New Zealand at the Paralympics
# 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 mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games, and are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

## Medals

Medals by Summer Games

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal1968 Tel-Aviv12141972 Heidelberg33391976 Toronto715131980 Arnhem766191984 Stoke Mandeville/New York8107251988 Seoul2411171992 Barcelona51061996 Atlanta963182000 Sydney684182004 Athens613102008 Beijing534122012 London674172016 Rio de Janeiro957212020 Tokyo63312Totals (14 entries)806061201

Medals by Winter Games

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal1980 Geilo00001984 Innsbruck13151988 Innsbruck01011992 Tignes-Albertsville20021994 Lillehammer30361998 Nagano41162002 Salt Lake City40262006 Turin00002010 Vancouver10012014 Sochi01012018 PyeongChang10232022 Beijing1113Totals (12 entries)1771034 :

### Top medallists

The following competitors have won at least three gold medals, or at least five medals overall

| Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sophie Pascoe | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| Eve Rimmer | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Jenny Newstead | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Peter Martin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Patrick Cooper | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Duane Kale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Dennis Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Matthew Butson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rachael Battersby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameron Leslie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Patricia Hill | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Graham Condon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Mary Fisher | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Roly Crichton | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Laura Thompson (pilot) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
