| Npc: | NZL |
| Npcname: | Paralympics New Zealand |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Location: | Tokyo |
| Competitors: | 29 |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer: | Sophie Pascoe & William Stedman (styled Hāpai Kara, leadership roles replacing flag bearer titles) [1] |
| Gold: | 6 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 3 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1968 |
New Zealand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally to be held from 25 August to 6 September 2020, the event has been postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now being held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It was New Zealand's 14th appearance at Summer Paralympics.
See main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 13 | 29 |
Former Paralympic cyclist and gold medallist Paula Tesoriero was appointed Chef de Mission in 2019.[2]
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
In May 2021, New Zealand announced a squad of six track and field athletes to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Holly Robinson, Caitlin Dore, Anna Grimaldi, William Stedman, Lisa Adams and Danielle Aitchison.[3] In July 2021, shot putter Ben Tuimaseve was added to the team.[4] In August 2021, sprinter Anna Steven was added to the team.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Danielle Aitchison | Women's 100 m T36 | 14.35 | 1 Q | 14.62 | |
| Women's 200 m T36 | 30.12 | 1 Q | 29.88 | ||
| William Stedman | Men's 400 m T36 | 54.75 | |||
| Anna Steven | Women's 100 m T64 | DQ | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 200 m T64 | 28.60 | 5 Q | 28.88 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Lisa Adams | Women's shot put F37 | 15.12 PR | |
| Women's discus throw F38 | 29.69 | 7 | ||
| Caitlin Dore | Women's shot put F37 | 9.03 | 8 | |
| Anna Grimaldi | Women's long jump T47 | 5.76 PR | ||
| Holly Robinson | Women's javelin throw F46 | 40.99 | ||
| William Stedman | Men's long jump T36 | 5.64 | ||
| Ben Tuimaseve | Men's shot put F37 | 13.31 | 9 | |
See main article: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
In June 2021, New Zealand announced a team of two para canoe athletes for the Summer Paralympics — Corbin Hart and Scott Martlew.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Corbin Hart | Men's 200 m KL3 | 43.538 | 6 SF | 42.290 | 5 FB | 44.182 | 5 |
| Scott Martlew | Men's 200 m KL2 | 43.588 | 1 FA | 42.880 | 4 | ||
| Men's 200 m VL3 | 55.439 | 6 SF | 51.704 | 3 FA | 54.756 | 8 | |
See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
In July 2021, New Zealand confirmed a team of six cyclists to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Stephen Hills, Sarah Ellington, Eltje Malzbender, Rory Mead, Nicole Murray and Anna Taylor.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Sarah Ellington | Women's time trial C1–3 | 29:04.08 | 10 | |
| Women's road race C1–3 | 1:21:23 | 12 | ||
| Stephen Hills | Men's time trial T1–2 | 32:26.36 | 8 | |
| Men's road race T1–2 | 54:13 | 6 | ||
| Eltje Malzbender | Women's time trial T1–2 | 38:52.55 | 5 | |
| Women's road race T1–2 | ||||
| Rory Mead | Men's time trial H2 | 36:53.78 | 5 | |
| Men's road race H1–2 | 2:23:08 | 5 | ||
| Nicole Murray | Women's time trial C5 | 41:45.50 | 6 | |
| Women's road race C4–5 | 2:25.27 | 6 | ||
| Anna Taylor | Women's time trial C4 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sarah Ellington | Women's individual pursuit C1–3 | 4:12.506 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Nicole Murray | Women's 500 m time trial C4–5 | 37.657 | 6 | ||
| Women's individual pursuit C5 | 3:45.010 | 4 | 3.44.482 | 4 | |
| Anna Taylor | Women's individual pursuit C4 | 3:54.167 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 500 m time trial C4–5 | 38.713 | 8 | |||
See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
In July 2021, New Zealand confirmed the selection of sport shooter Michael Johnson for his fifth Paralympic Games.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Michael Johnson | Mixed R4 – 10 m rifle standing SH2 | 633.7 | 2 Q | 167 | 6 |
| Mixed R5 – 10 m rifle prone SH2 | 635.2 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Mixed R5 – 50 m rifle prone SH2 | 620.2 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
In April 2021, New Zealand announced a squad of five swimmers to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Sophie Pascoe, Cameron Leslie, Jesse Reynolds, Nikita Howarth and Tupou Neiufi.[9] Leslie subsequently withdrew from the Games.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Nikita Howarth | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB7 | 1:36.05 | 3 Q | 1:36.65 | 4 | |
| Women's 50 m butterfly S7 | 38.46 | 8 Q | 36.92 | 6 | ||
| Tupou Neiufi | Women's 50 m freestyle S8 | 32.47 | 4 Q | 31.48 | 5 | |
| Women's 100 m backstroke S8 | 1:16.84 | |||||
| align=left rowspan=5 | Sophie Pascoe | Women's 100 m freestyle S9 | 1:03.75 | 1 Q | 1:02.37 | |
| Women's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:11.02 | 3 Q | 1:11.15 | |||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1:21.75 | 2 Q | 1:20.32 | |||
| Women's 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:09.58 | 3 Q | 1:09.31 | 5 | ||
| Women's 200 m individual medley SM9 | 2:34.55 | 1 Q | 2:32.73 | |||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Men's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:04.58 | 6 Q | 1:04.60 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:05.64 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m individual medley SM9 | 2:24.89 | 7 Q | 2:25.62 | 7 | ||
| Men's 400 m freestyle S9 | 4:30.34 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
New Zealand national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Asia-Oceania Championship in Gangneung, South Korea.