Tel Aviv 1968
NZ in competition at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games
- New Zealand’s first Paralympic Team to compete at the Paralympic Games
- The New Zealand Paralympic Team included 15 Kiwi Paralympians – 14 male and 1 female
- 7 Para sports competed in – Para archery, Para athletics, Para lawn bowls, Para fencing, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis, Para swimming
- 4 medals won by New Zealand, all by Eve Rimmer – Paralympian #13 – 1 GOLD, 2 SILVER and 1 BRONZE in Para athletics and Para swimming
- 775 Paralympians from 28 countries competed in 10 Para sports in Tel Aviv 1968
- 18th in the world overall medal table*
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Year | Medal | Sports | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Gold | Para athletics | Eve Rimmer | Women's Javelin C |
| 1968 | Silver | Para athletics | Eve Rimmer | Women's Shot Put C |
| 1968 | Silver | Para swimming | Eve Rimmer | Women's 50m Freestyle Class 4 C |
| 1968 | Bronze | Para athletics | Eve Rimmer | Women's Discus C |
