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New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	NZL
NPC	Paralympics New Zealand
Website	paralympics.org.nz
in Tokyo
Competitors	29 in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Sophie Pascoe & William Stedman (styled Hāpai Kara, leadership roles replacing flag bearer titles)
Medals Ranked 21st	Gold 6 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 12
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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New Zealand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally to be held from 25 August to 6 September 2020, the event was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It was New Zealand's 14th appearance at Summer Paralympics.

Medallists

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

Competitors

Officials

Former Paralympic cyclist and gold medallist Paula Tesoriero was appointed Chef de Mission in 2019.

Athletics

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. In July 2021, shot putter Ben Tuimaseve was added to the team. In August 2021, sprinter Anna Steven was added to the team.

Key

• Note–Ranks given for preliminary rounds are within the athlete's heat only.
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
• DQ = Disqualified
• PR = Paralympic record
• WR = World record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Danielle Aitchison	Women's 100 m T36	14.35	1 Q	14.62
	Women's 200 m T36	30.12	1 Q	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	5 Q	28.88	8

Field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Lisa Adams	Women's shot put F37	15.12 PR
	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	5.76 PR
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

Canoeing

In June 2021, New Zealand announced a team of two para canoe athletes for the Summer Paralympics — Corbin Hart and Scott Martlew.

Key

• Note–Ranks given for preliminary rounds are within the canoeist's heat only.
• FA = Qualified for Final A
• FB = Qualified for Final B
• SF = Advanced to Semifinals

Cycling

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.

Road

Track

Shooting

In July 2021, New Zealand confirmed the selection of sport shooter Michael Johnson for his fifth Paralympic Games.

Swimming

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. Leslie subsequently withdrew from the Games.

Key

• Note– Qualifiers for the finals (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore ranks shown are overall ranks versus competitors in all heats. Also, ranks shown for those who did not advance are their final ranks.
• PR = Paralympic record
• WR = World record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikita Howarth	Women's 100 m breaststroke SB7	1:36.05	3 Q	1:36.65	4
	Women's 50 m butterfly S7	38.46	8 Q	36.92	6
Tupou Neiufi	Women's 50 m freestyle S8	32.47	4 Q	31.48	5
	Women's 100 m backstroke S8	—		1:16.84
Sophie Pascoe	Women's 100 m freestyle S9	1:03.75	1 Q	1:02.37
	Women's 100 m backstroke S9	1:11.02	3 Q	1:11.15
	Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8	1:21.75	2 Q	1:20.32
	Women's 100 m butterfly S9	1:09.58	3 Q	1:09.31	5
	Women's 200 m individual medley SM9	2:34.55	1 Q	2:32.73
Jesse Reynolds	Men's 100 m backstroke S9	1:04.58	6 Q	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	7 Q	2:25.62	7
	Men's 400 m freestyle S9	4:30.34	12	Did not advance

Wheelchair rugby

New Zealand national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Asia-Oceania Championship in Gangneung, South Korea.

Team roster

In May 2021, New Zealand announced a team of eight wheelchair rugby players to be coached by Greg Mitchell: In July 2021, Barney Koneferenisi replaced Cameron Leslie, who withdrew from the Games.

• Hayden Barton-Cootes
• Cody Everson
• Robert Hewitt
• Barney Koneferenisi
• Tainafi Lefono
• Gareth Lynch
• Gavin Rolton (captain)
• Mike Todd

Squad	Group stage				Semifinal	7th vs 8th	Rank
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
New Zealand national team	United States L 63–35	Great Britain L 37–60	Canada L 36–51	4	Did not advance	Denmark L 56-53	8

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	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

United States	63–35	New Zealand

New Zealand	37–60	Great Britain

New Zealand	36–51	Canada

Seventh place match

Denmark	56–53	New Zealand

See also

• New Zealand at the Paralympics
• New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

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9. "Tokyo Paralympics: Sophie Pascoe heads experienced Paralympics swim squad". Stuff. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
10. "Tokyo Paralympics: Family first for Paralympian Cameron Leslie, withdraws from games". Stuff. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
11. "New Zealand Wheel Blacks chase return to glory at Tokyo Paralympic Games". Stuff. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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