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New Zealand's Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medals

This table shows New Zealand’s Paralympic medals for both summer and winter Paralympics. New Zealand first attended the summer Paralympic Games in 1968, and the winter games in 1980. It also shows the medals won by New Zealand’s para athletes at the Commonwealth Games.

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Ian McDonald, 'Disability sport - Paralympics and Commonwealth Games', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/table/47626/new-zealands-paralympic-and-commonwealth-games-medals (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Ian McDonald, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Feb 2022 with assistance from Catriona McBean