New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand took 30 athletes in seven sports at the Summer Paralympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, China in part, designated by Paralympics New Zealand. In addition to the athletes accompanied another nine people, including coaches, doctors and coaches the team. Standard-bearer in the catchment of the team was the wheelchair rugby player Sholto Taylor.

  • 2.1 Boccia
  • 2.2 Athletics
  • 2.3 Powerlifting ( bench press )
  • 2.4 Cycling
  • 2.5 Wheelchair Rugby
  • 2.6 shooting
  • 2.7 Swimming

Medals

Medal Tally

Medalist

Gold

Silver

Participants per sport

Boccia

Women

  • Kerri Bonner
  • Amanda Slade
  • Henderikus Dijkstra
  • Greig Jackson
  • Jeremy Morris
  • Liam Sanders
  • Maurice Toon

Athletics

Women

  • Jessica Hamill
  • Kate Horan (200 m Women: Silver)
  • Terry Faleva'ai
  • Tim Prendergast
  • Matt Slade

Powerlifting ( bench press )

  • George Taamaru

Cycling

Women

  • Anne Marie Donaldson
  • Annaliisa Farrell
  • Jayne Parsons
  • Paula Tesoriero (500 m Time Trial Women: Gold )
  • Fiona Southorn

Wheelchair Rugby

  • Dan Buckingham
  • Tim Johnson
  • David Klinkhamer
  • Curtis Palmer
  • Sholto Taylor
  • Gerry Tinker
  • Jai Waite
  • Adam Wakeford
  • Michael Johnson

Swimming

Women

  • Sophie Pascoe (100 m butterfly Women: Silver)
  • Cameron Leslie
  • Daniel Sharp
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