New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally to be held from 25 August to 6 September 2020, the event has been postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will now be held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.

New Zealand at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeNZL
NPCParalympics New Zealand
Websiteparalympics.org.nz
in Tokyo
Competitors30 in 7 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances

Officials

Former Paralympic cyclist and gold medallist Paula Tesoriero was appointed Chef de Mission.[1]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
William Stedman Men's 400m T36
Women's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Danielle Aitchison Women's 100m T36
Women's 200m T36
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Points Rank
Lisa Adams Women's shot put F37
Jessica Gillan Women's shot put F34
Anna Grimaldi Women's long jump T47
Holly Robinson Women's javelin throw F46

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand sent one male & one female cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the Oceanian.[2][3][4]

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand qualified two athlete.[5]

Paracanoeing
Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand has qualified one athlete in Men's KL2 events.

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

One New Zealand shooters will competed after qualified in Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 events. The shooters name is Michael Johnson.[6]

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand have qualified three swimmers to compete in swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method & three swimmer from MQS.[7][8]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Cameron Leslie Men's 50m freestyle S4
Men's 50m backstroke S4
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Tupou Neiufi Women's 100m backstroke S8
Sophie Pascoe Women's 50m freestyle S9
Women's 100m freestyle S9
Women's 100m backstroke S9
Women's 100m butterfly S9

Wheelchair rugby
Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after winning bronze at the Asia Oceania Zonal Championships in South Korea.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Paralympian Paula Tesoriero announced as Chef de Mission". Radiosport.co.nz. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  3. "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  4. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  5. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  6. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  7. "Medallists by Event" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2019.
  8. "World Championships Slot Allocation Method" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 October 2019.
  9. "Wheel Blacks get bronze and qualify for 2020 Paralympics". Stuff.co.nz. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.