# List of New Zealand Paralympians

This is a list of Paralympians who have represented New Zealand at all Summer and Winter Paralympic Games since the nation's debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics. Athletes are listed according to their official Paralympic number, with a total of 237 as of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. This number is bestowed once a Paralympian has competed at their first Paralympic Games.

## List

| # | Name | Year of debut | Sport |
| 1 | Norman Brown | 1968 | Para archery, Para swimming, Para table tennis |
| 2 | Len Campbell | 1968 | Para athletics, Wheelchair fencing |
| 3 | Leo Close | 1968 | Para athletics |
| 4 | Graham Condon | 1968 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 5 | Rex Fattorini | 1968 | Para athletics, Para powerlifting |
| 6 | Bill Flood | 1968 | Para archery, Para athletics, Para bowls, Para table tennis, Wheelchair fencing |
| 7 | Bill Lean | 1968 | Para archery, Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis |
| 8 | Graeme Marett | 1968 | Para archery, Para athletics, Para swimming, Para table tennis |
| 9 | Not Allocated | Not Allocated | Not Allocated |
| 10 | Reuben Ngata | 1968 | Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis |
| 11 | Bill Plessius | 1968 | Para athletics |
| 12 | Philip Read | 1968 | Para table tennis |
| 13 | Eve Rimmer | 1968 | Para archery, Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 14 | Jim Savage | 1968 | Para archery, Para athletics, Para table tennis |
| 15 | John Stott | 1968 | Para swimming, Para table tennis |
| 16 | Rodney Wright | 1968 | Para archery, Para swimming |
| 17 | Neroli Fairhall | 1972 | Para archery, Para athletics |
| 18 | Keith McCormick | 1972 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 19 | Dennis Miller | 1972 | Para athletics, Para table tennis |
| 20 | Tina Morgan | 1972 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 21 | Chris Nicholls | 1972 | Para archery, Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 22 | Paul Chambers | 1976 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 23 | Fred Creba | 1976 | Para athletics, Para powerlifting |
| 24 | Ross Hynds | 1976 | Para athletics, Para archery |
| 25 | Brian McNicholl | 1976 | Para athletics, Para powerlifting |
| 26 | Doug Moore | 1976 | Para athletics, Para table tennis |
| 27 | Peter Baddeley | 1980 | Para alpine skiing |
| 28 | Edward Nichols | 1980 | Para alpine skiing |
| 29 | Craig Philip | 1980 | Para alpine skiing |
| 30 | Greg Cochrane | 1980 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 31 | John Eden | 1980 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 32 | Kaye Firth | 1980 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 33 | Brian Froggatt | 1980 | Para athletics, Para powerlifting |
| 34 | Latoa Halatau | 1980 | Para athletics |
| 35 | Patricia Hill | 1980 | Para athletics |
| 36 | Chris Moran | 1980 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 37 | Ken Raymond | 1980 | Para archery, Para athletics |
| 38 | Tewai Skipwith-Halatau | 1980 | Para athletics |
| 39 | Dave Tarrant | 1980 | Shooting Para sport |
| 40 | Edwyn (Ed) Bickerstaff | 1984 | Para alpine skiing |
| 41 | Denis Butler | 1984 | Para alpine skiing |
| 42 | Martin Clark | 1984 | Para alpine skiing, Para sailing |
| 43 | Patricia (Trish) Craig | 1984 | Para alpine skiing |
| 44 | Mark Edwards | 1984 | Para alpine skiing |
| 45 | Viv Gapes (Martin) | 1984 | Para alpine skiing |
| 46 | Christopher Orr | 1984 | Para alpine skiing |
| 47 | Denise Cook | 1984 | Para athletics |
| 48 | Robert Courtney | 1984 | Para athletics |
| 49 | Roly Crichton | 1984 | Para swimming |
| 50 | Michelle Hadfield | 1984 | Para athletics |
| 51 | Morice Hennessy | 1984 | Para athletics |
| 52 | Michael O'Callaghan | 1984 | Para athletics |
| 53 | Alison Smith | 1984 | Shooting Para sport |
| 54 | Colin Willis | 1984 | Shooting Para sport |
| 55 | Patrick Cooper | 1988 | Para alpine skiing |
| 56 | Lorraine Te Punga | 1988 | Para alpine skiing |
| 57 | Grant Buchanan | 1988 | Para athletics |
| 58 | Janette Cordery | 1988 | Para athletics, Para swimming |
| 59 | John Davies | 1988 | Para bowls |
| 60 | Brent Gibson | 1988 | Para swimming |
| 61 | Peter Horne | 1988 | Para bowls |
| 62 | Lesli Mancktelow | 1988 | Para athletics |
| 63 | Stelios Meimaris | 1988 | Para athletics |
| 64 | David Mills | 1988 | Para athletics |
| 65 | Yvonne Mills | 1988 | Para athletics |
| 66 | Stuart Minifie | 1988 | Para athletics |
| 67 | Tui Rupe | 1988 | Para athletics |
| 68 | Brad Vear | 1988 | Para athletics |
| 69 | Chris Adamson | 1992 | Para alpine skiing |
| 70 | Stuart Graham | 1992 | Para alpine skiing |
| 71 | Kevin O'Sullivan | 1992 | Para alpine skiing |
| 72 | Devin Shanks | 1992 | Para alpine skiing |
| 73 | Mark Weeks | 1992 | Para alpine skiing |
| 74 | Glenn Barnes | 1992 | Wheelchair tennis |
| 75 | Aaron Bidois | 1992 | Para swimming |
| 76 | Evan Clulee | 1992 | Para athletics |
| 77 | Gavin Foulsham | 1992 | Para athletics |
| 78 | Denise Gow | 1992 | Para athletics |
| 79 | Belinda Keogan (née Honey) | 1992 | Para swimming |
| 80 | David (Dave) MacCalman | 1992 | Para athletics |
| 81 | Jenny Newstead | 1992 | Para swimming |
| 82 | Cristeen Smith | 1992 | Para athletics |
| 83 | John Sorensen | 1992 | Wheelchair tennis |
| 84 | Kevin Aleksich | 1994 | Para alpine skiing |
| 85 | Matthew Butson | 1994 | Para alpine skiing |
| 86 | Joanne Duffy | 1994 | Para alpine skiing |
| 87 | Hayden Brown | 1996 | Para swimming |
| 88 | Rewiti Cameron | 1996 | Para swimming |
| 89 | Jacque Courtier | 1996 | Wheelchair tennis |
| 90 | Jayne Craike | 1996 | Para equestrian |
| 91 | Rob Creagh | 1996 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 92 | Henk Dijkstra | 1996 | Boccia |
| 93 | John Dowall | 1996 | Para athletics |
| 94 | Jason Griffiths | 1996 | Para swimming |
| 95 | Steve Guthrie | 1996 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 96 | Duane Kale | 1996 | Para swimming |
| 97 | Paul Leefe | 1996 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 98 | Carey Lineham | 1996 | Para athletics |
| 99 | Ben Lucas | 1996 | Para athletics |
| 100 | Peter Martin | 1996 | Para athletics |
| 101 | Mervyn Mathews | 1996 | Para bowls |
| 102 | Andrew May | 1996 | Para sailing |
| 103 | Gary McMurray | 1996 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 104 | Jeferey Muralt | 1996 | Para athletics |
| 105 | Curtis Palmer | 1996 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 106 | Cameron Scott | 1996 | Para sailing |
| 107 | Grant Sharman | 1996 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 108 | Thomas Simeon | 1996 | Boccia |
| 109 | Derek Stewart | 1996 | Para sailing |
| 110 | Marilyn Stratford | 1996 | Wheelchair tennis |
| 111 | Sholto Taylor | 1996 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 112 | Geremy Tinker | 1996 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 113 | Chris Wornall | 1996 | Para sailing |
| 114 | Rachael Battersby | 1998 | Para alpine skiing |
| 115 | Steven Bayley | 1998 | Para alpine skiing |
| 116 | Sue Gardiner | 1998 | Para alpine skiing |
| 117 | Dean Booth | 2000 | Para swimming |
| 118 | Tanya Bradley | 2000 | Para athletics |
| 119 | Paul Britnell | 2000 | Wheelchair tennis |
| 120 | David Collie | 2000 | Para athletics |
| 121 | Phil Edwards | 2000 | Para sailing |
| 122 | Wayne Fleming | 2000 | Wheelchair tennis |
| 123 | Ross Flood | 2000 | Boccia |
| 124 | Mark Inglis | 2000 | Para cycling |
| 125 | Paul Jesson | 2000 | Para cycling |
| 126 | Tim Johnson | 2000 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 127 | Paul Van Den Munckhof | 2000 | Boccia |
| 128 | Justin Muschamp | 2000 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 129 | Bill Oughton | 2000 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 130 | Hadleigh Pierson | 2000 | Para swimming |
| 131 | Gillian Pollock | 2000 | Para swimming |
| 132 | Tim Prendergast | 2000 | Para athletics |
| 133 | Garth Reynolds | 2000 | Para sailing |
| 134 | Stacey Roche | 2000 | Boccia |
| 135 | Matthew Slade | 2000 | Para athletics |
| 136 | George Taamaru | 2000 | Para powerlifting |
| 137 | Sean Tretheway | 2000 | Para swimming |
| 138 | Gary Williams | 2000 | Boccia |
| 139 | Chris Wood | 2000 | Para sailing |
| 140 | Tracey Wright | 2000 | Para powerlifting |
| 141 | Willie Beattie | 2004 | Para athletics |
| 142 | Dan Buckingham | 2004 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 143 | Terry Faleva’ai | 2004 | Para athletics |
| 144 | Theresa Griffin | 2004 | Para swimming |
| 145 | Kate Horan | 2004 | Para athletics, Para cycling |
| 146 | Greig Jackson | 2004 | Boccia |
| 147 | Miriam Sheppard | 2004 | Para swimming |
| 148 | Michael Johnson | 2004 | Shooting Para sport |
| 149 | Jeremy Morriss | 2004 | Boccia |
| 150 | Tiffiney Perry | 2004 | Wheelchair tennis |
| 151 | Sarah Powell | 2004 | Para swimming |
| 152 | Liam Sanders | 2004 | Boccia |
| 153 | Daniel Sharp | 2004 | Para swimming |
| 154 | Fiona Southorn | 2004 | Para cycling |
| 155 | Maurice Toon | 2004 | Boccia |
| 156 | Jai Waite | 2004 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 157 | Anthony Field | 2006 | Para alpine skiing |
| 158 | Adam Hall | 2006 | Para alpine skiing |
| 159 | Kerri Bonner | 2008 | Boccia |
| 160 | Annemarie Donaldson | 2008 | Para cycling |
| 161 | Annaliisa Farrell | 2008 | Para cycling |
| 162 | Jessica Gillan (née Hamill) | 2008 | Para athletics |
| 163 | David Klinkhamer | 2008 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 164 | Cameron Leslie | 2008 | Para swimming |
| 165 | Jayne Parsons | 2008 | Para cycling |
| 166 | Sophie Pascoe | 2008 | Para swimming |
| 167 | Amanda Slade | 2008 | Boccia |
| 168 | Paula Tesoriero | 2008 | Para cycling |
| 169 | Adam Wakeford | 2008 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 170 | Peter Williams | 2010 | Para alpine skiing |
| 171 | Jan Apel | 2012 | Para sailing |
| 172 | Timothy Dempsey | 2012 | Para swimming |
| 173 | Rebecca Dubber | 2012 | Para swimming |
| 174 | Mary Fisher | 2012 | Para swimming |
| 175 | Paul Francis | 2012 | Para sailing |
| 176 | Phillipa Gray | 2012 | Para cycling |
| 177 | Anthea Dixon (née Gunner) | 2012 | Para equestrian |
| 178 | Daniel Holt | 2012 | Para swimming |
| 179 | Nikita Howarth | 2012 | Para swimming |
| 180 | Aine Maeve Kelly-Costello | 2012 | Para swimming |
| 181 | Danny McBride | 2012 | Para rowing |
| 182 | Susan Reid | 2012 | Para cycling |
| 183 | Holly Robinson | 2012 | Para athletics |
| 184 | Christopher Ross | 2012 | Para cycling |
| 185 | Nathan Smith | 2012 | Para cycling |
| 186 | Rachel Hughes (née Stock) | 2012 | Para equestrian |
| 187 | Laura Thompson | 2012 | Para cycling |
| 188 | Corey Peters | 2014 | Para alpine skiing |
| 189 | Carl Murphy | 2014 | Para snowboard |
| 190 | Amanda Cameron | 2016 | Para cycling |
| 191 | Richard Dodson | 2016 | Para sailing |
| 192 | Caitlin Dore | 2016 | Para athletics |
| 193 | Jason Eales | 2016 | Shooting Para sport |
| 194 | Emma Foy | 2016 | Para cycling |
| 195 | Anna Grimaldi | 2016 | Para athletics |
| 196 | Stephen Hills | 2016 | Para cycling |
| 197 | Liam Malone | 2016 | Para athletics |
| 198 | Scott Martlew | 2016 | Para canoe |
| 199 | Hamish McLean | 2016 | Para swimming |
| 200 | Rory McSweeney | 2016 | Para athletics |
| 201 | Tupou Neiufi | 2016 | Para swimming |
| 202 | Jacob Phillips | 2016 | Para athletics |
| 203 | Byron Raubenheimer | 2016 | Para cycling |
| 204 | Greg Reid | 2016 | Shooting Para sport |
| 205 | Jesse Reynolds | 2016 | Para swimming |
| 206 | Chris Sharp | 2016 | Para sailing |
| 207 | Fraser Sharp | 2016 | Para cycling |
| 208 | William Stedman | 2016 | Para athletics |
| 209 | Hannah van Kampen | 2016 | Para cycling |
| 210 | Lisa Adams | 2020 | Para athletics |
| 211 | Danielle Aitchison | 2020 | Para athletics |
| 212 | Hayden Barton-Cootes | 2020 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 213 | Sarah Ellington | 2020 | Para cycling |
| 214 | Cody Everson | 2020 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 215 | Corbin Hart | 2020 | Para canoe |
| 216 | Robert Hewitt | 2020 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 217 | Barney Koneferenisi | 2020 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 218 | Tainafi Lefono | 2020 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 219 | Gareth Lynch | 2020 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 220 | Eltje Malzbender | 2020 | Para cycling |
| 221 | Rory Mead | 2020 | Para cycling |
| 222 | Nicole Murray | 2020 | Para cycling |
| 223 | Gavin Rolton | 2020 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 224 | Anna Steven | 2020 | Para athletics |
| 225 | Anna Taylor | 2020 | Para cycling |
| 226 | Mike Todd | 2020 | Wheelchair rugby |
| 227 | Ben Tuimaseve | 2020 | Para athletics |
| 228 | Aaron Ewen | 2022 | Para alpine skiing |
| 229 | Devon Briggs | 2024 | Para cycling |
| 230 | Matthew Britz | 2024 | Para table tennis |
| 231 | Peter Cowan | 2024 | Para canoe |
| 232 | Wojtek Czyz | 2024 | Para badminton |
| 233 | Louise Duncan | 2024 | Para equestrian |
| 234 | Mitch Joynt | 2024 | Para athletics |
| 235 | Lili-Fox Mason | 2024 | Para swimming |
| 236 | Neelam O'Neill | 2024 | Shooting Para sport |
| 237 | Gabriella Smith | 2024 | Para swimming |
| 238 | Joshua Willmer | 2024 | Para swimming |
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## Milestones

* In Atlanta 1996, Paralympian #96 Duane Kale won 4 gold medals, a silver and a bronze in a single Paralympic Games - the best result of any New Zealander at a single Paralympics or Olympics.
* Paralympian #166 Dame Sophie Pascoe has won 19 Paralympic medals over four Paralympic Games from Beijing 2008 - Tokyo 2020 - making her the most decorated New Zealander at the Paralympics or Olympics.
* New Zealand's first Paralympic medals were won by Paralympian #13 Eve Rimmer. Eve competed in Para athletics and Para swimming, picking up 1 gold, two silvers and a bronze. She was the only medallist in the first NZ Paralympic Team at Tel Aviv 1968 and also the only woman.
* At London 2012, at the tender age of 13, Paralympian #179 Nikita Howarth became New Zealand’s youngest ever Paralympian.
* At Innsbruck 1984, Paralympian #45 Viv Gapes (nee Martin) won 3 medals and became New Zealand’s first ever Winter Paralympic medallist.