| New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NZL |
| NPC | Paralympics New Zealand |
| Website | paralympics |
| in Stoke Mandeville/New York | |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
New Zealand won 24 medals at the 1984 Summer Paralympics: 8 golds, 10 silver and 6 bronze medals. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Robert Courtney | Athletics | Men's 100 metres 4 |
| Gold | Dennis Miller | Athletics | Men's slalom 1C |
| Gold | Michelle Hadfield | Athletics | Women's 200 metres 3 |
| Gold | Denise Cook | Athletics | Women's discus throw C5 |
| Gold | Denise Cook | Athletics | Women's shot put C5 |
| Gold | Michelle Hadfield | Athletics | Women's pentathlon 3 |
| Gold | Patricia Hill | Athletics | Women's slalom 2 |
| Gold | Roly Crichton | Swimming | Men's 50 metres freestyle 2 |
 Silver | Michael O'Callaghan | Athletics | Men's 1500m A6 |
| Silver | Michael O'Callaghan | Athletics | Men's 5000m A6 |
| Silver | Michelle Hadfield | Athletics | Women's 100m 3 |
| Silver | Patricia Hill | Athletics | Women's marathon 2 |
| Silver | Denise Cook | Athletics | Women's club throw C5 |
| Silver | Denise Cook | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C5 |
| Silver | Michelle Hadfield | Athletics | Women's slalom 3 |
| Silver | Patricia Hill | Athletics | Women's pentathlon 2 |
| Silver | Roly Crichton | Swimming | Men's 25m butterfly 1C |
| Silver | Roly Crichton | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle 2 |
 Bronze | Graham Condon | Athletics | Men's marathon 2 |
| Bronze | David Hynds | Athletics | Men's discus throw 1C |
| Bronze | Robert Courtney | Athletics | Men's King of the Straight 100m 1A-6 |
| Bronze | Graham Condon | Athletics | Men's slalom 2 |
| Bronze | Alison Smith | Shooting | Women's air rifle integrated |
| Bronze | Roly Crichton | Swimming | Men's 4x25m individual medley 2 |
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