New_Zealand_at_the_2012_Summer_Paralympics

New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation


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.

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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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Events

Athletics

Men—Track
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Men—Field
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Women—Field
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Cycling

Road

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Track

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Team Sprint
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Equestrian

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Rowing

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Sailing

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Shooting

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

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Swimming

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.

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Key
  • Note–Ranks given for preliminary rounds are within the athlete's heat only, with the exception of swimming (see section)
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • PR = Paralympic record
  • WR = World record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

See also


Notes

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

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