Coverage of athletics at the 2004 paralympic Games in Athens - 18-28 September 2004.
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28 September - Double gold for New Zealand on the last day of the athletics, with Peter Martin winning the F52 (Paralysed) Javelin with a category world record, and Tim Prendergast winning the T13 (visually impaired) 800m.
25 September - Kate Horan improved on her qualifying time to set a new world record of 65.79 in the T44 (below knee amputee) 400m. She finished 7th running in the combined final with athletes of the T46 class (arm amputee).
24 September - A World Record of 67.37s to Kate Horan in the T44 (amputee) 400m. Kate was running in the first round heat and finished 4th in the event which was combined with T46 class (arm amputee).
23 September - Gold Medal and a World Record of 9.34m to Peter Martin in the F52 (Paralysed) Shot Put. Said Peter: "I am stunned. I had thrown far in practice but not that far. It just happens in the field events. It's one of those things. It's a huge place to be competing in. I have a gold medal I have a world record I can't ask for more."
22 September - New Zealand's first medals at the athletics came today, with gold for Matt Slade running in the T37 (Cerebral Palsy) 200m. The other medal winner was Peter Martin who took bronze in the F52 (Paralysed) Discus. Tim Prendergast ran a personal best in the T13 (Visually impaired) 1500m to take 4th place in the final.
800m - T13 Men Final 27 SEP 2004 18:35 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1789 PRENDERGAST Tim NZL 1 MAR 1979 T13 1 1:56.23 2 1115 ANJOS Gilson BRA 2 AUG 1983 T13 8 1:56.81 PB 3 1157 McGREGOR Stuart CAN 10 JAN 1979 T13 2 1:56.93 4 1267 ABREU Yunieski CUB 1 SEP 1981 T13 7 1:57.98 PB 5 2027 GOTTWALD Peter USA 23 JUL 1984 T13 5 2:00.02 6 1701 KALVELIS Andrius LTU 5 SEP 1980 T13 6 2:03.47 7 1437 BERGMANN Max GER 29 NOV 1985 T13 3 2:04.98 8 1585 BARBERA Paolo ITA 26 APR 1972 T13 4 2:05.47 SB Javelin Throw - F52/53 Men Final Olympic Stadium 27 SEP 2004 18:30 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result 1 1788 MARTIN P NZL 23 FEB 1962 F52 16.51 15.90 16.70 15.35 16.21 16.03 16.70 WR (1045) 2 1734 PAZ VELAZQUEZ A MEX 4 MAR 1964 F53 19.42 19.14 19.78 18.74 19.27 19.62 19.78 WR (1033) 3 1549 JOKAR A IRI 21 JAN 1970 F53 19.02 19.42 19.77 18.32 19.63 19.07 19.77 PB (1032) 4 1729 MAXIMO M MEX 13 FEB 1957 F53 19.46 18.99 19.41 18.85 18.16 17.54 19.46 (1016) 5 1979 AL MAZAM HH UAE 25 NOV 1979 F52 15.54 15.36 15.97 15.24 16.23 15.32 16.23 PB (1016) 6 1606 CUNNINGHAM A JAM 29 AUG 1980 F53 X 18.46 17.03 15.70 X X 18.46 PB (964) 7 1448 GLAGLA R GER 4 DEC 1974 F52 15.06 14.59 13.25 12.83 14.92 14.04 15.06 (943) 8 1519 VRYONIS G GRE 14 JUN 1968 F53 17.46 17.51 17.67 17.15 17.05 17.63 17.67 PB (922) 9 1035 FARR R AUS 24 OCT 1967 F52 X 13.92 14.58 14.58 PB (912) 10 1502 KARAMINAS G GRE 13 DEC 1961 F52 14.44 13.91 14.46 14.46 (905) 11 2033 JACOBSON V USA 1 APR 1951 F53 X 16.12 17.32 17.32 PB (904) 12 1787 MAC CALMAN D NZL 30 SEP 1958 F52 13.37 13.36 14.01 14.01 (877) 13 1021 BASCIONI H ARG 28 DEC 1961 F52 11.93 11.53 13.53 13.53 SB (847) 14 1494 ANGOURAKIS C GRE 24 AUG 1952 F53 15.76 15.99 15.70 15.99 (835) 15 1458 PRILL HU GER 17 MAR 1958 F52 X 12.25 X 12.25 (767) 100m - T37 Men Final 26 SEP 2004 20:35 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1223 YANG Chen CHN 29 JAN 1989 T37 5 12.23 PB 2 1812 LABUCH Lukasz POL 3 OCT 1980 T37 4 12.29 PB 3 1052 THRUPP Darren AUS 6 DEC 1966 T37 1 12.52 4 1844 de KOCK le Irvine RSA 1 JUL 1981 T37 6 12.56 5 1790 SLADE Matt NZL 17 APR 1978 T37 3 12.57 6 1978 AL ANSARI Ali UAE 13 MAR 1978 T37 8 12.63 7 1028 AULT Kieran AUS 30 JUL 1981 T37 7 12.75 8 1206 LU Yi CHN 9 FEB 1977 T37 2 12.87 Shot Put - F56 Men Final 25 SEP 2004 18:30 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result 1 1819 SMORSZCZEWSKI K POL 26 MAY 1963 F56 11.52 11.41 11.69 11.15 11.32 11.70 11.70 PR 2 1467 WIES G GER 11 APR 1961 F56 11.10 11.29 X 10.52 X 10.99 11.29 PB 3 1309 NIELSEN R DEN 13 JUN 1967 F56 X 11.15 X 11.19 10.10 11.27 11.27 4 1291 NEMEC M CZE 24 MAY 1974 F55 10.83 10.47 10.44 10.40 10.91 11.09 11.09 PR 5 1506 KONSTANTAGKAS D GRE 20 MAR 1958 F56 10.60 X 10.82 10.22 10.52 11.05 11.05 PB 6 1318 BESHTA M EGY 29 AUG 1978 F56 10.86 10.65 10.93 X 9.99 X 10.93 PB 7 1544 BAGHERI J IRI 24 AUG 1972 F55 10.32 10.28 10.35 X 9.84 X 10.35 8 1492 ANARGYROU S GRE 27 DEC 1962 F55 X X 10.34 9.95 X X 10.34 9 1872 IVANOV A RUS 18 APR 1979 F56 10.05 9.82 10.01 10.05 10 1452 ISER U GER 14 APR 1957 F55 10.03 10.01 9.88 10.03 11 1765 GRUIJTERS P NED 24 JUL 1967 F56 X 9.68 9.78 9.78 12 1785 BEATTIE W NZL 4 JUN 1967 F56 9.04 8.99 9.56 9.56 13 1270 DIAZ ALDANA L CUB 16 FEB 1975 F56 9.25 8.57 9.31 9.31 PB 14 1295 STIAK J CZE 6 OCT 1965 F56 X X 9.15 9.15 15 2056 LADERA R VEN 26 SEP 1977 F56 8.44 8.65 8.50 8.65 16 2019 CHRISTMAS J USA 4 AUG 1941 F56 8.19 8.50 8.54 8.54 17 2068 YUSEINOV M BUL 24 SEP 1970 F55 7.57 8.01 7.94 8.01 18 1294 SPERK M CZE 10 OCT 1984 F56 X 7.36 7.42 7.42 100m - T37 Men 1st Round 25 SEP 2004 10:35 Heat 2/2 Start Time: 10:41 Wind: +1.8 m/s Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1844 de KOCK le Irvine RSA 1 JUL 1981 T37 4 12.20 Q SB 2 1790 SLADE Matt NZL 17 APR 1978 T37 3 12.22 Q 3 1052 THRUPP Darren AUS 6 DEC 1966 T37 6 12.44 Q SB 4 1206 LU Yi CHN 9 FEB 1977 T37 2 12.86 q 5 1796 KHAN Nasrullah PAK 9 JAN 1980 T37 5 13.26 400m - T46 Women Final 24 SEP 2004 18:25 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1113 MORAMA Tshotlego BOT 2 FEB 1987 T46 5 55.99 WR 2 1828 SZYMUL Anna POL 9 SEP 1978 T46 4 57.45 PB 3 1826 FIODOROW Alicja POL 22 MAY 1985 T46 3 58.23 PB 4 1239 NING Sai Li CHN 5 NOV 1977 T46 6 58.76 PB 5 1887 MOGUCHAYA Alexandra RUS 18 AUG 90 T46 8 1:02.74 6 2007 RUDKIVSKA Tetyana UKR 6 MAY 1980 T46 2 1:04.12 7 1791 HORAN Kate NZL 9 JUN 1975 T44 1 1:05.79 WR 8 1881 CHISTILINA Elena RUS 18 JUN 1982 T46 7 1:56.61 Discus Throw - F56 Men Final 23 SEP 2004 9:30 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result 1 1562 SADEGHIMEHRYAR IRI 4 JUL 1961 F56 37.41 37.52 37.52 X 36.04 X 37.52 WR 2 1294 SPERK M CZE 10 OCT 1984 F56 36.65 X 37.30 36.57 37.18 36.84 37.30 3 1605 CAMPBELL T JAM 15 JAN 1986 F56 33.39 X 32.97 36.13 36.82 37.04 37.04 PB 4 1545 DABBAGH ZADEH M IRI 12 MAY 1980 F56 34.99 34.93 33.97 33.43 34.77 33.06 34.99 PB 5 1312 ABD ELSEMEA M EGY 21 FEB 1983 F56 33.85 32.29 34.13 31.03 33.70 32.96 34.13 6 2029 HANTZ J USA 21 SEP 1981 F56 28.76 X 30.67 29.16 30.21 29.62 30.67 7 1467 WIES G GER 11 APR 1961 F56 24.46 29.66 26.34 29.77 29.96 26.32 29.96 8 1785 BEATTIE W NZL 4 JUN 1967 F56 27.93 27.50 28.34 28.08 22.80 26.94 28.34 9 2019 CHRISTMAS J USA 4 AUG 1941 F56 26.30 26.99 26.42 26.99 10 2056 LADERA R VEN 26 SEP 1977 F56 24.01 23.24 20.51 24.01 PB 1270 DIAZ ALDANA L CUB 16 FEB 1975 F56 X X X NM 400m - T46 Women 1st Round 23 SEP 2004 18:05 Heat 2/2 Start Time: 18:12 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1828 SZYMUL Anna POL 9 SEP 1978 T46 5 1:00.98 Q 2 1239 NING Sai Li CHN 5 NOV 1977 T46 6 1:02.60 Q 3 1887 MOGUCHAYA Alexandra RUS 18AUG90 T46 3 1:04.14 Q 4 1791 HORAN Kate NZL 9 JUN 1975 T44 4 1:07.37 q WR Shot Put - F52 Men Final 22 SEP 2004 18:15 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result 1 1788 MARTIN P NZL 23 FEB 1962 F52 9.25 9.34 9.17 8.49 9.19 9.13 9.34 WR 2 1502 KARAMINAS G GRE 13 DEC 1961 F52 8.16 8.51 8.34 X 8.23 8.25 8.51 PB 3 1448 GLAGLA R GER 4 DEC 1974 F52 7.85 8.02 8.08 8.30 8.01 8.13 8.30 PB 4 1688 APINIS A LAT 9 JUN 1973 F52 8.11 8.19 8.01 8.14 8.03 8.21 8.21 PB 5 1035 FARR R AUS 24 OCT 1967 F52 7.31 8.05 7.58 7.58 7.64 8.19 8.19 6 1499 FOSTIRAS Z GRE 1 FEB 1964 F52 7.31 7.79 7.90 7.74 7.57 X 7.90 7 1497 CHRONOPOULOS P GRE 21 JAN 1964 F52 X X 7.05 X 7.18 7.30 7.30 8 1458 PRILL HU GER 17 MAR 1958 F52 X 7.01 6.80 6.97 6.52 X 7.01 9 1787 MAC CALMAN D NZL 30 SEP 1958 F52 6.97 6.75 6.97 6.97 10 1569 CULLITON G IRL 29 APR 1970 F52 6.57 6.74 6.81 6.81 PB 200m - T37 Men Final 21 SEP 2004 17:45 Final Start Time: 17:45 Wind: +0.0 m/s Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1790 SLADE Matt NZL 17 APR 1978 T37 3 24.85 SB 2 1223 YANG Chen CHN 29 JAN 1989 T37 7 24.85 PB 3 1002 ALLEK Mohamed ALG 17 SEP 1974 T37 5 25.10 4 1978 AL ANSARI Ali UAE 13 MAR 1978 T37 4 25.14 SB 5 1844 de KOCK le Irvine RSA 1 JUL 1981 T37 6 25.24 6 1812 LABUCH Lukasz POL 3 OCT 1980 T37 8 25.45 7 1206 LU Yi CHN 9 FEB 1977 T37 2 25.81 SB 8 1039 HALL Benjamin AUS 20 MAR 1984 T37 1 26.37 Discus Throw - F52 Men Final 21 SEP 2004 18:00 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result 1 1688 APINIS A LAT 9 JUN 1973 F52 18.98 18.59 18.60 - - - 18.98 PR 2 1448 GLAGLA R GER 4 DEC 1974 F52 14.13 16.85 14.71 10.97 16.51 16.21 16.85 PB 3 1788 MARTIN P NZL 23 FEB 1962 F52 15.96 15.85 15.50 15.23 15.61 15.67 15.96 4 1021 BASCIONI H ARG 28 DEC 1961 F52 15.96 14.40 13.90 X 15.42 14.54 15.96 SB 5 1569 CULLITON G IRL 29 APR 1970 F52 15.86 14.03 15.37 13.34 14.15 13.85 15.86 PB 6 1035 FARR R AUS 24 OCT 1967 F52 14.63 15.06 15.08 14.51 14.49 15.04 15.08 1500m - T13 Men Final Final Start Time: 18:20 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1959 BOUALLEGUE Maher TUN 27 AUG 1969 T12 4 3:51.09 WR 2 1119 SANTOS Odair BRA 17 MAY 1981 T12 2 3:54.06 PB 3 1652 ASINIKAL Emanuel KEN 1 JAN 1979 T12 5 3:54.74 PB 4 1789 PRENDERGAST Tim NZL 1 MAR 1979 T13 3 3:56.03 PR 5 1330 AVILA Abel ESP 15 MAR 1977 T12 9 3:57.44 SB 6 1331 AVILA Ignacio ESP 19 JAN 1979 T12 1 4:04.71 7 1726 HERRERA Luis Enrique MEX 26JUL70 T12 8 4:04.79 SB 8 2027 GOTTWALD Peter USA 23 JUL 1984 T13 10 4:08.39 9 1115 ANJOS Gilson BRA 2 AUG 1983 T13 6 4:08.41 10 1711 EL ATIFI Abdeljalil MAR 1 JAN 75 T12 7 4:08.91 11 1420 WESTLAKE Darren GBR 3 OCT 1974 T12 12 4:10.64 12 1437 BERGMANN Max GER 29 NOV 1985 T13 11 4:13.80 Men's Shot Put - F33/34 Final Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Points 1 1290 MUSIL R CZE 31 MAY 1971 F33 10.26 10.06 10.20 9.62 9.38 9.57 10.26 PR (1069) 2 1045 MACDONALD H AUS 19 AUG 1974 F34 10.53 10.82 11.16 X 10.85 11.10 11.16 WR (1056) 3 1541 AMOO M IRI 6 SEP 1981 F33 9.10 8.95 X 9.19 9.30 9.21 9.30 (969) 4 1419 WEST D GBR 15 DEC 1977 F34 8.79 9.63 9.41 9.44 10.16 9.88 10.16 (961) 5 1495 BAKOLAS E GRE 17 SEP 1965 F33 8.98 9.10 X 8.19 8.69 X 9.10 (948) 6 1505 KOLTSIDAS A GRE 10 OCT 1959 F33 8.11 7.60 X 8.00 8.40 9.06 9.06 PB (944) 7 1977 ABDULLA KM UAE 6 JUN 1977 F34 9.69 9.74 9.80 9.37 X 9.37 9.80 (927) 8 1786 FALEVAAI T NZL 13 JAN 1978 F34 9.37 9.21 8.85 8.93 9.12 9.28 9.37 (887) 9 1563 SALEHFARAJZADEH IRI 26 DEC 1977 F34 8.73 8.76 X 8.76 (829) 10 1684 MAKHSEED A KUW 2 JUN 1967 F33 7.63 7.48 X 7.63 SB (795) 11 1821 SOCHAL M POL 29 AUG 1987 F33 X 5.69 X 5.69 (593) 12 1982 ALI JS UAE 24 JAN 1978 F33 5.31 5.36 5.27 5.36 (558) 100m - T46 Women 1st Round 21 SEP 2004 12:30 Heat 1/2 Start Time: 12:30 Wind: -0.8 m/s Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1828 SZYMUL Anna POL 9 SEP 1978 T46 3 12.79 Q SB 2 1483 SACHSE Jessica GER 2 JUN 1970 T46 2 13.18 Q SB 3 2047 HOLMES April USA 11 MAR 1973 T44 5 13.51 Q WR 4 1243 WANG Juan CHN 3 SEP 1975 T44 7 14.06 SB 5 1791 HORAN Kate NZL 9 JUN 1975 T44 1 14.40 6 1486 WAGNER Sabine GER 18 JAN 1967 T44 8 14.59 7 1937 NG ITU Mwanaidi TAN 19 MAR 1970 T46 4 15.72 PB 2066 AHMADI Sharifa AFG 24 SEP 1985 T46 6 DNS 200m - T37 Men 1st Round 20 SEP 2004 10:10 Heat 2/2 Start Time: 10:16 Wind: +0.2 m/s Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1790 SLADE Matt NZL 17 APR 1978 T37 2 25.18 Q 2 1978 AL ANSARI Ali UAE 13 MAR 1978 T37 5 25.74 Q 3 1206 LU Yi CHN 9 FEB 1977 T37 7 26.13 Q 4 1393 RAHMOUNI Lamouri FRA 9 MAY 1971 T37 3 26.15 5 1797 KHAN Zubair PAK 21 MAR 1987 T37 4 31.58 1964 HAMDI Fares TUN 17 APR 1980 T37 6 DNF 1500m - T13 Men 1st Round 19 SEP 2004 20:50 Heat 1/2 Start Time: 20:50 Rk Bib Name NPC Date Birth Class Lane Result 1 1959 BOUALLEGUE M TUN 27 AUG 1969 T12 6 4:02.19 Q 2 1789 PRENDERGAST T NZL 1 MAR 1979 T13 3 4:03.65 Q 3 1420 WESTLAKE D GBR 3 OCT 1974 T12 2 4:03.67 Q SB 4 1330 AVILA A ESP 15 MAR 1977 T12 10 4:03.74 Q SB 5 1115 ANJOS G BRA 2 AUG 1983 T13 7 4:04.01 q PB 6 1652 ASINIKAL E KEN 1 JAN 1979 T12 9 4:04.19 q PB 7 1267 ABREU Y CUB 1 SEP 1981 T13 1 4:07.41 PB 8 1701 KALVELIS A LTU 5 SEP 1980 T13 5 4:16.24 9 1870 BUDANOV S RUS 22 JAN 1984 T12 8 4:16.93 10 1655 KIPKEMEI D KEN 30 AUG 1986 T12 4 4:18.05 PB
 Tim Prendergast (click to enlarge) Paralympics NZ |
 Willie Beattie (click to enlarge) Paralympics NZ |
 Dave MacCalman (click to enlarge) Paralympics NZ |
 Peter Martin (click to enlarge) Paralympics NZ |
 Terry Falevaai (click to enlarge) Paralympics NZ |
 Matt Slade (click to enlarge) Paralympics NZ |
| Athlete | Athens Date/Time | NZ Date/Time | Event | Stage |
| Tim Prendergast | 19/09/04 20:50 | 20/09/04 05:50 | T13 1500m | Heat |
| Matt Slade | 20/09/04 09:35 | 20/09/04 18:35 | T37 200m | Semi |
| Kate Horan | 21/09/04 12:30 | 21/09/04 19:30 | T46 100m | Semi |
| Matt Slade | 21/09/04 17:45 | 22/09/04 02:45 | T37 200m | Final |
| Peter Martin | 21/09/04 18:00 | 22/09/04 03:00 | F52 Discus | Final |
| Tim Prendergast | 21/09/04 18:20 | 22/09/04 03:20 | T13 1500m | Final |
| Terry Falevaai | 21/09/04 18:30 | 22/09/04 03:30 | F33/34 Shot | Final |
| Kate Horan | 22/09/04 17:00 | 23/09/04 02:00 | T46 100m | Final |
| Peter Martin | 22/09/04 18:15 | 23/09/04 03:15 | F52 Shot | Final |
| Dave MacCalman | 22/09/04 18:15 | 23/09/04 03:15 | F52 Shot | Final |
| Willie Beattie | 23/09/04 09:30 | 23/09/04 18:30 | F56 Discus | Final |
| Kate Horan | 23/09/04 18:15 | 24/09/04 03:15 | T46 400m | Semi |
| Kate Horan | 24/09/04 18:25 | 25/09/04 03:25 | T46 400m | Final |
| Tim Prendergast | 25/09/04 09:40 | 25/09/04 18:40 | T13 800m | Semi |
| Matt Slade | 25/09/04 10:20 | 25/09/04 19:20 | T37 100m | Semi |
| Willie Beattie | 25/09/04 18:00 | 26/09/04 03:00 | F56 Shot | Qualifying |
| Willie Beattie | 25/09/04 19:32 | 26/09/04 04:32 | F56 Shot | Final |
| Matt Slade | 26/09/04 20:35 | 27/09/04 05:35 | T37 100m | Final |
| Tim Prendergast | 27/09/04 18:35 | 28/09/04 03:35 | T13 800m | Final |
| Peter Martin | 27/09/04 18:30 | 28/09/04 03:30 | F52/53 Javelin | Qualifying |
| Dave MacCalman | 27/09/04 18:30 | 28/09/04 03:30 | F52/53 Javelin | Qualifying |
| Peter Martin | 27/09/04 19:45 | 28/09/04 04:45 | F52/53 Javelin | Final |
| Dave MacCalman | 27/09/04 19:45 | 28/09/04 04:45 | F52/53 Javelin | Final |
| Willie Beattie (Rotorua) | Amputee | F56 Shot Discus |
| Terry Falevaai (Auckland) | Cerebral Palsy | T34 Shot |
| Dave MacCalman (BoP) | Tetraplegic | F52 Shot Javelin |
| Peter Martin (Waikato) | Paralysed | F52 Shot Discus Javelin |
| Tim Prendergast (Wellington) | Visually impaired | T13 400m 800m |
| Matt Slade (Christchurch) | Cerebral Palsy | T37 100m 200m |
| Kate Horan (Wellington) | Amputee | T44 100m 200m 400m |
Games Resources:
| 2004 Paralympic Games Official Site | http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/ |
| Paralympics New Zealand | http://www.paralympicsnz.org.nz/ |
