New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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New Zealand
sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
in Beijing
. The country was represented by thirty athletes competing in 7 sports: athletics, boccia
, cycling, power-lifting, shooting, swimming and wheelchair rugby
.
' team will include Tim Johnson
, Dan Buckingham, Jai Waite, Curtis Palmer, Gerry Tinker, Sholto Taylor
, Adam Wakeford and David Klinkhamer.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. The country was represented by thirty athletes competing in 7 sports: athletics, boccia
Boccia
Boccia is a traditional recreational sport, similar to bocce. The name Boccia is derived from the Latin word for boss – bottia. The sport is competed at national and international level, by athletes who require a wheelchair because of physical disability...
, cycling, power-lifting, shooting, swimming and wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....
.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:... |
Men's 150 m individual medley SM4 | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:... |
Woman's 100 m backstroke S10 | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:... |
Woman's 100 m breaststroke SB9 | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:... |
Woman's 200 m individual medley SM10 | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September... |
Woman's 500 m time trial (LC3–4/CP 3) | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability... |
Women's 200 m T44 | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:... |
Women's 100 m Butterfly S10 | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:... |
Men's 100 m breaststroke SB13 | ||
| |
Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September... |
Time trial B&VI 1–3 | |
| Shooting Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.-Classification:... |
Mixed R4-10 m air rifle standing SH2 | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September... |
Women's individual pursuit (LC 1–2/CP 4) | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September... |
Time trial LC 3–4/CP 3 |
Athletics
- Tim PrendergastTim PrendergastTim Prendergast is a Paralympian athlete from New Zealand competing mainly in category T13 middle distance events.Tim has competed in three paralympics 2000, 2004 and 2008. Each time he has competed in the 800m and 1500m and in 2008 he also competed in the 5000m. He has won a gold and silver in...
- Matt SladeMatt SladeMatt Slade is a Paralympian athlete from New Zealand competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.Matt competed in his first paralympic games in 2000 where he won a silver in the T37 200m and a bronze in the T37 100m as well as competing in the T37 400m. In 2004 he restricted himself to the 100m...
- Jessica Hamill
- Terry Faleva'ai
- Kate HoranKate HoranKate Horan is a New Zealand paralympics runner, who secured a silver medal for the Women's 200m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics for her country after two runners ahead of her tripped.-Footnotes:...
Boccia
- Liam Sanders, Maurice Toon, Jeremy Morriss, Greig Jackson, Kerri Bonner, Amanda Slade, and Henderikus Dijkstra
Cycling
- Paula TesorieroPaula TesorieroPaula Margaret Tesoriero, MNZM is a New Zealand paralympics racing cyclist, most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics; her world record-breaking time in the Women's 500m Time Trial secured New Zealand's first gold medal at that games, and she later went on to win bronze in...
- Annmarie Donaldson
- Annaliisa FarrellAnnaliisa FarrellAnnaliisa Farrell is a New Zealand paralympic cyclist and pilot, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics along with tandem partner Jayne Parsons in the Women's Time trial.-Footnotes:...
- Jayne ParsonsJayne ParsonsJayne Parsons is a New Zealand paralympic cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics along with tandem partner Annaliisa Farrell in the Women's Time trial. Parsons suffers from visual impairments.-Footnotes:...
- Fiona Southorn
Swimming
- Cameron LeslieCameron Leslie (paralympian)Cameron Leslie, MNZM is a New Zealand paralympics swimmer, most notable for his performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the men's 150 m individual medley, in which his time of 2:33.57 broke the previous world record by over a second...
- Sophie PascoeSophie PascoeSophie Frances Pascoe, MNZM, is a New Zealand paralympics swimmer, most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold and a silver medal for the 100 m breaststroke and 100 m butterfly respectively and later a gold for the women's 200 m individual medley...
- Daniel SharpDaniel Sharp (paralympian)Daniel Sharp is a swimmer on New Zealand's paralympic team, who competed at both the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing...
Wheelchair rugby
The Wheel BlacksWheel Blacks
The Wheel Blacks are the national wheelchair rugby team of New Zealand. The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. The 2008 Wheel Blacks were captained by Tim Johnson and coached by Grant Sharman...
' team will include Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson (Wheelchair Rugby)
Tim Johnson is a past Captain of the Wheel Blacks, the New Zealand wheelchair rugby team.He has been a member of all New Zealand teams since 1998, including the gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and the bronze medal-winning team at the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney...
, Dan Buckingham, Jai Waite, Curtis Palmer, Gerry Tinker, Sholto Taylor
Sholto Taylor
Sholto Taylor, born 1 September 1972, is a New Zealand wheelchair rugby player, and a member of the national team, the Wheel Blacks....
, Adam Wakeford and David Klinkhamer.
See also
- 2008 Summer Paralympics2008 Summer ParalympicsThe 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
- New Zealand at the ParalympicsNew Zealand at the ParalympicsNew Zealand has sent delegations to the Summer Paralympics since 1968, and to the Winter Paralympics since 1980, .The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical and sensorial disabilities. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and...
- New Zealand at the 2008 Summer OlympicsNew Zealand at the 2008 Summer OlympicsNew Zealand took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 182 competitors, making this its largest ever delegation to the Olympic Games. It was also one of the most successful, equalling New Zealand's combined medal tally from the previous two games...