Colin Willis MNZM #54
Thursday 30th November, 2023Colin was involved in Shooting Para sport for 23 years, from 1982 through to 2004 and has spina bifida. He…
Ross Hynds #24
Thursday 30th November, 2023Ross was a former president of Mount Maunganui Athletic Club and was also very involved with the disabled community in…
John Sorensen #83
Thursday 30th November, 2023John had a work accident in 1980 in Australia. A rock-fall in an underground coal mine left him as a…
Jenny Newstead MBE #81
Thursday 30th November, 2023In the 90’s Para swimmer Jenny Newstead became a household name after making her Paralympic debut at the Barcelona 1992…
Belinda Keogan (nee Honey) #79
Thursday 30th November, 2023Belinda represented New Zealand at both the Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games. She competed in Para swimming. The…
Denise Gow #78
Thursday 30th November, 2023Denise Karen Gow made her Paralympic debut at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games. She competed in the Women’s Shot Put THW7 and…
Gavin Foulsham #77
Thursday 30th November, 2023As a youngster Gavin Foulsham was a passionate rugby player despite the challenge of playing on prosthetics. But it was…
Dave MacCalman MNZM #80
Thursday 30th November, 2023Dave was a top New Zealand basketballer, the first kiwi to play in the Australian National League and received a…
Glenn Barnes #74
Thursday 30th November, 2023Proudly from Green Island in Dunedin, Otago, Glenn became paraplegic after a private motor vehicle accident and then found Wheelchair…
Aaron Bidois #75
Thursday 30th November, 2023Aaron represented New Zealand at both the Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games. He won a silver medal in…
