Tel Aviv 1968

NEW ZEALAND 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 16 Kiwi Paralympians – 15 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
18th in the world overall medal table
775 Paralympians from 28 countries competed in 10 Para sports in Tel Aviv 1968

Year	Medal	Sport	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

Para athletics
Len Campbell – Paralympian #2
Leo Close – Paralympian #3
Graham Condon – Paralympian #4
Rex Fattorini – Paralympian #5
Bill Lean – Paralympian #7
Graeme Marett – Paralympian #8
Reuben Ngata – Paralympian #10
Bill Plessius – Paralympian #11
Eve Rimmer – Paralympian #13
Jim Savage – Paralympian #14

Para archery
Norman Brown – Paralympian #1
Bill Flood – Paralympian #6
Bill Lean – Paralympian #7
Graeme Marett – Paralympian #8
Rodney Wright – Paralympian #16

Para bowls
Bill Flood – Paralympian #6

Para fencing
Len Campbell – Paralympian #2
Bill Flood – Paralympian #6

Para powerlifting
Rex Fattorini – Paralympian #5

Para swimming
Norman Brown – Paralympian #1
Graham Condon – Paralympian #4
Graeme Marett – Paralympian #8
Eve Rimmer – Paralympian #13
John Stott – Paralympian #15
Rodney Wright – Paralympian #16

Para table tennis
Norman Brown – Paralympian #1
Bill Lean – Paralympian #7
Graeme Marett – Paralympian #8
Doug McDonald – Paralympian #9
Phil Read – Paralympian #12
Jim Savage – Paralympian #14
John Stott – Paralympian #15