New_Zealand_at_the_2004_Summer_Paralympics
New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 36 athletes, 28 men and 8 women.[1] Competitors from New Zealand won ten medals, including 6 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.[2]
Quick Facts New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, IPC code ...
| New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | NZL |
| NPC | Paralympics New Zealand |
| Website | paralympics |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 35 in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Peter Martin | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F52 |
| Gold |
Peter Martin | Athletics | Men's shot put F52 |
| Gold |
Tim Prendergast | Athletics | Men's 800 metres T13 |
| Gold |
Matt Slade | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F52 |
| Gold |
Michael Johnson | Shooting | Mixed air rifle standing SH2 |
| Gold |
New Zealand national wheelchair rugby team | Wheelchair rugby | Men's team |
 Silver |
Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon |
Boccia | Mixed team BC1/BC2 |
 Bronze |
Peter Martin | Athletics | Men's discus throw F52 |
| Bronze |
Paul Jesson | Cycling | Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC3 |
| Bronze |
Daniel Sharp | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB13 |
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Athletics
Men's track
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Tim Prendergast | T13 | 800m | N/A | 1:56.23 | | |||
| 1500m | 4:03.65 | 4 Q | N/A | 3:56.03 | 4 | |||
| Matt Slade | T37 | 100m | 12.22 | 2 Q | N/A | 12.57 | 5 | |
| 200m | 25.18 | 3 Q | N/A | 24.85 | | |||
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Men's field
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Willie Beattie | F56 | Discus | 28.34 | - | 8 |
| Shot put | 9.56 | - | 12 | ||
| Terry Falevaai | F33-34 | Shot put | 9.37 | 887 | 8 |
| Peter Martin | F52 | Discus | 15.96 | - | |
| Shot put | 9.34 WR | - | | ||
| F52-53 | Javelin | 16.70 | 1045 WR | | |
| David MacCalman | F52 | Shot put | 6.97 | - | 9 |
| F52-53 | Javelin | 14.01 | 877 | 12 | |
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Women's track
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Kate Horan | T46 | 100m | 14.40 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| 800m | 1:07.37 | 8 q | N/A | 1:05.79 | 7 | |||
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Boccia
Individuals
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 |  Fernandez (POR) | W 3–2 | 1 Q |  Grossmayer (AUT)L 4–5 |
did not advance | |||
| Prossegger (AUT) | W 13–4 | ||||||||
 Robinson (GBR) | W 6–3 | ||||||||
 Vanhoek (CAN) | W 6–2 | ||||||||
 Cid (ESP) | W/O | ||||||||
| Ross Flood | Mixed individual BC2 | Goncalves (POR) | W 4–3 | 1 Q |  Hayes (IRL)W 9–0 |
Curto (ESP) L 2–5 |
did not advance | ||
| Woffinden (GBR) | W 4–3 | ||||||||
 Morriss (NZL) | W 4–2 | ||||||||
| Jeremy Morriss | Flood (NZL) | L 2–4 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Goncalves (POR) | L 2–10 | ||||||||
| Woffinden (GBR) | L 1–9 | ||||||||
| Maurice Toon | Cordero (ESP) | W 5–3 | 1 Q |  Siddiqi (DEN)W 6–5 |
Ferreira (POR) L 0–6 |
did not advance | |||
| Lorenzen (DEN) | W 8–1 | ||||||||
 Wong (HKG) | W 7–1 | ||||||||
| Henk Dijkstra | Mixed individual BC3 | Costa (POR) | L 3–7 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
 An (KOR) | L 2–11 | ||||||||
| Martin (ESP) | W 7–1 | ||||||||
 Williams (USA) | W 6–1 | ||||||||
| Greig Jackson | Gauthier (CAN) | L 3–5 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Rodriguez (ESP) | L 3–4 | ||||||||
| Park (KOR) | W 6–3 | ||||||||
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Mixed pairs/teams
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson |
Mixed pairs BC3 | Rodriguez (ESP) / Pesquera (ESP) | L 4–5 | 2 Q | An (KOR) / Park (KOR) L 0–13 |
Gauthier (CAN) / Kabush (CAN) L 3–4 |
4 |
| Cronin (IRL) / O'Grady (IRL) | W 10–0 | ||||||
 Bidlas (CZE) / Krenek (CZE) | W 10–4 | ||||||
| Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon |
Mixed team BC1-2 | Portugal (POR) | L 4–5 | 2 Q | Spain (ESP) W 6–4 |
Portugal (POR) L 4–5 |
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| Hong Kong (HKG) | W 10–5 | ||||||
| Ireland (IRL) | W 9–3 | ||||||
 Thailand (THA) | W 7–0 | ||||||
| Denmark (DEN) | W 12–0 | ||||||
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Cycling
Men's road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Jesson | Men's road race / time trial LC3 | - | |
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Men's track
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1st round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Paul Jesson | Men's 1km time trial LC1-4 | N/A | DNS | ||||
| Men's individual pursuit LC3 | 4:16.26 | 6 |  Macchi (ITA)L 4:12.89 |
7 | did not advance | ||
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Women's road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Southorn | Women's road time trial | 28:24.73 | 5 |
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Women's track
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Fiona Southorn | Women's 1km time trial LC1-4/CP 3/4 | N/A | 1:21.86 | 7 | |
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Equestrian
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Jayne Craike | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 69.484 | 4 |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 64.636 | 4 | |
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Powerlifting
Men
Shooting
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Michael Johnson | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 600 WR | 1 Q | 104.3 | 704.3 =WR | | |
| Colin Willis | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 567 | 18 | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 595 | 33 | did not advance | |||
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Swimming
Men
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Hadleigh Pierson | S6 | 400m freestyle | 5:45.55 | 8 Q | 5:44.09 | 8 |
| Daniel Sharp | S13 | 50m freestyle | 26.53 | 5 Q | 26.34 | 5 |
| 100m freestyle | 58.64 | 4 Q | 58.76 | 4 | ||
| 400m freestyle | 4:45.35 | 3 Q | 4:47.00 | 6 | ||
| SB13 | 100m breaststroke | 1:15.65 | 2 Q | 1:12.93 | | |
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Women
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Theresa Griffin | S10 | 400m freestyle | 5:21.40 | 9 | did not advance | |
| 100m backstroke | N/A | 1:21.52 | 7 | |||
| 100m butterfly | 1:25.77 | 8 Q | 1:25.68 | 8 | ||
| SB9 | 100m breaststroke | 1:31.07 | 8 Q | 1:30.37 | 8 | |
| SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:51.07 | 6 Q | 2:52.31 | 7 | |
| Miriam Jenkins | S9 | 400m freestyle | 5:28.81 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Sarah Powell | S9 | 400m freestyle | 5:18.66 | 6 Q | 5:20.53 | 7 |
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Wheelchair rugby
The men's rugby team won a gold medal after defeating Canada in the gold medal match.
Players
Tournament
| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| 1 | New Zealand vs.  Australia (AUS) |
41 – 31 | 2 Q |
| 2 | New Zealand vs. United States (USA) |
32 – 35 | |
| 3 | New Zealand vs.  Japan (JPN) |
47 – 35 | |
| Quarter-finals | New Zealand vs.  Belgium (BEL) |
40 – 33 | W |
| Semi-finals | New Zealand vs. Great Britain (GBR) |
39 – 35 | W |
| Gold medal final | New Zealand vs. Canada (CAN) |
31 – 29 | |
Wheelchair tennis
Men
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Glenn Barnes | Open | Men's singles | Mira (ESP) L 0–6, 4–6 |
did not advance | ||||
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Women
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Jacqueline Courtier | Open | Women's singles | Chokyu (CAN) L 1–6, 5–7 |
did not advance | |||
| Tiffiney Perry |  Dong (CHN)L 1–6, 0–6 |
did not advance | |||||
| Jacqueline Courtier Tiffiney Perry |
Women's doubles | N/A | Clark (USA) / Verfuerth (USA) L 2–6, 2–6 |
did not advance | |||
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- "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.