New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:	NZL
Npcname:	Paralympics New Zealand
Games:	Summer Paralympics
Year:	2008
Location:	Beijing
Competitors:	30
Sports:	7
Flagbearer:	Sholto Taylor^[1]
Rank:	24
Gold:	5
Silver:	3
Bronze:	4
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1968

New Zealand sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by thirty athletes^[2] competing in 7 sports: athletics, boccia, cycling, power-lifting, shooting, swimming and wheelchair rugby.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 150 m individual medley SM4^[4] ^[5]
			Woman's 100 m backstroke S10^[6]
			Woman's 100 m breaststroke SB9^[7] ^[8]
			Woman's 200 m individual medley SM10^[9]
			Woman's 500 m time trial (LC3–4/CP 3)^[10]
			Women's 200 m T44^[11]
			Women's 100 m Butterfly S10^[12]
			Men's 100 m breaststroke SB13
			Time trial B&VI 1–3^[13]
			Mixed R4-10 m air rifle standing SH2^[14]
			Women's individual pursuit (LC 1–2/CP 4)
			Time trial LC 3–4/CP 3

Sports

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tim Prendergast	T13	800m	1:56.28	6
		1500m	4:13.54	9 Q	4:09.09	5
		5000m	15:47.26	6 Q	15:13.60	4
Matt Slade	T37	100m	12.54	6 Q	12.46	4
		200m	25.53	10	did not advance

Women's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kate Horan	T44	100m	14.04	6 q	14.01	5
		200m	28.36

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Jessica Hamill	F32-34/51-53	Discus throw	19.27	1008	7
		Shot put	6.77	898	11
	F33-34/52-53	Javelin throw	13.68	963	10

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opponent	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Liam Sanders	Mixed individual BC1		L 3-7	3	did not advance
			W 6-0
			W 5-2
			L 2-5
Keri Bonner	Mixed individual BC2		L 0-17	4	did not advance
			L 1-8
			L 1-4
Jeremy Morriss			L 2-3	2	did not advance
			W 9-4
			W 10-1
Maurice Toon			L 3-4	3	did not advance
			L 4-9
			W 21-0
Henk Dijkstra	Mixed individual BC3		L 0-19	3	did not advance
			L 4-5
			W 13-0
Amanda Slade			L 0-14	4	did not advance
			L 0-12
			W 11-0
Keri Bonner Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon	Team BC1-2		L 4-8	3	did not advance
			L 2-8
Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson Amanda Slade	Pairs BC3		L 4-8	4	did not advance
			W 4-2
			L 2-3

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Women's road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Annemarie Donaldson	Women's road race HC A/B/C	1:39:22	11
	Women's road time trial HC A/B/C	32:13.21	8
Fiona Southorn	Women's road time trial LC1/LC2/CP4	43:02.78	7
Paula Tesoriero	Women's road time trial LC3/LC4/CP3	45:00.92
Jayne Parsons Annaliisa Farrell (pilot)	Women's road race B&VI 1-3	2:01:27	8
	Women's road time trial B&VI 1-3	38:40.40

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Fiona Southorn	Women's individual pursuit LC1-2/CP4	4:06.965	8	did not advance
	Women's time trial LC1-2/CP4	42.0	9
Paula Tesoriero	Women's individual pursuit LC3-4/CP3	4:22.862	3 q	W 4:26.080
	Women's time trial LC3-4/CP3	43.3
Jayne Parsons Annaliisa Farrell (pilot)	Women's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3	3:47.271	4 q	/ L 3:47.900	4
	Women's time trial B&VI 1-3	1:14.048	5

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Michael Johnson	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	599	9	align=center colspan="3"	did not advance
	Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2	597	7 Q	104.2	701.2

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Cameron Leslie	S5	50m butterfly	43.20	6 Q	44.43	6
		50m freestyle	38.67	9	did not advance
		200m freestyle	2:57.21	6
	SM4	150m individual medley	2:40.43	1 Q	2:33.57 WR
Daniel Sharp	S13	50m freestyle	25.30	8 Q	25.50	8
		100m freestyle	58.85	14	did not advance
	SB13	100m breaststroke	1:10.81	4 Q	1:08.73

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sophie Pascoe	S10	100m backstroke	1:11.26	1 Q	1:10.57 WR
		100m butterfly	1:12.93	4 Q	1:10.53
		100m freestyle	1:05.90	9	did not advance
	SB9	100m breaststroke	1:24.54	1 Q	1:22.58
	SM10	200m individual medley	2:39.40	1 Q	2:35.21

Wheelchair rugby

See main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

See also

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• New Zealand at the Paralympics
• New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee
• List of New Zealand's Paralympians in Beijing, New Zealand Herald

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taylor to carry New Zealand flag at Beijing Paralympics . Xinhua . 2008-09-06 . 2008-09-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906200620/http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/wheelchairrugby/n214588930.shtml . 2008-09-06 .
2. Web site: New Zealand to send a 30-strong team to Beijing Paralympic Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20080824170813/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/07/content_8118188.htm . dead . August 24, 2008 . Xinhua . 2008-05-07 . 2008-09-12.
3. Web site: Paralympians aim for Medals in Beijing . NZ Live . 2008-07-16 . 2008-09-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080804094928/http://www.nzlive.com/en/news/paralympians-aim-for-medals-in-beijing . 2008-08-04 .
4. Web site: Leslie records golden swim . John McBeth . One Sport . 2008-09-15 . 2008-09-15.
5. Web site: Paralympics: Latest Kiwi news . One Sport . 2008-09-15 . 2008-09-15.
6. Web site: Gold and silver for NZ swimmers . NZPA . 2008-09-14 . 2008-09-14.
7. Web site: Pascoe wins gold for granddad . NZPA . 2008-09-11 . 2008-09-12.
8. Web site: Sophie Pascoe wins gold . One Sport . 2008-09-10 . 2008-09-12.
9. Web site: Second gold for Pascoe in the pool . 2008-09-12 . 2008-09-12.
10. Web site: Tesoriero on a high . One Sport . 2008-09-11 . 2008-09-12.
11. Web site: Horan wins track silver . NZPA . 2008-09-10 . 2008-09-12.
12. Web site: Kiwi teen takes silver . NZPA/One Sport . 2008-09-09 . 2008-09-12.
13. Web site: Tesoriero's triple medal treat . Suzanne Burgess . One Sport. 2008-09-12 . 2008-09-12.
14. Web site: Johnson scores bronze in shoot-off . One Sport. 2008-09-11 . 2008-09-12.