| New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NZL |
| NPC | Paralympics New Zealand |
| Website | paralympics |
| inParis, France 28 August 2024 (2024-08-28) – 8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) | |
| Competitors | 15 in 7 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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New Zealand is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer ParalympicsinParis, France from 28 August to 8 September.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paracanoeing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swimming | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Track and field athletes from New Zealand has achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
In April 2024, New Zealand announced a squad of four track and field athletes to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Holly Robinson, Anna Grimaldi, William Stedman and Mitch Joynt.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mitch Joynt | Men's 200 m T64 | ||||
| William Stedman | Men's 400 m T36 | ||||
| Women's 100 m T36 | |||||
| Women's 100 m T47 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Distance | Position | ||
| William Stedman | Men's long jump T36 | ||
| Anna Grimaldi | Women's long jump T47 | ||
| Women's shot put F37 | |||
| Women's shot put F46 | |||
| Holly Robinson | Women's javelin throw F46 | ||
In May 2024, German-born Wojtek Czyz was named as New Zealand's first-ever badminton representative for the Summer Paralympics.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Wojtek Czyz | Men's singles SL3 | |||||||
New Zealand entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[3]
Equestrian Louise Duncan and her horse Showcase BC qualified for the paralympic equestrian competition, after finishing third in each of their three classes against Australia's top Para equestrian riders in April 2024.[4]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
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| Score | Rank | |||
| Louise Duncan | Showcase BC | Individual championship test grade IV | ||
| Individual freestyle test grade IV | ||||
In June 2024, New Zealand announced a team of two para canoe athletes for the Summer Paralympics — Peter Cowan and Scott Martlew.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Peter Cowan | Men's VL3 | ||||||
| Scott Martlew | Men's KL2 | ||||||
New Zealand entered two para-shooters after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships and 2023 World Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | |||||
| R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | |||||
In May 2024, New Zealand announced a squad of five swimmers to compete at the Summer Paralympics — Cameron Leslie, Jesse Reynolds, Lili-Fox Mason, Gabriella Smith and Joshua Willmer.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Cameron Leslie | TBD S5 | ||||
| Jesse Reynolds | TBD S9 | ||||
| Joshua Willmer | TBD S8 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lili-Fox Mason | TBD S10 | ||||
| Gabriella Smith | TBD S10 | ||||
New Zealand secure one singles spot for the Paralympic games. Matthew Britz qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of his gold medal results at the 2023 Oceanian Championships in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
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| Matthew Britz | Men's individual C7 | ||||||||
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