Rio 2016

New Zealand in competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games:
- 31 kiwi Paralympians, including 11 returning athletes and 20 debutants in the New Zealand Paralympic Team
- The New Zealand Paralympic Team included 17 male and 14 female Paralympians
- 6 Para sports competed in – Para swimming, Para cycling, Shooting Para sport, Para sailing, Para athletics, Para canoe
- 68 separate events contested across these 6 Para sports by Kiwi Paralympians
- 52% of all events contested saw Kiwi Paralympians deliver personal best times
- 57 finals were reached from amongst the 68 events contested by Kiwi Paralympians
- 3 world records were set by the New Zealand Paralympic Team, of the 196 set across the 6 Para sports Kiwis contested
- 11 Paralympic records were set by New Zealand
- 77% of the finals reached saw a New Zealander finish in the Top 8
- 94% of our Kiwi Paralympians made it to the Top 8 in at least one event
- 21 medals won by New Zealand – 9 GOLD, 5 SILVER and 7 BRONZE
- 12 individual Paralympians secured medals, and increase from 4 from London 2012
- 1st in the world for medals won per capita, successfully defending London 2012 title
- 13th in the world overall in medals, beating previous best of 16th at the Athens 2004 Paralympics
- 10th most successful Paralympian for Paralympian #166 Sophie Pascoe who became the most decorated New Zealand Paralympian ever during Rio 2016
- 9 gold medals secured, matching the previous highest gold medals won at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games
Rio 2016 - Medal Tally
Gold | 09 |
Silver | 05 |
Bronze | 07 |
Total | 21 |
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Rio 2016 - Details
Year | Medal | Sport | Name | Event |
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2016 | Gold | Para athletics | Anna Grimaldi | Women's Long Jump T47 |
2016 | Gold | Para athletics | Liam Malone | Men's 200m T44 |
2016 | Gold | Para athletics | Liam Malone | Men's 400m T44 |
2016 | Gold | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 200m IM SM10 (World record) |
2016 | Gold | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 100m Backstroke S10 |
2016 | Gold | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 100m Butterfly S10 |
2016 | Gold | Para swimming | Nikita Howarth | Women's 200m IM SM7 |
2016 | Gold | Para swimming | Cameron Leslie | Men's 150m IM SM4 (World record) |
2016 | Gold | Para swimming | Mary Fisher | Women's 100m Backstroke S11 (World record) |
2016 | Silver | Para athletics | Liam Malone | Men's 100m T44 |
2016 | Silver | Para athletics | Holly Robinson | Women's Javelin F46 |
2016 | Silver | Para cycling | Emma Foy & Laura Thompson | Women's Individual B Pursuit |
2016 | Silver | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 50m Freestyle S10 |
2016 | Silver | Para swimming | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 100m Freestyle S10 |
2016 | Bronze | Para athletics | Jessica Hamill | Women's Shot Put F34 |
2016 | Bronze | Para athletics | Rory McSweeney | Men's Javelin F44 |
2016 | Bronze | Para athletics | William Stedman | Men's 400m T36 |
2016 | Bronze | Para athletics | William Stedman | Men's 800m T36 |
2016 | Bronze | Para cycling | Emma Foy & Laura Thompson | Women's B Road Race |
2016 | Bronze | Para swimming | Rebecca Dubber | Women's 100m Backstroke S7 |
2016 | Bronze | Para swimming | Nikita Howarth | Women's 50m Butterfly S7 |
New Zealand Team
Para athletics
Jessica Hamill – Paralympian #162
Holly Robinson – Paralympian #183
Caitlin Dore – Paralympian #192
Anna Grimaldi – Paralympian #195
Liam Malone – Paralympian #197
Rory McSweeney – Paralympian #200
Jacob Phillips – Paralympian #202
William Stedman – Paralympian #208
Para canoe
Scott Martlew – Paralympian #198
Para cycling
Kate Horan – Paralympian #145
Laura Thompson (pilot) – Paralympian #187
Amanda Cameron – Paralympian #190
Emma Foy – Paralympian #194
Stephen Hills – Paralympian #196
Byron Raubenheimer – Paralympian #203
Fraser Sharp – Paralympian #207
Hannah Van Kampen (pilot) – Paralympian #209
Para sailing
Andrew May – Paralympian #102
Richard Dodson – Paralympian #191
Chris Sharp – Paralympian #206
Shooting Para sport
Michael Johnson – Paralympian #148
Jason Eales – Paralympian #193
Greg Reid – Paralympian #204
Para swimming
Cameron Leslie – Paralympian #164
Sophie Pascoe – Paralympian #166
Rebecca Dubber – Paralympian #173
Mary Fisher – Paralympian #174
Nikita Howarth – Paralympian #179
Hamish McLean – Paralympian #199
Tupou Neiufi – Paralympian #201
Jesse Reynolds – Paralympian #205