New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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| games = Summer Paralympics
| year = 1968
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| location = Tel Aviv
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| rank = 18
| gold = 1
| silver = 2
| bronze = 1
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New Zealand competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the nation's first delegation to the Paralympics. The team finished eighteenth in the medal table and won a total of 4 medals; 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.{{cite web|title=Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1968PG&sport=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=28 April 2011}}
Medallists
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Medal
! Name ! Sport ! Event | |||
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{{gold medal}} | Eve Rimmer | Athletics | Women's Javelin C |
{{silver medal}} | Eve Rimmer | Athletics | Women's Shot Put C |
{{silver medal}} | Eve Rimmer | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle class 4 complete |
{{bronze medal}} | Eve Rimmer | Athletics | Women's Discus C |
See also
References
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