Sydney 2000 Paralympic Team group photo

NEW ZEALAND IN COMPETITION AT THE Sydney 2000 PARALYMPIC GAMES:

  • 42 Kiwi Paralympians, including 18 returning Paralympians and 24 debutants
  • The New Zealand Paralympic Team included 36 male and 6 female Paralympians
  • New Zealand’s largest Paralympic Team sent to compete at the Paralympic Games across 11 Para sports – Para archery, Para athletics, Boccia, Para cycling, Para equestrian, Para powerlifting, Para sailing, Shooting Para sport, Para swimming, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair tennis
  • 18 medals won by New Zealand – 6 GOLD, 8 SILVER and 4 BRONZE
  • 25th in the world overall in the medal standings*
  • Paralympian #80 David MacCalman was New Zealand most successful Paralympian winning 2 gold medals in Para athletics
  • 3878 Paralympians from 123 countries competed in 19 Para sports in Sydney 2000

Sydney 2000 - Medal Tally

Gold6
Silver8
Bronze4
Total18

Sydney 2000 - Details

YearMedalSportNameEvent
2000GoldPara athleticsJohn DowallMen's Javelin F44
2000GoldPara athleticsDavid MacCalmanMen's Javelin F52
2000GoldPara athleticsDavid MacCalmanMen's Pentathlon P53
2000GoldPara athleticsPeter MartinMen's Shot Put F53
2000GoldPara equestrianJayne CraikeMixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV
2000GoldPara swimmingDean BoothMen's 400m Freestyle S7
2000GoldPara swimmingJennifer NewsteadWomen's 100m Backstroke S6
2000SilverPara athleticsJohn DowallMen's Shot Put F44
2000SilverPara athleticsTim PrendergastMen's 1,500m T13
2000SilverPara athleticsTim PrendergastMen's 800m T13
2000SilverPara athleticsMatt SladeMen's 200m T37
2000SilverPara cyclingMark InglisMixed 1km Time Trial LC3
2000SilverPara equestrianJayne CraikeMixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV
2000SilverPara swimmingGillian PollockWomen's 200m Individual Medley SM8
2000SilverPara swimmingSean TrethewayMen's 100m Backstroke S9
2000BronzePara athleticsPeter MartinMen's Pentathlon P53
2000BronzePara athleticsMatt SladeMen's 100m T37
2000BronzePara swimmingDean BoothMen's 100m Freestyle S7
2000BronzeWheelchair RugbyNew ZealandMixed

New Zealand Team

Para archery
Neroli Fairhall – Paralympian #17

Para athletics
Gavin Foulsham – Paralympian #77
Dave MacCalman – Paralympian #80
John Dowall – Paralympian #93
Ben Lucas – Paralympian #99
Peter Martin – Paralympian #100
Tanya Bradley – Paralympian #118
Dave Collie – Paralympian #120
Tim Prendergast – Paralympian #132
Matt Slade – Paralympian #135

Boccia
Ross Flood – Paralympian #123
Paul van den Munckhof – Paralympian #127
Stacey Roche – Paralympian #134
Gary Williams – Paralympian #138

Para cycling
Mark Inglis – Paralympian #124
Paul Jesson – Paralympian #125

Para equestrian
Jayne Craike – Paralympian #90

Para powerlifting
George Taamaru – Paralympian #136
Tracey Wright – Paralympian #140

Para sailing
Martin Clark – Paralympian #42
Andrew May – Paralympian #102
Phil Edwards – Paralympian #121
Garth Reynolds – Paralympian #133
Chris Wood – Paralympian #139

Shooting Para sport
Colin Willis – Paralympian #54

Para swimming
Hayden Brown – Paralympian #87
Dean Booth – Paralympian #117
Hadleigh Pierson – Paralympian #130
Gillian Pollock – Paralympian #131
Sean Tretheway – Paralympian #137

Wheelchair Rugby
Stephen Guthrie – Paralympian #95
Paul Leefe – Paralympian #97
Gary McMurray – Paralympian #103
Curtis Palmer – Paralympian #105
Grant Sharman – Paralympian #107
Sholto Taylor – Paralympian #111
Geremy Tinker – Paralympian #112
Tim Johnson – Paralympian #126
Justin Muschamp – Paralympian #128
Bill Oughton – Paralympian #129

Wheelchair Tennis
Paul Britnell – Paralympian #119
Wayne Fleming – Paralympian #122

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.