total 232
Summer appearances
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

New Zealand has sent delegations to the Summer Paralympics since 1968, and to the Winter Paralympics since 1980. The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical and sensorial disabilities. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games, and are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Medals

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1968 Tel-Aviv	1	2	1	4
1972 Heidelberg	3	3	3	9
1976 Toronto	7	1	5	13
1980 Arnhem	7	6	6	19
1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York	8	10	7	25
1988 Seoul	2	4	11	17
1992 Barcelona	5	1	0	6
1996 Atlanta	9	6	3	18
2000 Sydney	6	8	4	18
2004 Athens	6	1	3	10
2008 Beijing	5	3	4	12
2012 London	6	7	4	17
2016 Rio de Janeiro	9	5	7	21
2020 Tokyo	6	3	3	12
Totals (14 entries)	80	60	61	201

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1980 Geilo	0	0	0	0
1984 Innsbruck	1	3	1	5
1988 Innsbruck	0	1	0	1
1992 Tignes-Albertsville	2	0	0	2
1994 Lillehammer	3	0	3	6
1998 Nagano	4	1	1	6
2002 Salt Lake City	4	0	2	6
2006 Turin	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	1	0	0	1
2014 Sochi	0	1	0	1
2018 PyeongChang	1	0	2	3
2022 Beijing	1	1	2	4
Totals (12 entries)	17	7	11	35

Medals by Summer Sport

Source:

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Archery	1	1	0	2
Athletics	37	30	27	94
Boccia	0	1	0	1
Cycling	2	3	7	12
Dartchery	0	1	0	1
Equestrian	1	1	0	2
Lawn Bowls	1	0	1	2
Shooting	1	0	4	5
Swimming	30	20	16	66
Weightlifting	0	0	2	2
Wheelchair Rugby	1	0	1	2
Total	74	57	58	189

Medals by Winter Sport

Source:

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Alpine skiing	17	7	10	34
Total	17	7	10	34

Top medallists

The following competitors have won at least three gold medals, or at least five medals overall

Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Sophie Pascoe	11	7	1	19
Eve Rimmer	8	5	1	14
Jenny Newstead	7	2	1	10
Peter Martin	4	1	2	7
Patrick Cooper	4	1	1	6
Duane Kale	4	1	1	6
Dennis Miller	4	0	1	5
Matthew Butson	3	1	0	4
Rachael Battersby	3	0	0	3
Cameron Leslie	3	0	0	3
Patricia Hill	2	3	3	8
Graham Condon	2	2	2	6
Mary Fisher	2	2	1	5
Roly Crichton	1	3	2	6
Laura Thompson (pilot)	1	2	2	5

See also

• List of New Zealand Paralympians
• New Zealand at the Olympics