Thursday 30 November, 2023Born in Geraldine, Mark began work as a professional mountaineer for Mount Cook National Park. In 1982, Mark was stuck…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Ben Lucas has been involved in Para sport for over 25 years as a Paralympian, board member and administrator. During…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Born in Lincoln (Canterbury) in 1950 Wayne has been involved in Wheelchair tennis for a very long time. The right…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Carey competed in Para athletics at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games. Being a tetraplegic, Carey specialised in Wheelchair racing and competed in the…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Phil Edwards made his Paralympic debut at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games competing in Para sailing. Phil is from Dunedin…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Dave made his Paralympic debut at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games where he represented New Zealand in the marathon. He…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Paul started Wheelchair tennis at the age of 24 and represented New Zealand for many years. He competed at an international level with impressive performances on tour at…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Ross competed in 2 Paralympic Games: Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. He returned from Athens 2004 with the first ever…
Thursday 30 November, 2023You may know him best as the ParaFed Canterbury Sports Manager, but Hadleigh Pierson is also a two time Paralympian.…
Thursday 30 November, 202319 years ago, Jai Waite dove into a wave in Greece and hit a sandbar, becoming paralysed from the chest…
