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
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Medal
!Name !Sport !Event |
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{{gold medal}}
|{{sortname|Peter|Martin|Peter Martin (athlete)}} |Men's javelin throw F52 |
{{gold medal}}
|{{sortname|Peter|Martin|Peter Martin (athlete)}} |Men's shot put F52 |
{{gold medal}}
|{{sortname|Tim|Prendergast}} |Men's 800 metres T13 |
{{gold medal}}
|{{sortname|Matt|Slade}} |Men's javelin throw F52 |
{{gold medal}}
|{{sortname|Michael|Johnson|Michael Johnson (sport shooter)}} |Mixed air rifle standing SH2 |
{{gold medal}}
|New Zealand national wheelchair rugby team |Men's team |
{{silver medal}}
|{{sortname|Ross|Flood|Ross Flood (boccia)}} |Mixed team BC1/BC2 |
{{bronze medal}}
|{{sortname|Peter|Martin|Peter Martin (athlete)}} |Men's discus throw F52 |
{{bronze medal}}
|{{sortname|Paul|Jesson|Paul Jesson (cyclist)}} |Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC3 |
{{bronze medal}}
|{{sortname|Daniel|Sharp|Daniel Sharp (swimmer)}} |Men's 100m breaststroke SB13 |
Sports
=Athletics=
==Men's track==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Semi-final !colspan="2"|Final |
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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==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="3"|Final |
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Result
!Points !Rank |
rowspan="2"|Willie Beattie
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|F56 | 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 | 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 | 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
| 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 | style="text-align:center;"|6.97 | style="text-align:center;" |
style="text-align:center;"|9 |
style="text-align:center;"|F52-53
| style="text-align:center;"|14.01 | style="text-align:center;"|877 | style="text-align:center;"|12 |
==Women's track==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Semi-final !colspan="2"|Final |
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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==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="3"|Preliminaries !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semi-finals !colspan="2"|Final | |
---|---|
Opponent
!Opposition !Rank !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !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}} |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}} |align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|Curto|ESP|2004 Summer}} |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}} |align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|Ferreira|POR|2004 Summer}} |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==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="3"|Preliminaries !Semi-finals !colspan="2"|Final | |
---|---|
Opponent
!Opposition !Rank !Opposition !Opposition !Rank | |
rowspan="3"|Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson |rowspan="3"|Mixed pairs BC3 |align="left"|{{flagIPCathlete|Rodriguez|ESP|2004 Summer}} / | align="center"|L 4–5
|align="center" rowspan="3"|2 Q |align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|An|KOR|2004 Summer}} / |align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagIPCathlete|Gauthier|CAN|2004 Summer}} / |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}} |align="center" rowspan="5"|{{flagIPCteam|POR|2004 Summer}} |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==
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Athlete
!Event !Time !Rank |
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Paul Jesson
|Men's road race / time trial LC3 | style="text-align:center;" |
style="text-align:center;"|{{bronze03}} |
==Men's track==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="2"|1st round !colspan="2"|Final |
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Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Opposition !Rank |
rowspan="2"|Paul Jesson
|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}} |align="center"|7 |align="center" colspan="2"|did not advance |
==Women's road==
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Athlete
!Event !Time !Rank |
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Fiona Southorn
| style="text-align:center;"|28:24.73 | style="text-align:center;"|5 |
==Women's track==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="2"|Final |
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Time
!Rank !Opposition !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=
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Total |
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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==
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Athlete
!Event !Result !Rank |
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George Taamaru
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|NMR |
=Shooting=
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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==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Final |
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Result
!Rank !Result !Rank |
Hadleigh Pierson
| style="text-align:center;"|S6 | 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 | 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
| 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==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Final |
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Result
!Rank !Result !Rank |
rowspan="5"|Theresa Griffin
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|S10 | 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
| 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
| 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 | 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 | 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==
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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==
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 64 !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semi-finals !Finals |
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style="line-height:1em"|Opposition Result !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition |
Glenn Barnes
| style="text-align:center;"|Open | style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Mira|ESP|2004 Summer}} | style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|did not advance |
==Women==
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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 !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition |
Jacqueline Courtier
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Open |rowspan="2"|Women's singles | style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Chokyu|CAN|2004 Summer}} | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|did not advance |
Tiffiney Perry
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Dong|CHN|2004 Summer}} | style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|did not advance |
Jacqueline Courtier Tiffiney Perry | style="text-align:center;"|N/A | style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Clark|USA|2004 Summer}} / | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|did not advance |