New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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| IPC code | NZL | ||||||||
| NPC | Paralympics New Zealand | ||||||||
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| Medals Ranked 18th |
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New Zealand competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the nation's first delegation to the Paralympics. The team finished eighteenth in the medal table and won a total of 4 medals; 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.[1]
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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 Gold | Eve Rimmer | Athletics | Women's Javelin C |
 Silver | Eve Rimmer | Athletics | Women's Shot Put C |
| Silver | Eve Rimmer | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle class 4 complete |
 Bronze | Eve Rimmer | Athletics | Women's Discus C |
See also
References
- ↑ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ "IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete search by games - year (1968) medallists (all) and country (NZL)". paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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