Beijing 2008
New Zealand at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
- 30 Kiwi Paralympians, including 19 returning Paralympians and 11 debutants
- The New Zealand Paralympic Team included 20 male and 10 female Paralympians
- 7 Para sports competed in – Para athletics, Boccia, Para cycling, Para powerlifting, Shooting Para sport, Para swimming and Wheelchair rugby
- 12 medals won by New Zealand – 5 GOLD, 3 SILVER and 4 BRONZE
- 24th in the world overall in the medal standings*
- The team won medals in 4 of the 7 Para sports Kiwis contested
- 3 world records were set by New Zealand in Para cycling and Para swimming
- 3997 Paralympians from 146 countries competed in 20 Para sports in Beijing 2008
Beijing 2008 - Medal Tally
| Gold | 05 |
| Silver | 03 |
| Bronze | 04 |
| Total | 12 |
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Beijing 2008 - Details
| Year | Medal | Sport | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gold | Para cycling | Paula Tesoriero | Women's 500m Time Trial LC3-4/CP3 |
| 2008 | Gold | Para swimming | Cameron Leslie | Men's 150m Individual Medley SM4 |
| 2008 | Gold | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 100m Backstroke S10 |
| 2008 | Gold | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 100m Breaststroke SB9 |
| 2008 | Gold | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10 |
| 2008 | Silver | Para athletics | Kate Horan | Women's 200m T44 |
| 2008 | Silver | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 100m Butterfly S10 |
| 2008 | Silver | Para swimming | Daniel Sharp | Men's 100m Breaststroke SB13 |
| 2008 | Bronze | Para cycling | Jayne Parsons & Annaliisa Farrell | Women's Individual Time Trial B VI 1-3 |
| 2008 | Bronze | Para cycling | Paula Tesoriero | Women's Individual Time Trial LC3-4/CP3 |
| 2008 | Bronze | Para cycling | Paula Tesoriero | Women's Individual Pursuit LC3-4/CP3 |
| 2008 | Bronze | Shooting Para sport | Michael Johnson | Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2 |
New Zealand Team
Para athletics
Tim Prendergast – Paralympian #132
Matt Slade – Paralympian #135
Terry Faleva’ai – Paralympian #143
Kate Horan – Paralympian #145
Jessica Hamill – Paralympian #162
Boccia
Henk Dijkstra – Paralympian #92
Greig Jackson – Paralympian #146
Jeremy Morriss – Paralympian #149
Liam Sanders – Paralympian #152
Maurice Toon – Paralympian #155
Kerri Bonner – Paralympian #159
Amanda Slade – Paralympian #167
Para cycling
Fiona Southorn – Paralympian #154
Annemarie Donaldson – Paralympian #160
Annaliisa Farrell – Paralympian #161
Jayne Parsons – Paralympian #165
Paula Tesoriero – Paralympian #168
Para powerlifting
George Taamaru – Paralympian #136
Shooting Para sport
Michael Johnson – Paralympian #148
Para swimming
Daniel Sharp – Paralympian #153
Cameron Leslie – Paralympian #164
Sophie Pascoe – Paralympian #166
Wheelchair Rugby
Curtis Palmer – Paralympian #105
Sholto Taylor – Paralympian #111
Geremy Tinker – Paralympian #112
Tim Johnson – Paralympian #126
Dan Buckingham – Paralympian #142
Jai Waite – Paralympian #156
David Klinkhamer – Paralympian #163
Adam Wakeford – Paralympian #169
How are the medal standings ranked?
* 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.
