# New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

New Zealand sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by thirty athletes competing in 7 sports: athletics, boccia, cycling, power-lifting, shooting, swimming and wheelchair rugby.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Cameron Leslie | Swimming | Men's 150 m individual medley SM4 |
| Gold | Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Woman's 100 m backstroke S10 |
| Gold | Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Woman's 100 m breaststroke SB9 |
| Gold | Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Woman's 200 m individual medley SM10 |
| Gold | Paula Tesoriero | Cycling | Woman's 500 m time trial (LC3–4/CP 3) |
| Silver | Kate Horan | Athletics | Women's 200 m T44 |
| Silver | Sophie Pascoe | Swimming | Women's 100 m Butterfly S10 |
| Silver | Daniel Sharp | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB13 |
| Bronze | Annaliisa Farrell Jayne Parsons | Cycling | Time trial B&VI 1–3 |
| Bronze | Michael Johnson | Shooting | Mixed R4-10 m air rifle standing SH2 |
| Bronze | Paula Tesoriero | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit (LC 1–2/CP 4) |
| Bronze | Paula Tesoriero | Cycling | Time trial LC 3–4/CP 3 |

## Sports
### Athletics
#### Men's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tim Prendergast | T13 | 800m | — | — | — | — | 1:56.28 | 6 |
| Tim Prendergast | T13 | 1500m | 4:13.54 | 9 Q | — | — | 4:09.09 | 5 |
| Tim Prendergast | T13 | 5000m | 15:47.26 | 6 Q | — | — | 15:13.60 | 4 |
| Matt Slade | T37 | 100m | 12.54 | 6 Q | — | — | 12.46 | 4 |
| Matt Slade | T37 | 200m | 25.53 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Men's field

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Terry Faleva'ai | F33-34/52 | Shot put | 9.65 | 895 | 12 |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kate Horan | T44 | 100m | 14.04 | 6 q | — | — | 14.01 | 5 |
| Kate Horan | T44 | 200m | — | — | — | — | 28.36 | |

#### Women's field

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Jessica Hamill | F32-34/51-53 | Discus throw | 19.27 | 1008 | 7 |
| Jessica Hamill | F32-34/51-53 | Shot put | 6.77 | 898 | 11 |
| Jessica Hamill | F33-34/52-53 | Javelin throw | 13.68 | 963 | 10 |

### Boccia

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Moran (IRL) | L 3-7 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Marques (POR) | W 6-0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Smith (GBR) | W 5-2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Liam Sanders | Mixed individual BC1 | Aandalen (NOR) | L 2-5 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Keri Bonner | Mixed individual BC2 | Murray (GBR) | L 0-17 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Keri Bonner | Mixed individual BC2 | Hirose (JPN) | L 1-8 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Keri Bonner | Mixed individual BC2 | Loung J (HKG) | L 1-4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Morriss | Mixed individual BC2 | Kwok H Y K (HKG) | L 2-3 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Morriss | Mixed individual BC2 | Toon (NZL) | W 9-4 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Morriss | Mixed individual BC2 | Wilhelmsen (NOR) | W 10-1 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maurice Toon | Mixed individual BC2 | Kwok H Y K (HKG) | L 3-4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maurice Toon | Mixed individual BC2 | Morriss (NZL) | L 4-9 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maurice Toon | Mixed individual BC2 | Wilhelmsen (NOR) | W 21-0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra | Mixed individual BC3 | Polychronidis (GRE) | L 0-19 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra | Mixed individual BC3 | Sukkarath (THA) | L 4-5 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra | Mixed individual BC3 | Zhu H (CHN) | W 13-0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amanda Slade | Mixed individual BC3 | Jeong H W (KOR) | L 0-14 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amanda Slade | Mixed individual BC3 | Peixoto (POR) | L 0-12 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amanda Slade | Mixed individual BC3 | Visaratanunta (THA) | W 11-0 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Keri Bonner Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon | Team BC1-2 | China (CHN) | L 4-8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Keri Bonner Jeremy Morriss Liam Sanders Maurice Toon | Team BC1-2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | L 2-8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson Amanda Slade | Pairs BC3 | Costa (POR) Peixoto (POR) Raimundo (POR) | L 4-8 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson Amanda Slade | Pairs BC3 | Punsnit (THA) Sukkarath (THA) Visaratanunta (THA) | W 4-2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henk Dijkstra Greig Jackson Amanda Slade | Pairs BC3 | Michos (GRE) Polychronidis (GRE) Stavropoulou (GRE) | L 2-3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Cycling
#### Women's road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Annemarie Donaldson | Women's road race HC A/B/C | 1:39:22 | 11 |
| Annemarie Donaldson | Women's road time trial HC A/B/C | 32:13.21 | 8 |
| Fiona Southorn | Women's road time trial LC1/LC2/CP4 | 43:02.78 | 7 |
| Paula Tesoriero | Women's road time trial LC3/LC4/CP3 | 45:00.92 | |
| Jayne Parsons Annaliisa Farrell (pilot) | Women's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:01:27 | 8 |
| Jayne Parsons Annaliisa Farrell (pilot) | Women's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 38:40.40 | |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Fiona Southorn | Women's individual pursuit LC1-2/CP4 | 4:06.965 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fiona Southorn | Women's time trial LC1-2/CP4 | — | — | 42.0 | 9 |
| Paula Tesoriero | Women's individual pursuit LC3-4/CP3 | 4:22.862 | 3 q | Paris (AUS) W 4:26.080 | |
| Paula Tesoriero | Women's time trial LC3-4/CP3 | — | — | 43.3 | |
| Jayne Parsons Annaliisa Farrell (pilot) | Women's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 3:47.271 | 4 q | Whitsell (USA) / Woodring (USA) L 3:47.900 | 4 |
| Jayne Parsons Annaliisa Farrell (pilot) | Women's time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | — | 1:14.048 | 5 |

### Powerlifting

| 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 | 597 | 7 Q | 104.2 | 701.2 | |

### Swimming
#### Men

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Cameron Leslie | S5 | 50m butterfly | 43.20 | 6 Q | 44.43 | 6 |
| Cameron Leslie | S5 | 50m freestyle | 38.67 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cameron Leslie | S5 | 200m freestyle | — | — | 2:57.21 | 6 |
| Cameron Leslie | SM4 | 150m individual medley | 2:40.43 | 1 Q | 2:33.57 WR | |
| Daniel Sharp | S13 | 50m freestyle | 25.30 | 8 Q | 25.50 | 8 |
| Daniel Sharp | S13 | 100m freestyle | 58.85 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daniel Sharp | SB13 | 100m breaststroke | 1:10.81 | 4 Q | 1:08.73 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sophie Pascoe | S10 | 100m backstroke | 1:11.26 | 1 Q | 1:10.57 WR | |
| Sophie Pascoe | S10 | 100m butterfly | 1:12.93 | 4 Q | 1:10.53 | |
| Sophie Pascoe | S10 | 100m freestyle | 1:05.90 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sophie Pascoe | SB9 | 100m breaststroke | 1:24.54 | 1 Q | 1:22.58 | |
| Sophie Pascoe | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:39.40 | 1 Q | 2:35.21 | |

### Wheelchair rugby

| Squad list | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Knockout stage | Knockout stage | Knockout stage |
| Squad list | Pool Match 1 Opposition Result | Pool Match 2 Opposition Result | Pool Match 3 Opposition Result | Rank | Semifinal Opposition Result | Final Opposition Result | Rank |
| Daniel Buckingham (captain) Tim Johnson David Klinkhamer Curtis Palmer Sholto Taylor Geremy Tinker Jai Waite Adam Wakeford | Australia L 38–39 | Great Britain L 38–39 | Germany W 40–31 | 3 | Classification 5-8 China W 47–34 | Classification 5–6 Germany W 28–25 | 5 |