New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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New Zealand at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
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IPC code NZL
NPC Paralympics New Zealand
Website paralympics.org.nz
in Paris, France
28 August 2024 (2024-08-28) – 8 September 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors15 in 7 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

New Zealand is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 224
Badminton 101
Cycling 000
Equestrian 011
Paracanoeing 000
Shooting 000
Swimming 325
Table tennis 101
Total7512

Athletics

Track and field athletes from New Zealand has achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

In April 2024, New Zealand announced a squad of four track and field athletes to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Holly Robinson, Anna Grimaldi, William Stedman and Mitch Joynt. [1]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Mitch Joynt Men's 200 m T64
William Stedman Men's 400 m T36
  Women's 100 m T36
  Women's 100 m T47
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
William Stedman Men's long jump T36
Anna Grimaldi Women's long jump T47
  Women's shot put F37
  Women's shot put F46
Holly Robinson Women's javelin throw F46

Badminton

In May 2024, German-born Wojtek Czyz was named as New Zealand's first-ever badminton representative for the Summer Paralympics. [2]

AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Wojtek Czyz Men's singles SL3

Cycling

New Zealand entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking. [3]

Equestrian

Equestrian Louise Duncan and her horse Showcase BC qualified for the paralympic equestrian competition, after finishing third in each of their three classes against Australia's top Para equestrian riders in April 2024. [4]

Individual
AthleteHorseEventTotal
ScoreRank
Louise Duncan Showcase BC Individual championship test grade IV
Individual freestyle test grade IV

Paracanoeing

New Zealand earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
  Men's KL2
  Men's VL3

Shooting

New Zealand entered two para-shooters after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships and 2023 World Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024. [5]

Mixed
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
  R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1
  R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2

Swimming

In May 2024, New Zealand announced a squad of five swimmers to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Cameron Leslie, Jesse Reynolds, Lili-Fox Mason, Gabriella Smith and Joshua Willmer. [6]

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Cameron Leslie TBD S5
Jesse Reynolds TBD S9
Joshua Willmer TBD S8
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Lili-Fox Mason TBD S10
Gabriella Smith TBD S10

Table tennis

New Zealand secure one singles spot for the Paralympic games. Matthew Britz qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of his gold medal results at the 2023 Oceanian Championships in Honiara, Solomon Islands. [7]

AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Matthew Britz Men's individual C7

See also

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References

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  2. "Paralympics: Four-time gold medallist Wojtek Czyz named New Zealand's first para-badminton player at Paris". newshub.co.nz. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
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