Paralympic Success 2016
After 10 days of intense competition:
• New Zealand finishes with 21 medals – 9 GOLD, 5 SILVER, 7 BRONZE – 3 medals over target
• On the overall medals, New Zealand finishes 13th – its highest finish ever (Athens 2004 – 16th)
• On medals per capita, New Zealand takes 1st place and defends the title won at London 2012
• In GOLD medals, Rio 2016 and Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games are equal as most successful
• Sophie Pascoe finishes 10thin the world for performance, fr