New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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{{infobox country at games

| NPC = NZL

| NPCname = Paralympics New Zealand

| games = Summer Paralympics

| year = 2004

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|paralympics.org.nz }}

| location = Athens

| competitors = 35

| sports = 9

| flagbearer =

| rank = 36

| gold = 6

| silver = 1

| bronze = 3

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1968

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso =

}}

New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 36 athletes, 28 men and 8 women.{{cite web|title=Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=participation&games=2004PG&sport=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=8 June 2011}} Competitors from New Zealand won ten medals, including 6 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.{{cite web|title=Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=2004PG&sport=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=8 June 2011}}

Medallists

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Medal

!Name

!Sport

!Event

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Peter|Martin|Peter Martin (athlete)}}

|Athletics

|Men's javelin throw F52

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Peter|Martin|Peter Martin (athlete)}}

|Athletics

|Men's shot put F52

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Tim|Prendergast}}

|Athletics

|Men's 800 metres T13

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Matt|Slade}}

|Athletics

|Men's javelin throw F52

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Michael|Johnson|Michael Johnson (sport shooter)}}

|Shooting

|Mixed air rifle standing SH2

{{gold medal}}

|New Zealand national wheelchair rugby team

|Wheelchair rugby

|Men's team

{{silver medal}}

|{{sortname|Ross|Flood|Ross Flood (boccia)}}
{{sortname|Jeremy|Morriss|Jeremy Morriss}}
{{sortname|Liam|Sanders|Liam Sanders}}
{{sortname|Maurice|Toon|Maurice Toon}}

|Boccia

|Mixed team BC1/BC2

{{bronze medal}}

|{{sortname|Peter|Martin|Peter Martin (athlete)}}

|Athletics

|Men's discus throw F52

{{bronze medal}}

|{{sortname|Paul|Jesson|Paul Jesson (cyclist)}}

|Cycling

|Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC3

{{bronze medal}}

|{{sortname|Daniel|Sharp|Daniel Sharp (swimmer)}}

|Swimming

|Men's 100m breaststroke SB13

Sports

=Athletics=

==Men's track==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Class

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Semi-final

!colspan="2"|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

rowspan="2"|Tim Prendergast

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|T13

|800m

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|N/A

| style="text-align:center;"|1:56.23

| style="text-align:center;"|{{gold01}}

1500m

| style="text-align:center;"|4:03.65

| style="text-align:center;"|4 Q

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|N/A

| style="text-align:center;"|3:56.03

| style="text-align:center;"|4

rowspan="2"|Matt Slade

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|T37

|100m

| style="text-align:center;"|12.22

| style="text-align:center;"|2 Q

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|N/A

| style="text-align:center;"|12.57

| style="text-align:center;"|5

200m

| style="text-align:center;"|25.18

| style="text-align:center;"|3 Q

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|N/A

| style="text-align:center;"|24.85

| style="text-align:center;"|{{gold01}}

==Men's field==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Class

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="3"|Final

Result

!Points

!Rank

rowspan="2"|Willie Beattie

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|F56

|Discus

| style="text-align:center;"|28.34

| style="text-align:center;"

style="text-align:center;"|8
Shot put

| style="text-align:center;"|9.56

| style="text-align:center;"

style="text-align:center;"|12
Terry Falevaai

| style="text-align:center;"|F33-34

|Shot put

| style="text-align:center;"|9.37

| style="text-align:center;"|887

| style="text-align:center;"|8

rowspan="3"|Peter Martin

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|F52

|Discus

| style="text-align:center;"|15.96

| style="text-align:center;"

style="text-align:center;"|{{bronze03}}
Shot put

| style="text-align:center;"|9.34 WR

| style="text-align:center;"

style="text-align:center;"|{{gold01}}
style="text-align:center;"|F52-53

|Javelin

| style="text-align:center;"|16.70

| style="text-align:center;"|1045 WR

| style="text-align:center;"|{{gold01}}

rowspan="2"|David MacCalman

| style="text-align:center;"|F52

|Shot put

| style="text-align:center;"|6.97

| style="text-align:center;"

style="text-align:center;"|9
style="text-align:center;"|F52-53

|Javelin

| style="text-align:center;"|14.01

| style="text-align:center;"|877

| style="text-align:center;"|12

==Women's track==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Class

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Semi-final

!colspan="2"|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

rowspan="2"|Kate Horan

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|T46

|100m

| style="text-align:center;"|14.40

| style="text-align:center;"|10

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|did not advance

800m

| style="text-align:center;"|1:07.37

| style="text-align:center;"|8 q

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|N/A

| style="text-align:center;"|1:05.79

| style="text-align:center;"|7

=Boccia=

==Individuals==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="3"|Preliminaries

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semi-finals

!colspan="2"|Final

Opponent

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

rowspan="5"|Liam Sanders

|rowspan="5"|Mixed individual BC1

|align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Fernandez|POR|2004 Summer}}

align="center"|W 3–2

|align="center" rowspan="5"|1 Q

|align="center" rowspan="5"|{{flagIPCathlete|Grossmayer|AUT|2004 Summer}}
L 4–5

|align="center" rowspan="5" colspan="4"|did not advance

align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Prossegger|AUT|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 13–4
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Robinson|GBR|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 6–3
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Vanhoek|CAN|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 6–2
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Cid|ESP|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W/O
rowspan="3"|Ross Flood

|rowspan="9"|Mixed individual BC2

|align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Goncalves|POR|2004 Summer}}

align="center"|W 4–3

|align="center" rowspan="3"|1 Q

|align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|Hayes|IRL|2004 Summer}}
W 9–0

|align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|Curto|ESP|2004 Summer}}
L 2–5

|align="center" rowspan="3" colspan="3"|did not advance

align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Woffinden|GBR|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 4–3
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Morriss|NZL|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 4–2
rowspan="3"|Jeremy Morriss

|align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Flood|NZL|2004 Summer}}

align="center"|L 2–4

|align="center" rowspan="3"|4

|align="center" rowspan="3" colspan="5"|did not advance

align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Goncalves|POR|2004 Summer}}align="center"|L 2–10
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Woffinden|GBR|2004 Summer}}align="center"|L 1–9
rowspan="3"|Maurice Toon

|align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Cordero|ESP|2004 Summer}}

align="center"|W 5–3

|align="center" rowspan="3"|1 Q

|align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|Siddiqi|DEN|2004 Summer}}
W 6–5

|align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|Ferreira|POR|2004 Summer}}
L 0–6

|align="center" rowspan="3" colspan="3"|did not advance

align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Lorenzen|DEN|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 8–1
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Wong|HKG|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 7–1
rowspan="4"|Henk Dijkstra

|rowspan="7"|Mixed individual BC3

|align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Costa|POR|2004 Summer}}

align="center"|L 3–7

|align="center" rowspan="4"|3

|align="center" rowspan="4" colspan="5"|did not advance

align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|An|KOR|2004 Summer}}align="center"|L 2–11
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Martin|ESP|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 7–1
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Williams|USA|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 6–1
rowspan="3"|Greig Jackson

|align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Gauthier|CAN|2004 Summer}}

align="center"|L 3–5

|align="center" rowspan="3"|3

|align="center" rowspan="3" colspan="5"|did not advance

align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Rodriguez|ESP|2004 Summer}}align="center"|L 3–4
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Park|KOR|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 6–3

==Mixed pairs/teams==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="3"|Preliminaries

!Semi-finals

!colspan="2"|Final

Opponent

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

rowspan="3"|Henk Dijkstra
Greig Jackson

|rowspan="3"|Mixed pairs BC3

|align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Rodriguez|ESP|2004 Summer}} /
{{flagIPCathlete|Pesquera|ESP|2004 Summer}}

align="center"|L 4–5

|align="center" rowspan="3"|2 Q

|align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|An|KOR|2004 Summer}} /
{{flagIPCathlete|Park|KOR|2004 Summer}}
L 0–13

|align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|Gauthier|CAN|2004 Summer}} /
{{flagIPCathlete|Kabush|CAN|2004 Summer}}
L 3–4

|align="center" rowspan="3"|4

align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Cronin|IRL|2004 Summer}} /
{{flagIPCathlete|O'Grady|IRL|2004 Summer}}
align="center"|W 10–0
align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Bidlas|CZE|2004 Summer}} /
{{flagIPCathlete|Krenek|CZE|2004 Summer}}
align="center"|W 10–4
rowspan="5"|Ross Flood
Jeremy Morriss
Liam Sanders
Maurice Toon

|rowspan="5"|Mixed team BC1-2

|align="left"|{{flagIPCteam|POR|2004 Summer}}

align="center"|L 4–5

|align="center" rowspan="5"|2 Q

|align="center" rowspan="5"|{{flagIPCteam|ESP|2004 Summer}}
W 6–4

|align="center" rowspan="5"|{{flagIPCteam|POR|2004 Summer}}
L 4–5

|align="center" rowspan="5"|{{silver02}}

align="left"|{{flagIPCteam|HKG|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 10–5
align="left"|{{flagIPCteam|IRL|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 9–3
align="left"|{{flagIPCteam|THA|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 7–0
align="left"|{{flagIPCteam|DEN|2004 Summer}}align="center"|W 12–0

=Cycling=

==Men's road==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

Paul Jesson

|Men's road race / time trial LC3

| style="text-align:center;"

style="text-align:center;"|{{bronze03}}

==Men's track==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|1st round

!colspan="2"|Final

Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Opposition
Time

!Rank

rowspan="2"|Paul Jesson

|Men's 1km time trial LC1-4

|align="center" colspan="4"|N/A

|align="center" colspan="2"|DNS

Men's individual pursuit LC3

|align="center"|4:16.26

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Macchi|ITA|2004 Summer}}
L 4:12.89

|align="center"|7

|align="center" colspan="2"|did not advance

==Women's road==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

Fiona Southorn

|Women's road time trial

| style="text-align:center;"|28:24.73

| style="text-align:center;"|5

==Women's track==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

Time

!Rank

!Opposition
Time

!Rank

Fiona Southorn

|Women's 1km time trial LC1-4/CP 3/4

|align="center" colspan="2"|N/A

|align="center"|1:21.86

|align="center"|7

=Equestrian=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Total

Score

!Rank

rowspan="2"|Jayne Craike

|Mixed individual championship test grade IV

|align="center"|69.484

|align="center"|4

Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV

|align="center"|64.636

|align="center"|4

=Powerlifting=

==Men==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Result

!Rank

George Taamaru

|+100kg

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|NMR

=Shooting=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="3"|Final

Score

!Rank

!Score

!Total

!Rank

rowspan="2"|Michael Johnson

|Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2

|align=center|599

|align=center|9

|align=center colspan="3"|did not advance

Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2

|align=center|600 WR

|align=center|1 Q

|align=center|104.3

|align=center|704.3 =WR

|align=center|{{gold01}}

rowspan="2"|Colin Willis

|Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1

|align=center|567

|align=center|18

|align=center colspan="3"|did not advance

Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1

|align=center|595

|align=center|33

|align=center colspan="3"|did not advance

=Swimming=

==Men==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Class

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

Hadleigh Pierson

| style="text-align:center;"|S6

|400m freestyle

| style="text-align:center;"|5:45.55

| style="text-align:center;"|8 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|5:44.09

| style="text-align:center;"|8

rowspan="4"|Daniel Sharp

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|S13

|50m freestyle

| style="text-align:center;"|26.53

| style="text-align:center;"|5 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|26.34

| style="text-align:center;"|5

100m freestyle

| style="text-align:center;"|58.64

| style="text-align:center;"|4 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|58.76

| style="text-align:center;"|4

400m freestyle

| style="text-align:center;"|4:45.35

| style="text-align:center;"|3 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|4:47.00

| style="text-align:center;"|6

style="text-align:center;"|SB13

|100m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;"|1:15.65

| style="text-align:center;"|2 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|1:12.93

| style="text-align:center;"|{{bronze03}}

==Women==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Class

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

rowspan="5"|Theresa Griffin

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|S10

|400m freestyle

| style="text-align:center;"|5:21.40

| style="text-align:center;"|9

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|did not advance

100m backstroke

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|N/A

| style="text-align:center;"|1:21.52

| style="text-align:center;"|7

100m butterfly

| style="text-align:center;"|1:25.77

| style="text-align:center;"|8 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|1:25.68

| style="text-align:center;"|8

style="text-align:center;"|SB9

|100m breaststroke

| style="text-align:center;"|1:31.07

| style="text-align:center;"|8 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|1:30.37

| style="text-align:center;"|8

style="text-align:center;"|SM10

|200m individual medley

| style="text-align:center;"|2:51.07

| style="text-align:center;"|6 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|2:52.31

| style="text-align:center;"|7

Miriam Jenkins

| style="text-align:center;"|S9

|400m freestyle

| style="text-align:center;"|5:28.81

| style="text-align:center;"|12

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|did not advance

Sarah Powell

| style="text-align:center;"|S9

|400m freestyle

| style="text-align:center;"|5:18.66

| style="text-align:center;"|6 Q

| style="text-align:center;"|5:20.53

| style="text-align:center;"|7

=Wheelchair rugby=

The men's rugby team won a gold medal after defeating Canada in the gold medal match.

==Players==

==Tournament==

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center;"|Game

| style="text-align:center;"|Match

| style="text-align:center;"|Score

| style="text-align:center;"|Rank

style="text-align:center;"|1

| New Zealand vs. {{flagIPCteam|AUS|2004 Summer}}

| style="text-align:center;"|41 – 31

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2 Q

style="text-align:center;"|2

| New Zealand vs. {{flagIPCteam|USA|2004 Summer}}

| style="text-align:center;"|32 – 35

style="text-align:center;"|3

| New Zealand vs. {{flagIPCteam|JPN|2004 Summer}}

| style="text-align:center;"|47 – 35

style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals

| New Zealand vs. {{flagIPCteam|BEL|2004 Summer}}

| style="text-align:center;"|40 – 33

| style="text-align:center;"|W

style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals

| New Zealand vs. {{flagIPCteam|GBR|2004 Summer}}

| style="text-align:center;"|39 – 35

| style="text-align:center;"|W

style="text-align:center;"|Gold medal final

| New Zealand vs. {{flagIPCteam|CAN|2004 Summer}}

| style="text-align:center;"|31 – 29

| style="text-align:center;"|{{gold01}}

=Wheelchair tennis=

==Men==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Class

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semi-finals

!Finals

style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

Glenn Barnes

| style="text-align:center;"|Open

|Men's singles

| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Mira|ESP|2004 Summer}}
L 0–6, 4–6

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|did not advance

==Women==

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Class

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semi-finals

!Finals

style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

!style="line-height:1em"|Opposition
Result

Jacqueline Courtier

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Open

|rowspan="2"|Women's singles

| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Chokyu|CAN|2004 Summer}}
L 1–6, 5–7

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|did not advance

Tiffiney Perry

| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Dong|CHN|2004 Summer}}
L 1–6, 0–6

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|did not advance

Jacqueline Courtier
Tiffiney Perry

|Women's doubles

| style="text-align:center;"|N/A

| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Clark|USA|2004 Summer}} /
{{flagIPCathlete|Verfuerth|USA|2004 Summer}}
L 2–6, 2–6

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|did not advance

See also

References