| New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NZL |
| NPC | Paralympics New Zealand |
| Website | paralympics |
| inTokyo | |
| Competitors | 29 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Sophie Pascoe &William Stedman (styledHāpai Kara, leadership roles replacing flag bearer titles)[1] |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand competed at the2020 Summer Paralympics inTokyo, Japan. Originally to be held from 25 August to 6 September 2020, the event was postponed by one year due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and was held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It was New Zealand's 14th appearance at Summer Paralympics.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Tupou Neiufi | Swimming | Women's 100 metre backstroke S8 | 27 August |
| Gold | Lisa Adams | Athletics | Women's shot put F37 | 28 August |
| Gold | Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Women's 100 metre freestyle S9 | 31 August |
| Gold | Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Women's 200 metre individual SM9 | 1 September |
| Gold | Anna Grimaldi | Athletics | Women's long jump T47 | 3 September |
| Gold | Holly Robinson | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F46 | 3 September |
 Silver | Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB8 | 26 August |
| Silver | Danielle Aitchison | Athletics | Women's 200 metres T36 | 29 August |
| Silver | William Stedman | Athletics | Men's long jump T36 | 30 August |
 Bronze | Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Women's 100 metre backstroke S9 | 30 August |
| Bronze | William Stedman | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T36 | 31 August |
| Bronze | Danielle Aitchison | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T36 | 1 September |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Wheelchair rugby | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 29 |
Former Paralympic cyclist and gold medallistPaula Tesoriero was appointedChef de Mission in 2019.[2]
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 | 1Q | 14.62 | |
| Women's 200 m T36 | 30.12 | 1Q | 29.88 | | |
| William Stedman | Men's 400 m T36 | — | 54.75 | | |
| Anna Steven | Women's 100 m T64 | DQ (WPA 17.8) | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 200 m T64 | 28.60 | 5Q | 28.88 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Lisa Adams | Women's shot put F37 | 15.12PR | |
| 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 | 5.76PR | |
| 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 |
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 | 6SF | 42.290 | 5FB | 44.182 | 5 |
| Scott Martlew | Men's 200 m KL2 | 43.588 | 1FA | Bye | 42.880 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m VL3 | 55.439 | 6SF | 51.704 | 3FA | 54.756 | 8 | |
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 | DNF | ||
| 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 | DNF | |
| 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 | 4QB | 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 | ||
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 | 2Q | 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 | ||
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 | 3Q | 1:36.65 | 4 |
| Women's 50 m butterfly S7 | 38.46 | 8Q | 36.92 | 6 | |
| Tupou Neiufi | Women's 50 m freestyle S8 | 32.47 | 4Q | 31.48 | 5 |
| Women's 100 m backstroke S8 | — | 1:16.84 | | ||
| Sophie Pascoe | Women's 100 m freestyle S9 | 1:03.75 | 1Q | 1:02.37 | |
| Women's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:11.02 | 3Q | 1:11.15 | | |
| Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1:21.75 | 2Q | 1:20.32 | | |
| Women's 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:09.58 | 3Q | 1:09.31 | 5 | |
| Women's 200 m individual medley SM9 | 2:34.55 | 1Q | 2:32.73 | | |
| Jesse Reynolds | Men's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:04.58 | 6Q | 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 | 7Q | 2:25.62 | 7 | |
| Men's 400 m freestyle S9 | 4:30.34 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
New Zealand national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Asia-Oceania Championship inGangneung,South Korea.
In May 2021, New Zealand announced a team of eight wheelchair rugby players to be coached byGreg Mitchell:[11] In July 2021, Barney Koneferenisi replaced Cameron Leslie, who withdrew from the Games.[12]
| Squad | Group stage | Semifinal | 7th vs 8th | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| New Zealand national team |  United StatesL 63–35 |  Great BritainL 37–60 |  CanadaL 36–51 | 4 | Did not advance |  DenmarkL 56-53 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 137 | +34 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 134 | +24 | 4 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 144 | +8 | 2 | Fifth place Match |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 174 | −66 | 0 | Seventh place Match |
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