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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
competed at the
2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...
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, Greece. The team included 36 athletes, 28 men and 8 women. Competitors from New Zealand won ten medals, including 6 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze to finish 36th in the
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Medalists


Sports


Athletics


Men's track


Men's field


Women's track


Boccia


Individuals


Mixed pairs/teams


Cycling


Men's road


Men's track


Women's road


Women's track


Equestrian


Powerlifting


Men


Shooting


Swimming


Men


Women


Wheelchair rugby

The men's rugby team won a gold medal after defeating
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in the gold medal match.


Players

* Dan Buckingham *
Stephen Guthrie Stephen Guthrie is a wheelchair rugby player from New Zealand, and a member of the national team, the Wheel Blacks. Stephen was part of the wheel blacks at three consecutive Paralympics. His first appearance was in 1996 when wheelchair ...
* Tim Johnson *
Gary McMurray Gary McMurray is a wheelchair rugby player from New Zealand, and a member of the national team, the Wheel Blacks. Gary was a member of the wheel blacks at the inaugural Paralympic wheelchair rugby tournament in 1996 Summer Paralympics whe ...
* Bill Oughton *
Curtis Palmer Curtis Palmer (born 8 May 1977) is a New Zealand-born wheelchair rugby player who initially played for the New Zealand national team Wheel Blacks. In 2013 he switched to play for the Australia national wheelchair rugby team. Palmer was a part o ...
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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. He has competed with the Wheel Blacks at several international events, including the 1996 Summer Paralympics, ...
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Geremy Tinker Geremy Tinker is a wheelchair rugby player from New Zealand, and a member of the national team, the Wheel Blacks. Geremy was a part of the wheel blacks at the first four Paralympic games wheelchair rugby tournaments from its beginnings ...
* Jai Waite


Tournament


Wheelchair tennis


Men


Women


See also

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New Zealand at the Paralympics New 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 mobilit ...
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New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1908 as part of Australasia. The New Zealand Olympic Committee sent ...


References

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Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...