Precious Metal Keeps on Coming
NZ athletes did us proud at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, netting a total of six gold medals, one silver, and three bronze. The Wheel Blacks won gold in the wheelchair rugby final against Canada, Matt Slade won gold in the 200m sprint, Peter Martin dominated the men’s field events, winning gold in both javelin and shot put and bronze in discus, Tim Prendergast won gold in the 800m, Michael Johnson gold in the standing air rifle, Paul Jesson bronze in the LC3 road race/time trial, Daniel Sharp bronze in the 100m breaststroke, and the BC1-2 team won silver in the boccia final against Portugal.
