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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 |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Adam Hall[1] |
| Officials | 4 |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
|
| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The country was also represented by four officials - a chef de mission, a coach, an assistant coach and a physiotherapist.[2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Adam Hall | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom, standing | 15 March |
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 | |
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