Thursday 30 November, 2023Popular member of the Manawatu bowling centre in Palmerston North and later the Foxton Beach Bowling Club, John was selected…
Thursday 30 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…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Grant competed at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively won 17 medals.…
Thursday 30 November, 2023In 1975 Morice had a tractor accident in Wakefield near Nelson which resulted in him becoming a paraplegic. He competed at two…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Roly has had an amazing 40 years of service and dedication not only to Paralympics New Zealand but to Para…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Patricia ‘Trish’ Hill was born in 1948. At just seven years old Trish contracted polio and as a result developed paraplegia. She…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Lesli was diagnosed at the aged of 14 with Stargardt’s disease, the child form of macular degeneration, which has no…
Thursday 30 November, 2023At the age of 9, Brent had a pool accident. He started Para sport and Para swimming as part of…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Peter was born with a condition called Amniotic Band Syndrome. He was born without all four limbs. From a young age…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Stelios made his Paralympic debut at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively…
