Sydney 2000
New Zealand at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
- 42 Kiwi Paralympians, including 18 returning Paralympians and 24 debutants
- The New Zealand Paralympic Team included 36 male and 6 female Paralympians
- New Zealand’s largest Paralympic Team sent to compete at the Paralympic Games across 11 Para sports – Para archery, Para athletics, Boccia, Para cycling, Para equestrian, Para powerlifting, Para sailing, Shooting Para sport, Para swimming, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair tennis
- 18 medals won by New Zealand – 6 GOLD, 8 SILVER and 4 BRONZE
- Paralympian #80 David MacCalman was New Zealand most successful Paralympian winning 2 gold medals in Para athletics
- 3878 Paralympians from 123 countries competed in 19 Para sports in Sydney 2000
- 25th in the world overall in the medal standings*
* By IPC convention, the medal standings are ordered by the number of gold medals which the Para athletes from a nation have won. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If NPCs are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code. The same convention is used by the IOC.
See also the medal standings on the IPC website.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| Year | Medal | Sports | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gold | Para athletics | John Dowall | Men's Javelin F44 |
| 2000 | Gold | Para athletics | David MacCalman | Men's Javelin F52 |
| 2000 | Gold | Para athletics | David MacCalman | Men's Pentathlon P53 |
| 2000 | Gold | Para athletics | Peter Martin | Men's Shot Put F53 |
| 2000 | Gold | Para equestrian | Jayne Craike | Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV |
| 2000 | Gold | Para swimming | Dean Booth | Men's 400m Freestyle S7 |
| 2000 | Silver | Para athletics | John Dowall | Men's Shot Put F44 |
| 2000 | Silver | Para athletics | Tim Prendergast | Men's 1,500m T13 |
| 2000 | Silver | Para athletics | Tim Prendergast | Men's 800m T13 |
| 2000 | Silver | Para athletics | Matt Slade | Men's 200m T37 |
| 2000 | Silver | Para cycling | Mark Inglis | Mixed 1km Time Trial LC3 |
| 2000 | Silver | Para equestrian | Jayne Craike | Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV |
| 2000 | Silver | Para swimming | Gillian Pollock | Women's 200m Individual Medley SM8 |
| 2000 | Silver | Para swimming | Sean Tretheway | Men's 100m Backstroke S9 |
| 2000 | Bronze | Para athletics | Peter Martin | Men's Pentathlon P53 |
| 2000 | Bronze | Para athletics | Matt Slade | Men's 100m T37 |
| 2000 | Bronze | Para swimming | Dean Booth | Men's 100m Freestyle S7 |
| 2000 | Bronze | Wheelchair Rugby | New Zealand | Mixed |
New Zealand Team
Para achery
Para athletics
Boccia
Para equestrian
Para powerlifting
Para sailing
Shooting Para sport
Para swimming
Wheelchair rugby
- Stephen Guthrie – Paralympian #95
- Paul Leefe – Paralympian #97
- Gary McMurray – Paralympian #103
- Curtis Palmer – Paralympian #105
- Grant Sharman – Paralympian #107
- Sholto Taylor – Paralympian #111
- Geremy Tinker – Paralympian #112
- Tim Johnson – Paralympian #126
- Justin Muschamp – Paralympian #128
- Bill Oughton – Paralympian #129
