New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NZL |
NPC | Paralympics New Zealand |
Website | paralympics |
in Paris, France 28 August 2024 – 8 September 2024 | |
Competitors | 11 in 5 sports |
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Cycling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paracanoeing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swimming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics |
In April 2024, New Zealand announced a squad of four track and field athletes to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Holly Robinson, Anna Grimaldi, William Stedman and Mitch Joynt.[1]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Mitch Joynt | Men's 200 m T64 | ||||
William Stedman | Men's 400 m T36 |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Position | ||
Anna Grimaldi | Women's long jump T47 | ||
Holly Robinson | Women's javelin throw F46 | ||
William Stedman | Men's long jump T36 |
Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification |
New Zealand entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[2]
Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics |
New Zealand earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Men's KL2 |
Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification |
New Zealand secured one quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's 100 m freestyle S4 |
Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification |
New Zealand secure one singles spot for the Paralympic games. Matthew Britz qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of their gold medal results, in class 7, through the 2023 Oceanian Championships in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[3]
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Matthew Britz | Men's individual C7 |