New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

New Zealand sent a delegation to take part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country fielded two athletes, both in alpine skiing.^[2]

New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
IPC code	NZL
NPC	Paralympics New Zealand
Website	paralympics.org.nz
in Vancouver
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Adam Hall[1]
Officials	4
Medals Ranked 15th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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The country was also represented by four officials - a chef de mission, a coach, an assistant coach and a physiotherapist.^[2]

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Adam Hall	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, standing	15 March

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Adam Hall,^[3] who has spina bifida and who previously represented New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, will compete in the Slalom and Giant slalom.

Peter Williams,^[3] who also has spina bifida and will be making his Paralympic Games début, will compete in the slalom, giant slalom and Super G. Unlike his compatriot, he will be using a monoski.^[2][4]

Athlete	Event	Run 1			Run 2			Total
		Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Adam Hall	Slalom standing	0:50.95	0.00	1	0:54.45	+1.85	6	1:45.40	0.00
	Super-G standing	1:23.34	+3.23	7	—			1:23.34	+3.23	7
	Super combined standing	1:26.44	+5.07	10	50.58	+2.24	4	2:17.02	+5.18	8
Peter Williams	Slalom sitting	57.38	+9.81	25	1:08.2	+19.8	22	2:05.55	+23.92	22
	Giant slalom sitting	1:34.16	+16.35	27	1:37.70	+18.53	22	3:11.86	+34.46	20

See also

• New Zealand at the Paralympics
• New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Olympics
• New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Paralympics