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New Zealand at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

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

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Medal Name Sport Event
 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

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ^ "IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete search by games - year (1968) medallists (all) and country (NZL)". paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2016.