John Davies #59
Thursday 30th November, 2023Popular member of the Manawatu bowling centre in Palmerston North and later the Foxton Beach Bowling Club, John was selected…
Janette Cordery #58
Thursday 30th November, 2023Janette competed at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games. She trained hard for four years to compete in the Pentathlon. It is a combination of several…
Grant Buchanan #57
Thursday 30th November, 2023Grant competed at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively won 17 medals.…
Morice Hennessy QSM #51
Thursday 30th November, 2023In 1975 Morice had a tractor accident in Wakefield near Nelson which resulted in him becoming a paraplegic. He competed at two…
Roly Crichton ONZM #49
Thursday 30th November, 2023Roly has had an amazing 40 years of service and dedication not only to Paralympics New Zealand but to Para…
Patricia Hill MBE #35
Thursday 30th November, 2023Patricia ‘Trish’ Hill was born in 1948. At just seven years old Trish contracted polio and as a result developed paraplegia. She…
Lesli Mancktelow #62
Thursday 30th November, 2023Lesli was diagnosed at the aged of 14 with Stargardt’s disease, the child form of macular degeneration, which has no…
Brent Gibson #60
Thursday 30th November, 2023At the age of 9, Brent had a pool accident. He started Para sport and Para swimming as part of…
Peter Horne #61
Thursday 30th November, 2023Peter was born with a condition called Amniotic Band Syndrome. He was born without all four limbs. From a young age…
Stelios Meimaris #63
Thursday 30th November, 2023Stelios made his Paralympic debut at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively…
