New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
# New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, 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 medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Peter Martin | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F52 |
| Gold | Peter Martin | Athletics | Men's shot put F52 |
| Gold | Tim Prendergast | Athletics | Men's 800 metres T13 |
| Gold | Matt Slade | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F52 |
| Gold | Michael Johnson | Shooting | Mixed air rifle standing SH2 |
| Gold | New Zealand national wheelchair rugby team | Wheelchair rugby | Men's team |
| Silver | Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon | Boccia | Mixed team BC1/BC2 |
| Bronze | Peter Martin | Athletics | Men's discus throw F52 |
| Bronze | Paul Jesson | Cycling | Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC3 |
| Bronze | Daniel Sharp | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB13 |

## Sports

### Athletics

**Men's track**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tim Prendergast | T13 | 800m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:56.23 | |
| Tim Prendergast | T13 | 1500m | 4:03.65 | 4 Q | N/A | N/A | 3:56.03 | 4 |
| Matt Slade | T37 | 100m | 12.22 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 12.57 | 5 |
| Matt Slade | T37 | 200m | 25.18 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 24.85 | |

**Men's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Willie Beattie | F56 | Discus | 28.34 | - | 8 |
| Willie Beattie | F56 | Shot put | 9.56 | - | 12 |
| Terry Falevaai | F33-34 | Shot put | 9.37 | 887 | 8 |
| Peter Martin | F52 | Discus | 15.96 | - | |
| Peter Martin | F52 | Shot put | 9.34 WR | - | |
| Peter Martin | F52-53 | Javelin | 16.70 | 1045 WR | |
| David MacCalman | F52 | Shot put | 6.97 | - | 9 |
| David MacCalman | F52-53 | Javelin | 14.01 | 877 | 12 |

**Women's track**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kate Horan | T46 | 100m | 14.40 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kate Horan | T46 | 800m | 1:07.37 | 8 q | N/A | N/A | 1:05.79 | 7 |

### Boccia

**Individuals**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Fernandez (POR) | W 3–2 | 1 Q | Grossmayer (AUT) L 4–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Prossegger (AUT) | W 13–4 | 1 Q | Grossmayer (AUT) L 4–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Robinson (GBR) | W 6–3 | 1 Q | Grossmayer (AUT) L 4–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Vanhoek (CAN) | W 6–2 | 1 Q | Grossmayer (AUT) L 4–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Cid (ESP) | W/O | 1 Q | Grossmayer (AUT) L 4–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ross Flood | Mixed individual BC2 | Goncalves (POR) | W 4–3 | 1 Q | Hayes (IRL) W 9–0 | Curto (ESP) L 2–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ross Flood | Mixed individual BC2 | Woffinden (GBR) | W 4–3 | 1 Q | Hayes (IRL) W 9–0 | Curto (ESP) L 2–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ross Flood | Mixed individual BC2 | Morriss (NZL) | W 4–2 | 1 Q | Hayes (IRL) W 9–0 | Curto (ESP) L 2–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Morriss | Mixed individual BC2 | Flood (NZL) | L 2–4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Morriss | Mixed individual BC2 | Goncalves (POR) | L 2–10 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Morriss | Mixed individual BC2 | Woffinden (GBR) | L 1–9 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maurice Toon | Mixed individual BC2 | Cordero (ESP) | W 5–3 | 1 Q | Siddiqi (DEN) W 6–5 | Ferreira (POR) L 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maurice Toon | Mixed individual BC2 | Lorenzen (DEN) | W 8–1 | 1 Q | Siddiqi (DEN) W 6–5 | Ferreira (POR) L 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maurice Toon | Mixed individual BC2 | Wong (HKG) | W 7–1 | 1 Q | Siddiqi (DEN) W 6–5 | Ferreira (POR) L 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra | Mixed individual BC3 | Costa (POR) | L 3–7 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra | Mixed individual BC3 | An (KOR) | L 2–11 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra | Mixed individual BC3 | Martin (ESP) | W 7–1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra | Mixed individual BC3 | Williams (USA) | W 6–1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Greig Jackson | Mixed individual BC3 | Gauthier (CAN) | L 3–5 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Greig Jackson | Mixed individual BC3 | Rodriguez (ESP) | L 3–4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Greig Jackson | Mixed individual BC3 | Park (KOR) | W 6–3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Mixed pairs/teams**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson | Mixed pairs BC3 | Rodriguez (ESP) / Pesquera (ESP) | L 4–5 | 2 Q | An (KOR) / Park (KOR) L 0–13 | Gauthier (CAN) / Kabush (CAN) L 3–4 | 4 |
| Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson | Mixed pairs BC3 | Cronin (IRL) / O'Grady (IRL) | W 10–0 | 2 Q | An (KOR) / Park (KOR) L 0–13 | Gauthier (CAN) / Kabush (CAN) L 3–4 | 4 |
| Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson | Mixed pairs BC3 | Bidlas (CZE) / Krenek (CZE) | W 10–4 | 2 Q | An (KOR) / Park (KOR) L 0–13 | Gauthier (CAN) / Kabush (CAN) L 3–4 | 4 |
| Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon | Mixed team BC1-2 | Portugal (POR) | L 4–5 | 2 Q | Spain (ESP) W 6–4 | Portugal (POR) L 4–5 | |
| Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon | Mixed team BC1-2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | W 10–5 | 2 Q | Spain (ESP) W 6–4 | Portugal (POR) L 4–5 | |
| Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon | Mixed team BC1-2 | Ireland (IRL) | W 9–3 | 2 Q | Spain (ESP) W 6–4 | Portugal (POR) L 4–5 | |
| Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon | Mixed team BC1-2 | Thailand (THA) | W 7–0 | 2 Q | Spain (ESP) W 6–4 | Portugal (POR) L 4–5 | |
| Ross Flood Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon | Mixed team BC1-2 | Denmark (DEN) | W 12–0 | 2 Q | Spain (ESP) W 6–4 | Portugal (POR) L 4–5 | |

### Cycling

**Men's road**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Paul Jesson | Men's road race / time trial LC3 | - | |

**Men's track**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | 1st round | 1st round | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Paul Jesson | Men's 1km time trial LC1-4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNS | DNS |
| Paul Jesson | Men's individual pursuit LC3 | 4:16.26 | 6 | Macchi (ITA) L 4:12.89 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women's road**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Fiona Southorn | Women's road time trial | 28:24.73 | 5 |

**Women's track**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Fiona Southorn | Women's 1km time trial LC1-4/CP 3/4 | N/A | N/A | 1:21.86 | 7 |

### Equestrian

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Jayne Craike | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 69.484 | 4 |
| Jayne Craike | Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 64.636 | 4 |

### Powerlifting

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| George Taamaru | +100kg | NMR | NMR |

### Shooting

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Michael Johnson | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Johnson | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 600 WR | 1 Q | 104.3 | 704.3 =WR | |
| Colin Willis | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 567 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Colin Willis | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 595 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Swimming

**Men**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hadleigh Pierson | S6 | 400m freestyle | 5:45.55 | 8 Q | 5:44.09 | 8 |
| Daniel Sharp | S13 | 50m freestyle | 26.53 | 5 Q | 26.34 | 5 |
| Daniel Sharp | S13 | 100m freestyle | 58.64 | 4 Q | 58.76 | 4 |
| Daniel Sharp | S13 | 400m freestyle | 4:45.35 | 3 Q | 4:47.00 | 6 |
| Daniel Sharp | SB13 | 100m breaststroke | 1:15.65 | 2 Q | 1:12.93 | |

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Theresa Griffin | S10 | 400m freestyle | 5:21.40 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Theresa Griffin | S10 | 100m backstroke | N/A | N/A | 1:21.52 | 7 |
| Theresa Griffin | S10 | 100m butterfly | 1:25.77 | 8 Q | 1:25.68 | 8 |
| Theresa Griffin | SB9 | 100m breaststroke | 1:31.07 | 8 Q | 1:30.37 | 8 |
| Theresa Griffin | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:51.07 | 6 Q | 2:52.31 | 7 |
| Miriam Jenkins | S9 | 400m freestyle | 5:28.81 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sarah Powell | S9 | 400m freestyle | 5:18.66 | 6 Q | 5:20.53 | 7 |

### Wheelchair rugby

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

**Players**

* Dan Buckingham
* Stephen Guthrie
* Tim Johnson
* Gary McMurray
* Bill Oughton
* Curtis Palmer
* Sholto Taylor
* Geremy Tinker
* Jai Waite

**Tournament**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand vs. Australia (AUS) | 41 – 31 | 2 Q |
| 2 | New Zealand vs. United States (USA) | 32 – 35 | 2 Q |
| 3 | New Zealand vs. Japan (JPN) | 47 – 35 | 2 Q |
| Quarter-finals | New Zealand vs. Belgium (BEL) | 40 – 33 | W |
| Semi-finals | New Zealand vs. Great Britain (GBR) | 39 – 35 | W |
| Gold medal final | New Zealand vs. Canada (CAN) | 31 – 29 | |

### Wheelchair tennis

**Men**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Glenn Barnes | Open | Men's singles | Mira (ESP) L 0–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Jacqueline Courtier | Open | Women's singles | Chokyu (CAN) L 1–6, 5–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tiffiney Perry | Open | Women's singles | Dong (CHN) L 1–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jacqueline Courtier Tiffiney Perry | Open | Women's doubles | N/A | Clark (USA) / Verfuerth (USA) L 2–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
