Jim Savage MBE #14
Thursday 30th November, 2023Former Pongakawa School pupil, diagnosed with polio in his early 20s, Jim started wheelchair sport in 1966. Jim was a…
Keith McCormick MNZM #18
Thursday 30th November, 2023A wheelchair user as a result of a diving accident when he was 22, Keith represented New Zealand only 2…
Dennis Miller #19
Thursday 30th November, 2023During his impressive international career Dennis competed at four consecutive Paralympic Games. He represented New Zealand at Heidelberg 1972, Toronto…
Doris Heneti Morgan #20
Thursday 30th November, 2023Originally from Paraparaumu, Heneti (Tina) Morgan had a motor vehicle accident in England resulting in her quadriplegia. She spent 11…
Chris Nicholls #21
Thursday 30th November, 2023Chris was part of the team of 10 Kiwi Paralympians who represented New Zealand at the Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games…
Neroli Fairhall MBE #17
Thursday 30th November, 2023Born in Christchurch in 1944, Neroli Fairhall took up Para archery following a motorbike accident which paralysed her from the…
Graham Condon QSM #4
Thursday 30th November, 2023Paralympic results Graham Condon is one of the most respected Kiwi Para athletes for his devotion and commitment to Para…
Leo Close OBE #3
Thursday 30th November, 2023Father Leo Close is born in Drumcondra in 1934, in Dublin. Aged 23 while a young seminarian, Leo Close fell…
Graeme Marett #8
Thursday 30th November, 2023Graeme was a member of New Zealand’s very first Paralympic Games Team competing at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games.…
Eve Rimmer BEM #13
Thursday 30th November, 2023Eve Rimmer competed in the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games as the first and only woman of this Paralympic Games…
