Atlanta 1996
New Zealand at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games
- 34 kiwi Paralympians, including 7 returning Paralympians and 27 debutants
- The New Zealand Paralympic Team included 28 male and 6 female Paralympians
- 7 Para sports competed in – Para athletics, Boccia, Para equestrian, Para lawn bowls, Para sailing, Shooting Para sport, Para swimming, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair tennis
- 19 medals won by New Zealand – 9 GOLD, 6 SILVER and 4 BRONZE1
- Paralympian #96 Duane Kale was the most successful Paralympian at Atlanta 1996 winning a total of 6 medals in Para swimming. He is to date the most decorated Paralympian for gold medals won at 1 summer Paralympic Games
- 44 personal bests were achieved by New Zealand Paralympians competing
- 3253 Paralympians from 103 countries competed in 19 Para sports in Atlanta 1996
- Sir Paul Holmes, former Paralympics New Zealand Patron famously hosted ‘Triumph of Human Spirit’: a documentary about the New Zealand Paralympic Team at Atlanta 1996. It was a ground breaking success as it screened in a primetime slot on TV One
- 19th in the world overall in the medal standings2
1 Wheelchair rugby was a demonstration event at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games. Medals were awarded but are not included in the official medal tally.
2 By IPC convention, the medal standings are ordered by the number of gold medals which the Para athletes from a nation have won. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If NPCs are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code. The same convention is used by the IOC.
See also the medal standings on the IPC website.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 18* |
| Year | Medal | Sports | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Gold | Para athletics | Peter Martin | Men's Shot Put F52 |
| 1996 | Gold | Para athletics | Cristeen Smith | Women's 200m T51 |
| 1996 | Gold | Para swimming | Duane Kale | Men's 100m Freestyle S6 |
| 1996 | Gold | Para swimming | Duane Kale | Men's 200m Freestyle S6 |
| 1996 | Gold | Para swimming | Duane Kale | Men's 200m Individual Medley SM6 |
| 1996 | Gold | Para swimming | Duane Kale | Men's 50m Butterfly S6 |
| 1996 | Gold | Para swimming | Jennifer Newstead | Women's 100m Backstroke S6 |
| 1996 | Gold | Para swimming | Jennifer Newstead | Women's 100m Breaststroke SB4 |
| 1996 | Gold | Para swimming | Jennifer Newstead | Women's 200m Freestyle S6 |
| 1996 | Silver | Para athletics | David MacCalman | Men's Javelin F51 |
| 1996 | Silver | Para athletics | Peter Martin | Men's Javelin F52 |
| 1996 | Silver | Para athletics | Cristeen Smith | Women's 800m T51 |
| 1996 | Silver | Para swimming | Aaron Bidois | Men's 100m Breaststroke SB6 |
| 1996 | Silver | Para swimming | Duane Kale | Men's 50m Freestyle S6 |
| 1996 | Silver | Para swimming | Jennifer Newstead | Women's 200m Individual Medley SM5 |
| 1996 | Bronze | Para athletics | Jeferey Muralt | Men's 400m T53 |
| 1996 | Bronze | Para swimming | Duane Kale | Men's 100m Backstroke S6 |
| 1996 | Bronze | Para swimming | Jennifer Newstead | Women's 100m Freestyle S6 |
| 1996 | Bronze* | Wheelchair rugby | New Zealand | Mixed |
