Anna Grimaldi
Date of Birth: 12 February 1997
Event: Long jump and 100m T47
Coach: Michael Jacobs
Club: Hill City University Athletics Club
Where from: Dunedin
Fun fact: Anna played both basketball and netball before attending a Paralympic NZ Talent Identification Camp in 2013 and discovering a passion for athletics.
Will Stedman
Date of Birth: 5 Decemeber 1999
Event: 400m and Long jump T36
Coach: George Edwards
Club: Port Hills Athletics Club
Where from: Christchurch
Fun fact: Will was the youngest member of the Para athletics team to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at only 16 years old.
Holly Robinson
Date of Birth: 10 December 1994
Event: Shot put and Javelin F46
Coach: Raylene Bates
Club: Athletics Taieri Inc
Where from: Dunedin
Fun fact: Holly grew up playing rugby, netball, basketball, cricket, and badminton before she made her decision to focus on Athletics around the age of 12.
Mitch Joynt
Date of Birth: 10 April 1995
Event: 200m T64
Coach: Hamish Meacheam
Club: North Harbour Bays Athletics
Where from: Auckland
Fun fact: When getting back into sport around his early 20s, Mitch tried javelin, long jump and even snowboarding before settling on sprinting (having 200m as his preferred choice).
Lisa Adams
Date of Birth: 18 November 1990
Event: Shot put F37
Coach: Dame Valerie Adams
Club: Lake City Athletic Club
Where from: Auckland
Fun fact: Lisa has two very famous siblings. Her older sister, Dame Valerie Adams is a two-time Olympic shot put champion and also her coach, and her brother, Steven Adams, is a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Joe Smith
Date of Birth: 5 September 1997
Event: 100m T37
Coach: Hamish Meacheam
Club: North Harbour Bays Athletics
Where from: Auckland
Fun fact: Joe moved to Auckland when he was around 9 or 10, he was actually born in Leeds, Northern England.
Danielle Aitchison
Date of Birth: 16 August 2021
Event: 100m and 200m T36
Coach: Alan McDonald
Club: Hamilton City Hawks Athletics Inc
Where from: Hamilton
Fun fact: Danielle was born 80-90% deaf but had surgery a few years back for cochlear implants.
Athletics Schedule
| Sunday 9 July |
| 03:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| Monday 10 July |
| 05:01 | Men’s 100m T37 | Heats | Joe Smith |
| 20:00 | Men’s 400m T36 | Heats | Will Stedman |
| Tuesday 11 July |
| 04.46 | Women’s Shot Put F37 | Final | Lisa Adams |
| 04:50 | Men’s 100m T37 | Final | Joe Smith |
| 05.04 | Women’s 100m T47 | Heats | Anna Grimaldi |
| 19.34 | Men’s 400m T36 | Final | Will Stedman |
| Wednesday 12 July |
| 05:00 | Women’s 100m T47 | Final | Anna Grimaldi |
| 05:09 | Men’s 100m T64 | Heats | Mitch Joynt |
| 05.40 | Women’s 100m T36 | Heats | Danielle Aitchison |
| 19:26 | Women’s Javelin F46 | Final | Holly Robinson |
| Thursday 13 July |
| 05:25 | Men’s Long Jump T36 | Final | Will Stedman |
| 06:17 | Women’s 100m T36 | Final | Danielle Aitchison |
| Friday 14 July |
| 20:10 | Women’s 200m T36 | Heats | Danielle Aitchison |
| Saturday 15 July |
| 05;25 | Women’s Shot F46 | Final | Holly Robinson |
| Sunday 16 July |
| 05.15 | Women’s 200m T36 | Final | Danielle Aitchison TBC |
| 19:20 | Women’s Long Jump T47 | Final | Anna Grimaldi |
| Tuesday 18 July |
| 04:16 | Men’s 200m T64 | Final | Mitch Joynt |
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Results
| Name | Event | Round | Time/Position |
| Anna Grimaldi | 100m T47 | Heats | 12.31 (-0.5) NZ and Area Record – 2nd |
| Anna Grimaldi | 100m T47 | Final | 12.32 (-0.1) BRONZE |
| Anna Grimaldi | Long Jump T47 | Final | 5.96m (-1.0) – NZ record SILVER |
| Danielle Aitchison | 100m T36 | Heats | 13.68 (0.4) – Equal CR, NZ and Area record – 1st |
| Danielle Aitchison | 100m T36 | Final | 13.84 (1.3) – SILVER |
| Danielle Aitchison | 200m T36 | Final | 28.50 (-2.7) – NZ and Area record – GOLD |
| Holly Robinson | Javelin F46 | Final | 38.97m – 4th |
| Holly Robinson | Shot Put F46 | Final | 11.59m – Area record – SILVER |
| Joe Smith | 100m T37 | Heats | 12.08 (0.6) – Area record – 3rd |
| Joe Smith | 100m T37 | Final | 12.10 (0.1) – 8th |
| Lisa Adams | Shot Put F37 | Final | 14.84m – Championship Record – GOLD |
| Mitch Joynt | 100m T64 | Heats | 12.06 (-0.2) – 7th |
| Mitch Joynt | 200m T64 | Final | 23.32 (-0.3) – NZ and Area Record – BRONZE |
| Will Stedman | 400m T36 | Heats | 55.63 – 1st |
| Will Stedman | 400m T36 | Final | 53.62 – SILVER |
| Will Stedman | Long Jump T36 | Final | 5.71m (0.5)- Area Record SILVER |
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