New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:NZL
Npcname:Paralympics New Zealand
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2012
Location:London
Competitors:24
Sports:7
Flagbearer:Michael Johnson (opening)
Sophie Pascoe (closing)
Rank:21
Gold:6
Silver:7
Bronze:4
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1968

New Zealand competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. The country won 17 medals in total, including six gold medals, and finished twenty-first on the medals table.

Team

New Zealand had 23 athletes, plus 1 cycling pilot, competing across 7 sports. It was the nation's smallest team since Barcelona in 1992, in part because it included no representatives in team events such as wheelchair rugby and boccia.[1] [2]

Michael Johnson, New Zealand's most successful Paralympic shooter, carried the flag at the opening ceremony. Sophie Pascoe, who won six swimming medals at the Games, carried the flag at the closing ceremony. Former Paralympic swimmer and gold medallist Duane Kale was the Chef de Mission. Paralympic cyclist Jayne Parsons withdrew from the team after failing her final pre-Games fitness test.[1] [2] [3] [4]

At age 13 years and 8 months, swimmer Nikita Howarth was the youngest member of the team as well as New Zealand's youngest ever Paralympian.[5]

Medallists

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Medal width=25%Name !Sport Event Date
Women's 200m individual medley SM10
Women's 100m butterfly S10

Laura Thompson (pilot) 		Women's individual pursuit B
Men's 150m individual medley SM4
Women's 100m freestyle S10
Women's 200m individual medley SM11
Women's 50m freestyle S10
Women's 100m freestyle S11
Women's 100m backstroke S11
Women's 100m backstroke S10

Laura Thompson (pilot) 		Women's road time trial B
Women's 100m breaststroke SB9
Men's 100m backstroke SB13
Women's individual pursuit C5

Laura Thompson (pilot) 		Women's 1 km time trial B
Women's 50m freestyle S11
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
56112
1124
0011
Total67417

Events

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Men—Track
AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Tim Prendergast800m T131:58.21 3 Q1:55.85 5
1500m T133:57.396 q3:53.606
Men—Field
AthleteEventsResultRank
Peter MartinShot Put F52-538.62
(726 pts)		5
Javelin F52-5315.26
(747 pts)		6
Women—Field

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Road

AthleteEventClassificationTimeRank
Phillipa Gray
Laura Thompson (pilot)		Women's road raceB2:12:56 7
Women's time trialB35:07.68
Susan ReidWomen's road raceH1-32:00:398
Women's time trialH336:00.464
Chris RossMen's road raceC4-52:01:3218
Men's time trialC536:17.1812
Nathan SmithMen's road raceC1-3align=center colspan=2did not finish
Men's time trialC-324:59.6910
Fiona SouthornWomen's road raceC4-51:57:0510
Women's time trialC-526:00.815

Track

AthleteEventClassificationHeatsFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Phillipa Gray
Laura Thompson (pilot)		Women's kiloBalign=center colspan=2 1:11.245
Women's pursuitB3:31.530 WR1 Q3:32.243
Chris RossMen's kiloC4-5align=center colspan=2 1:11.56914
Men's pursuitC55:04.66912align=center colspan=2did not advance
Nathan SmithMen's kiloC1-3align=center colspan=2 1:16.15923
Men's pursuitC33:48.5558align=center colspan=2did not advance
Fiona SouthornWomen's 500C4-5align=center colspan=2 41.7967
Women's pursuitC53:52.6953 Q3:55.867
Team Sprint

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

AthleteHorseEventClassificationFinal
ResultRank
Anthea GunnerHuntington IncognitoIndividual championship testII63.76219
Individual freestyle test62.75017
Rachel StockRimini Park EmmerichIndividual championship testIII65.7339
Individual freestyle test66.8509

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

AthleteEventRacePointsRank
1234567891011TotNet
Two Person Keelboat (SKUD 18)99578(11)1010910887710
One Person Keelboat (2.4mR)14101412(16)311121491159913

Shooting

Michael Johnson was New Zealand's flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.[6]

See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Michael JohnsonMixed R4 - 10 m air rifle standing SH26001 Q704.7
Mixed R5 - 10 m air rifle prone SH26005 Q705.74

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Note: Qualifiers for the finals (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore ranks shown are overall ranks versus competitors in all heats. Also, ranks shown for those who did not advance are their final ranks.

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Daniel Holt50 m freestyle S1325.8913did not advance
100 m freestyle S1355.2310did not advance
400 m freestyle S134:17.633 Q4:12.664
100 m butterfly S131:02.7710did not advance
Cameron Leslie200 m freestyle S52:56.745 Q2:54.276
50 m backstroke S542.887 Q42.405
150 m individual medley SM42:32.96 PR1 Q2:25.98 WR
Daniel Sharp50 m freestyle S1325.1610did not advance
100 m freestyle S1355.8812did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB131:08.433 Q1:06.72
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Rebecca Dubber50 m freestyle S737.2011did not advance
100 m freestyle S71:18.309did not advance
400 m freestyle S75:27.795 Q5:30.05 5
100 m backstroke S71:26.264 Q1:25.805
Mary Fisher50 m freestyle S1132.193 Q31.67
100 m freestyle S111:12.015 Q1:09.83
400 m freestyle S115:32.314 Q5:22.094
100 m backstroke S111:20.89 PR1 Q1:19.62
200 m individual medley SM112:51.902 Q2:46.91 WR
Nikita Howarth50 m butterfly S740.9411did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB81:33.489did not advance
200 m individual medley SM73:13.775 Q3:10.486
Aine Kelly-Costello50 m freestyle S1136.8517did not advance
100 m freestyle S111:23.1015did not advance
400 m freestyle S116:27.0210did not advance
100 m backstroke S111:26.576 Q1:24.706
Sophie Pascoe50 m freestyle S1028.412 Q28.24
100 m freestyle S101:01.17 PR1 Q1:00.89 PR
100 m backstroke S101:07.77 PR1 Q1:06.69
100 m breaststroke SB91:19.282 Q1:18.38
100 m butterfly S101:04.97 WR1 Q1:04.43 WR
200 m individual medley SM102:28.73 WR1 Q2:25.65 WR
Key

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralympics: Small team hopes for huge haul. NZ Herald. 25 August 2012. 26 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Back injury forces Parsons out of Paralympics. TVNZ. 26 August 2012. 27 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Johnson to carry NZ flag at Paralympics. NZ Herald. 25 August 2012. 26 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Pascoe to carry NZ flag. Radio New Zealand. 10 September 2012. 10 September 2012.
  5. News: Nikita Howarth returns with Rio in her mind . Aaron . Goile . Waikato Times (via Stuff.co.nz) . 29 August 2013 . 30 September 2016.
  6. Web site: List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers. August 29, 2012. Paralympic.org. July 2, 2018.

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