Sprinter Mitch Joynt has rounded out New Zealand's para athletics world championships campaign with a bronze medal in the men's 200m T64 final in the final session at Paris.
The Aucklander set an Oceania record with his time of 23.32s, benefitting from Paralympic champion Sherman Guity's trip just metres from the line to earn a spot on the podium.
Joynt's achievement ensured New Zealand finished the championships with a total of nine medals - their biggest haul in 21 years.
The result improves upon Joynt's eighth-place finish at the 2019 world champs at Dubai and secures New Zealand's place in the event at next year's Paris Paralympics.
Drawn in lane three in a six-man final, Joynt, 26, ran a patient bend, while out front, Guity of Costa Rica and 100m champion Maxcel Amo Manu dominated, locked in a battle for gold.
Feeling increasing pressure in the lane beside Manu, Guity heartbreakingly tumbled to the track - dashing his medal hopes, but opening the door for the Kiwi to power home in third.
"A few weeks ago, I started to believe more seriously [I could win a medal] and I had a good chance," said Joynt. "I was ranked somewhere in the middle of the field, but to actually win [bronze] is pretty surreal.
"I came into Paris this year with quite a lot of confidenc,e having had the best season of my life. I strung a lot of good races together, so to end it with a medal at world championships and win myself a slot, and more or less guarantee a spot for Paris next year, is huge."
Joynt says he saw Guity fall, but wasn't sure if he'd reached the line or had been disqualified.
"I just knew I had to run through," he recalled. "The Italian outside me was pretty close, so I had to try and reel him in.
"I knew I had a chance, but after I crossed the line, I didn't want to dare to believe."
The seven-strong NZ contingent finished with two gold medals, five silver and two bronze, leaving team leader Raylene Bates "absolutely overwhelmed", adding their feats had set the stage ideally for their return to France next year.
"To get nine medals from seven athletes is truly astounding and every single athlete has made the top eight," said Bates. "I'm thrilled for the programme, the athletes and their coaches.
"It has been a long pathway to get here. We started growing this programme 10 years ago and we are reaping the benefits now.
"Six of the seven athletes here in Paris have been to a world championships before and five have been to the Paralympics, so we have a wealth of experience. It is not something that has just happened overnight.
"It gives the team great confidence going into Paris 2024."