New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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)
Competitors	24 in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Anna Grimaldi Cameron Leslie [1]
Medals Ranked 51st	Gold 1 Silver 4 Bronze 4 Total 9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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New Zealand competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Medallists

Main article: 2024 Summer Paralympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Anna Grimaldi	Athletics	Women's 200 m T47	7 September
Silver	Anna Taylor	Cycling	Women's pursuit C4	30 August
Silver	Danielle Aitchison	Athletics	Women's 200 m T36	1 September
Silver	William Stedman	Athletics	Men's 400 m T36	3 September
Silver	Danielle Aitchison	Athletics	Women's 100 m T36	4 September
Bronze	Nicole Murray	Cycling	Women's pursuit C5	1 September
Bronze	Anna Grimaldi	Athletics	Women's 100 m T47	3 September
Bronze	Holly Robinson	Athletics	Women's shot put F46	4 September
Bronze	Peter Cowan	Paracanoeing	Men's VL3	8 September

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	4	6
Badminton	1	0	1
Cycling	2	2	4
Equestrian	0	1	1
Paracanoeing	2	0	2
Shooting	2	1	3
Swimming	3	3	6
Table tennis	1	0	1
Total	13	11	24

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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. ^[2] In July 2024, sprinters Danielle Aitchison and Anna Steven were added to the team completing the Paris 2024 lineup. ^{[3] [4]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• DQ = Disqualified
• PR = Paralympic Record
• AR = Area (or continental) Record
• NR = National Record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Danielle Aitchison	Women's 100 m T36	13.74	1 Q	13.43
	Women's 200 m T36	28.09 PR	1 Q	27.64
Anna Grimaldi	Women's 100 m T47	12.23	3 Q	12.20 AR
	Women's 200 m T47	25.09 AR	1 Q	24.72 AR
Mitch Joynt	Men's 200 m T64	23.20	3 Q	23.16	7
William Stedman	Men's 100 m T36	12.41	4 q	12.35	6
	Men's 400 m T36	—		52.92
Anna Steven	Women's 200 m T64	29.13	4 q	29.37	8

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Anna Grimaldi	Women's long jump T47	5.75	4
Holly Robinson	Women's javelin throw F46	39.03	6
	Women's shot put F46	11.88
William Stedman	Men's long jump T36	5.74	4

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

In May 2024, Polish-born Wojtek Czyz was named as New Zealand's first-ever badminton representative for the Summer Paralympics. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Wojtek Czyz	Men's singles SL3	Bethell  (GBR) L (5–21, 2–21)	Chyrkov  (UKR) L (16–21, 10–21)	Fujihara  (JPN) L (8–21, 12–21)	4	Did not advance		=7

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

In July 2024, New Zealand announced a team of five cyclists to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Devon Briggs, Rory Mead, Nicole Murray, Anna Taylor and Ben Westenberg. ^[6] However, Westenberg withdrew from the Paralympics the day before competition began, due to concussion as a result of a crash during the New Zealand team's final training session in Switzerland. ^[7]

Road

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Devon Briggs	Men's time trial C3	DNS
	Men's road race C1–3	DNS
Rory Mead	Men's time trial H2	29:22.41	5
	Men's road race H1–2	1:40:34	4
Nicole Murray	Women's time trial C5	21:46.26	4
	Women's road race C4–5	DNS
Anna Taylor	Women's time trial C4	23:48.67	7

Track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Devon Briggs	Men's kilo C1–2–3	1:08.505	7	Did not advance
	Men's pursuit C3	3:27.017	5	Did not advance
Nicole Murray	Women's 500m C4–5	37.367	6 Q	37.425	5
	Women's pursuit C5	3:37.599	3 QB	3:36.206
Anna Taylor	Women's pursuit C4	3:42.137	2 Q	OVL

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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. ^[8]

Individual

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
			Score	Rank
Louise Duncan	Showcase BC	Individual championship test grade IV	64.945	13

Paracanoeing

Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

In June 2024, New Zealand announced a team of two para canoe athletes for the Summer Paralympics — Peter Cowan and Scott Martlew. ^[9]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for preliminary rounds are within the canoeist's heat only.
• FA = Qualified for Final A
• FB = Qualified for Final B
• SF = Advanced to Semifinals

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Peter Cowan	Men's VL3	50.17	2 SF	48.93	2 FA	48.28
Scott Martlew	Men's KL2	43.51	1 FA	—		42.82	5
	Men's VL3	53.03	6 SF	52.34	5 FB	56.86	12

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

In July 2024, New Zealand confirmed the selection of sport shooter Michael Johnson for his sixth Paralympic games, alongside Greg Reid and Neelam O'Neill. ^[10]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Michael Johnson	Mixed R4 – 10 m rifle standing SH2	630.8	8 Q	188.9	5
	Mixed R5 – 10 m rifle prone SH2	633.3	20	Did not advance
	Mixed R9 – 50 m rifle prone SH2	616.8	19	Did not advance
Neelam O'Neill	Mixed R3 – 10 m rifle prone SH1	629.9	21	Did not advance
	Women's P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1	551	10	Did not advance
Greg Reid	Mixed R3 – 10 m rifle prone SH1	629.9	21	Did not advance
Mixed R6 - 50 m rifle prone SH1	600.6	36	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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. ^[11] In July 2024, Tupou Neiufi was added to the team. ^[12]

Key

• Note– Qualifiers for the finals (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore ranks shown are overall ranks versus competitors in all heats. Also, ranks shown for those who did not advance are their final ranks.
• PR = Paralympic record
• WR = World record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cameron Leslie	Men's 50 m freestyle S4	37.70	4 Q	37.24	4
	Men's 100 m freestyle S4	1:24.22	6 Q	1:24.03	7
	Men's 200 m freestyle S4	3:06.18	8 Q	3:06.84	8
	Men's 50 m backstroke S4	43.05	2 Q	44.20	4
Lili-Fox Mason	Women's 100 m butterfly S10	1:12.44	13	Did not advance
	Women's 400 m freestyle S10	5:00.42	11	Did not advance
Tupou Neiufi	Women's 50 m freestyle S8	33.40	10	Did not advance
	Women's 100 m backstroke S8	1:23.49	9	Did not advance
Jesse Reynolds	Men's 100 m backstroke S9	1:04.53	5 Q	1:04.89	7
Gabriella Smith	Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9	1:20.40	7 Q	1:20.72	7
	Women's 200 m medley SM10	2:38.82	7 Q	2:41.19	7
	Women's 400 m freestyle S10	5:02.31	12	Did not advance
Joshua Willmer	Men's 100 m breaststroke SB8	1:12.73	9	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

New Zealand secured 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. ^[13]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Matthew Britz	Men's individual C7	Punpoo  (THA) L 2–3	Did not advance			=9

Officials

• Delivery team
  • Chef de Mission – Duane Kale
  • Deputy Chef de Mission – Lynette Grace
  • Chief medical officer – Julie Milmine
  • Team doctor – Peter McKenzie
  • Team physiotherapist – Jacinta Horan
  • Preparation and recovery lead – Simeon Joplin
  • Preparation and recovery support – Lucy Jacobs
  • Team psychology co-leads – Rachel McLeod, Louise Davey
  • Team psychologist – Sarah De Wattignar
  • Operations and logistics lead – Chris Morrison
  • Media and content lead – Michelle Pickles
  • Media and content liaison – Rebecca McDonald
  • Pou tuarā, tikanga and cultural lead – Kelly James
  • Team security liaison officer – Scott Anderson
• Athletics
  • Manager – Tim Driesen
  • Coaches – George Edwards, Micheal Jacobs
  • Physiotherapist – Jennifer Scott
  • Team support – Brianna Maynard
• Badminton coach – Marianne Loh
• Paracanoeing
  • Manager / coach – Leigh Barker
  • Coach – Myka Nuku
• Cycling
  • Manager – Brendon Cameron
  • Coaches – Elyse Fraser, Matt Shallcrass, Damian Wiseman
  • Physiotherapist – Lauren Shelley
  • Mechanic – Michael Winter
• Equestrian
  • Coach – Andrea Raves
  • Groom – Justin Duncan
• Shooting
  • Manager – Sonia Bencina
  • Coach – Ricky Zhao
  • Loader / support person – Janelle McGirr
• Swimming
  • Manager – Amanda White
  • Head coach – Simon Mayne
  • Coach – Thomas Onley
  • Physiotherapist – Graeme White
• Table tennis coach – John Tuki

Reference: ^[14]

See also

• New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• New Zealand at the Paralympics

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